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17

Jan

2023

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency (debate)

In a new era of deep uncertainty, Europe, as the best place to live in the world if it wants to stay, must take investment in its security, including the security of the state border, as well as the imperative of economic and technological competitiveness seriously. In both areas, your presidency can steer Europe in the right direction. That is why I welcome the focus on defence, migration, energy…

16

Jan

2023

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

–. ...()...and the most corrupt human beings, as well as the greatest wealth. Which is why, no matter where she was born, no matter what her name, deserves our special protection. They are what remains behind us, they show how we lived, what values we implanted in them and what kind of people we raised them in. The civilisational power of a society is therefore greatly measured in how it treats th…

14

Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

–The Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioner, the colleagues, the budget is the cornerstone of any European action in our Member States, in our immediate neighbourhood, but also beyond. Through the budget, we determine our strategic priorities and the future of our development. The political, economic and social context in which we define these priorities has changed beyond recognition follo…

13

Dec

2022

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The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)

Dear Chairman, three decades after international recognition and aggression, in the tenth year of our European membership, Croatia rounds off its full return to European civilization. At a time of deep uncertainty and war on the European continent, this, together with better transport connectivity, greater competitiveness, freedom of movement and one great development opportunity, brings us additi…

24

Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

The European Year of Youth has rightly put the focus on young people who, unfortunately, once again feel disproportionately the burden of the crisis in which Europe and the world have found themselves. At the same time, new generations continue to show that they are a driver of development and possess special strength, the power of innovation, the power of creativity, the power of excellence. This…

23

Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

In a time of brutal war on the European continent, Europe provides a safe haven for millions of Ukrainian refugees from Russian destruction and shells and once again shows our common humanity. At the same time, we are witnessing a drastic and perfidious increase in illegal border crossings of almost 300,000 this year, especially on the so-called Western Balkans route. Reception centres across Euro…

22

Nov

2022

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2023 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

When I presented the results of the negotiations for this year's budget last year, it was impossible to predict how dramatically different the situation on the European continent would be, how much Russia's aggression against Ukraine would turn a new chapter and present a new test, not only for our Union but for the whole of European civilization. One of the key aspects that we can act on in such …

9

Nov

2022

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Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (debate)

Dear Chairman, for us Croatian Members here in the European Parliament, this is probably the most important decision in this mandate. Three decades of hard-won independence, on the threshold of the 10th anniversary of our membership of the European Union. By joining Schengen, but also by introducing the euro as the official currency in Croatia, we round up Croatia's return to Europe and in some wa…

9

Nov

2022

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

Dear Chairman, Europe has made a clear, human and civilizational commitment at the beginning of the war and is helping the Ukrainian people fight for freedom. The use of energy as an instrument of war against Europe, as a means of political and economic blackmail, invites us to respond even more uniquely and intelligently. The Council conclusions are certainly going in the right direction, but the…

19

Oct

2022

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EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package (continuation of debate)

Dear Chairman, I would like to speak here today, first of all, about Bosnia and Herzegovina. To welcome the European Commission's proposal to grant candidate status to a country that has passed perhaps the bloodiest and most difficult path to its independence, to the preservation of its existence and is now in a specific, specific situation: on the way to stability, on the way to democratisation o…

18

Oct

2022

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Setting up a comprehensive framework for missing children and missing persons at risk (debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, colleague and colleague, several hundred thousand people go missing in Europe every year, and in as many as half of all cases they are children. It is clear, fortunately, that a good part of them is found very quickly, but it is also, unfortunately, clear that a good part of them also disappears for a longer period of time. As a parent, as a husband, I can hardly imag…

18

Oct

2022

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Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)

Dear Chairman, the whirlwind of the war in Ukraine has triggered the largest movement of displaced persons in Europe since the Second World War. At a time of deep uncertainty for the entire continent, we are also witnessing a dramatic increase in irregular crossings on the so-called Balkan route with over 100,000 illegal migrants this year alone. The situation is bad, and it threatens to become ex…

18

Oct

2022

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Madam President, I think that it's completely clear that for the past two years, Europe has really been deciding on its priorities in unprecedented circumstances in which we had to tackle the economic and social consequences of the pandemic. Now, this year, the circumstances under which we are negoitating the annual budget for the next year are even more dramatic. Europe gave a clear answer to the…

