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22

Jan

2026

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A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Social Pillar is obviously an objective of the Commission. Social cohesion within the internal market is also an objective of the Commission, but has failed. Commissioner, in my country, Romania, which you know, one in three children is in poverty. 1.2 million children are excluded - social exclusion. In order to be cohesive and, unfortunate…

21

Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Madam President, President Costa, Commissioner, we are living in an extraordinary historical period and, as we have heard, what the Prime Minister of Canada has said, it seems that the world order is a world disorder. The European Union needs power. I have listened to you very carefully, Mr President, and, among other things, you have said that the European Union must show its citizens that it is …

20

Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Cybersecurity Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, cyber threats are growing and we all know, I think we agree, that cyber attacks are digging into the foundation of democracy. We know well, both in my country, in Romania, and in other states, what happened to the cyber attacks. After all, I believe that those who deal with such a thing take advantage of the weakness of the European Union, of the Member States. We ha…

20

Jan

2026

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Tackling AI deepfakes and sexual exploitation on social media by making full use of the EU’s digital rules (debate)

Dear Madam, you contradicted yourself in your statement. On the one hand, you said yes, we need to protect ourselves from sexual exploitation and all fake news. On the other hand, you say that DSA It is a censorship. Well, we regulate here for protection. It is shameful to hear in our countries that MEPs want to free children, 5-year-old girls, 6-year-old girls, 7-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls…

19

Jan

2026

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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Parliament is providing you with a report through which you indeed have the chance to contribute to the Single Market. We have crossed the threshold of 30 years of talking about the Single Market. The European Union has a problem with innovation, it has a problem with start-ups. So now you just have to take over this and implement, not directives, that we will have 2…

18

Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

18

Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

18

Dec

2025

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30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement (debate)

17

Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is strange to me that there are colleagues in this House who criticise the existence of a mechanism for controlling European money. We were chosen by the citizens to defend their financial interests. How do I criticize a mechanism by which I want to control? However, we should think critically if this mechanism is applied correctly and, Commissi…

17

Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are at the last plenary, a stocktaking plenary, and once again, President von der Leyen has left the room, she has no patience to listen to us. About what balance? He made a self-praising report, as he usually does, he started telling us how we would finance the fight and not how we would negotiate peace. We have lost a million jobs this year. W…

17

Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Thank you for your reply. The point is that you spoke about the cohesion and development policy of the regions. The concrete question now is: in future policy, do you think it is good to have the budget for the common agricultural policy combined with cohesion policy?…

17

Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Dear colleague, you said in your speech that you want an equal development of Europe. Do you think the report by President von der Leyen, now on the year-to-year balance sheet, shows anything? Does it show any basis for what you said? I have been in Parliament since 2014. Farmers in my country, in Romania, still have different subsidies. There are still disparities, there is a fragmented market. D…

16

Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (debate)

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

16

Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

27

Nov

2025

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Fur farming and the placing of farmed fur products on the market (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to congratulate those who initiated the letter, because the signatories of the letter, in fact, have responded to the citizens' request and, since I have been in the European Parliament, I have always argued, Commissioner, that we have to listen to all stakeholders, we have to listen to citizens and we have to respond to them,…

27

Nov

2025

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Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference - Belém (COP30) (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the result you have presented here does not seem to have satisfied you either. Does it please the citizens? The objectives of climate change must be very clear and coupled with measures that can be applied. No one is challenging climate change, I think. People are dying in the heat, people are dying in the floods, but people are also …

27

Nov

2025

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Development of an industry for sustainable aviation and maritime fuel in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course we need decarbonisation, we need a clean environment, but we also need industry, we need jobs. Commissioner, you said that 100 billion investments would be needed, and you said yourself, most of them from the private sector. I come from the private sector. Do you think that a company invests when it knows that it increases its costs 3, 4,…

26

Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

25

Nov

2025

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Protection of minors online (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are debating a report that is essential for the future of the planet, after all, for the future of Europe. How can we say that the responsibility of protecting minors online is solely that of parents? We have not excluded in this report the importance of education, of parents, but in democracy there are rules, platforms must - and this was th…

25

Nov

2025

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2026 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course, the 2026 budget is not perfect. We know all those who have worked with budgets that we always need more money. But, Commissioner, in your speech you said one very important thing: It's a huge waste. Well, let's see where the waste is being made, because you also said that we have to rethink the future MFF completely differently. How do w…

25

Nov

2025

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European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that we must eliminate the manipulation that we have seen today, in Parliament and in our countries. Having a national defence strategy and an integrated strategy at European level does not mean that we want war. We want to be able to defend our citizens in the European Union. Yes, Commissioner, I agree with you: cooperation, not fragment…

13

Nov

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, as I said in the last plenary, the Council had a lot on its agenda, but, Commissioner, we still have a few days to go and we are entering the cold season. I am concerned about what citizens are doing, what we are doing with the situation of those who in many places – and in my country, unfortunately – cannot pay for their energy and gas, cannot …