What Siegfried spoke about.

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Nov

2022

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Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, this year, the European Union is spending more money than ever from the budget of the European Union and from NextGenerationEU, the Recovery and Resilience Facility. We have a duty to make sure that this money is well spent. We have to make sure that this money is protected. We see that these budgets are already creating positive results in many coun…

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Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (A9-0260/2022 - Eider Gardiazabal Rubial, Siegfried Mureşan, Dragoş Pîslaru) (vote)

Madam President, dear colleagues, in accordance with Rule 59(4), I would like to request that the matter be referred back to committee for interinstitutional negotiations.

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Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, thank you very much for the debate. Thank you very much for the constructive spirit tonight. We have witnessed today that Parliament is united on this important topic. We thank you for the debate and we are looking forward to the vote tomorrow. We are going with a clear united position into the negotiations of the Council and we know that Parliament will further i…

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Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

Mr President, Executive Vice-President, Commissioners, welcome back to the European Parliament. Immediately after the beginning of the crisis generated by COVID-19, with all of its economic and social implications, we launched the biggest package of economic support ever launched at European level, NextGenerationEU, with the Recovery and Resilience Facility as its main part. We have been able to s…

9

Nov

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

Madam President, I welcome President von der Leyen, President Michel back to the European Parliament. It is clear that following the last European Council in October, we shall work together now to make sure that we buy gas together, we store gas together, we improve our energy infrastructure, we improve interconnectivity, so we can move energy from where we have it, where it is stored, to those co…

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Oct

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, dear colleagues, it is clear that the people of Europe are expecting from us solutions to the problems that they are facing – energy insecurity, inflation, high prices. And the first thing that I would like to say is: timing is of the essence. Our solutions are only good if we manage to implement them fast. This is why, Commissioner, we are welcoming the pr…

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Oct

2022

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, the budget is always one of the most important tools that we have to influence the lives of the people. This is valid at local level, at national level, and also at European level. The budget of the European Union should be a budget for investments, for cohesion, for making our economy more modern, cleaner, greener, more digital, and also for financi…

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Oct

2022

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The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, this year, since the beginning of the invasion of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, Romania has hosted over one million Ukrainian refugees. We have proven that we can secure the eastern border of the European Union under the most difficult conditions and I say, clearly and clearly, Romania can secure a border of the Schengen area un…

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Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, the first and most important thing is to observe and recognise the reality on the ground. And the reality is that Ukraine is winning this war, Russia is losing this war and Russia knows it. Russia is answering with aggressiveness and Russia is answering with propaganda. And our first important duty is to tell the truth to the people of Europe, to make sure that the p…

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Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, President von der Leyen, dear colleagues, we are all witnessing this year the people of Ukraine standing up for European values. We admire their resistance, their fighting spirit and we are inspired by this here in the European Parliament, and millions of citizens are inspired across the European Union. Wanting to live in freedom, in democracy, deciding one’s own future, this mean…

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Sep

2022

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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, it is clear that people are rightly expecting solutions from the European Union in this crisis. The truth is we have done a lot since the beginning of the invasion of the Russian armed forces into Ukraine in the area of energy. We have decided to create a European acquisition and storage mechanism so that we can buy gas together and we can store it together and we…

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Jul

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022 (continuation of debate)

Mr President, President Michel, Vice—President Šefčovič, welcome back to the European Parliament. The decision of the European Council to grant candidate status to Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova and to offer this perspective to Georgia, once it fulfils the conditions, was correct. This is a decision supported by the European Parliament and it corresponds to the expectations of the people in t…

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Jul

2022

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Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)

Mr President, we all want to realise the transition to the green economy, we all want to pollute less, we all want to improve our energy efficiency, but we have to admit that reaching our climate targets is only possible if we use gas as a bridge technology and if we also use nuclear energy. Not compulsory for all Member States but allowing those Member States which wish to do so, allowing those M…

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Jul

2022

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Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, thank you very much for this debate and for the overwhelming support in view of Croatia joining the euro area on 1 January 2023. Croatia will be stronger as a member of the euro area and the European Union will also be stronger by having Croatia as a member of the euro area. The people of Croatia have shown their determination during the last years in strengthening t…

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Jul

2022

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Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues. On 1 January 2023, Croatia will become the 20th member of the euro area. This is good news for the people of Croatia. It is good news for the Croatian economy and for Croatian businesses. It is good news for the European Union as a whole. This is why here from the European Parliament, we need to congratulate the people of Croatia and the Croatian author…

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Jun

2022

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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, thank you very much for this positive and constructive spirit during this debate. This was also the spirit, an inclusive spirit, this was the spirit through which Eider Gardiazabal, Dragoş Pîslaru and myself tried to work. And I am confident that when we will be adopting this report tomorrow, it will be supported by a large majority of colleagues. We, when adoptin…

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Jun

2022

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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Gentiloni, dear colleagues, the European Recovery and Resilience Facility is the biggest package of economic support ever launched at European level: EUR 672.5 billion for the people affected by the pandemic, for enterprises and regions affected by the healthcare crisis and by the economic and social consequences. We have together adopted legislation one year ago, and…

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Jun

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)

Mr President, President von der Leyen, Minister, dear colleagues, we can only live in safety and security within the borders of the European Union if in our immediate neighbourhood we are surrounded by countries which are safe and stable. This is why providing the European perspective to the people of Ukraine, the people of Moldova and the people of Georgia is also in the fundamental interest of a…

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Jun

2022

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The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank President von der Leyen very much for coming to Parliament today, for her assurances and for her clear words. Two years ago we started work on the European Recovery and Resilience Facility, about one year ago we adopted it and the process could start. We launched this Facility to help people affected by coronavirus, to help enterprises and to help regions cope w…

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May

2022

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EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Mr. President, dear colleagues, the President of the Republic of Moldova told us very clearly today: “the citizens of the Republic of Moldova want the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union, they want to live in safety, stability, with a prospect of prosperity, just like the citizens of our states” and our response, if the citizens of the Republic of Moldova want to join us, th…

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May

2022

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

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, we have all seen how, since the beginning of the invasion of Russia into Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova has helped. It has helped Ukrainian people in need. It has provided humanitarian aid in Ukraine and it has helped provide stability and security at the external borders of the European Union. The Republic of Moldova is the European country that has …

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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)

Mr President, President von der Leyen, dear colleagues, we have all seen that Russia is a threat to the security of the European Union and will remain a threat to us for the foreseeable future. This is why we can only live in safety and stability within the borders of the European Union if we are surrounded in our immediate neighbourhood by countries that are safe and stable. Helping Ukraine clear…

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Apr

2022

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Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

Madam President, firstly I would like to thank the general rapporteur for the guidelines which he put forward. This year, dear colleagues, more than ever, the European Parliament has to be united. We have to be on the side of the values of the free world, being on the side of the people of Ukraine, defending freedom, defending democracy, without any doubt. And we have to put the budget of the Euro…

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2022

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

Madam President, dear colleagues, oligarchs are a danger for our democracy. They exert political influence. They affect the functioning of our economy. They are a threat to public budgets and they are a threat to taxes paid by citizens and by honest enterprises. During the next seven years, the European Union will spend more money than ever from the budget of the European Union and from the Recove…

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Mar

2022

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

Mr President, the Republic of Moldova is the European country that has received the biggest number of refugees from Ukraine compared to its population – bigger than any EU Member State. People in Moldova have opened their houses, and authorities in the Republic of Moldova have done all the necessary in order to provide for people coming from Ukraine in need of support. The Republic of Moldova has …