What Joachim Stanisław spoke about.

4 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)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The social and political consequences of Russia's aggression against Ukraine should, in the first place, be the fall of the scales from the eyes of those politicians in Germany, France, the Netherlands or Belgium who believed that by doing business with Putin and fuelling the Russian war machine with billions of euros from the Russian satrap, it would be possible…

3 May

2022

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Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)

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Madam President. Ladies and Gentlemen, I will start with a quote, words that two weeks after Russia's aggression against Ukraine were uttered by the former US ambassador to Poland, admitting in the same interview that she herself often disagreed with the Polish government. I quote: "The EU is currently dealing with the rule of law in Poland and discussing sanctions. Time to say it out loud! As reg…

10 Mar

2022

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Both in the colloquial and political perception of the Azerbaijani-Armenian conflict, this conflict is a territorial dispute and has a national character. However, as reported by the Vatican, since the ceasefire between the Azerbaijanis and Armenians and the takeover of much of Nagorno-Karabakh by the Azerbaijanis, there has been a brutal destruction of the Armenian rel…

9 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)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Prime Minister, I would like to thank you for your voice, the voice of political realism of the politician of the country neighbouring Russia. We, the people of Central and Eastern Europe, must today invoke in this House the voices of realism coming from countries that have centuries-old, difficult experiences of neighbourhood with Russia. It doesn't matter if it w…

8 Mar

2022

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The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. In the current situation of natural danger, it is that not only Ukrainian citizens are seeking refuge in Poland, but also numerous legally residing citizens of virtually all countries of the world, including students from Africa, the Middle East, Asia, but also Belarus and Russia. It is worth remembering that one of the most important tools used by Russia during its agg…

8 Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. I am pleased that important words have been said here regarding the limitation of the influence of Putin's propaganda in the countries of the European Union. He is pleased that measures have been taken to limit the activities of radio and television stations such as Sputnik and Russia Today. But it is impossible not to notice that over the past years Putin has manipulat…

17 Feb

2022

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The death penalty in Iran

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Mr President, thank you very much. My country, Poland, as a member of the European Union and the Council of Europe, is committed to the abolition of the death penalty worldwide. The aim is to oppose the use of the death penalty or, as a first step, to introduce a moratorium. We support calls for the ratification of the Second Additional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political…

16 Feb

2022

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The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. I allowed myself to be so remarked that I hope that today there will be no censorship, because yesterday, contrary to the rules of this House, Mrs President tried to censor my speech. The CJEU judgment confirms the dangerous tendency of the EU institutions to extend their legal provisions beyond the EU Treaty. This type of action, which extends the EU treaties, must be …

15 Feb

2022

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The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software(debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Perhaps, to begin with, such a remark: Here, Mr Lenaers was kind enough to bring up a Polish lawyer who told such a nasty story about a canary. However, he did not say that this lawyer is now suspected by the Polish public prosecutor’s office – and is hiding outside Poland – of crimes of extortion of over PLN 70 million and money laundering. I don't prejudge his guilt. …

19 Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Everything that is legal offline must be legal online. No to online censorship. Therefore, there is a need to strike a balance between the protection of freedom of expression and the need to quickly remove illegal content from the internet. Appropriate involvement of regulators from Member States where the recipient of a service offered by a provider of intermedi…

16 Dec

2021

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Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia

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Mr President, thank you very much. On Tuesday, we discussed in this House cooperation with the Western Balkan countries in the fight against organised crime. I said from this point of view that leaving the countries of this region to themselves will inevitably mean that countries such as China, Russia or Turkey will play an increasing role in these countries, alongside unfortunately organised crim…

15 Dec

2021

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The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus based on article 78(3) TFEU (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. This year, more than 38,000 attempts to illegally cross the border were recorded at the Polish-Belarusian border. In December, there were 838 such trials. Last day, a group of 40 aggressive young men, mainly citizens of Iraq and Syria, with the support of Belarusian services, tried to cross our border. I would like to stress once again: This is not a humanitarian crisis…

