What Marina spoke about.

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Mar

2023

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Situation in Georgia (debate)

Mr President, as the Chair of the South Caucasus delegation, I have two messages to the Georgian people. First, we Members of the European Parliament know and respect the choice of closer European and transatlantic integration. You have been very clear and consistent in expressing your European aspiration. We support you and we stand with you on European path. Second, we will never, I repeat, neve…

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Mar

2023

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Data Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, I would like to thank the rapporteur and everybody who worked on this act. I believe that it will be landmark legislation for this mandate if it succeeds in harnessing the potential of data in all the ways we are hoping and foreseeing. I would like to underline some very important points of the European Parliament’s position. In the event of conflict betw…

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Jan

2023

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Humanitarian consequences of the blockade in Nagorno-Karabakh

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, on 15 December last year I made a statement as the Chair of the Delegation for Relations with South Caucasus, expressing concern by the actions of the Azerbaijani state authorities and purported environmental protesters. I urged the Azerbaijani authorities to end the blockade of the Lachin corridor and fulfil its obligations under the trilateral statement of…

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2023

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The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, from the 24 February last year, we have witnessed war crimes committed in Ukraine from Bucha to Irpin, from Bryanka to Dnipro. President Zelenskyy has declared very clearly what is the victory and peace formula for Ukraine. It includes bringing all war criminals to accountability, and I underline all war criminals, those who are committing crimes on the g…

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Nov

2022

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New EU strategy for enlargement (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, first of all I would like to thank and congratulate the rapporteur, Tonino Picula, for this timely and comprehensive report. I fully agree that enlargement is the most effective EU policy instrument and one of the Union’s most successful policies. It was so in 2004 – when my country, Estonia, acceded to the EU – and is even more today, when after Russian aggression E…

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Oct

2022

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Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)

Russia's aggression against Ukraine has had a significant impact on migration to the European Union. First of all, refugees from Ukraine. I am glad that, above all, the border states of the European Union, including Estonia, have received refugees and provided them with protection and assistance. This has been largely thanks to volunteering and people's generosity, but it will not be sustainable i…

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Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

Dear Mr President, Disinformation is not a new phenomenon and it is regrettable that Russia continues to be successful in its propaganda aimed at undermining democracy, dividing the European Union and justifying a criminal war in Ukraine. This can and should be addressed at all possible levels. The European Union has taken a number of very right steps in the fight against Russian misinformation. W…

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Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Dear Mr President, Dear colleagues, The last few weeks have been disruptive and it may seem that the war is reaching its final stage. Ukraine's victory is inevitable, and Putin's destruction is only a matter of time. But the question is when will this happen and how much harm will the Putin regime still be able to do. In this context, comprehensive support for Ukraine is more important than ever: …

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Oct

2022

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Question Time (VPC/HR) Heightening tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the recent military escalation

I’d like to come to the strategic partnership memorandum that was signed with Azerbaijan. Many argue that the gas deal stands in defiance of the EU’s climate goals and human rights standards. High Representative, I would be grateful for your assessment of that deal. Thank you.…

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Oct

2022

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Question Time (VPC/HR) Heightening tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan following the recent military escalation

Mr President, honourable High Representative, the EU has recently invested significantly in improving relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan, including several bilateral meetings with the Prime Minister of Armenia and the President of Azerbaijan, hosted by Council President Michel. At the latest such meeting merely a month ago in Brussels, both sides agreed to start working on a draft peace trea…

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2022

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Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia

Madam President, Mr Vice—President, colleagues, some months ago in this House we adopted, by a very large majority, a resolution that called for candidate status for Ukraine. Some weeks ago, we had a good discussion with the President of Moldova and recognised the achievements of Moldova’s EU integration. Today we are discussing violation of media freedom and the safety of journalists in Georgia. …

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2022

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Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)

Madam President, Executive Vice-President, colleagues, we cannot choose our geopolitical neighbours, but we can choose how to build our relations with them. The Eastern Partnership area is our closest neighbourhood and therefore what happens there has a direct impact on our security and safety. This was reiterated by the Strategic Compass, which dedicated adequate focus to the Eastern Partnership …

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May

2022

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The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (debate)

Dear Mr President, Yesterday, a trial began in Kiev against a Russian soldier who killed civilians in Ukraine. This is how all war criminals must be brought to justice, not only those who killed and killed, raped and raped in Ukraine, but also those who started aggression and are sitting behind the defensive walls of the Kremlin today. It hurts me to listen to the debates on how to help Putin and …

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2022

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EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine (debate)

Dear Mr President, Russia's hybrid, informational and cyber-attacks are nothing new, Russia has been using them for decades to achieve its political goals, and Ukraine has been a testing ground for Russian cyber-attacks for years. It is to be welcomed that the European Union already reacted before the 24 February aggression by deploying a Cyber Response Team to Ukraine. We need to continue to help…

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2022

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

Madam President, aggression of Russia against Ukraine demonstrates once again how important is the EU’s engagement with the Eastern Partnership countries. While the EU was largely absent during the second Nagorno—Karabakh war, we can still make a difference if we take a more active role today. War is not the solution, and the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be solved by military force. This is…

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Mr President, the rapid and widespread development of digital services has been at the heart of the digital changes that impact our lives. Many new ways to communicate, shop or access information online have appeared. ‘We need to ensure that European legislation evolves with them’. This is a quote from the Commission, and I can’t agree more. The question is, how will we legislate? I come from Esto…

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Oct

2021

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State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)

Dear Mr President, First of all, I would like to thank my good colleague Urmas Paet for a very relevant and up-to-date report. The new reality is that the number of cyberattacks is constantly increasing, with attacks becoming increasingly complex and attackers becoming smarter. In this context, I would like to emphasise three aspects. Firstly: Member States must do their homework, as the strength …

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Sep

2021

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Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (continuation of debate)

Gender-based violence is a serious violation of fundamental rights and freedoms – it affects the whole of society and puts society’s health and safety at risk. It cannot be tolerated in silence, but must be resisted. Today we have the opportunity to do so at the level of the European Union. I thank the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs for their very relevant and up-to-date report on, among ot…

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Sep

2021

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The Pegasus spyware scandal (debate)

Madam President, for many years we have known that surveillance technology exists, but the Pegasus scandal shows that rather than only being carried out by a limited number of state actors, advanced surveillance technology is now available to any client of the unregulated global spyware industry. The 50 000 people targeted by NSO Group spyware includes leading politicians, human rights activists, …