Speeches

Madam President, thank you very much. We're not at point zero. We have a different situation than when we observed the annexation of Crimea. We learned a lesson in some way. Then I'll remind you the reaction was almost non-existent. First of all, it was not adequate. Today, the newly elected European Parliament starts with a resolution, with a resolution on support for Ukraine and multi-layered support. What is missing, on the other hand, is primarily speed, efficiency, size, but also compliance in certain reactions. In part, I share Stoltenberg's view that countries should make individual decisions because they have the opportunity to do so. In part, because I believe that such acceptance, so that it is faster, more adequate, better, more should be a joint decision, a collective decision. This is important because the security related to our eastern border affects, potentially, practically half of the European Union countries. I emphasize that today we need faster, better, more, more adequately, so that in short we do not pay the price for tardiness.

Mr President, thank you very much. I probably won't have the opportunity later, so today I wanted to thank you, at this point, for the debate about the floods. Undoubtedly, for those who are struggling with the element at the moment, it matters. I would like to stress once again that empathy can never be too much. I want to start with empathy. Today, it is enough to ask Europeans what is most important to them – what is the greatest value in terms of such an institution, such a family as the European Union creates? Undoubtedly, freedom and freedom of movement. The freedom of movement of people, the freedom of movement of goods, but also, for young people, for example, the chance to elect a minister of education. If we ask these 450 million citizens, they will recognize that we are dealing with imponderables, with the most important values that should be protected. On the other hand, of course, there is the expectation of building a safe Europe, a Europe where these citizens, moving from different places to different places, will feel safe. However, one important concept, one important category, must not be forgotten: adequacy. All actions, all proposals should be on the one hand effective, but on the other hand adequate.