What Moritz spoke about.

3 Oct

2023

DE Speech

Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (A9-0273/2023 - Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques) (vote)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, This morning, reports have reached us that the Commission is considering releasing parts of the money that has been frozen vis-à-vis the government of Hungary in exchange for support for a stronger EU budget. I think we need to make it clear today: Just as a pro-European group, we fought for this rule of law mechanism. It is a success of this European Parliam…

3 Oct

2023

DE Speech

Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner! Of course, this report sets the right priorities. We need more money, especially in supporting Ukraine and also for other priorities of Parliament, and of course we have to pay the interest for NextGenerationEU, which has risen. But it will be difficult to get more money for the EU budget in the Member States, because there too, these financial constraints are there,…

11 Jul

2023

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2023 Annual Rule of law report (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Rule of Law Report is an important step, and it is again a good report that presents the situation in the Member States, which could make it even clearer. But we are looking closely at the rule of law in all Member States. This is always the great reproach of Poland and Hungary, of the right: Oh, it's always just looking at individual countr…

14 Jun

2023

DE Speech

Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (draft recommendation) (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. What we have on our mobile phone, what we look at, what data we have, what private messages we write, that's very, very personal data. What a creepy thought it is when this phone is hacked by a spyware like Pegasus and everything can be read at any time, because you have the phone with you at any time! But that is exactly what has happened to opposition politici…

12 Jun

2023

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Electronic evidence in criminal proceedings: legal representatives directive - Electronic evidence regulation: European production and preservation orders for electronic evidence in criminal matters (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur and also the shadow rapporteurs for the really tough negotiations in this case over many years. With this law, we are setting new standards in the fight against cross-border crime. I would like to thank the Member States in the Council and also the other political groups for responding to my calls …

31 May

2023

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Threat to democracy and the rule of law in Poland, in particular through the creation of an investigative committee (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. In the past few days I have read The Moscow Connection, a very worth reading book about Russian influence, especially in Germany on the SPD. And when I hear my colleague Daly's understanding of Putin here, I sometimes wonder what influence is behind it. Yes, we have to clarify this, we have to investigate what Russian influence there was. But this commission in …

31 May

2023

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Breaches of the Rule of law and fundamental rights in Hungary and frozen EU funds (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioners, Today is Viktor Orbán's birthday, but we don't give him a gift of money. The Commissioners have just made it very clear: The corresponding milestones have not been reached, and therefore no money can flow yet. But we have also pointed out in our resolution – and frankly I am appalled that we as Parliament must point out, and not the institution it…

10 May

2023

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Adequacy of the protection afforded by the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. It did not protect the civil rights of our citizens. That's why I fought for him to get away. It's also good that he got away, because we really need an exchange of data that actually protects our civil rights, and that's not the case. This is what the ECJ has said for the second time. If you have failed twice, I would honestly be very, very careful. The third t…

8 May

2023

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Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs - Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (debate)

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I would doubt that this was solely due to the recovery fund, because at the time when we stretched it and the funds actually flowed, we were already a bit further. We now see that the funds from the recovery fund are flowing very poorly. Most Member States are not in a position to spend all the money. I have not been against this crisis instrument in principle, I have supported it here as well. Bu…

8 May

2023

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Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs - Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Now we actually notice: Debt costs something. There have been many colleagues who have said that this is how debt can be made, interest rates are low, and the solution has been more and more debt. All of a sudden we see inflation, and all of a sudden debt costs something. That's why we have to be clear: A policy that makes sure that not too much de…

19 Apr

2023

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Universal decriminalization of homosexuality, in light of recent developments in Uganda (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. If I lived in Uganda today, I'd probably already be in prison, and I'd probably expect the death penalty because I'm the person I am and I love who I love. This is all the incredible bewilderment that this law is making a reality in Uganda. I feel an incredible sympathy today with the people who are now victims of this incredible criminal law there. I feel great…

30 Mar

2023

DE Speech

2022 Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union - Rule of law in Greece - Rule of law in Spain - Rule of law in Malta (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The rule of law is the basis of European cooperation, because only common rules actually enable us to enforce law and also the civil rights of all Europeans. And that is why it is right that we look neutrally at the rule of law in every member country. The accusations that we only deal with individual states today show exactly that with the Rule of…

