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Dec

2022

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Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, allow me to thank the rapporteur, Mrs Adinolfi, and other colleagues for this initiative report, which makes it clear that the European Parliament supports culture and sees it as a very important, indispensable part of our lives. As we report, culture helps to improve mental health, culture helps to improve educational outcomes. We were able to appreciate, tog…

12

Dec

2022

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Madam President, I would like to publicly thank the organisers of the final conference of the European Year of Youth, which took place last week on 6 December in the European Parliament. This conference was jointly organised by the European Commission, the Council, represented by the Czech Presidency, and the European Parliament. The important thing is that young people were involved in the organi…

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Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

Thank you very much, Maria. I know that you are very motivated. You are very hardworking for youth. You mentioned many activities where you participated and actions for youth. But many of our colleagues mentioned that it was late, it was less time for how to raise awareness about a European Year of Youth. So really, do you share these concerns about awareness of the European Year of Youth? And how…

24

Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

Madam President, hello Commissioner, hello to all those who are young of age but also of spirit. – Paní předsedající, Evropským rokem mládeže chceme povzbudit mladé lidi, kteří v době COVID-19 pandemic přišli o mnoho příležitostí. Víme, že mladí lidé nemají rádi formalismus a vědí dobře, že za jeden rok nemůžeme vyřešit všechny jejich problémy. Ale když už tuto příležitost meme, tak ji využijme. J…

23

Nov

2022

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The Human rights situation in Afghanistan especially the deterioration of women´s rights and attacks against educational institutions

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I support this resolution because it is important for the European Parliament to support those who fight for human rights, in this case especially for education, women who claim their right to education. It is unbelievable that Afghanistan, which received €1 billion in financial aid from the EU last year, is capable of humiliating women in this way, persecuting …

23

Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

Mr President, we hear a great deal of determination here to agree on asylum legislation. I expect this agreement to take reality into account and put security first. After all, security, responsibility and solidarity is an approach that is also clearly successful in helping Ukraine. We are helping Ukraine defend itself against the aggressor, putting security and peace first and helping Ukrainian r…

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Nov

2022

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Mr President, dear colleagues, the Russian aggression against Ukraine continues and children bear a particular toll. Ukrainian authorities confirm almost 11 000 deported children, while only 96 returned. However, the actual number of deported children is hard to confirm and might be higher. We had a chance today to hear the real testimony of Yulia Payevska. She’s a Ukrainian paramedic who filmed t…

9

Nov

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are in an exceptional time, which requires exceptional action and it is impossible to leave citizens, businesses, farmers in the precariousness of winter with rising inflation. They expect a European solution and the European Council has agreed. It agreed on measures to combat high energy prices. I welcome these proposed measures. I think this is also a good …

9

Nov

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

I don't know if you can listen to interpretation. I would like to ask you a question about the situation in Hungary. We visited Hungary last week with a delegation from the CULT Committee. We have registered a campaign that says that the Brussels sanctions are ruining Hungary. Do you think these are sanctions? Or is it the Russian aggression in Ukraine? I am very sorry that the cause is confused w…

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Oct

2022

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Global food security as follow-up to the G20 Agriculture Ministers meeting (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Ms Commissioner, Mr Minister, food security became a topical issue for the EU and for all world leaders. The situation that would have already been hard due to the impact of climate change and COVID—19 pandemic is now even more severe due to the Russian aggression and the disruption of crop markets. The European Union must ensure food security for European citizens a…

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Oct

2022

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Outcome of the first meeting of the European Political Community (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, let me thank the Czech Presidency and say that I am proud that you have managed to organise this European political community, to give it its form and its content. This project is of the greatest importance from a geopolitical point of view. Undoubtedly, this is a space for dialogue, for meetings, but it is precisely in view of the Russian aggression in Ukraine that …

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Oct

2022

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Lukashenka regime's active role in the war against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, (start of speech off microphone) ... government. Lukashenko has sold the Belarusian people’s international sovereignty to maintain the dictatorship and his power. Lukashenko is just a servant to Putin. His dependence is so deep that he is willing to deploy his people into the joint regional military group while letting thousands of Russian soldiers move to Belarus. Lukashenko is w…

