What Miapetra spoke about.

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EN Written Statement

Artificial Intelligence Act (debate)

The transformative impact of AI on society and the economy are beginning to emerge. Europe needs to build a society that respects fundamental rights and individual freedoms, and still can compete with the US and China in terms of technological advancement and economic competition. The AI Act is an important step towards this direction. As Vice-Chair of the AIDA Committee and as the S&D Group’s sha…

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FI Written Statement

Screening of third country nationals at the external borders - European Criminal Records Information System - Third Country Nationals - Common procedure for international protection in the Union - Establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 - Asylum and migration management - Addressing situations of crisis and force majeure - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) - Union Resettlement Framework - Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection - Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (joint debate - Migration and Asylum package)

Changes in people's migrations require reforms in Europe, to rely on old regulations would not have been a solution. All in all, responsibility for more orderly immigration is taken on board, and strict action must be possible if necessary. However, the Union is also a continent that can be reached and that is safe for people. The package also includes a crisis regulation, which is important for F…

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2024

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Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, I have observed every case of misconduct with concern, and it is crucial to address these issues and build confidence in the EU’s integrity. Today can mark a stride toward a more ethical, transparent and accountable European Union. It is up to us to make the decision, and it’s up to the work of the next Parliament to improve it, because there have been better ideas, fo…

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Apr

2024

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The use of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction (debate)

Thank you, Chair. I think the speaker also referred to the fact that we have to overcome technical problems to do this, because we can see the criminalities Russia has posed in Ukraine in its civil work, in the humanitarian crisis, every day, for more than 760 days. You said that the Council is moving too slow and we have to support it. Don’t you believe that because we have coordinated all the sa…

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Mar

2024

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)

Madam President, first of all, there is no opposition here in Parliament. We are here for the different groups and for the citizens. I read the EPP promise for the next elections. It says it wants to defend workers’ rights and wants to have fair income. How do you, Petteri Orpo, take that EPP message to Council? And is this fake? We have people on the streets now. There are big strikes going on. T…

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Mar

2024

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Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)

Madam President, I want to be very concrete about what can we do more. I think that when we talk about the children here, there is need for the battlefield help from our side. There is need for Ukrainian society to run. There is no nation during the war if you don’t have schools and electricity and systems in place. So we have done our best to also support these 50 billion. But for the children, o…

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Mar

2024

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Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)

Ms Auštrevičius, do you think we can do more? I am now chairing the INTA Committee’s Russia monitoring group on sanctions, and I know how difficult it has been between the Member States to agree. But also there is good news that there is a long list – 700 pages – of individuals, and also individuals who are in charge of doing this, initiated ‘Russification’, are taking care of the PR campaign in R…

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Feb

2024

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Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products - Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products - Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (recast) - Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (recast) - Standard essential patents (joint debate - Patents)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, I think this is a crucial file. It is not technical, even if it seems like that. I am not very happy with what has been the outcome of this file because I think it really endangers the future of the Europe's position as a telecom pioneer. I didn't hear a word mentioned here on the strategic autonomy. I didn't hear a word mentioning the critical infrastr…

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Jan

2024

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Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, dear Commissioner and Council, we approach the second horrible anniversary of Russia’s brutal attack on Ukraine. It is good to share here this common strong spirit for supporting Ukraine militarily, economically, financially and politically. The Council has to overcome Orbán and find solutions for the EUR 50 billion. No country fights without electricity, schools, hospitals and funct…

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Jan

2024

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Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation (joint debate - Gas emissions)

–Mr President, dear Commissioner, I remember talk of the ozone hole, and then we people got together and made the solutions in 1987 in the Montreal Protocol which phased out many substances that were responsible for the hole in the ozone layer. And we do have fridges and we do have refrigerators and I don't know anybody going for the market to look for the one with CFCs. I only heard two critical …

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Dec

2023

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Small modular reactors (debate)

Madam President, we are in a very serious situation. We are facing our biggest and most important mission ever: green transition. We have promised that our European Union will be climate neutral by 2050 and, by 2030, cut our emissions by 55 %. We have a huge job to do. At the same time, energy prices are skyrocketing and our society, traffic and industries are asking for more electricity than ever…

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Nov

2023

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Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)

