16
Jan
2023
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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Mr President, Commissioner, it is almost a year since the war between Ukraine and Russia led to the loss of lives. And there perish not only Ukrainians and minorities. My country has helped, received millions of Ukrainians and helped Ukraine. What is the reward? President Zelenskyy promulgates a law, although he was warned, and I made these steps, not to promulgate the law prohibiting minorities, Romanians, over 400,000, to speak and learn in Romanian. Yesterday, Romania celebrated the Day of Culture and the day of the greatest poet, Mihai Eminescu, internationally known poet, born in Chernivtsi, which is now Ukrainian land, once Romanian. The Romanians there couldn't organize anything, they can't talk. Romanian priests are closing their churches. I ask the European Commission to verify the accession agreement. I voted for Ukraine's accession agreement. There is a point where respect for the rights of minorities is demanded. President Zelenskyy no longer respects this. And let's not confuse war with minority rights. I dressed in white as a sign of peace, but I fight for my Romanians there to have their rights respected.