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PL Written Statement

Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement (debate)

Although I wholeheartedly support enlargement of the Union, I cannot vote in favour of this report because it contains an unwarranted assumption that enlargement presupposes deepening. What an opposite logic! I would even risk saying that the Union needs to be rather shallower in many areas, that is to say, to leave more freedom to Member States and citizens. In particular, there is no evidence th…

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Apr

2024

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The use of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I believe that there is nothing more characteristic of the Union's response to Russian aggression than this discussion. After two and a half years of brutal war waged by Russia, robbing and destroying, we are discussing whether we can accept profits from Russian money frozen in Europe. After two and a half years. Yes, we are already sending weapons, too late and not eno…

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Mar

2024

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Prime Minister, I'm sorry. Last week, study days took place in Helsinki (a beautiful city) and we were able to see how realistic the current government – and I think the Finns in general – is in terms of border protection, migration, and the issue of Russian defence and threat. Finland maintained the obligation of military service when it was already abandoned in mo…

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Feb

2024

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Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023 (joint debate - European security and defence)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I would like to say that, in the light of what Mrs Ursula von der Leyen has said, it is completely incomprehensible that the long-announced EDIP, a strategy for the development of the European defence industry, is constantly being shifted. I would like to ask Mr Šefčovič, what are the reasons for this? This is a testimony to some inner weakness of ours, and it is comple…

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Feb

2024

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The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. When Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine two years ago, Europe was shocked and shocked, although Russia's brutal imperialism has been known for centuries in Europe. We could use a little history, I think. The Ukrainians surprised us with their determination and courage, but today the moods are different and we cannot enchant reality. And the fact that…

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Jan

2024

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Geothermal energy (debate)

– Madam President, I would like to thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Dear Colleagues, I am glad that this debate took place, that it took place, because one of the problems of geothermal is its low visibility compared to other RES sectors and the very idea of geothermal projects is sometimes ignored. In circulating opinions, geothermal plants are sanatorium facilities in Iceland, I…

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Jan

2024

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Geothermal energy (debate)

– Madam President, I would like to thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. First of all, I would like to start by saying that the ITRE report has very strong support. We have a strong mandate, because all political groups voted for it and we ask the Commission, but also the Member States, to support the development of geothermal energy. We note with regret that geothermal energy still pl…

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Jan

2024

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Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Is our assistance with military equipment sufficient? The answer is clear. I think most of my colleagues answered that. It's not. Ukraine does not have enough equipment to defeat Russia to defend itself. Worst of all, this assistance comes too late, as human resources, Ukraine’s mental resilience and, unfortunately, ours are already running out. The barrier was m…

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Dec

2023

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European Defence investment programme (EDIP) (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. In fact, I can only agree with my colleagues. I have some disagreements with Mrs. Neumann. On some points I might agree, on others I probably don't. But above all, I would like to agree with the Commissioner, with what you said at the outset. Only a mysterious question arises, an intriguing question. Why is that? Since we are in agreement he…

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Nov

2023

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Question Time with Commissioners - The state of implementation of the EU’s commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024

Yes, but from what the Commissioner says, the barriers are political. Or maybe psychological? It's not about ability. Psychological, because we all know that in some countries there is still a mood of pacifism. And the political? Perhaps some people do not really want to support Ukraine in this counter-offensive that Ukraine is currently conducting.…

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Nov

2023

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Question Time with Commissioners - The state of implementation of the EU’s commitment to provide 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition to Ukraine until March 2024

My question goes in the same direction. However, it is extremely disappointing that the European Union is unable to honour the commitments it has made. I have a question for the Commissioner: Before we threw such a beautiful number, a million rounds of ammunition, ammunition units, did someone check whether we were able to do it? And you're talking about your visit, you've visited munitions factor…

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Nov

2023

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Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Maybe we could start by finding out the facts. And my colleague Verhofstadt turned off a little bit, so I wanted to turn to him: You talked about mistakes in EU policy, which is why you talked about the need to change the treaties. Well, these erroneous decisions were not made as a result of the activities of the often cited Viktor Orbán,…

