What Tomislav spoke about.

15

Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

–The Honourable Chair, Commissioners, Colleagues, if we fail to act decisively, cancer deaths will increase by more than 24% in the European Union by 2035 and will become the leading cause of death. It is high time for radical and comprehensive action, and the adoption of Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and this report are key steps in this direction. This report contains a number of concrete measure…

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Jan

2022

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Situation in Kazakhstan

Dear President, Commissioner, colleague and colleague, we have recently witnessed protests that broke out in Kazakhstan after the government significantly increased gas prices at the beginning of the year. Much remains unclear, but we know that protests began in the western part of the country and citizens' discontent quickly spread to the rest of the country and grew into general protests against…

19

Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Dear President, Commissioners, colleagues, the sale of dangerous products such as unverified medicines, counterfeit products, but also the dissemination of illegal content such as infringing intellectual property rights, terrorist content or illegal hate speech is a reality we face every day online. Despite this, online sales have steadily increased in recent years, and in 2020, at the height of t…

16

Dec

2021

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Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia

–In recent weeks, we have witnessed major environmental protests in Serbia, with tens of thousands of citizens taking part in road blockades and demanding the repeal of the Expropriation Act, the amendment of the Referendum Act to prevent lithium exploitation in the country. Peaceful protests are accompanied by a series of incidents and provocations, sporadic clashes, pushes and fights provoked by…

14

Dec

2021

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Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, and after more than ten years, the executive partnership has remained an essential component of European foreign policy. In the context of this partnership, Ukraine is our important economic, security and energy partner. The security of the eastern part of the European Union depends directly on the security and stability of Ukraine and we must therefore active…

24

Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (continuation of debate)

Dear Vice-President, Commissioners, Ministers, colleagues and colleagues, I take this opportunity to once again invite all our fellow citizens to give their trust to science, not to those who want to manipulate vulnerable social groups with false information. Those who spread false information, and we have heard them here today, unfortunately, are responsible for the deaths of people who refuse va…

23

Nov

2021

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Situation in Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)

Dear Vice-President, Commissioner, Ministers, colleagues, Bosnia and Herzegovina is in a political crisis. However, Dodik's activities, although problematic, are not the main problem of this country. The real problem is the divine aspiration for political hegemony under the guise of civil BiH, especially against Croats as the least numerous constituent people. This is evident from the failure to c…

23

Nov

2021

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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

Dear Chairman, Commissioner, colleague and colleague, I did not plan, but since it was mentioned, I would first address the issue of Prosecco. Croatian Prosecco and Italian Prosecco are not the same drinks. Anyone who says that the Croatian Prosecco is disloyal competition to the Italian Prosecco is either completely ignorant or malicious. We have heard all kinds of nebulosis on this topic several…

22

Nov

2021

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

With the creation of the Committee on Beating Cancer, the European Parliament highlighted the importance of this topic for the future of the EU. It is estimated that 2.7 million new cases will be diagnosed in 2021, 1.3 million people will die from cancer at Union level. These figures show the enormous scale of the problem that lies ahead. The Committee's work contributes to the creation of a commo…

22

Nov

2021

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A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)

Dear Vice-President, Commissioner, Rapporteur, colleague and colleague, as a result of the industrial policy of the past, 40% of medicines in the European Union today come from third countries. At the same time, 60 to 80 % of active pharmaceutical ingredients are produced in China and India. In such circumstances, further exacerbated by the pandemic, the European Union is at risk of shortages of m…

21

Oct

2021

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The outcome of the Western Balkans summit (continuation of debate)

Dear Vice-President, Commissioners, Ministers Logar, colleagues, the area of Southeast Europe is of strategic importance for the European Union. History has shown that crises in this area can destabilise the whole of Europe. We saw this in 1914 when a chain of events started in Sarajevo caused a global cataclysm that led to the collapse of the world order that existed until then. That is why the f…

7

Oct

2021

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European Union Agency for Asylum (continuation of debate)

