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Maria GRAPINI

MEP · Romania

Plenary speeches · European Parliament

Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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431

Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

8.6h

≈ 517 min

Average speech length

1:17 min

≈ 1.3 min · Rank 561/693

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19 May

2022

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Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, of course education is very important for economic competence and competitiveness and for the social order, after all, within the European Union. Of course, we must start from the idea that education is subsidiarity, it is the competence of the Member States. The question to the Commission is how, in a complementary way, the European Commission, the European Union, coul…

18 May

2022

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President, Commissioner, I have chosen to speak today about dual citizenship in the European Union versus the double standard. And why I chose this. Romania has over one million workers in Spain. They live there, they have families there, they have children. And yet, they do not have access to all jobs - as we say, that in the European Union, all European citizens have access - because they …

18 May

2022

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Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, I believe that the debates on this issue lead in one sense, namely that we must hurry to apply this minimum level of taxation for multinationals, because it is something that is expected not only by us, by the MEPs who have spoken here, it is expected by the citizens, it is expected by micro-enterprises, by small and medium-sized enterprises. We need to achieve a tax…

18 May

2022

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2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)

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Mr President, we all know that the Western Balkans are geographically part of Europe. We all know what has been repeated here: The Council has already approved the accession of North Macedonia to the European Union since 2020. And we also know, or should know, the leadership of the European Union, that we need to make political decisions in context, and we all know the context now: the war in Ukra…

18 May

2022

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Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, we have debated the rule of law a lot. I am also a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties and Justice, I voted for this conditionality for European funds; I am also a member of the Committee on Budgetary Control, but I am also a Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and the uncertainty that has remained in the minds of citizens is why the citizen has…

18 May

2022

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EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today's debate on the agreement on Moldova's accession to the European Union is welcome. Mrs. President is also welcome, who presented her point of view, but I think it is necessary not only to vote on this agreement, but to find a solution to help and support the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, now that they are in the face of fire, in the fa…

5 May

2022

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we all know that traffic networks are becoming stronger and more active in the crisis. Women are the most exposed. Violence and rape is not only against women, it is also against girls, minors. I believe, Commissioner, that we need to have a record of the most vulnerable women who have remained in Ukraine, who have not been able to leave, who ne…

5 May

2022

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State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, from the outset, as a Romanian, as a member of the delegation for the Republic of Moldova, I support the resolution. I support everything that has been discussed here and the Commissioner has said about aid. But Commissioner, I was saddened by what you said. You said that you expected the Council to give you its opinion in order for these aids to be practica…

4 May

2022

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Discharge 2020 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Member, thank you for the question, I would propose that we have the debates on discharges separately: agencies, businesses, let us allocate some time, after which the Council, the Commission and the Court of Auditors, because they are institutions that, in turn, control agencies, and let us have for each type of agency at which we discuss discharges a time of two hours, as we …

4 May

2022

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Discharge 2020 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, President of the Court of Auditors, I will talk about principles, because in one minute you cannot talk about 53 discharges. That's why I'm making my first proposal. I think we need to spend more time. We need to have debates, views from several colleagues in the European Parliament. That's why I propose the following now. First, the Court of Auditors. Last…

4 May

2022

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I had high expectations in today's debate because the theme was the consequences for the European Union. Unfortunately, the President has not presented us with the consequences. I will speak on behalf of a country that has been on the front line, Romania. Citizens of Romania ask me: however, they were hospitable, generous, welcomed refugees and it …

2 May

2022

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

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Tonight's debate shows that, in fact, there is still much to be clarified and I think it is, in my view, now more unclear than it was at the beginning of the debate. And I'm gonna say a few things. Great arguments have been made here: Some are technical, some are political. First of all, it is necessary to answer, and perhaps the Commissioner gives the answer. What about Article 14 of the Treaty? …