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Nov

2023

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. I remember the discussion last year when we were very concerned about whether we would be able to ensure security of energy supply, when electricity and gas costs were rising sharply and we were afraid of growing public protests. Admittedly, and we must appreciate that we have avoided the Great Depression – and this is certainly a success, so congratulations to y…

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Sep

2023

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European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (debate)

EDIP is, of course, only one element of the new strategy to support the defence industry, as well as to supply Ukraine with weapons so that it can preserve its freedom and independence. But this new strategy is only the beginning of a sobering up and a return to realism, which I hope will come true after the European elections next year. The new policy must be based on the lessons learned from thi…

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Sep

2023

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European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. As colleague Gahler said, from the outset, this act to strengthen the European defence industry through common procurement was supposed to be one of the urgent responses to the Russian aggression against Ukraine in February last year. And now, allow me to complain a little. In my view, the European Parliament did not act quickly enough on this matter. We meet almost 15 …

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Jul

2023

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Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr President, thank you very much. As this debate shows, we are in a slightly different phase of building the Green Deal. We started translating general prices into concrete legislative decisions, and people started to feel the effects. It turned out – as we all supposedly knew, but only in theory – that the energy transition and climate policy will be costly and will b…

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Jun

2023

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Humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. We can still see that the end of this war is not visible, and we are already wondering, rightly so, how we will help Ukraine to rebuild. And I have no doubt that there will be no lack of economic potential and willing to invest. But I ask myself, are we ready to do this politically, so as not to make old mistakes? I read Die Moskau-Connection: Das Schröder-Netzwe…

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May

2023

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Establishing the Act in support of ammunition production (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. I think that this draft regulation on support for ammunition production is an excellent response to the urgent needs raised by the Member States. And it is also probably the result of Commissioner Breton's detour around ammunition production plants, including in Poland, in Nowa Dęba in Podkarpackie. It is very good that this time the Commission first examines the…

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Apr

2023

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Dieselgate: suspected widespread use of defeat devices in cars to reduce effectiveness of pollution control systems (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Answering questions from a colleague from the Greens, I wondered why this is so. And I would like to go back to the origins of this affair and perhaps to the political context, because we are indeed dealing with a fraud on a global scale – a fraud that has not received the proper interest of the European Commission, despite everything we have heard, and of the European …

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Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. I agree with the previous speakers who talked about the importance of energy storage. Indeed, energy storage should be one of the pillars of an efficient energy system if we really want to base it on renewable energy sources. Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek talked about gas storage, which we dealt with last year. We all know that gas is relatively easy to store, you o…

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Apr

2023

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The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Recent visits by European leaders to China have shown that Europe is not the same as the EU institutions and that Europe is diverse. The President of France, the President of the European Commission and the German Minister of Foreign Affairs presented different ideas about the European strategy. The strategy so far, if we had it, was probably not very satisfactor…

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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. With the adoption of this legislative package, we are entering a new phase of our tightened climate policy in a very difficult situation: after the pandemic, at a time of ongoing war and increasing immigration pressure. This is a phase in which the high costs of this transformation are increasingly visible, and the rising costs also for c…

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Mar

2023

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Strengthening the EU Defence in the context of the war in Ukraine: speeding up production and deliveries to Ukraine of weapons and ammunitions (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I must say that if my colleagues had been so determined a few years ago, this war would not have happened at all. We would not have to say "fame to Ukraine" because Ukraine would not be subject to Russian aggression. Quite recent were times when the army, the defense industry seemed obsolete, especially traditional types of weapons, armored weapons, artillery, territori…

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Feb

2023

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A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. This communication from the European Commission is one-sided, very one-sided. Basically, we need a plan, but a more developed, more comprehensive plan. Today's economy, our today's industrial base is still different. So there is a need for a realistic strategy for this economy that actually exists, not the one that exists in the Commission's dreams in 20, 30 years. In t…

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Dec

2022

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EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I agree that American companies in Europe should be treated in the same way as European companies in the United States. Competition should be fair, but is fair competition also guaranteed within the Union itself? The 370 billion state aid in the US is bothering us, the 200 billion in Germany, the ‘Doppelwumms’ of Olaf Scholz – not anymore. Is this not a breach of the pr…