What Bronis spoke about.

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Apr

2024

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

Mr President, honourable High Representative, colleagues, the Kremlin has been clearing its feet into international law for many years. Hybrid attacks, referendums, the killing of innocent people and the destruction of civilian infrastructure. It is possible to name and name Russian crimes. At the time, we have been discussing for several years whether we can use Russian money to reduce the damage…

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Mar

2024

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Need to address the urgent concerns surrounding Ukrainian children forcibly deported to Russia (debate)

Mr President, honourable Minister, Commissioner, colleagues, dear Ukrainians. Europe has no right to disappoint Ukrainian children. By buying Russian resources for many years, we have strengthened Putin's influence. We looked at the crimes he committed. If we responded, the response was short-lived and had little effect. This allowed Putin to think that he could go further. By failing to agree and…

28

Feb

2024

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The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia (debate)

Dear President, Minister, Commissioner, dear colleagues. Let's talk about what's really going on in Russia. An independent legal system has been destroyed, free media is no longer available, civil society has been suppressed, political prisoners are on the rise and some of them are simply being killed. So the international society can no longer pretend that Putin is the president of a democratic c…

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Feb

2024

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Empowering farmers and rural communities - a dialogue towards sustainable and fairly rewarded EU agriculture (debate)

You have indeed mentioned this, but legislation, regulations, directives allow Member States to tighten conditions, to adopt additional restrictions. What is your opinion that Member States should not pay for this? Should we not include the provision that if a Member State adopts stricter conditions that increase costs, it should contribute its own money in return?…

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Jan

2024

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Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition (debate)

Mr President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues, farmers' scraps are burning in the Baltic States to draw attention to the deplorable situation of agriculture. With rising food prices, taxes, production costs and the war in Ukraine, farmers are forced to sell their produce below cost. In the dairy sector alone, milk producers have fallen by almost 40% in the last few years. Here in Parliament, w…

16

Jan

2024

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Keeping commitments and delivering military assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, honourable Minister, Commissioner, colleagues. Today, there are calls from this tribune for assistance to Ukraine. But she doesn't need empty slogans. Let's stop making promises, let's act. Can anyone tell me how many promises have not been made yet? And this only shows our weakness and encourages Russia to go further. Let’s take a look at the figures – how much each country in the E…

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Nov

2023

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Revised pollinators initiative - a new deal for pollinators (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Commissioner. To tackle the decline of pollinators fundamentally, we need to ensure that member countries take similar measures and coordinate their actions with each other, especially in bordering areas. Equally important is the involvement of neighbouring countries that want to cooperate with the European Union. We cannot allow the use of environmentally and pollin…

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Oct

2023

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Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues. The statistics are eloquent. Today's farmers do not have a young shift that can continue their activities in agriculture. So far, we have done very little to change the situation. Even when it comes to supporting young farmers, we are still receiving proposals to cut these funds in the budget. To date, the uneven system of direct payments divides farmers int…

12

Jul

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in the war against Ukraine and in Russia (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues. Similar to the NATO summit currently held in Vilnius, where the President of Ukraine is visiting, the Council has once again expressed its support for Ukraine's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. The parties pledged their support for as long as necessary. It's important, but is it enough? The Ukrainian people, even with Western weapons, hav…

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May

2023

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Ukrainian cereals on the European market (debate)

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, colleagues, helping Ukraine must remain our priority. We know very well what is really causing the food crisis in third countries. Russia is blocking and restricting grain supplies and is using this situation to blame the European Union. We need to be proactive so that Ukrainian grain can safely reach Ukrainian ports and be transported abroad. Transporting cer…

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Mar

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (debate)

Mr President, honourable President, Commissioners, colleagues. I would like to sincerely thank you, Mr President, for your contribution and the continuous work you are doing to provide the necessary, necessary and timely support to Ukraine. On the eve of this war, you visited and met with the President of Ukraine, without giving in to the leaders of other countries that it is necessary to support …

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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues. Without livestock farming, neither sustainable nor organic farming, let alone food security, is possible without organic fertilisers. The dairy sector in Lithuania is in deep crisis, one could say, on the verge of bankruptcy. Already today, the number of cattle per hectare in Lithuania is one of the lowest in the European Union. I call on the Commission to i…