Mr President, this proposal has required a lot of work by enthusiastic people of AFCO. And here we also hear the fierce, furious talks against any change. But what we really lack is the citizens’ interest on this. The Conference of Europe was a good try, but not everybody thinks that today launching a treaty process is the most urgent work for European politics to do. But we see that enlargement i…

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Nov

2023

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Packaging and packaging waste (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, there is too much packaging and waste produced today. We all are consumers in the Union. We see that there are many good ways to reduce the waste. Through the packaging that is measured right, avoid mini-scaled packaging, for example in hotels, recycling packaging materials so they do not end up in the waste fill and then also the circular economy can diminish needs for…

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Nov

2023

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Outcome of the EU-US summit (debate)

Mr President, the outcome of this EU-US summit is good because we had the life-saving news that both the USA and the EU continue their steadfast support to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. Then also we had news that, despite the fact that the two sides could not come to an agreement on the steel and aluminium tariffs or broadening the understanding of the critical materials, so important…

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Oct

2023

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The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)

Mr President, it is important that Europe updates its strategy for a better internet for our children. That old one is already ten years old, and the problems have not been solved during the COVID-19 period, when the use of the internet increased. Unfortunately, crime has also increased. It is important that we also have legislative projects underway, such as the law against sexual harassment of c…

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Oct

2023

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Urban wastewater treatment (debate)

Mr President, this is about striving for cleaner lakes, rivers and seas in Europe. And it’s to recognise that urban wastewater treatment is an important investment for the future. Water is one of our most important resources. Bringing a fourth level of wastewater treatment that includes pharmaceutical products, cosmetic ingredients and microplastics is a significant step and sign that we now bette…

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Sep

2023

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Opening of negotiations of an agreement with the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, we are talking about the new negotiations on agreements strengthening the supply chains of critical minerals between the EU and the United States. It is a crucial step towards enhanced cooperation on improving transatlantic cooperation that benefits us both. Today the President of the Commission highlighted in her State of the Union speech that initiatives s…

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Jul

2023

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Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (debate)

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear rapporteur and friends, the standards of visibility, transparency and accessibility in the European Union should be the best in the world. Accessible, transparent, reliable information about the decision-making of the European Union is the cornerstone to build the trust between citizens and decision-makers. In the AFCO opinion, we also highlighted that Parliam…

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Jul

2023

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Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, Europe is the lighthouse of the democracy and this house is on the top. So we need the highest possible standards for our work. Democracy cannot prevail without transparency. People have a right to know what is happening, what are we doing. So the transparency is really the basis, fundamental basis, for the trust. And we have to re-win this trust for these institutions…

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Jun

2023

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Artificial Intelligence Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteurs. colleagues, we are taking a historical step and the whole world is interested in what will happen here. This AI Act will boost AI usage, but not forget that societies are built on rules. Rules are there for safety, health, democracy, rule of law, privacy and environment. But now we hear police globally that do something as people start to see solutions i…

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Jun

2023

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Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive - Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, Rapporteur, the Commission proposal for the evidence is already from the last mandate, and after hard work of four years, the European Parliament has been very crucial doing the work to find a balance. I think the EU is now ready to speed up obtaining electronic evidence cross-border in the EU. It is obvious that what happens online and with the digital…

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Apr

2023

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EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I am happy to support the great INI report by Javi López and the almost unanimous decision of AFET on this report. As we navigate in the ever-changing landscape of global security challenges, the European Union must adapt and strengthen its capacities to react quickly, robustly and effectively to the conflicts and crises also outside of EU borders. The EU Rapid Deplo…

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Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we have built a European electricity and energy network, and we will continue to work so that we can achieve emission reductions and yet make energy and electricity safely available to all. And now the task is also to reduce dependence on Russian and other fossil energies. Energy storages are an important topic of the day, as it is also possible th…

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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President, I think we are doing now what the decision makers of today have to do. We are doing legislation to save the climate. Climate heating needs actions from decision makers of today. Maybe it is hard to love every detail of the big package, but we have to love our planet and try to give it to our children in the shape that we inherited it. It’s hard and we need all these actions. There is…

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Apr

2023

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Elsi Katainen, here you say hello to this legal certainty and to the fact that this is going backwards, but also to the fact that it cannot be possible to bring individual buildings to the farms. However, do you also see in this whole that deforestation must also be applied to domestic products imported from within Europe, that is, how, in your opinion, this could have been brought to the finish l…