What Andor spoke about.

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Oct

2022

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Dear Madam President, Europe is in an extraordinary situation, which requires extraordinary solutions. The year 23 will be very difficult. The Russian-Ukrainian war is plaguing the economies of all Member States and the prospects are not at all rosy. Europe cannot remain strong and Ukraine cannot be an effective supporter if its economies are weakened. We need immediate firefighting. Therefore, 23…

17

Oct

2022

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Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)

Dear Mr President, Alternative fuel infrastructure is very important, but unfortunately the EP proposal does not take into account the differences between Member States, including the fact that a large-scale ex-ante reinforcement of energy infrastructure is essential for such a large-scale roll-out of recharging points. All this is an additional huge expense for the Member States, at a time when t…

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Sep

2022

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Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)

During the yellow vest protests in France, around 2 000 people were injured, 11 people died. Many lost their eye-sight. The Council of Europe and as well as the UN Human Rights Council expressed their deepest concerns about the excessive force used by the police using grenades and rubber bullets. However, this topic was never discussed here in this House. Don’t you think that this is another flagr…

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Jul

2022

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Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (debate)

Mr. President, please. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Dear fellow Members, When we legislate, I think it is extremely important to take into account their enforceability. Legislation is good if it is easy to apply, and it is specific enough to provide an appropriate framework for industry and governments. It is well known that the economy needs predictability for the transition. Unfortunately, in recent…

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Jul

2022

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Protection of the EU’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2020 (debate)

In this report we have seen the usual ideological attacks against Hungary and Poland, and it is clear that the rapporteur is not interested in the facts, for example that Hungary was the first to conclude a cooperation agreement with the European Chief Prosecutor, or that the proportion of indictments made on the basis of OLAF recommendations in Hungary is 67%, which is almost double the EU averag…

6

Jul

2022

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2021 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020 (debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, President Hoyer, When he visited the Committee on Budgets in January this year, we had no idea of the difficulties and challenges ahead. In the meantime, the strengthening of partnership and cooperation has become even more appreciated, and the role of the Investment Bank is constantly increasing. This is also the case in the new candidate countries, Ukraine and Moldo…

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Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Serbia (debate)

Thank you, Mr President, Commissioner, fellow Members. The report before us should be about how the European Parliament will help Serbia to become a member of the EU as soon as possible, but instead, the report lectures, prescribes and contains unacceptable exaggerations that only further restrain the country's accession process, question the credibility of the EU and alienate Serbia's citizens. T…

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May

2022

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner, I'm sorry. Carriers are driving Europe's economy. In the last two years, the coronavirus has caused severe losses, and now there is another crisis caused by the Russian aggression, disrupting already flowing supply chains and routes. In such an extremely difficult situation, European Union hauliers have to comply with the requirements of the Mobility Package, which…

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Apr

2022

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Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

Dear Madam President, The main issue in the planning of the 2023 EU budget will be the additional expenditure related to the crisis in Ukraine. How the EU budget can help refugees from Ukraine, frontline countries hosting refugees and how Europe will contribute to the post-war recovery, we hope, as soon as possible. In the democratic elections held in Hungary on Sunday with close-to-record turnout…

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Nov

2021

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2022 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Dear Mr President, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the EP and Council negotiators for reaching a timely agreement on the '22 EU budget. For me, it is particularly important that there has been agreement from the outset on spending on regional development and the Common Agricultural Policy, and that an appropriate level of resources has been adopted by 22. ’22 is …

21

Oct

2021

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The outcome of the Western Balkans summit (continuation of debate)

Dear Mr President, Enlargement in the Western Balkans has been the theme of many EU Presidencies in recent years. Unfortunately, Member States sceptical about enlargement have prevented the Slovenian Presidency from including a specific date in the final declaration of the Brdo Summit. However, the accession date would be an extremely important message for the countries of the region. Without spec…

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Oct

2021

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)

Dear Madam President, The debate on the annual budget and the vote are about more than EUR 170 billion. I think it is important for everyone to maintain the level of EU support, be it agricultural payments, rural development or cohesion funds. But I would like to draw attention to a new budget line, which has already appeared in budget 21, but has now increased tenfold in 22 and is likely to grow …

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Jul

2021

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Connecting Europe Facility - Streamlining measures for the realisation of the TEN-T - Railway safety and signalling: Assessing the state of play of the ERTMS deployment (debate)

Mr. President, please. I am confident that the approval of interinstitutional agreements and the simplification of TEN-T funding and administration processes will contribute to creating missing links and strengthening North-South connectivity, especially between the EU's Central Eastern Member States. However, in order to achieve full European connectivity, we must not forget the Western Balkans r…