18

Oct

2022

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Setting up a comprehensive framework for missing children and missing persons at risk (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, thank you for your commitment. Undoubtedly, we must support the tools and organisations we have, whether it is the Schengen Information System, whether it is Missing Children. I am speaking at this moment to remind you of our commitment to help Ukrainian children who have been taken away. These children have not disappeared, they live, but we do not know where. These…

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Oct

2022

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Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)

Mr President. What is the impact of the Russian invasion? It turns out that this has a major impact primarily on the suffering of the Ukrainian people, but it also shows their bravery. And I believe that tomorrow the European Parliament will appreciate this bravery by awarding the Sakharov Prize to the Ukrainian people. Migration has an impact on the Member States, and I would like to remind you t…

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Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, farmers are asking us for help so that they can provide food, and we must support them. It is worth remembering the reasons why artificial fertilizers are insufficient and their prices are up to three times higher than a year ago. It is above all Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, namely Putin, the cessation of imports and the rise in prices. Our dependence on im…

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Oct

2022

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The recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, on behalf of the EPP Group author, Željana Zovko, let me thank all the co-rapporteurs for their cooperation. The civil war in Ethiopia between the Federal Government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front has been going on for two years. The recent deterioration of human rights is of utmost concern. On 24 August, the truce was broken and hostilities i…

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Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

Mr President, Minister, colleagues, today and every day we feel how powerful the Russian disinformation campaign is. Disinformers also exploit fear of rising energy prices and provoke hatred among people. This is why anti-austerity measures at European and national level are so important. We must fight the disinformation war by refuting lies and half-truths. And since we do not have the opportunit…

14

Sep

2022

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Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez

Madam President, I would like to thank the European Parliament for this important call and for the broad political support it has. The human rights situation in Nicaragua is deteriorating. Thousands of people have had to leave this country, thousands of people are in prison, they are being persecuted. They are students, journalists, civic organizations, as well as the Catholic Church. Especially t…

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Sep

2022

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Human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia

Dear colleagues, thank you to all the co-rapporteurs for your cooperation on this resolution. We raise our voice against the massive deportation of Ukrainian civilians, including children. According to estimates, more than 1 million Ukrainians have been deported to Russia, including more than 200 000 children forcefully taken there. Ukrainian children are being separated from their parents, seized…

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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, I very much support this regulation and I also support the European Parliament's position. I think it is finally a concrete step by which we say that we are serious about climate protection, about combating climate change. In short, we are taking action and the European Parliament is expanding the range of products that will not be marketed due to deforestation, i.e. the destruction …

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Sep

2022

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New EU Forest Strategy for 2030 – Sustainable Forest Management in Europe (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ulrice Müller, for this report, which we are actually responding to the European Commission's strategy presented. We all know that eight years to 2030 is a very short time, but there is still much that can be done to support what we are talking about here, i.e. the multifunctionality of forests. Each country has a different approach, but we all h…

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Jul

2022

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The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong

Madam President, dear colleagues, I strongly support this resolution and I thank all co—rapporteurs, especially Miriam Lexmann, for your work. It has been 56 days since Hong Kong’s national security police arrested the 90—year—old Cardinal Joseph Zen, one of Asia’s oldest and most outspoken Catholic clergy. He was arrested along with three other people from completely different fields of activity:…

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Jul

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, Prime Minister, I am sincerely glad that it is you who I can welcome here today. The priorities of the Czech Presidency reflect reality. If we want to protect our freedom and security for future generations, we have no choice. Assistance to Ukraine in the fight for freedom and independence by all available means, including assistance to Ukrainian…

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Jul

2022

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EU initiatives to address the rising cost of living, including the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, thank you for the Commission's approach and thank you to the Vice-President of the Czech Republic for the Presidency, who is now taking over, because this will be a very difficult time, when it is the Member States that will have to deal with the social policy impacts in particular, but the European Union's assistance is expected here, and you mentioned it. You mentione…

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Jun

2022

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Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the emphasis on inclusion in education and mobility is very important at this very time when we are experiencing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the young generation, when COVID-19 has also aggravated disparities in educational outcomes. And for a long time, we'll be catching up on what we've missed over the past two years. Therefore, al…