What Tomislav spoke about.

7 Jul

2025

HR Speech

Product safety and regulatory compliance in e-commerce and non-EU imports (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleague and colleague, the report by colleague De Mea makes it clear that 4.6 billion packages worth under €150 arrived in the EU in 2024, almost twice as much as in 2023, and consumers lost €19.3 billion buying unsafe products. The burden of unfair competition mostly affects our small and medium-sized enterprises, which comply with the rules and are a key wheel in our …

19 Jun

2025

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Protecting bees: advancing the EU's New Deal for Pollinators (debate)

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In 2023, the European Commission presented a new plan for pollinators with the key objective of reversing the alarming decline of wild insect pollinators in Europe. This measure is not only ecological, it is deeply strategic. Without pollinators, there is neither food safety nor a healthy environment. I support this initiative and stress the importance of protecting natural habitats and fostering …

19 Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

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Under the changed geopolitical circumstances, the enlargement of the European Union has once again become topical. However, it should be made clear that the enlargement process should be viewed on a country-by-country basis and based solely on the candidate country’s ability to adopt European standards. Unfortunately, we do not see progress on this issue, but, unfortunately, we mostly see backslid…

19 Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

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Mr. Picula, it is often said that a new enlargement is impossible without institutional reforms which, among other things, would mean abolishing the right of unanimity in the Council, i.e. abolishing the right of veto for small member states. You have spoken about this topic many times, but we know that there are different views on this issue alone. For example, the President of the Republic of Cr…

18 Jun

2025

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Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate)

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Dear President, Commissioners, colleagues, there is no competitiveness of European industry and European independence as we pay the price of energy several times more expensive than the US and China, and the supply is increasingly unstable. An indispensable part of the problem is the electricity grid in a situation where more and more renewables need to be connected to the system and more than 40%…

17 Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro (debate)

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Dear Chairman, Commissioners, colleagues of all candidate countries, Montenegro has made the most progress on its European path, but still, there are many obstacles and problems. It is extremely important that the report recognises the negative consequences that a possible extension of the way of acquiring dual citizenship can have on the existence of the Montenegrin people and statehood. I have r…

17 Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro (debate)

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Mr Waitz, as the head of the delegation of the European Parliament in Montenegro, you are very aware of the situation of the political landscape in this country. So my question is, what do you think about the malignant foreign influence of pro-Serbian and pro-Russian political forces, which are part of the ruling coalition? And what is your opinion about the political role of the Serbian Orthodox …

21 May

2025

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Improving mental health at work (debate)

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Across the European Union, around 84 million people are affected by mental health problems. Depression and anxiety are among the leading causes of incapacity for work today, and suicide, unfortunately, remains one of the main causes of death among young people. Almost half of workers report exposure to risk factors that negatively affect their mental health. Also, around 50% of European workers co…

21 May

2025

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Single Market Strategy (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, research shows that the unrealised potential of the Single Market amounts to as much as €713 billion. In this regard, we need to pay particular attention to the development of the single market for services of a segment which accounts for more than 70% of European GDP and which still lags behind the goods market. I have made this clear as EPP rapporteur for th…

8 May

2025

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EU action on treating and preventing diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular neurological diseases and measles (debate)

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Over the years, the European Union has shown that acting together can deliver great results for the health of our citizens. One of the most important examples is Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, which is the first comprehensive strategy against this evil disease, from prevention and research to treatment, to improving the quality of life of cancer survivors. The next step is the adoption of a Europea…

8 May

2025

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Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, the Draghi report has clearly shown that the costs resulting from too many regulations, both European and national, remain very high for European companies. This regulatory burden and fragmentation puts a particular burden on SMEs, hampers innovation and weakens our global competitiveness. More than four years have passed since I, as EPP Group Rapporteur on Se…

7 May

2025

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High levels of retail food prices and their consequences for European consumers (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, high retail food prices have become one of the key issues for millions of consumers across the European Union. Inflation, although showing signs of slowing down in certain sectors, remains stubbornly high in the food area. Households across Europe are forced to make difficult decisions every day, choosing between quantity and quality, between healthy choices a…

7 May

2025

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Winning the global tech race: boosting innovation and closing funding gaps (topical debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, the European Union has everything it takes to become a global leader in the technology race. We have knowledge, top researchers and universities and huge innovation potential. But to fully exploit this potential, we need to act decisively. Our competitiveness will not come from a low-cost workforce, but from innovation skills. As a first step, we need to ident…

