What Marek spoke about.

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May

2023

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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. When the Rana Plaza sewing house collapsed 10 years ago, a huge burden also fell on our European hearts and minds. We have completely forgotten that human tragedies, child slavery or a devastated natural environment can be behind our low price on the shelf, either by giving in to the charm of promotional shopping or by dressing in clothes with the label ‘Made in …

10

May

2023

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Ukrainian cereals on the European market (debate)

Madam President, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The agreement to import Ukrainian grain into the EU market was and is an example of the solidarity we show to the warring people of Ukraine. Through trade, we support our neighbour's war effort. Unfortunately, the indiscretion and lack of appropriate governmental actions have burdened the main costs of Polish agricultural producers. The Polish governme…

9

May

2023

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Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (debate)

Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. President, I'm sorry. There is an independent European Fiscal Board in Europe. Member States may or may not create such bodies. It seems to me that, as part of the current reform, we should recommend more strongly to the countries that such an independent body be set up. In my country, Poland, it would be very useful. The second point concerns the macroeconomic imb…

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Apr

2023

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Digital euro (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, David Bowie once said that tomorrow belongs to those who can hear it coming. By working on the digital euro, we prove to act on these words. The digital euro will dramatically change how our financial system functions, but it may also increase our strategic autonomy in payments, strengthen the international role of the euro, and preserve the role of public money as a mo…

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Apr

2023

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The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Mr President, Vice—Presidents, it is obvious that the EU needs a coherent strategy for its relations with China, as recent talks in Beijing are simply another proof of that. Even if we rightly revisit our perception of China and try to defend our policy objectives it may all be for nothing when some leaders think that they have more rights than others in setting the course of our common foreign po…

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Mar

2023

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Failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe (debate)

Madam President, well, high inflation requires tightening of monetary policy. Tightening of monetary policy brings about some collateral damage. We were afraid of monetary policy being overly restrictive. We in Europe were and still are afraid of market segmentation. But the thing that we never really feared so much was financial instability. What we got from the US is a free-of-charge alarm bell.…

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Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

Madam President, to say anything meaningful within 60 seconds looks like a high-tech achievement. But we are discussing this, so let me try. Without a strong, resilient and modern economy, Europe will be losing its significance as a global player. But what’s more important, our standards of living will gradually deteriorate. This is what we all know. We need Europe’s economy to be more competitive…

5

Oct

2022

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

Mr President, thank you very much. Putin was at war on February 24. Not only Crimean, but also informational. He attacked the Union. He explained that Ukrainians are not a real nation. And his army of internet trolls has discouraged us and our democratic values. Unfortunately, there are people in Europe, sometimes even in this room, who co-created this war. Russia's attack on Ukraine did not bring…

5

Oct

2022

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

Madam President, I'm sorry. The escalation of Russia's actions, as a response to its successive spectacular defeats, is no surprise to the careful observer of Vladimir Putin's policy. Through fake referendums, panic mobilization or scaring Europe with nuclear attacks, Russia hopes to preserve the remnants of a specific power and at least some of the looted territories of sovereign Ukraine. However…

6

Jul

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency (continuation of debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Prime Minister, I'm sorry. Wenceslaus Havel's words about Europe, which we should treat as a task, are still relevant today. This will be a very difficult task for the next six months. While caring for unity and our common values, we must not only fight the Russian threat, we must also focus on rebuilding our economies, building the Union’s strategic autonomy, ensur…

22

Jun

2022

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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. National reconstruction programmes, as the name suggests, should be an opportunity for the whole country. Considering that each plan should allocate several dozen percent of resources to the energy and digital transition, it seems that this is the introduction of our cities, villages and communities into a new era, into a new civilization. I…

8

Jun

2022

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Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 30-31 May 2022 (debate)

Mr President, President Michel, President von der Leyen, well yesterday we had a discussion on the Polish recovery plan. It was not a very pleasant discussion for you, especially. This time I had the pleasure to express my appreciation of the results of the summit, both for you and for you. This was important, but obviously not the last time we are discussing Ukraine. It’s going to be an evergreen…

7

Jun

2022

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

Madam President, Vice-President, the Eastern Partnership programme was established to foster democracy, open-market economy and development with a presumption that every nation has a right to independently decide on its own future. Unfortunately, these ideas sound like an abomination to the Putins of this world, who only understand the language of power and spheres of influence. Georgia, Moldova a…