2 May

2022

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

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I have a question. I appreciate the way it's been argued. It is indeed a lively debate, so to speak, but my question is: do you not think, Mr Durand, that we should first have approved European citizenship and then have lists, a European constituency? Because he's stuck at the Council. Why don't we have it now? That's what I was told when I came in, that's what I was told in my country: You will b…

7 Apr

2022

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Right to repair (debate)

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Commissioner, Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that today's debate makes it very clear that we must take this new step to strengthen consumer rights, and perhaps never more appropriate than now, in this crisis, in which citizens have become impoverished and who, of course, are - as has been said here, over 79% - eager to be able to repair a good. But for this we must hurry with the…

7 Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

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It is absolutely incredible for a woman to speak like that in the European Parliament. I don't know if you're a mother, but in any case, a woman who says she discriminates against others, when Roma children can't go to school, they can't eat, they can't dress, they have no access to anything. Do you consider this discrimination for those of us who have access? It is incredible and I think it is un…

6 Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, over 40 days have passed and we all see that this massacre continues in Ukraine. I am from Romania, we are at the border, along with Poland, the Republic of Moldova. We don't know. Citizens of my country ask me: when does it stop? It can expand at any time. 500 million Europeans are looking at world leaders, at you, at the President of the Europ…

6 Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

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Dear colleague, you have used "reason" several times, let us use reason! You have also used the expression ‘the sanctions we have imposed are not enough’. I would be interested in what concrete measures you think we have not yet taken, because, after all, this debate must bring forward proposals to the Commission and the Council, to do something more, but I have only understood from you that we ne…

5 Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the citizens of my country, Romania, but also the citizens of Poland, the Republic of Moldova, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and the other states that have welcomed these refugees. We are discussing a very important issue. We also debated it last night at the LIBE and DEVE committees. Commissioner, I couldn't ask y…

24 Mar

2022

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The Power of the EU – Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the crisis we are in was foreseeable not only in war, when the European Union depends on the supplier in a very large percentage, every businessman knows that there is a risk. I am glad that you have introduced between the three pillars and more affordable prices, but Commissioner, what is accessible to Luxembourg is not accessible to the citizens of my country, and …

23 Mar

2022

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MFF 2021-2027: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest (debate)

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Madam President, of course, the fight against oligarchic structures and the protection of European funds, but also of national funds, must be the concern, on the one hand, of the European Commission, of Parliament, but also of the Member States, because, in the end, this money, whether European or national, must reach the citizen. Unfortunately, I have to say that now, when we speak, we do not hav…

23 Mar

2022

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Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, first of all I would like to thank the citizens of the Republic of Moldova for the proof of solidarity they have given, as have the citizens of my country, Romania, Poland, Hungary. It is clear that macro-financial assistance must be made but, Commissioner, it resulted from today's debates that these amounts were established before the war and obviously now the Republic…

15 Feb

2022

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Tackling non-tariff and non-tax barriers in the single market (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, any non-tariff barrier affects and strikes the smallest, in fact, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. Any non-tariff barrier in any Member State affects the entire internal market. That is why, of course, I agree, Commissioner, yes, we have a new reindustrialisation strategy, we have a new strategy for SMEs, but it is essential to identify t…

15 Feb

2022

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Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course, we have a directive on the safety of toys, but it turns out that we need to change it, Commissioner, and you will get a very good text. Congratulations to all the colleagues who contributed to this proposal! The safety of toys, of course, for children is extremely important and it is hilarious that in the current directive we have a limi…

14 Feb

2022

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President, Commissioner, in the context in which we live, when, in many cities in Europe, citizens are on the streets, I could only choose the subject of human rights, and yes, also the rights of the child. Commissioner, I do not think that the European institutions can be happy and I do not think that they can be satisfied with the level of compliance with what we regulate. We have regulati…

19 Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, tonight's debate shows that regulations have lagged behind technology and it was time to come up with a regulation of the online environment, and I congratulate you, Commissioner, on your proposal. Congratulations to the coordinator of this report. There are hundreds of amendments. We have to think here that it's not just about money. It's about pe…