15

Feb

2023

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One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, Mr President of the Commission, colleagues. Russia's aggression in Ukraine, which began in 2014, has been intensifying, because we, the West, did not prevent it at that time. With cheaper resources, Europe has agreed to be less principled. There was talk of a strategic partnership that only helped Putin raise enough funds for the invasion. In Parliament, we still hear that we are not…

14

Dec

2022

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Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)

Thank you, President, honourable Commissioner, honourable Minister, colleagues. It is clear that a free market is not able to balance prices in times of crisis. One percent of people control half of the world's wealth. During the pandemic, these people made record profits and exacerbated social inequalities. This is to be repeated now, taking advantage of the war caused by Russia. What do politici…

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Nov

2022

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

Mr President, someone has said that this is a missed opportunity. Dear Vice-President of the Commission, I would like you to make it very clear when all these measures will come into effect? When will the bills start to fall? In a month? In half a year? After a year? People are waiting for it today. And the second thing, it seems that this trend, the increase in prices, is noticeable in the food s…

9

Nov

2022

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

Thank you, Mr President, You mentioned that food is expensive. Do you not think that in the food sector, where energy prices have risen in the same way, there is much speculation in the supply of fertilisers, the supply of means of production, the sale and processing of food. Should we not introduce measures similar to those already in force in the field of energy, both by taxing additional profit…

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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, representative of the Council, dear colleagues, we can talk a lot about the necessary measures to overcome the crisis, but if there are no funds available for this, we are unlikely to achieve a result. When the multiannual financial framework was being drawn up, no one thought that there would be a pandemic, that Russia would start a war, that inflation would hit, th…

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Oct

2022

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Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)

– Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues. It is clear that decarbonisation must be phased out in order to achieve the true independence of the European Union. The promotion of alternative fuels infrastructure projects is simply a necessity. It is true that no region or territory of the European Union can be left behind. The deployment of publicly accessible recharging infrastructure for electric p…

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Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues. In order to deal with rising food prices and self-sufficiency, we need to clearly identify the problem of why this is happening. The price of fertilizers is only one side of the medal. Farmers are dependent on the production, science and technology produced by the energy industry. So far, we have not made it possible for every farm to innovate. If only …

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Oct

2022

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

Mr President, from the lips of the European Union's senior officials, we hear the regret that the warnings of the Baltic states about Russia's plans have not been heard. But what is the meaning of these words, when so far the situation has changed little. The introduction of new sanctions is getting more and more exhaled, the horrific crimes of Russian soldiers are becoming less and less exciting.…

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Sep

2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

Mr President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues, the industrial strategy must prioritise food security, medicines and medical supplies. Europe's industrial strategy must help us to become completely independent of Putin's blackmail and attempts, while ensuring the sustainable competitiveness of European industry and businesses. We need to end the European Union's energy dependence on Russia, on …

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Jul

2022

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Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security (debate)

Isn't it a paradox that many countries can trace the origin of timber, meat, and can't do so with grain stolen from Ukraine? Russia lands them in various ports. I would like to ask the Commission: What is being done to stop these shipments? It is clear that even with tremendous efforts, it will not be possible to transport all grain from Ukraine to the territory of the European Union. There are al…

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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)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues. When will Putin cut off supplies to other EU countries? I think it's just a matter of time. And he'll do it when it's the hardest for him. That is why we need to show solidarity and act together, for example by revising programmes, changing funding, both for cohesion policy and for the common agricultural policy. We need to take into account the level of dev…

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May

2022

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EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, today we have actually seen and heard the choice made by the Moldovan people. In fact, it is a joy when the works are no different from the languages – what is being spoken is what is being done. And it really makes us feel very good that this country is working purposefully in its own direction and is striving to create a democratic, safe country and to create prosp…

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Apr

2022

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Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe (topical debate)

Mr President, colleagues. Putin's regime strives for universal domination, democracy and freedom are the biggest enemies to achieve its goals. His tools to achieve his goals are both extreme parties in Europe and individual politicians. This is not a new phenomenon, but it has been overlooked. I sincerely hope that the war against Ukraine has opened the eyes of everyone on how the Kremlin works. T…