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2021

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Establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, let me speak on behalf of my EPP faction with our opinion. I have listened carefully to your speeches and I want to assure you that your activity, your efforts to strengthen the protection of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean have great support in our faction. We are aware that today this is an extremely endangered part of our planet. You have clearly described this,…

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2021

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State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate regulations (debate)

Mr President, let me also make a few remarks. I personally consider the EU Digital COVID Certificates to be a successful project. When we look at the differences of opinion between the Member States at the beginning of the negotiations on this instrument and at the final result, I think we have reached the maximum possible. I would also like the integration to be even more intense with this instru…

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Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to support the position of those colleagues who have clearly described the problems of the Hungarian law, which significantly harms the rights of sexual minorities. The law only symbolically attacks the principles of the rule of law, but in fact, and it has been said here, it will significantly interfere with the lives of young people who are looking for th…