What Iskra spoke about.

12 Dec

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, the occasion for today's discussion on efficient and effective work, and the entire team that has worked with him. The agreement reached with the Council and the Commission has several crucial elements that I would like to highlight today in this final debate. Firstly, it promotes refining, processing, recycling and substitution in Europe,…

22 Nov

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Prime Minister, colleagues, Prime Minister, you raised the question of how to contribute to a united Europe, how Bulgaria should contribute. My answer is with an ambitious and constructive participation of Bulgaria in the implementation of the policies of the European Union and here I will pay attention to the policies for energy security and independence, which are …

10 Jul

2023

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Industrial Emissions Directive - Industrial Emissions Portal - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Energy efficiency (recast) (joint debate - Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)

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Madam President, it is undeniable that the objective of reducing harmful emissions from industry is part of the implementation of the European Union's Growth Strategy and the transformation of Europe into a climate-neutral continent. This is the direction for the development of the European industry and the proposal of the European Commission and the position of the European Parliament are key to …

13 Dec

2022

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Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, there is no doubt that Europe needs a complete transformation of its energy system, which requires key decisions concerning energy policies, the pace of decisions on an efficient energy transition and on energy independence. The war in Ukraine has shown us indiscriminately how important this is for the future of Europe. The implementation of REPowerEU will accelerate the deploymen…

9 Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

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Mr President, gentlemen Commissioners, the RePowerEU Plan is another step in the overall work of the European Union institutions following the Fit for 55 package and as a consequence of the entire Recovery and Resilience Facility, and mainly on the directives on energy efficiency, renewable energy and the energy performance of buildings, which aim to raise energy efficiency ambitions, accelerate t…

13 Sep

2022

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The new European Bauhaus (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the New European Bauhaus transposes the philosophy of the Green Deal into our daily lives, making the living environment close to its principles. I am convinced that the European Parliament will support the New European Bauhaus report because it contains a lot of energy from everything that was proposed by all the co-rapporteurs during the debates on the report. I would…

13 Sep

2022

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Renewable Energy Directive (debate)

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Mr President, in organising the European energy system and ending dependence on Russian supplies, it requires a radical acceleration of efforts and a fundamental change in energy supply, production and consumption structures. The European Union must formulate a comprehensive strategy on how to manage energy security and independence without losing sight of the objective of climate neutrality by pr…

12 Sep

2022

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Energy efficiency (recast) (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the deepening energy crisis requires the European Union and all Member States to double their energy efficiency ambitions. We are facing the challenge of European energy independence and a key instrument for achieving this independence is precisely energy efficiency. I would like to highlight a special aspect in the renewed directive. This is the inclusion of the constr…

22 Jun

2022

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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is a conquest of the European Union that offers both the Member States and the European institutions a new mechanism and philosophy of solidarity based on recovery by building on and achieving the objectives of the green and digital transformation. At national level, this innovation must come from the recovery and resilience plans…

19 May

2022

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The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

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Dear Mr President, Commissioner, the unilateral suspension of gas supplies from Russia to Bulgaria and Poland is part of Russia's military aggression in Ukraine and evidence of the dimensions of hostile action against Europe in terms of violating Europe's energy security and independence. The suspension of deliveries raises a series of questions to which Bulgaria and Poland, but also the entire Eu…

19 Oct

2021

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Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the new Horizon Europe programme is one of the European Union's most ambitious projects, combining high objectives, innovative approaches and a wide margin for cooperation and partnership. The partnership is a core principle of the programme and the new proposal for nine institutionalised partnerships further develops the principle and becomes a…