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9

Jul

2026

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Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)

Thank you for the question. I think that we should definitely think and move beyond only this proposal. You were mentioning the exceptions that do exist. I wouldn't put them all in the same category, so I think that we should really make a smart choice, but in general I think that it is quite clear that really Europe has the knowledge, Europe has the people, and Europe has the potential to do it. …

9

Jul

2026

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Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)

Dear President, Commissioners, colleagues, without bold innovations, without new investments and without a real single market, Europe is unfortunately only a dormant economic giant that is strong in its potential, but slow and sluggish in a world that will not wait for us. This is why the proposal for a single, simpler European framework for business growth is one of the most important but also on…

6

Jul

2026

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 (debate)

Last year, the European Investment Bank mobilised record funds, the largest ever, and we certainly congratulate them. At the same time, Europe needs to focus investment even more decisively on strengthening its economic competitiveness and resilience. Today, Europe is competing with economies that invest faster, that invest more aggressively but also more strategically focused. That is why the rol…

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May

2026

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Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, colleagues, if security, competitiveness and energy transition are to be financed, and this is no longer a question of desire, but a question of preserving Europe as we know it, then the Union must have adequate and stable sources of income. That is why it is important to seriously discuss credible budgetary sources, including the potential of revenues from online gam…

28

Apr

2026

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Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate)

Today we are not only voting on abstract figures, but we are actually voting on the direction of Europe in the decade ahead. In a world marked by dramatic security challenges, threats, Europe's technological backlog and economic pressures, one thing is becoming quite clear: Europe cannot and will not be able to fulfil the ambitions we are talking about here in Parliament without a real budget. Thi…

25

Mar

2026

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

The Honourable President, the Honourable President of the European Council, colleagues, the fierce global rearrangement of maps calls for more political determination, more courage and more self-esteem from Europe. In times of dangerous wars in our immediate neighbourhood, energy shocks and blackmail, but also hybrid attacks on our territory, we need more than ever unity around the clea…

11

Feb

2026

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Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate)

Dear President, colleague and colleague, European citizens today feel the increasing cost of living, and businesses, especially small and medium-sized ones, find it increasingly difficult to compete, but also increasingly difficult to cope with overly large regulation. That is why the issue of competitiveness and the implementation of the Draghi report is at the very heart of Europe's vitality, bu…

21

Jan

2026

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Restoring control of migration: returns, visa policy and third-country cooperation (topical debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, restoring control over migration also means restoring Europe's damaged credibility. Too many decisions are still not implemented, visa rules are abused and cooperation with third countries is not always fully consistent. Europe can no longer afford passivity on this issue and it is good that the rules, but also Europe's attitude towards migration, change. We…

21

Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Dear Chairman, the brutal speed of a world that is never more dangerous, the noise of the post-factual era in many of our fellow citizens is confusion, uncertainty, and more and more fear. The first and true answer to this must be the absolute unity of Europe. Regardless of the political differences here in the European Parliament, regardless of national differences, in responding to everything th…

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Dec

2025

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30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement (debate)

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Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

I think it is clear to all of us, at least here in the European Parliament, that we are at the beginning of a long difficult process, that 2026 will be marked by intense, dynamic talks also here in the European Parliament, but also perhaps even more so among the Member States; there is no predetermined outcome of such discussions; that the European Commission's proposal from July this year practic…

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Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Thank you very much for the question, but also for a little more time to explain the point of view on just that, on one of the key topics and this week's leaders' meeting around the multiannual financial framework where the key will be to balance the first pillar focused on cohesion, on the policy that is, according to the Treaties, the central policy and the European project, and on the other han…

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Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues, in crucial moments of truth for Europe, in dangerous and increasingly dangerous times, the time has come to take on historical responsibilities: and for European security, for European competitiveness, but also this week at the meeting of European leaders and for the equal development of Europe. The time has come to completely reject misconceptions, economic, energy and soc…