29 Mar

2023

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The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! I have just heard a lot here in the debate: This is a national debate, there is no regulation, back and forth and what not all arguments. The question we are discussing here tonight is the following: How is a child? What is best for a child? And best for a child is when they have parents who love and care for them. And these parents should have the…

16 Mar

2023

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Lack of actions taken by the Commission in the context of the duty of sincere and loyal cooperation (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Sometimes I cannot explain what is happening here in the European Parliament and in Europe at all. If I were to go home or if I were to explain to the visitor groups here in Parliament that hundreds of opposition politicians, journalists have been spied on in Europe with a software where everything could be closely monitored, that there has been interference in …

15 Mar

2023

DE Speech

Combating organised crime in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, The business model of organised crime makes excellent use of our internal market, it makes use of our freedoms, and therefore Europe must act in a coordinated manner. Clan crime, organized crime, does not respect our rule of law; She uses every opportunity, she uses our freedoms. But the rule of law must be consistently enforced throughout Europe, and Europe is the solution: bette…

15 Feb

2023

DE Speech

The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom (topical debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Of course, the events in Greece are worrying, the spying on the press and journalists. But let's also look at the bigger picture. Today, international media reports under the title Story Killers that a secret company manipulates elections in various countries, that it is openly offered that spyware is used to manipulate elections. That's the picture we have i…

23 Nov

2022

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Legal protection for rainbow families exercising free movement, in particular the Baby Sara case (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Especially in the debate, the whole absurdity has been noticed. The rights and conservatives who usually talk about the family that needs to be protected, about the nucleus of society – the children need to be protected. Orbán has even proposed a law to protect children. It's always about the kids, it's about the family. And here we see all the abs…

22 Nov

2022

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Resilience of critical entities (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! Sabotage on Nord Stream, attack on the rail network in Northern Germany – we must not be naïve when it comes to critical infrastructure. And it is precisely a European vote on this question, what constitutes critical infrastructure for us, how we protect it together, that is important. And that is why it is important that we have the debate and tha…

21 Nov

2022

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Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! A few months ago, news came that the European Commission was proposing to actually withhold €7.5 billion from Hungary. And I heard in my conversations with citizens: Finally, something is happening. Something's finally happening. Finally, action is being taken against the dismantling of the rule of law in Europe. But then what happened? We have …

21 Nov

2022

EN Speech

Order of business

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Madam President, dear colleagues, we had some talks with the other groups on the title because right now it states: negotiations between the Commission and Hungary. To be very honest, it’s what happens right now but it should not be this way. The rule of law in Europe should not be negotiable. That is very clear from our side. We call on the Commission not to negotiate, but to assess, and that’s w…

18 Oct

2022

DE Speech

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

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! We have a difficult annual budget ahead of us. We see the energy crisis, we see inflation, and we know that our possibilities under the Multiannual Financial Framework are limited. That is why there are three priorities in this budget. On the one hand: We must do everything we can to fight inflation, we must support citizens. At the same time, w…

17 Oct

2022

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The Rule of Law in Malta, five years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Today we commemorate the murder of Daphne. This horrific murder was an attack on Daphne, but above all an attack on press freedom in Europe. With an attack on freedom of the press, it was also an attack on democracy, because freedom of the press is the air that democracy needs to breathe. But I have to be honest at the end of this debate: I'm shocked. Shocked on…

4 Oct

2022

DE Speech

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)

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I do not think I need to comment here on any statements made by Mrs Baerbock out of context. But I did not speak in any way at any point in my speech about democracy and whether Viktor Orbán won the election – the OSCE says the election was free, but not fair. The fact that they are going back to democracy and elections shows that you don't really want to talk about what this is about, namely proj…

4 Oct

2022

DE Speech

Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner! If you follow the debate here, then what usually takes place in this debate will take place again: Hungary defends the rights here in Parliament, says it's all political and so on and so forth. Corruption exists in all EU countries. Ten times as high, ten times as high as in other average countries, is the abuse of EU funds in Hungary! It is sim…

14 Sep

2022

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The report on the situation of fundamental rights in Europe is right and important, because we must be vigilant when it comes to defending citizens' rights in Europe. News is shaking us again: Surveillance scandals and Pegasus. In the committee of inquiry, we repeatedly deal with the fact that opposition figures and journalists are monitored with espionage softw…