What György spoke about.

13 Dec

2023

EN Speech

EU development cooperation to enhance access to education and training in developing countries (A9-0338/2023 - György Hölvényi) (vote)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, only in Africa this report on education affects more than half a billion children. The text we are about to vote is based on wide consultation with different kinds of African stakeholders, as well as on a wide consensus of political groups. This constitutes a strong message to the Commission and Member States. Young people in our partner countries deserve the oppo…

21 Nov

2023

HU Speech

Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

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Dear Madam President, Once again, millions of people can be amazed, primarily in Hungary, of course, but also in other countries of Europe, that once again and still, of course, it can be said that indirectly, but making Hungarian citizens impossible is on the agenda in the European Parliament. We need to make it clear that today's debate is nothing more than the left's forced, we have seen, preci…

12 Sep

2023

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Question Time (VPC/HR) - Situation in West and Central Africa in the light of the recent coups d’état

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Mr. President, please. I am glad that we have finally moved a bit away from the military aspects, although these are obviously decisive. Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger are all partner countries in which democratic attempts have completely failed. This has also reduced the EU's influence on foreign policy. The Sahel region has been mentioned many times. The problem is that the potential for migration is…

13 Jul

2023

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10th anniversary of the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Religion or Belief (debate)

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Mr President, Madam Commissioner, dear colleagues, the general experience of the scientific reports show that we live in a time of unprecedented religious intolerance globally. Unfortunately, in 2021, as many as 40 countries of the world people have been killed, abducted for their faith. At the same time, since 2019, the Commission unfortunately hesitated for three years with the appointment of th…

11 Jul

2023

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Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy

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Thank you for your reply, Commissioner, and I absolutely agree with him, and in these endeavours I believe that the Commission has always been supported by my group. I would like to stress that Africa has all the opportunities - and we must underline this here - that make the continent the 21st. It can make it the leading region of the century, Europe's number one strategic ally. But one thing tha…

11 Jul

2023

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Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy

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Mr. President, please. More than three years have passed since the Commission published the EU Strategy for Africa. It promised a partnership for the green transition in Africa, digitalisation, job creation, peace and migration management. The question rightly arises: Have we fulfilled our promises? Is Africa a safer place? Have we been effective in tackling the root causes of migration? Today, 15…

13 Jun

2023

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Mr. President, please. As Head of the 2022 EU Electoral Mission, I have been able to follow political developments in Lebanon closely to this day. Allow me to make two statements about my experience: It is a false promise that the European Union will be able to solve Lebanon's problems. Lebanon does not need a European education, but it needs a great deal of cooperation, but it needs to happen on …

31 May

2023

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Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds (debate)

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Mr. President, please. Disabling an entire country and ten million EU citizens simply cannot be a political goal in any way. This motion for a resolution attempts to do so, albeit indirectly. It radically interferes in the negotiation process between the Hungarian government and the European Commission, thus rejecting constructive dialogue and compromises reached. The real unscrupulous political c…

14 Feb

2023

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Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

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Mr. President, please. The ever-increasing tensions undermine trust between the countries of the Great Lakes region and undermine much-needed cooperation. We Europeans know exactly what the bloody consequences of wars over raw materials are. The founding fathers created the European Union to put an end to these conflicts. This is a lesson that we need to share with our African partners. We must se…

13 Feb

2023

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EU response to the humanitarian situation following the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (debate)

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Mr. President, please. Now, a week after the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, we must first of all thank those who have been fighting for those in distress, at the risk of their physical integrity, over the past week and at these moments. Respect to them! It is our job to support your work in every way. Allow me to highlight in particular the humanitarian situation in Syria. He…

17 Jan

2023

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. The European Parliament has the authority to be at the forefront of human rights. Thank you for the rapporteur's work. It is therefore to be welcomed that the report stands up for the rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities. Equally forward-looking is the recognition that the root causes of migration need to be tackled locally. However, the report now threa…

23 Nov

2022

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The future European Financial Architecture for Development (debate)

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Dear Mr President, First of all, I would like to thank my colleague, fellow Member Charles Goerens, for the very complex work he has done on this report. The European Union spends EUR 70 billion a year on international development, but we are facing increasing difficulties. Nearly 700 million people live in extreme poverty, 350 million are starving, 31 million are war refugees in Africa in a singl…