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Nov

2025

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2026 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, at a moment when Europe faces growing global pressure, we needed a budget that strengthens our strategic direction and I think that we can proudly say that we delivered one. Thanks to our lead negotiator, Andrzej Halicki, thanks to Matjaž Nemec and the entire conciliation team, Parliament secured an agreement that restores EUR 1.3 billion cut by governm…

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Nov

2025

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Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes (debate)

12

Nov

2025

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The new 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework: architecture and governance (debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, I see this Commission proposal as the first concrete sign that the voice of the Parliament is being heard and the concerns this time are being taken seriously. Preserving the identity of the Common Agricultural Policy, protecting the amounts for more developed and regions in transition, a minimum of 10% for rural areas are more than technical details and clear…

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Oct

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

After years of moral blackmail, years of dormancy, lulling, Europe is waking up and reversing some bad trends. But the European Union is still missing and needs a little more guards, self-esteem, common sense and innovation. That is why, following new hybrid attacks from the east, the European Council has a responsibility to restore Europe to a healthier economic base, competitiveness and energy i…

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Oct

2025

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections (debate)

Mr President, Mr Commissioner, dear colleagues, here we are in this perhaps late night debate on the annual budget for the next year, and the hour may be late, but the topic definitely deserves our full attention, since we are discussing the priorities that go much beyond this Chamber and all this in times of global uncertainty, but also growing competition in the world where the EU needs a budget…

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Oct

2025

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Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy (debate)

A year after the tragedy of Novi Sad, the Serbian society is still key, and Vucic's regime is now generating a grotesque political psychosis and a permanent state of emergency. Instead of reforms, instead of releasing from the mythological narratives of the past, instead of breaking privileged ties with Russia and aligning with the European acquis, European foreign and visa policy, Serbia is incre…

21

Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

The Commission's work programme for next year comes at a time when Europe has virtually no alternative but to prove in practice that it can act effectively and decisively. There are clear challenges ahead: security is being undermined, the economy is being shaken, and more and more citizens' trust in the European institutions is being undermined. This is why I call on the Commission to focus on th…

21

Oct

2025

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Institutional consequences of the EU enlargement negotiations (debate)

Dear Chairman, Commissioner Kos, colleague and colleague, enlargement is a strategic priority of the European Union and requires adjustments, primarily of the candidate and to some extent of the European Union. However, only a minority of strategic key national decisions are taken by unanimity at European level. Yes, it is not always easy, that some, unfortunately, also brutally abuse it, but naiv…

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Oct

2025

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Promoting EU digital rules: protecting European sovereignty (debate)

Dear Chair, Europe today does not dictate the pace of technological development, but tries to follow it with difficult steps. Draghi's diagnosis of a stunted European economic power unfortunately refers especially to the digital sector. Key European barriers are not a lack of talent or even a lack of resources, but above all too much bureaucracy, fragmented markets and a weak translation of resear…

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Oct

2025

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Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism (debate)

Dear colleague and colleague Commissioner, freedom of movement in Europe is a value that must be preserved. We are still witnessing the real pressure of migration with loopholes in the system, which unfortunately continues to be massively abused. When legal entry is turned into a shortcut for abuses, the problem undermines not only the whole system, but also the trust of European citizens. That is…

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Sep

2025

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Investments and reforms for European competitiveness and the creation of a Capital Markets Union (debate)

A year has passed since the publication of the Draghi report, which once again underlined that while America and China dictate the rules of the new industrial revolution, Europe risks remaining a passive observer. Europe has swayed and European competitiveness is lagging behind. That's why the report was more than a diagnosis. We know and understand the problems very much. The report also called f…

9

Jul

2025

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The EU’s post-2027 long-term budget: Parliament’s expectations ahead of the Commission’s proposal (debate)

The Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioner, our colleagues, we expect a proposal in a week to show if Europe has the strength to act as a serious community. The stakes are high and the ball is now with the Commission. Parliament's position is quite clear and quite simple and we know what to expect. In Croatia, as in other, most other Member States, European funds are a key investment driver…