Tom VANDENKENDELAERE

Rank	Name	Country	Group	Speeches
1	Lukas Sieper	GermanyDE	Renew Europe (Renew)	356
2	Sebastian Tynkkynen	FinlandFI	European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)	329
3	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	SpainES	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	301
4	João Oliveira	PortugalPT	The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)	207
5	Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis	LithuaniaLT	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	198

14

Sep

2021

NL Speech

Situation in Afghanistan (debate)

Mr President, a few days ago we commemorated 11 September. The memory of this event still gives me an immense sense of solidarity with the victims. This solidarity has brought us as allies of the United States to Afghanistan, which ended in a debacle. However, we need to learn from it. Since 11 September, threats in the world have increased markedly. However, this has not yet led to the necessary …

8

Jul

2021

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The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

Mr President, respect for human rights and the rule of law. Our values as set out in Article 2 of the Treaty are fundamental to the policies of the European Union, both for ourselves within that European Union and for our relations with other countries. And rightly so. We also have great ambitions in the area of human rights and the rule of law. This can be seen in the launch of an effective syste…

6

Jul

2021

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Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027 - Integrated Border Management Fund: Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 (debate)

Mr President, we must manage Europe's external borders effectively. This is the only way to ensure a robust internal system based on trust, solidarity and responsibility, which is crucial in the fight against illegal migration, terrorism and serious crime, whether politically driven or not. We also need a harmonised approach to visas so that we can exploit the full potential of the Schengen area w…

6

Jul

2021

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Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia (continuation of debate)

Mr President, if the European Union, as a global actor, wants to mean something and be credible with regard to its own policies, it must urgently act more decisively in Tigray, before the local population and against those responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity that took place there and are still taking place. Unfortunately, in my view, the unilaterally declared ceasefire is more o…

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Situation in Afghanistan (debate)

The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund 2021-2027 - Integrated Border Management Fund: Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy 2021-2027 (debate)

Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia (continuation of debate)