21 Nov

2022

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Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (debate)

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Dear Madam President, We are finally able to conclude a long and difficult negotiation. The Hungarian Government and the European Commission are approaching the end of a constructive dialogue. Now, on the threshold of an agreement, the left of the European Parliament is launching yet another attack. From the outset and consistently, the Commission's expectation was to improve the use of EU funds. …

4 Oct

2022

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The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)

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Dear Madam President, Commissioner, The Horn of Africa is a region of strategic importance for Europe. Not only from a commercial and economic point of view, but also from the point of view of the security of our continent. EU action in the region must therefore be effective, targeted and respond to real local challenges. In the current situation, in the midst of the food and energy crises, clear …

4 Oct

2022

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The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d'état (debate)

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Dear Mr President, Commissioner, We last had a debate here in February on the situation in Burkina Faso, but then Commissioner Dali, on behalf of the Commission, said that the EU would respond to the changed situation in Burkina Faso, encourage a return to democratic order and give priority to countering terrorism. You must be madam. Let's face reality. EU action to date has produced very little r…

3 Oct

2022

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The EU's actions in the field of freedom of religion or belief worldwide (debate)

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Dear Madam President, What is Religious Freedom? It is a fundamental human rights issue, not a religious one. The UN human rights treaties and our EU legislation include freedom of religion among human rights. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defines the free choice and, very importantly, the exercise of religion as a fundamental right. Our report, adopted on 15 January 2019…

14 Sep

2022

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Nicaragua, in particular the arrest of the bishop Rolando Álvarez

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Madam President, I'm sorry. The persecution of Catholic Church representatives in Nicaragua has been going on for years. It is time for the European Parliament to take action against the religious persecution of the atheist regime. There is no room for further misrepresentation. The arrest of Bishop Alvarez and the arrest of eight priests is a clear message that has been expressed in various ways.…

14 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)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. It takes a minute and a half to react to the latest developments in a political debate that has lasted for more than ten years. The mix of facts, presumptions and half-truths in a European document is so confusing, let us say it calmly, and I have not seen it in the last twenty years. Completed with doctoral thesis. This, beyond the previous ones, is simply a Hungaropho…

8 Jun

2022

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The massacre of Christians in Nigeria (debate)

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Dear Madam President, Those of us who are sitting here are standing. We know what happened in Owo, Nigeria. First of all, I must say, Commissioner, that the attack on the Feast of Pentecost – and not by chance – was directed against the Christian faithful. The mass murder cannot simply be explained by decades of conflict between farmers and nomadic animal keepers. Immediately after my statement ab…

15 Feb

2022

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EU-Africa relations (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. The EU-Africa Summit is a long-awaited, postponed event. Since the publication of the African Strategy in March 2020, the pandemic has confronted us, our African partners, with global interdependence. While COVID-19 has rearranged current needs, the fundamental challenges of our partner countries remain: growing instability, educational inequalities, investment and trad…

24 Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)

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Dear Madam President, Dear House, For the first time in my life, I saw a person wearing a mask because of the coronavirus in Lesotho in February 2020. Today, vaccination coverage in Europe exceeds 66%. In Africa, however, only 16% of the population has been vaccinated so far. It's a tragic difference. We must recognise that the general problem in Africa is the lack of security itself. Without safe…

14 Sep

2021

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Situation in Afghanistan (debate)

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Dear Madam President, The Taliban takeover has the potential for a large-scale humanitarian crisis. Already 18 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance, it is simply a question of credibility not to leave these people alone. It is irresponsible to deceive those in need by accepting them in Europe without control, instead of helping them locally. The EU must assess its own capabilities…

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)

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Mr. President, please. I think it is important to say at least once in the debate what we should talk about, the title of the law: “on taking tougher action against paedophile offenders and amending certain laws to protect children”. It is only on this basis that the subject can be discussed calmly. Instead of inciting political hysteria and electoral propaganda, let us talk – at least try – about…

6 Jul

2021

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Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia (continuation of debate)

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Mr. President, please. Just two years after Prime Minister Abiy was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the Ethiopian government began an armed forces operation in Tigray, which, as we have already mentioned, has resulted in 2,500 civilian casualties so far. Every day, new reports of the atrocities of Ethiopian and Eritrean soldiers are published. The failure of humanitarian organisations to reach Tigr…