What Tomáš spoke about.

18

Oct

2021

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Protecting workers from asbestos (debate)

Mr President, grazie mille, asbestos is one of the leading causes of cancer that is caused by work. Although all use of asbestos has been banned since 2005, this substance is most dangerous by inhalation. And this is still a problem in dismantling, demolition, servicing or maintenance. By setting minimum levels of asbestos in buildings, we protect up to 90,000 workers a year, and that's not a smal…

5

Oct

2021

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Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, yes, what we want to say in this debate is that when friends are going through a crisis, they need help. It is not in vain that they say: ‘You will meet a friend in need.’ It is very good that the European Union has special trust funds through which we can help those who are in crisis today and those who are most in need. These are not symbolic amounts. In the case o…

15

Sep

2021

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Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Aristotle has already said that man is a social being. So let's get into these people, let's get a little empathy for us people. Let us not talk here about what Europe has done for people, but let us talk about what those people have experienced. This debate should also be about a certain approach and a change in our thinking. She should show us so…

6

Jul

2021

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The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, a healthy and prosperous democracy goes hand in hand with the responsible management of European Union money. We all know that democracy in the Member States of the European Union does not have the same level. That is why the budget of the European Union must be under stricter scrutiny, and we must clearly define what happens if the rules that we, as the European Union,…

5

Jul

2021

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President of the European Commission, Mr Hoyer, yes, we care about making money from the European Investment Bank work efficiently, which is why it is called the Investment Bank. We have to invest in projects that will go into the future and that will be effective. It does not matter if the project is green, blue or purple, but it is important that the project really works as…