What Milan spoke about.

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Jul

2022

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Common European action on care (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, dear colleagues! First of all, I would like to thank you once again for this debate, in addition to all the work that has been done on the report. In fact, it is a real honour for me to be a co-rapporteur in this area. What somehow stemmed from everything we said was that care is a human right. First the human right of those in need, and then the human …

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Jul

2022

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Common European action on care (debate)

Mr. President! I would like to thank my fellow co-rapporteur Sirpa Pietikäinen for her close and constructive cooperation from the first draft report to today's debate, all the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs and all the expert teams and secretariats for their intensive work over the past months. I am proud of its outcome, the comprehensive, in-depth and comprehensive human rights-based report,…

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Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

Madam President, honourable, honourable. Why is the ETS in aviation important, as well as the international CORSIA emissions cap regime? Since 2013 and the lifting of post-pandemic measures, the sector has seen a 30% increase in greenhouse gas emissions compared to others. The European Union simply needs to do more and respect its commitments under international law and its own European Union law.…

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May

2022

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)

Mr. President! Honourable, Honourable. Aviation is already facing the consequences of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine. There was a closure of the airspace. We are also looking for alternative and longer routes. All this has led to an increase in aviation costs on the one hand. On the other hand, there has also been an increase in the price of fuel, which, unfortunately, we are …

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Mar

2022

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Transparency and administrative standards - the treatment of public access requests based on Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001 (continuation of debate)

Mr. President! President-in-Office, thank you for the floor, dear Commissioner, colleagues. Transparency or transparency is a cornerstone of European democracy. This principle gives rise to the right of European citizens to access the documents of the European institutions, which is enshrined both in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. In t…

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Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (continuation of debate)

President-in-Office, thank you for the floor, dear Commissioner, colleagues! I would like to thank my colleague Vind and all those involved for an excellently prepared report. The European Parliament remains a supporter of all workers and insists on a vision of zero work accidents and zero work-related illnesses. Namely, the pandemic has shown us how important key professions are, but at the same …

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Dec

2021

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EU response to the transport poverty (debate)

President-in-Office, thank you for the floor. Honourable Commissioner, Honourable Colleagues. It is a fact that economic progress, as well as social progress, is crucially linked to the development of transport infrastructure and connectivity, and that transport poverty threatens the realisation of human rights, since the inaccessibility of goods, public services and social capital means social ex…

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Dec

2021

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European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (debate)

Dear rapporteur, Honourable Commissioner, Honourable Colleagues. The challenges of the pandemic and the urgency of the transition to a green, digital and more social union are a real test of the resilience of our democracy. That is why this time I do not want to talk so much about the failure to respect the rule of law – as about limiting it – or about the pressures on workers’ association and tra…

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Nov

2021

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Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)

President-in-Office, Honourable Commissioner, Colleagues, Colleagues! The European Social Security Card presents us with three challenges: ensure the free movement of people, a social union and a digital transformation that protects workers' rights and ensures fair mobility. A common market exists for everyone, but not for people, because the basic competence for social welfare lies with the Membe…

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Oct

2021

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The proposal to build a ‘single market for philanthropy’ (debate)

Mr President. Dear colleagues, Commissioner. I welcome today's debate because it allows us to recognise that civil society and NGOs are an indispensable part of a democratic society. They place at the centre man and social benefit in the broad sense of the word, regardless of national or any other affiliation, and are therefore the key to social solidarity and, of course, social cohesion. My exper…

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Oct

2021

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The Right to a Healthy Environment (debate)

Madam President, honourable Colleagues, Colleagues, Minister, Commissioner. The pandemic has had to prove to us all that the economy can serve people. If we want to preserve humanity on this planet, the relationship between the economy and the environment must be the same. Here is the key human right to a healthy environment. A clear recognition of this right in international, European and nationa…

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Oct

2021

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Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)

President-in-Office, thank you for the floor. Dear colleagues, rapporteur, Commissioner. One of the few positive aspects of this crisis was the political decision to put people before the economy. Indicators such as gross domestic product and economic growth are insufficient. Sustainable well-being and socio-ecological progress must be taken into account for the green and digital transitions and f…

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Oct

2021

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The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)

President-in-Office, thank you for the floor. Dear Commissioner, colleagues. I would like to thank my colleague Saliba for his in-depth report, which carefully examines petitions in the European Parliament, international recommendations for the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affai…

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Sep

2021

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Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Dear Commissioner, Colleagues! The President of the Commission gave a good start to today's debate in today's State of the Union address. She focused on young people and the excessive price they had to pay during the pandemic and out of solidarity with the elderly. The fact is that in many countries, unfortunately also in Slovenia, schools remained closed for the longest …

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Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues. Platforms also represent an opportunity for vulnerable groups, their integration into the labour market. These include young people, older people, women, the long-term unemployed and immigrants. Technology does not prevent discrimination. The same applies to the arrangement of work with the help of artificial intelligence. The dark side without regulation…

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Jul

2021

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Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)

Madam President-in-Office, Commissioner, colleagues, colleagues. The masks are finally gone. After nine months of pretending to be a democratic process, the ECR has shown that it is an abuse of demography, an erosion of European values – gender equality, women’s rights, prohibition of discrimination. The committee's report is less ambitious and advanced than the documents of both the Commission an…