5

Oct

2022

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The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)

Mr President, dear Vice-President Schinas, dear colleagues, Romanian and Bulgarian citizens have been waiting now for 11 years to enjoy all the advantages of free movement and to enter into the Schengen area. Parliament has repeatedly emphasised its support for the Schengen enlargement, as we do today, because it is crucial for the equality of citizens within the EU. Stronger economic cooperation,…

5

Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

The Honourable Chairman, Honourable Commissioner, Colleagues and colleagues, is an integral part of Russia's great-state concept of expanding control and domination beyond its borders. Propaganda, hybrid actions, disinformation and historical falsification, and unfortunately the military aggression against the Ukrainian people since 24 February. With similar attempts, Croatia witnessed 30 years ag…

5

Oct

2022

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

In addition to the brutal violation of the international order, the open threat of nuclear attack, the Russian regime began to use energy as an instrument of war against Europe, as a means of political and economic blackmail. Contrary to what we could hear from MP Kolakušić, history shows us that relaxation or division in the face of tyranny or imperialism cannot help. Exactly the opposite. Histor…

14

Sep

2022

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Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)

Honourable Vice-President, Honourable Commissioner, Cohesion Policy has been successfully reducing economic and social disparities between different parts of Europe for decades, so that families can be lived, operated and established in every part of Europe with quality and dignity. At a time of major change, we need to further increase accessibility, increase flexibility, but sometimes make cohes…

5

Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Serbia (debate)

Dear Chairman, while the Ukrainian people are fighting for their own existence, for freedom, but also for our European values, in Serbia in Belgrade we are witnessing a sad, shameless calculation that is still ongoing and we are witnessing all different ways of circumventing sanctions. In this way, Serbia is not only formally moving away from the European Union, but also civilizationally away from…

5

Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Dear Chairman, some of the colleagues in this discussion today are very respectful of the Constitution of the state we are talking about, according to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, calling the basic principles of this document, which stopped the bloody war in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1995, some kind of tribal system, some kind of ethnic system that we should overcome and replace wit…

5

Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Colleague Franz, it seems to me that we agree that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs stability, functionality... Colleague Franz, we agree that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs peace, stability, functionality and a European perspective. It seems to me important to emphasize once again that Bosnia and Herzegovina also needs respect for the rights of all three constituent peoples, not as something that is im…

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Jul

2022

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Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (debate)

Dear Chairman, thank you very much to your colleagues for their support, but also for recognizing the enormous progress, the enormous efforts of the Croatian government in meeting all the demanding criteria for the introduction of the euro. I have to answer, too, to my colleague Ilčić because it is obvious that some today, unfortunately, forget that even kuna was never an end in itself, but a tool…

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Jun

2022

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Draft amending budget No 3/2022: financing reception costs of people fleeing Ukraine (short presentation)

On 24 February, the Honourable Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, devastating Russian missiles, tanks and the sounds of sirens marked the beginning of the Russian regime's bloody aggression against Ukraine, but also the beginning of a new era of European history. More than 13 million Ukrainians, whose homes were destroyed by shells or lacked water, food and electricity, had to flee their homes in f…

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May

2022

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Artificial intelligence in a digital age (debate)

Already today, the Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioner, colleagues, AI surrounds us even more than we are aware of, in many everyday applications, applications and services, from social networks and online search engines to medical diagnostics or smart transport. In any case, AI is already today the central technology of the new digital era that has the potential to transform and transfo…

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Apr

2022

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The Schengen evaluation mechanism (debate)

The Honourable Chair, Honourable Commissioner, Colleagues, Freedom of Movement in Europe is one of the key achievements of the European Union. The pandemic has shown once again how vulnerable this freedom can be, and also that we cannot take this freedom for granted. On the contrary, in order to strengthen it, it is essential that all states adhere to the application of the Schengen acquis and con…

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Apr

2022

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Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States (debate)

Four million Ukrainians are fleeing Russian aggression, fleeing Russian shells because their homes have been demolished, because they have no food, no water, and because they are fleeing together with their families. Ninety percent of them are women and children. Europe is clearly showing its heart, showing its solidarity, just as we have shown before. We hear in this debate today that it shows so…