14 Dec

2021

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Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. This is a zero-one situation. If we want the Western Balkans – as one Polish poet wrote – to be ‘active other devils’, if we want the Western Balkans to serve satraps like Putin, like undemocratic China, and unfortunately also like Turkey, to destabilize the situation in our countries, let us leave the countries of the Western Balkans to themselves. Trafficking i…

25 Nov

2021

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International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The current challenges of overloading international seaports and increasing transport costs affecting the European Union call for global action in view of the global nature of maritime transport. The adoption of binding regional measures can be counterproductive and exacerbate the current disadvantage. Among the proposed solutions requiring the involvement of the…

24 Nov

2021

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2020 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. I promise I'll do everything I can to make sure you don't have to use that wooden hammer. Mr President of the Court of Auditors, Commissioner, thank you very much. Thanking the Court of Auditors for presenting the annual report for 2020, it is impossible not to notice, underestimate and address special words of thanks to all the staff of the Court of Auditors who came t…

24 Nov

2021

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Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Once again in this House we are witnessing an attack on the sovereign government of a Member State of the European Union. After Poland and Hungary, today is the time for Slovenia. This time, the government of Prime Minister Jansza is the target of the attack. This attack is contrary to the existing treaties, which clearly state that justice matters remain the exc…

10 Nov

2021

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The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, in particular in Poland (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Unfortunately, it should be noted with regret that this extremely important debate from the point of view of the security of citizens of the entire European Union has again turned, at least in the speeches of some of you, into a pretext for attacking the Polish government. It is with great regret that I note that the head of the largest faction in the European Parliamen…

21 Oct

2021

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2019 Discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to say with full confidence that we should adopt the second report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2019, which includes the Agency's discharge. It should be noted that the Court has issued a fully positive opinion and the Agency has so far …

20 Oct

2021

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Pushbacks at the EU's external border (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me start this speech with a word of thanks to all the officers, from Spain, from Ceuta to Italy, Greece, also Bulgaria, Romania, and ending with the Polish Border Guard and the Polish police, because it is on their shoulders today that you are responsible so that today here, in Strasbourg or in Brussels, you can speak out in plenary on sometime…

7 Oct

2021

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European Union Agency for Asylum (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, To begin with, I would like to express my strong opposition to being referred to in this House as ‘associates’ or ‘associates’, as was the case with the far left. I represent this part of Europe and this country, whose citizens lost their lives at the hands of their comrades during World War II and after World War II; Hundreds of millions of…

6 Oct

2021

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The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I would like to start with the words spoken by the Prime Minister of the Polish government: “We do not allow you and the customer to interact with the European Commission. Poland has no master over it. These are not vassal relations. Poland will not apply for anything on the basis of a request (...)". And now, Commissioner, I would li…

5 Oct

2021

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Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. European unity and coherence of communication efforts is very much needed to prevent further negative effects of the crisis in the information space and to build a narrative about the need to counteract hostile hybrid activities, especially at the eastern border of the European Union. There is an urgent need for systematic and systemic, adeq…

5 Oct

2021

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The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. I would like to start by thanking the Commissioner for the substantive support that the Commission is providing today to Polish Border Guard officers, border guards of Lithuania or Latvia. The fact that today our common European home is safe is precisely what we owe to these officials. Today, from Ceuta through the entire Mediterranean Sea, also along the Belarus…

16 Sep

2021

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The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Kenya hosts tens of thousands of South Sudanese refugees and hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees. Refugees from the civil war-torn South Sudan also remain a problem throughout the region. It is estimated that there are about 500,000 refugees from all over Kenya in both Dadaab and Kakuma camps. There were a lot of words here, ladies and gentlem…

16 Sep

2021

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The case of human rights defender Ahmed Mansoor in UAE

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Madam President, I'm sorry. 10 years in prison, a quarter of a million dollars fine, detention in an unknown place without access to a lawyer, no contact with family, torture after detention. What crime should be committed in order to be subjected to such reprisals? It turns out that it is enough to be critical of the rulers and write a critical opinion on their social profiles, such as Twitter or…