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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, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are talking about the European Social Climate Fund. That is, we are talking about the consequences of the Green Deal for the people. And here it becomes clear: The Green Deal is not only neither green nor not a deal; No, much more: It is antisocial, it drives people into poverty, and it leads to social discord. Why am I saying this? Slowly, the finan…

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May

2022

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Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, We are all happy that the borders within Europe have fallen. But I think it was also clear to all of us that the basic prerequisite for this is secure external borders. And these secure external borders have been a problem since 2015 at the latest, when Angela Merkel set quite wrong incentives in Germany with the welcome culture. Since 2015, anyone who manage…

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May

2022

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, More than 5 million women and children have already fled the cruel war in Ukraine and face many dangers: Robbery, rape. And we have to protect them. They need safe escape corridors. They need safe accommodation. They need food and, of course, medical care. And the countries that do the most are Poland and Hungary. It is all the more sad how the EU treats them…

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May

2022

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Competition policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. This report explicitly welcomes aid to accelerate the phase-out of coal. Coal, the black gold, the source or rather the roots of the EU and the source of our prosperity, is for this Parliament only black dirt and the great climate killer. I see it in a completely different way: We need safe energy. We need affordable energy. And just now the crisis has shown how…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President! I like to get up, I like to follow the rules. Reality and truth can never be discriminatory and never racist. Reality must remain reality. And we can only solve problems if we talk openly about it, if we are honest. And the problem of the Sinti and Roma is their own structures and their own clan chiefs and not us, the Western cultured society.…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Thank you for the question. And again: There are no statements about the conditions in Gelsenkirchen, Essen and Duisburg that I have told. It's in the newspaper, says the police. Our police say a lot about crime. All of these are realities. That's really happening. It has nothing to do with discrimination and racism. The causes are quite different, Mr Pîslaru. The causes are that there are crimina…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Only 28% of Roma children in the EU graduate from school. The reason for this is believed to be known here: Roma are discriminated against. And the solution should once again be to invest a lot of money, money for social workers, who should then solve these problems. I think it's naive and blue-eyed. Mr Pîslaru, I appreciate you very much. You have reported on y…

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Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. I myself travelled to Ukraine with aid supplies, and I experienced a country in fear. And I've seen men who are deeply willing to defend their country. And I have seen women and children fleeing. And, of course, they are in danger. They are particularly vulnerable. Criminal traffickers are waiting. Forced prostitution, forced labour, organ trafficking – all real…

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Mar

2022

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

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Today we are talking about the EU strategy on health and safety at work. In 2018, 3,300 people died in fatal accidents at work and 200,000 died from work-related illnesses. That's way too much, of course. This topic is very important to me personally, because as a climber at the last German coal mine I was responsible for occupational safety for ma…

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Mar

2022

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, What is it about today? We are talking about the European Semester for economic policy coordination – employment and social aspects. What is important to the EU when it comes to employment and social aspects? It is about the EU's climate neutrality targets. This is important to the EU. Sustainable economic growth should be the goal of an inclusive and sustain…

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Feb

2022

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The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. I'm outing myself today: I'm an old white man, and I love women. And that is why I fight with all my heart for equality and against the oppression of women. I am therefore all the more appalled to see what is important to the EU and what it values: It is important for the EU to recognise that women are disproportionately affected by climate change. It is also im…

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Feb

2022

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One youth, one Europe (topical debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. 2022 is the European Year of Youth. That's a good thing, because our youth is our future. But what about our youth? For many years now, we have not been able to cope with rampant youth unemployment – in some cases over 40 per cent. In the supposedly rich Germany, there are actually very few unemployed young people, but many working young people who are considere…

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Jan

2022

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Empowering European Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Today we are talking about youth unemployment, an issue that shows how different labour markets are in Europe. Greece has the highest youth unemployment rate (39%, unbelievable), followed by Spain and Italy; the lowest in the Netherlands, Austria and Germany. Why this is so in Germany, I know. German teenagers are particularly smart, who like to go to study. It …

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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)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, rapporteur Gabriele Bishoff! Today we are talking about more democracy in the workplace, an issue that strikes my heart. So, for over 30 years – all my working life since my first year of apprenticeship – I have been part of co-determination in my company. And, Mrs Schmit, I must commend your speech, because everything you have said about co-determ…

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Nov

2021

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Major interpellations (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. What is it about today? To assess the quality of the Commission's replies to written questions by the Commission itself. As you can see, we like to express ourselves a bit complicated here. But what is it about? In every democracy in the world, it is the fundamental right of deputies to ask questions to governments. Now we have no government here, thank God, but…

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Oct

2021

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Protecting workers from asbestos (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Asbestos is sick. Asbestos has caused an incredible amount of misery, and asbestos kills. Asbestos has been banned since 2005. Thank goodness most of the public buildings have been refurbished. But with the Green Deal and the upcoming clean-up wave, this issue is now returning to our consciousness. How will the EU respond to this? Once again, it's the limit that…

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Oct

2021

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Today we have the report on future social and employment policies. This report is 13 times about the Green Deal and 13 times about gender equality – not to be confused with equality between men and women. Of course, this is also an important topic, as well as women and ecology. For me, this has little to do with social employment policy. What is this really a…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are talking about a completely new phenomenon: on energy poverty. Rightly so: We are witnessing fuel and heating costs exploding. Last winter, 30 million Europeans were in cold homes, and we are facing even worse for this winter. And what does the EU want to do? Once again, it wants to distribute hundreds of billions to those in need through a fund –…

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Sep

2021

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

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Today we are talking about reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. But are we really talking about the consequences of COVID-19? I don't think so. I believe that we are talking here and now about the consequences of the measures decided by our governments. First and foremost, we're talking about the side effects of lockdown. And I wo…

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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, ladies and gentlemen, Today we are talking about so-called platform work. These are people who work for the Lieferando or MyHammer apps, for example, but also people who offer business translations and complex IT solutions. Most of them offer this as a side job. And it is precisely these people that the European Commission has now recognised as the new working slaves of the 21st c…

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Jul

2021

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Decent working and employment conditions in the aviation sector - Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on aviation (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. I'm not a green frequent flyer. I have flown once in the last ten years. I prefer to take the train and stay on the ground. Just like the backbone of the German aviation industry – ground staff, those who care about safety, luggage, catering. They were not well before the crisis. As a rule, migrants work in this area for temporary employment agencies in the low-…

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Jul

2021

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Labour rights in Bangladesh (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Child labour and women forced to work in slave-like conditions are unfortunately normal in Bangladesh. And what do we do? We make Sunday speeches and we force our companies to control their subcontractors, their subcontractors and their subcontractors in Bangladesh. That won't work. We need to identify the root of the problem. The root of the problem is: Banglad…

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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, ladies and gentlemen, ‘Our grandma rides a motorcycle in the chicken coop. Our grandma is ‘ne alte Umweltsau’, as the WDR Children’s Choir sang two years ago at Christmas time. The directors of the public broadcaster obviously found it funny. And why grandma is an environmental sow became clear in one stanza: Because our grandma buys cheap meat from the discounter. So that was exa…