Dear President, Commissioners, colleagues, we still remember well the migrant crisis of 2015 when millions of people arrived in the European Union seeking international protection here. The fact is that at that time the EU did not have a sufficiently developed asylum system to successfully respond to the challenges faced by the Member States. In a context where geopolitical circumstances in the wo…

6

Oct

2021

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The Council's lack of will to move the European cross-border mechanism forward (debate)

The COVID-19 pandemic reminded us that we need to make better use of the potential and cooperation of border regions to enable growth and sustainable development and overcome the challenges these regions face. And this is especially important in the context of the country from which I come, Croatia, which, due to its shape, is practically an entire border region The proposal for this regulation tr…

6

Oct

2021

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Banking Union - annual report 2020 (debate)

Dear Chair, Vice-President, Commissioner, colleague and colleague. In the context of the Banking Union report, I would like to draw attention to the problem of permissible and tacit overruns faced by European citizens. The Croatian National Bank has determined that 70% of consumers in Croatia with open current accounts have an authorised overdraft facility. At the same time, more than 95% of all e…

6

Oct

2021

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The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval (debate)

As part of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, the implementation of the national plans should strengthen economic growth, create jobs and ensure economic, social and institutional resilience. It is, however, particularly important that this mechanism pays unprecedented attention to rural areas, islands, outermost regions and regions which suffer from severe and permanent demographic problems, i…

5

Oct

2021

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Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)

In parallel with the outbreak of the pandemic, the world was hit by an infodemic, i.e. a flood of inaccurate information placed with the aim of creating panic among citizens. Unfortunately, we are witnessing a systematic anti-vaccination campaign on social media every day, spreading false information, which has a direct impact on the number of vaccinated and sick people. Knowing that vaccination i…

5

Oct

2021

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Assessing the Union’s measures for the EU tourism sector as the end of the Summer season nears (debate)

The tourism sector plays an extremely important role in the economy and society of the European Union. In 2019, it generated 10% of total GDP and 27 million jobs in as many as 3 million companies. The pandemic has affected EU tourist destinations in different ways, while maintaining differences in the types of tourism offer, travel restrictions, the size of tourism markets and the importance of to…

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Oct

2021

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State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)

In recent years, we have witnessed a steady increase in malicious cyber operations against the European Union and its Member States by various state and non-state actors that have exposed the insufficient protection and vulnerability of the Union in this area. To achieve foreign political, economic and security objectives, malicious cyber activities support the development of disinformation campai…

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Oct

2021

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Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, earlier diagnosis of malignancies, better traffic management or more rational use of energy are just some examples of the obvious benefits that the use of artificial intelligence brings. However, if not properly regulated by law, AI can endanger an individual’s privacy and lead to different forms of discrimination. It is therefore not surprising that as many …

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Sep

2021

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EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, due to the extraordinary circumstances caused by the pandemic of unprecedented scale, exceptional efforts have been made to develop and study COVID-19 vaccines to be approved and available as soon as possible to all our citizens. By investing hundreds of millions of euros in research projects and more flexible procedures, the European Union coordinated and fu…

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Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

The European Union is the world's largest food importer and exporter. Yet it is frightening that as many as 33 million people in the European Union cannot afford a quality meal every other day. This is especially worrying when we know that as much as 20% of the food produced is wasted. On the other hand, there is a growing problem of obesity. More than half of the adult population suffers from ove…

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Sep

2021

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (continuation of debate)

To date, there have been over 759,000 Covid-19-related deaths in the European Union. In such circumstances, as many as 66 percent of our citizens believe that the European Union should have greater powers in the field of health. Nevertheless, even within the existing powers, the European Union can and must do more to tackle health threats beyond national borders. It is the Regulation on serious cr…

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Jul

2021

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A new ERA for Research and Innovation (continuation of debate)

The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the importance of cooperation in research and innovation to quickly find solutions to the biggest problems, such as vaccines, but also the importance of research science for the continued resilience of the economy and society. The Multiannual Financial Framework, the Next Generation EU instrument, while necessarily linking the public R&I system more closely to the p…