7

Jun

2022

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The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Everyone sitting here knows that Poland needs money from KPO. I don't think anyone's questioning that. However, not everything is for sale. The rule of law is one such value. I hope that last week's amendments to the Supreme Court Act by the Senate, which were also supported by senators of the ruling party, will have a positive impact on the independence of the Polish j…

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May

2022

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Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Parliament will probably adopt a report on minimum CIT for large corporations by an overwhelming majority. 26 countries in the EU also agree to the compromise proposed by France. Only Poland vetoes the matter. The authorities in Warsaw are on the side of large international companies from special economic zones or tax havens, and not on the side of smaller Polish compan…

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May

2022

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Instinctive responses of many governments to the rushing inflation are tax manoeuvres designed to give the impression of reductions. From an economic point of view, however, such actions can have the opposite effect, additionally drive inflation and give significant profits to big players, not ordinary people. Faced with the challenges posed by Russia's aggressio…

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Apr

2022

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Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe (topical debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has meant that even the greatest skeptics will no longer deny that Vladimir Putin is an enemy of democracy and freedom and a war criminal. Until recently, however, he had a wide range of supporters among politicians of the European right. Ms. Le Pen or Mr. Salvini defended the Kremlin's reasons on every occasion and implemented the political…

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Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The time for political correctness is long over, but some in Europe and, as we hear, even in this room have not noticed it yet. When Ukrainian mothers write contact details for their children's loved ones to take care of them after the possible death of their parents, I hear a discussion about the Copenhagen criteria in the context of Ukraine. When Russian troops rape U…

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Apr

2022

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Outcome of the EU-China Summit (1 April 2022) (debate)

Madam President, our expectations before the start of the EU-China Summit were high. We believed we could influence China into helping us to end the war in Ukraine, resolve our current trade dispute and jointly address major environmental and health challenges. We hope that safeguarding our enormous economic relations will be more important than the so-called ‘limitless friendship with Russia’, as…

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Apr

2022

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Urgent need to adopt the minimum tax directive (debate)

Madam President, tomorrow, the EU Ministers of Finance can agree on the minimum effective tax rates of 15% for big multinationals. The deal also introduces another tax payment rule to fix tax havens. We are all agreed upon a basis amongst 137 countries. Then the Commission proposed a reasonable directive. Many thought that on this, in the EU, we will stand strong together and nothing is going to s…

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Mar

2022

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Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Mr President, the discussion on the assistance programme to the Republic of Moldova is very timely. Over 500 000 refugees have entered the country, which does not list as affluent in any development ranking. This did not stop the people of Moldova in providing help and shelter to the victims of war. In the same vein, the European Union should provide macro-financial assistance to the country. Gran…

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Mar

2022

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Suisse Secrets - How to implement anti-money laundering standards in third countries (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, for long have we heard that the Swiss banking sector has changed, that the banking sectors giving a possibility for criminals to launder money is a lazy and outdated stereotype. The Swiss Leaks have shown that the government was telling us lies, or at least not the whole truth. Nothing – or not much – has changed. The due diligence made by Credit Suisse was virtually no…

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Mar

2022

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Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. For a month now, Ukrainians have been heroically defending their country, but also democratic Europe and the world against Russia's brutal attack. As the fight for life continues there, the Commonwealth weakens Kremlin criminals with sanctions. I would not like to practice sorcery here, but on the one hand we block SWIFT, on the other, hundreds of Russian trucks drive o…

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Mar

2022

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Fair and simple taxation supporting the recovery strategy (continuation of debate)

Mr President, it is difficult to talk about taxation as if nothing was happening, when Russian bombs are falling on hospitals. We are talking, however, about a recovery strategy. Mostly the COVID crisis, but also the consequences of the Russian attack on Ukraine, will cause economic turbulence for the EU. Therefore, taxation policy will play a crucial role also in the aftermath of the current cris…

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Mar

2022

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Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Madame Prime Minister! Mr. High Representative, thank you very much. "How many more of your children will not your war take?" sings the Ukrainian band Okean Elzy. Unfortunately, the war has just returned to Europe and is knocking on our door as well. Coordinated aid and sanctions actions have shown the Union as a strong bloc that will not, contrary to the hopes of crazy…