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Oct

2025

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Breast cancer: the importance of screening (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear Minister, breast cancer, although science has advanced, is wreaking havoc and still a victim among women. And it was discussed here, we have access in some, not all, Member States to screening, but it's not enough. Think of rural women. What chance do they have of doing this analysis, which in some countries is commonplace, but then what chance do they have of g…

23

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2025

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Combating violence against women and girls, including the exploitation of motherhood (debate)

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I do not think anyone can challenge the fact that we have violence against women, against girls. We have a directive and it is very good that we have a directive, but laws are not enough. Madam Minister, you have presented here three very important points: prevent, detect early and protect. But, Commissioner, in the states of the Europ…

23

Oct

2025

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Audiovisual Media Services Directive obligations in the transatlantic dialogue (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, cultural identity, cultural heritage, the values of each state give it identity. The Member States have united in the European Union, under the same sky, different cultures. We have this slogan, we have to defend our cultural heritage. We must not respond to blackmail. The directive is a possibility to protect our cultural heritage, but it is not enough to have a dir…

22

Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pity that we are discussing such an important subject at such a late hour. I think it was necessary to propose a debate in which we can all be here, because I don't think anyone can believe that stopping energy imports from Russia is a fad. It's a necessity. Nothing has to be imported anymore. But, Commissioner, you said in your speech that…

22

Oct

2025

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

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I noted carefully when the Council said the course of the meeting on Thursday. Madam Minister, it is amazing for me to put so many points in the meeting. Maybe just tick them off. But how can you debate dozens of points that you put on the agenda without some very clear things? Well, if you don't put competitiveness, which has to do wi…

21

Oct

2025

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections (debate)

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the budget for the internal market, I represent the point of view of the IMCO Committee, it is very important. We cannot have a strong, competitive internal market without budgets, without investment. The red lines have already been announced here. Commissioner, you have a very important role to play in negotiating with the Council. We…

21

Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the President of the Commission has once again served us with a sample of ignorance. So when he presented his programme to the Commission, and this he did every time, he did not have the patience to listen to the position of the European Parliament, which eventually validated it. Yes, I saw it today in the posters of the farmers who protested here …

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Oct

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the European Union says, the European Commission always says, that the most important thing is to have food security. Commissioner, I believe that the President of the Commission is simply defying reality. For years, farmers, both in your country and in my country - tomorrow we have them here in Parliament - have been on the street, demanding so…

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Oct

2025

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A new legislative framework for products that is fit for the digital and sustainable transition (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are discussing a report, I say, of the utmost importance, a new framework for products. In fact, we have many regulations and I thought about what you said, Commissioner: a coherent regulatory framework. What does that mean? We have enough legislation, let's put it coherently, protect the consumer, protect the producer in the European Union, bec…

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Oct

2025

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The decision to impose a fine on Google: defending press and media freedom in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think we all see that the big platforms, we are now talking about Google, but not only, have this problem that our internal market is actually creating, namely market dominance and conflict of interest. They are cancer for democracy, they are cancer for fair competition in the market. It's very good that you fined Google, let's see when you colle…

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Oct

2025

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Chemicals (joint debate)

Mr President, the chemical package is welcome, the intention is good. But we have to see how we apply it, because I think the major problem we have is that we regulate, but when we implement it, the problems arise. Without the chemical industry, we cannot have a strong European Union economy. We cannot be competitive with other states, third states, and we see that agriculture depends on chemicals…

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Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are taking a first step and, Commissioner, you said that you were lucky to have received these two reports at the beginning of your mandate. Let us be the first Commissioner who will indeed reform the common agricultural policy, but not only on paper. I am now thinking of the two reports, the strengthening of the role of farmers in the value …

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Oct

2025

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I must say that we have not heard such a clearly expressed point of view for the future of Europe for a long time. I congratulate you, Prime Minister, and perhaps, you have here, your Commissioner will also tell the President that, here, there are solutions. We have solutions. Practically! I'll refer to what you said. Democracy is based on trust…

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Oct

2025

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Time to complete a fully integrated Single Market: Europe’s key to growth and future prosperity (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Séjourné, we are discussing the single market. I've been on this committee since 2014 and I've been listening to the same things since 2014. For small and medium-sized enterprises, the internal market is absolutely collapsed. We regulate, but we do not look back if our regulation has an effect. We have the Late Payments Directive, it doesn't work, we have the Public P…

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Oct

2025

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Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the revision of the visa suspension mechanism had to be done. As far as I'm concerned, it's late. We could have done this review faster. And yes, Commissioner, you were right. You have said very openly that we must ensure the security of our continent, of Europe, and for that we must admit that, for example, we did not have a migration verificat…

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2025

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Intergenerational fairness in Europe on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is very good that we are discussing the International Day of the Elderly and let me wish Happy Birthday and health to all the elderly in my country and in Europe. But, Commissioner, is it enough to say 'Happy Birthday' to them? It has been said here, there are many people who do not have the certainty of tomorrow and I would have liked you to…

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Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am glad that today we are discussing the role of European sports policies. Sport is not just physical exercise, sport is health. Sport is, as you said, Commissioner, a bridge between nations. I am proud of the athletes in my country. And yes, Romania dominates rowing, tennis, gymnastics. But, Commissioner, we need to think about how to increase a…

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Sep

2025

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Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the internal market has been defined today - perhaps you will listen to me, Commissioner. I was saying that the internal market has been defined by you and many colleagues in various ways. I believe that the internal market is the heart and the basis on which the European Union project was created. But, Commissioner, I have been away from SMEs since 2012. Nothing's c…

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Sep

2025

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Summer of heatwaves in the EU: addressing the causes and providing adequate housing and health policies to address record-breaking temperatures (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, in fact, today we are debating the development of coherent policies for housing and health, and here some colleagues are politicising. This is not what citizens expect, to turn any subject into a political dispute. We need to make these policies about fighting natural disasters. Now we are talking about the heat that has suffocated all of Europe. Yes, o…

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Sep

2025

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Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course, we needed to correct or improve the existing directive on package travel and consumer protection. I also see myself as the Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, but also as a former entrepreneur. I am glad that a balance has been reached in this amendment of the directive, because yes, we need to …

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2025

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Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the outcome of a negotiation, whether it is a political agreement or a trade agreement, depends on the negotiating power. Sure, and courage, and competence. Let's be realistic, that was the power of the European Union. It has fallen year after year, and then we can't say that the one who has the greater bargaining power is guilty. We need the agree…

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Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

You said that for the European Union, safety is the main thing. Of course, we debated today and the President presented us with the state of the European Union that goes beyond security and safety. Do you think that the programme presented by the President, among which she said she wanted to work with the European Parliament, is a solid programme, with clarity, transparency, cohesion, security and…

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Sep

2025

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Cohesion policy (joint debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are debating cohesion policy, perhaps the most important thing for the European project. The three reports: Just transition, housing crisis, simplification of cohesion funds, all of them, Mr Vice-President, can lead to real cohesion. The problem I'm putting here, and please answer: Do you think you are taking these reports ‐ the Commission ‐ …

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2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I begin by thanking the firefighters in my country and all over Europe, who this summer faced perhaps the most and most serious fires, and exposed their lives. In my country, you know that firefighters are number one in the popularity and trust of the population, but we must, Commissioner, have a coherent programme at European Union level. I've hea…

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2025

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Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets Union (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, you can see that here, too, in Parliament, there have been some colleagues from the far right who have said: What does the Commission want to do? To take the money from the citizens' accounts and use it. So badly communicated on this project, Commissioner, that the citizens also in my country asked me: Really? Are you going to regulate there? Yo…