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Condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, of course every human death is a tragedy and it must be investigated, without any doubt. What I cannot accept, however, in this conversation, in this debate, is that a specific case is being sought here to meet political needs and to serve someone to build his political thesis. I cannot accept that one specific case is being discussed and no other specifi…

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Member of the Commission. - Madam President, this week, unfortunately, a few more things have happened that may shake the faith of European citizens in this Union, and which are regrettable because of the hypocrisy they bring. For example, in the past week, troops backed by Turkish dictator Erdoğan attacked Armenian soldiers just outside the capital Yerevan. Some of them were wounded, others captu…

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The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (B9-0543/2021, B9-0544/2021)

Mr President, Members, I have strongly voted against this resolution because it is a symbol of the extreme left-wing progressive ideology that is being imposed in this House. Not only that, but apparently the hobby of this hall is to blame everything on the government of Poland, which is conservative, which is traditional, which protects the family and traditional values. This resolution, like man…

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Serious cross-border threats to health (A9-0247/2021 - Véronique Trillet-Lenoir)

Mr President, colleagues, the COVID-19 pandemic has rediscovered the European Union's vulnerability to public health, it has shown the European Union's lack of preparedness and lack of experience in dealing with crises, in protecting the citizens of the Member States, and the Member States have had to deal with each according to their abilities, which has cost us thousands of lives. Today, this th…

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European Union Agency for Asylum (A8-0392/2016 - Elena Yoncheva)

Mr President, I voted against the report by my colleague Yoncheva because the text contains controversial issues. For example, the implementation part of the monitoring mechanism, Article 14(4) to (6), and the intervention part related to it, Article 22, provide that in situations of disproportionate pressure or ineffectiveness of the asylum and reception systems, and if the Member State fails to …

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on behalf of the ECR Group. - Mr President, colleagues, in order to have a balance, and to spoil the impression of the two praises in the past two debates, I cannot help but criticise the behaviour in this House today in the talks, in the debate on the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border. What is happening here is not a migrant crisis. What is happening here is not a humanitarian crisis. Wha…

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An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience (short presentation)

Mr President, Members, it is rare for me to say two good words in a row about the undertakings of the Commission, of my fellow Members, but that is the case here. Miracles are happening tonight. I congratulate the rapporteur. The report is timely, especially in view of the need to protect small and medium-sized enterprises at a time when every job counts. I am even more pleased that this report la…

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European Partnership on Metrology (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I usually criticise statements and undertakings by the Commission that seem to me to be outside the treaties on the European Union, but that is not the case here. This is one of the areas where the European Union can achieve something and it can be useful for the citizens of the Member States. Of course, this was not without propaganda and progressive ideology, and it w…

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Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU (debate)

Madam President, honourable Members, tonight's debate has shown two things. First of all, there is basic ignorance of the treaties of the European Union, which clearly show, based on the principle of subsidiarity, what the internal order is and what the European Parliament can do. Secondly, I would like to raise a question that will be controversial with all those who have spoken so far here. Take…

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The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, in particular in Poland (debate)

Mr President, High Representative, colleagues, of course Poland can and must protect its borders. Of course, Poland can and should do everything possible to protect its security, to protect its territory, and hence the territory of the European Union. And the Polish government must be supported in these efforts. But what is happening right now in this room? Instead of seeing this support, instead …

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The outcome of the Western Balkans summit (debate)

The Brdo Declaration, adopted as a result of the summit, is yet another document full of clichés, empty talk and nothing to say. There is a lot of talk about European values, about the rule of law, about fundamental rights, etc., etc., etc. I am outraged by the hypocrisy and duplicity of the colleagues who have spoken so far. Dear colleagues, I say this out of decency, you are talking to me about …

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, Members, I have asked for this debate because European citizens and taxpayers deserve to know who is to blame for the prices they are currently paying. And the culprits are in this room, not everyone, partly in this room. Longstanding lobbying in favor of Chinese producers of solar batteries and windmills is to blame. It's the denial of nuclear power. It is the fault of the claim …

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Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, social networks are a battleground and disinformation is a weapon in this war. It is good that you finally understood this fact and again, again, like everything here, it is half-hearted and does not say everything that needs to be said. A whole government, that of North Macedonia, is waging a war of disinformation against its citizens, against the people in this count…

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Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, Erdoğan's funding of so-called money for sheltering illegal migrants is one example of the very blatant political incompetence, irresponsibility, reluctance and, I would say, political impotence of both the European Commission and the European Parliament and the European Union in general. Millions of euros from the pockets of European taxpayers are pourin…

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The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children (debate)

Member of the Commission. - Mr President, colleagues, there is no doubt that any violence must be persecuted, punished and reprimanded. It's all violence, no matter which gender it's committed by. But if a man listens to you, he will get the impression that men are only violent, only they commit violence and all men commit violence. It's your right to believe it, even though it can't be true. Howe…

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Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, I also join in thanking my fellow rapporteur Vitanov for his work on this subject - congratulations, fellow Member! I agree with you that the principles set out in his report on the need to protect fundamental rights in the use of artificial intelligence in criminal matters and the use of the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters are useful. As I already str…

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EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, it is very funny that you are engaged in needlework and knitting. Honourable Members, there have undoubtedly been many mistakes in the management of the health crisis, but as regards vaccines, the process of developing, purchasing and distributing these vaccines, I believe that the European Commission has a great responsibility and the way in which it has tried to reach…

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United States sanctions and the Rule of law (continuation of debate)

Madam President, it is commendable that you have made the effort and desire to bring to the fore issues related to the waste of European funds and corruption in European countries. It is a little more inexplicable to me, however, that lately you have been constantly discovering this corruption only in countries, or mostly in countries, whose governments you do not like or the policies of these gov…

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, the state of the Union today can be defined by one sentence: ‘It would be comical if it were not tragic’. The European Union is facing several crises – migrant, economic and health. Instead of deciding them, the Union engages in an economic lobbying called the ‘Green Deal’, and therefore every time, every day, in every report, there is a call that goes against the traditional fami…

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Instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA III) 2021–2027 (debate)

Member of the Commission. - Mr President, colleagues, in the next period, more than 14 billion will be distributed under this instrument. True, it's not as big a sum as we found out lightly in Afghanistan, so that everyone can then escape from there shamefully, but close, from the European taxpayers. This money will go to Turkey, to the Western Balkans. This Turkey, which violates human rights, wh…

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Situation in Afghanistan (debate)

Madam President, honourable Members, we are discussing the situation in Afghanistan, which is without any doubt a failure, a grave political failure and a disgraceful escape. A war that was fought without knowledge, without any idea of what was going on in Afghanistan, without any idea of what the situation was like there, and a war that ended in a disgraceful escape. I heard someone here just now…

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)

Madam President, one of the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency will undoubtedly be the enlargement of the European Union to the Western Balkans. We, of course, wholeheartedly support such integration. Personally, I even believe that both the Republic of Albania and Montenegro can be full members of the European Union, as they say – immediately. What worries me, however, is the situation in the…