6 May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

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Dear Chairman, long ago the devil sat on your doorstep, the land of Serbia. We have long known that it is an authoritarian state with complete state control over all segments of society, and especially the media used by the government in any way it comes to mind. The latest attempt to justify the tragicomic failure to organize a meeting with President Trump is the latest culmination of shameless p…

6 May

2025

EN Question

2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

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Mr Reuten, you are very active in the delegation of the European Parliament in Montenegro. So my question is: you know, that there are Vučić's proxies in the government and in the ruling coalition of Montenegro. So what do you think about this situation? Can Montenegro advance towards the European Union while you have people like Andrija Mandić and Milan Knežević in the ruling coalition?…

3 Apr

2025

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Health care related tourism: protecting EU patients abroad (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, cross-border healthcare allows patients within the EU to seek treatment in another Member State, but the rules governing it are still too complex and underused. There are two legal frameworks governing this possibility, as the Commissioner also said. Cross-border Healthcare Directive and Social Security Coordination Regulation. Although these rules are in plac…

3 Apr

2025

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110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide

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The Armenian people, one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, has been subjected to persecution, deportation and mass suffering. Hundreds of thousands of innocent men, women and children disappeared because they were Christians. Churches were burned down, holy places destroyed, among them the cathedral of the Holy Mother of God in Arabia, built in the 13th century as a symbol of the f…

3 Apr

2025

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European Action Plan on Rare Diseases (debate)

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In the European Union, rare diseases affect between 27 and 36 million people, many of whom are children. It is estimated that there are between 6,000 and 8,000 rare disease species, many of which are still unexplored. While this is the area where the European Union can do the most, we still do not have a comprehensive European plan for rare diseases. It's time to change that. Following the example…

2 Apr

2025

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Social Europe: making life affordable, protecting jobs, wages and health for all

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, social policy is a primary competence of the Member States. The European Union can act to support, coordinate or supplement national policies. A similar situation exists in health, where the responsibilities of the Member States for the definition of their health policy and organisation, the delivery of health services and medical care, including the managemen…

1 Apr

2025

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EU Preparedness Union Strategy (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the serious weaknesses of the European Union in crisis preparedness. At the beginning of 2020, we witnessed chaotic developments, including the introduction of restrictions on the flow of critical medical supplies between Member States, which severely undermined the principle of solidarity that underpins the European project.…

1 Apr

2025

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TUE) (joint debate)

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The enlargement process plays a key role in strengthening stability, security and democracy in Europe. Therefore, it is good that the report recognizes the real challenges, and one of them is certainly the destabilizing influence of Serbia on the entire area of Southeast Europe, which I have already talked about several times. Serbian hegemonic politics remains the biggest obstacle to enlargement.…

13 Mar

2025

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European Schools Alliance: potential to achieve the European education area by driving innovation, enhancing mobility and championing inclusivity (debate)

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The education system is the institutional pillar of society, the foundation of the social order and a key instrument of national sovereignty and identity. As we reflect on strengthening educational cooperation within the European Union, we must ensure that every initiative takes place within the framework of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, so that national governments retain pr…

12 Mar

2025

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Secessionist threats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the recent escalation (debate)

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Dear Chairman, while some in BiH look towards Moscow and Belgrade, and others towards Ankara, Croats consistently advocate European values such as democracy and equality. Today we often talk about the danger of separatism, and less about the second problem in BiH, which is unitarism. Attempts to centralize and subordinate BiH to the will of Sarajevo destroy its internal stability and deny the fund…

12 Mar

2025

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EU Consumers Day: filling the gaps in protecting 440 million consumers in the EU (debate)

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Dear Vice-President, Commissioner, colleague and colleague, the introduction of a common charger, the adoption of new rules on honey labelling, the resolution of the problem of minuses in bills or the introduction of the right to repair products are all initiatives we have worked on to improve the position of consumers and further protect them in the common market. In the new mandate, we face fund…

12 Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

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Dear Chairman, Mr. Bosanac, I really thank you for your presentation, but this part is especially interesting when you say that defence has nothing to do with people. I mean, that's a little strange to me because, as you probably know, if there were no army, if there were no defence, if there were no outsourcing, your country would be much more vulnerable to aggression than when you have a strong …