What Michaela spoke about.

10

Nov

2021

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The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by answering the question of why we are actually talking about the European Education Area and what we expect from it. This space has actually existed for hundreds of years. Universities contribute significantly to its development. While tertiary education has included an international dimension from the outset, primary and secondary education is st…

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Oct

2021

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Pushbacks at the EU's external border (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we all know that the protection of external borders is one of our basic tasks. If there is to be safe free movement within the Schengen area, we have no choice but to ensure 100% the security of the external border. I think that is what the countries on the external border of the European Union are trying to do, and they do not have an easy situ…

18

Oct

2021

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The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the cultural and creative sector has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and limited in the long term. It turns out that the resumption of cultural activities is not as fast as in other sectors. For example, while freight transport has increased to 105 % compared to the pre-pandemic period, the number of visitors to monuments and cultural events has …

6

Oct

2021

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Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (debate)

Madam President, the European Union, together with the Member States, is working to promote effective measures to combat financial fraud and money laundering, and must also enforce them. It is a great paradox that these rules should be actively enforced by one of the actors of the Pandora Papers scandal, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš. If it were to tighten the control and transparency of finan…

7

Jul

2021

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Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)

Mr President, the Hungarian law we are discussing deserves the attention of citizens in Hungary in particular, who should comment on it, because the organisation and content of education is a competence of the Member States. Both Hungary and Poland must be mindful of the protection of the human dignity of all their citizens, indeed of all. And I want to assure my colleagues, my colleague Biedrona,…