What Maria spoke about.

25 Nov

2024

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The outcome of the G20 Leaders' Summit (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, it is very good that you have informed us about the outcome of the G20 summit, and it is very good that we have discussed a topic that we also frequently discuss here - how to combat poverty? Because, yes, globally there are populations in poverty, but also in us, in the European Union, we have from children in poverty to adults, elderly people. It's good that an agr…

25 Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course we are debating, it is an important day, the International Day for Combating Violence against Women. But are we progressing? Every year, we look at this. There are many non-governmental organizations in the country, in all states, that analyze, but are we progressing? We need not only statistics, but also measures. And here, I'm going …

24 Oct

2024

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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, we are not discussing a new subject. For a very long time we have noticed that we have skills gaps in the European Union. The problem is, Commissioner, if you find the right methods, if they apply. We have many programs: retraining, skills programmes, adjustment mechanisms, but what is the result? We see that we are failing to close this competence gap. Why? Educatio…

23 Oct

2024

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The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that, more than ever, we now need to fight against the centralisation of funds. We have a slogan, Commissioner: Let no one be left behind. And we want to think about everything now. (A few words you can't hear) That we have problems in smaller towns, but also in communes. Obviously we have problems, but let's think about models of targete…

23 Oct

2024

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Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate)

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Dear colleague, migration is a problem, indeed, but you said that you do not agree with what has been debated and you would have liked us to debate concretely how to make illegal migration stop and, at the same time, help those who leave for economic reasons. Tell me, what would have been or what are your views? What concrete measures do you have for the migration pact?…

22 Oct

2024

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Urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon and for safeguarding the UNIFIL mission in light of the recent attacks (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the most important thing we have heard today in the Chamber is to come to the implementation of UN Resolution 1701, to plead for peace, not to position ourselves, subjectively, perhaps, on either side. Our message must be very clear: Peace, stop the war. Yes, we need to see how Hamas and Hezbollah came to be unable to be disarmed.…

22 Oct

2024

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Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)

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Sir, you said the seizure of Russia's assets was a theft. If your house were torn down by someone, would you want to recover your assets? Would you like to block the income of the person who... (The president interrupted the speaker) You said that Russia's assets were stolen by the European Union. I ask you, if your house were to be torn down by some guy, so, overnight, would you like to get your …

21 Oct

2024

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A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about consumer protection and fair competition in the market, Commissioner. Of course, we have debated today and we are debating online commerce. We have a lot of rules, you've listed them. I ask: Can a citizen, a consumer who has purchased a product online defend himself if the product is defective, if he gets sick, if the product is not complian…

21 Oct

2024

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Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast) (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, for ten years I have been on the Committee on Transport and we have been debating the need to improve the Single European Sky. Transportation by air is extremely important. I was talking earlier at Mr Letta's report about connectivity, about free movement. Commissioner, I have four flights a week – it is not only because of weather conditions that …

21 Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Mr Letta, I also greet you this week. I'd say a lot. First of all, congratulations: is an accurate X-ray, but not only an X-ray, there are also concrete measures. I would ask you, do you estimate how much of this report will apply? Because, behold, the new committee does not have a Commissioner, there is no portfolio for the internal market. Who is in charge of the i…

10 Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, of course, we are debating on World Day for Combating Mental Illness, the possibility of having a strategy. Is that enough? No, it's not! We need to reassure citizens that we will have this strategy, and the strategy must go to the causes, not look at the effects. Prevention is very important and it is necessary to have budgets to do prevention. Wh…

9 Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about ensuring decent housing throughout the European Union, especially for young people. Of course I don't want it to remain a slogan. We have to think about how we do this, because it's not enough to want. We have a commissioner on the house, it's very good. We cannot talk about demographic growth as long as young people cannot hav…

8 Oct

2024

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Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I do not think anyone can think that the Republic of Moldova does not need support. It has a special year now, referendum and elections. And I think, Commissioner, you said a certain amount, more money is needed, but they need something else. I know the Republic of Moldova very well, I am in the delegation for three mandates, I know what is there, …

8 Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, I think you agree with me that an economy without industry has no future. You have just been nominated for a portfolio in the economy and I believe very strongly, Commissioner, that when a decision is made, deadlines are set for the industry, as was the case with the automotive industry, an important pillar which has 14 million jobs and has a positive balance. When a de…

8 Oct

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 17-18 October 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, very important words have been used here: competitiveness, innovative industry, jobs, raising living standards. I hope that next week's Council is not like that, just to tick the Draghi report and talk about competitiveness. How can we do, Commissioner, how can we do, Minister, with energy that is three times more expensive than in the United States? How can w…

19 Sep

2024

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The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this is possible! If we act, we can. This Apple penalty is an example that we have to go down this path, to recover the money, tax evasion. I voted for a lot of things here: profit to be taxed at large companies, where they do it, to pursue tax havens, not to kill SMEs, because when we protect these tax evasions at large companies, obviously we no …

19 Sep

2024

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Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, first of all, let me express my condolences to the families of Romania and other Eastern countries who have lost loved ones and sympathy for those who are now standing in the water and in the rain and without homes. Commissioner, you said, among other things, that we need to make an assessment of the impact on farmers and reduce the effects of floods. I ask you, after f…

18 Sep

2024

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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, we have discussed here and there have been pros and cons on the issue of the Hungarian card and the Schengen area. I'm not going to add anything. I will relate to what a colleague said: "the biggest conquest is the Schengen area" and on this statement I will put a question to the Commission and a question to the Minister. Commissioner, I know that it is not you who shou…

18 Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I can only begin by offering my condolences to the families who have lost their lives in the countries of the East. There are 8 dead in my country. It is a disaster if one doubts the magnitude of the disaster. Look at the pictures: children who remove mud from school; soldiers, gendarmes, volunteers work to take people out on their arms. Commission…

17 Sep

2024

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State of the Energy union (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about a subject that is extremely important, because on energy, you know, Commissioner, competitiveness depends, the possibility of reindustrialisation depends and, in the end, people's lives depend. That's why I allow myself to say something from the Draghi report. Mr Draghi tells us here that Europe's fundamental values are prosper…

17 Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

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You talked about the Draghi report, which I also listened to carefully. My question is: one point in the Draghi report is that we have strong education and health systems in Europe, and it said this as a strong point in the report – do you agree that we have strong education and health systems? From my point of view, precisely here is the weak point and, if we are talking about competitiveness, wi…

17 Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is sad that we are witnessing fake news live. Colleagues from the far right called this document, which has been extensively worked on, censorship, although the Commissioner announced from the outset that there was no moderation of the content. I know this document very well, as Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Internal Market, and I tell you …

17 Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I condemn from the outset, I condemn war and the killing of innocent people. Romanians are also dying there because part of Ukraine... in Ukraine, part of the historical territories were Romania's. What I want to say, Commissioner, is: I was very attentive to communication. I believe that we need to change the way we communicate in order to have…

17 Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

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Mr President, you have said what is right and what is wrong from your point of view. What needs to be done? Tell the Commission, tell us, what are the steps to stop the slaughter. Because it's... (The President interrupted the speaker) You have said what is right and what is wrong from your point of view, but what is the concrete measure or what are the concrete measures? Tell them here: What do w…

16 Sep

2024

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Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate)

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Commissioner, President, ladies and gentlemen, we are discussing an extremely important document, we are talking about the future of agriculture. Commissioner, you have made some very important points, but know that there is still the concern of the European Agricultural Community and I will tell you why. You talked about fair incomes for farmers. Well, how can they have fair revenues when, on the…