What Izabela-Helena spoke about.

14 Mar

2024

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Inclusion of the right to abortion in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Dear MEPs, Every human being has the right to absolute respect for the fundamental good of life. And the recognition of this right is the foundation of coexistence between people and the existence of a political community. Nothing and no one can give this right, the right to kill an innocent human being. Whether it is an embryo or a fetus…

27 Feb

2024

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Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (joint debate - multiannual financial framework revision)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I am not happy with this budget. It is the budget of the European Union, which in fact serves to blackmail sovereign governments, and to sponsor governments blindly obedient to the EU headquarters. Poland is a clear example of this. Two years after the Kremlin's aggression, the value of Polish hardware assistance provided to Ukraine e…

6 Feb

2024

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EU2040 climate target (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. This debate is important and groundbreaking as it shows Europeans who is on their side. Who, like millions of people protesting on European streets, is demanding a revision of the EU's climate policy. A policy that pushes people to the brink of poverty and ruins industry and agriculture. This debate also shows which parties and which …

16 Jan

2024

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Belgian Presidency (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. The programme of the Belgian Presidency begins with the words: “Involved in democracy and strengthening the rule of law”. Therefore, I would like to draw your attention to the fact that within a month of the formation of the government in Poland, there has been an illegal, violent takeover of the public media, an illegal dismissal of the national prosecutor, an unlawful…

14 Dec

2023

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Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, Although we hear here voices of complacency about the achievements of COP28, it is already clear to everyone that the world outside the United States and the European Union has a completely different idea of sustaining economic growth. Drastic climate measures will not only keep the Union isolated, but will also place hard-to-accept burdens …

12 Dec

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Poland is a producer of two raw materials that are extremely important in the energy transition process: coking coal, which is necessary for the production of steel, and copper, which is necessary for the production of cables and semiconductors. In difficult but efficient negotiations in the European Parliament, for which I thank you,…

22 Nov

2023

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Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, On July 23, Spain went to sleep democratic and woke up separatist. The government is co-created by extreme nationalists who recently used terrorism, and today exclusion and violence against their fellow citizens. It is not surprising that the coalition agreement announced a frontal attack on the separation of pow…

13 Sep

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Colleagues, Imports of many raw materials, such as lithium, magnesium or nickel, often depend on a single supplier. It is usually China. They are increasingly resorting to blackmail policies towards Europe. At the same time, they benefit from their dominant position on the global raw materials market. I therefore recommend that you vote in favour of the ITRE…

12 Jul

2023

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Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, It is time to ask ourselves: does the Green Deal strengthen Europe? Let's face it: The European Green Deal weakens European industry and accelerates the marginalisation of the European economy, even exacerbating Europe’s marginalisation in global geopolitical competition. Most of the countries we trade with have much lower or no carbon prices at al…

8 May

2023

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Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Tomorrow we are voting on a regulation to reduce methane emissions. Let us remember that the gravity of this problem goes far beyond the framework of the EU's climate policy. For Upper Silesia, where I come from, which is also a litmus test of the success of the European Green Deal, it is also a fundamental issue for economic and social reasons. I would therefore…

17 Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The primary objective of the CBAM was to stop carbon leakage. This is what the relocation of companies from the European Union to third countries is called because of the restrictive environmental requirements related mainly to the price of CO2 emissions. Unfortunately, the legislative work in the European Parliament, as usual, has turned this mechanism into a cl…

15 Feb

2023

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Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. I don't have to repeat what's been obvious for a long time. The hasty and chaotic energy and climate transition is having a negative impact on our economy. The challenge of the current crisis times is to protect our domestic production with all available means and to create a level playing field for European companies.…

23 Nov

2022

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A truly interconnected Energy Single Market to keep bills down and companies competitive (topical debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, We are all concerned about electricity bills and the weakening competitiveness of EU companies. We live on the eve of a great social rebellion. But who is to blame for this situation? I'm skipping the war right now. Most of us are supporters of aggressive climate policy, which is the main cause of chaos in today's energy market in Europe. Commissio…

18 Oct

2022

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UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, We rightly ask ourselves whether other countries will keep up with the climate ambitions of the European Union. The answer is widely known. This is a negative answer. We see a widening gap between climate fighters in Europe and more pragmatic governments in India or China. However, we do not see any signs of realism on the part of decision-m…

15 Sep

2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Deindustrialisation is the bane of Europe. Companies are moving production outside the European Union and no one is happy about it. It is good that Parliament in this report calls for job creation, competitiveness and the promotion of breakthrough technologies. The problem is that in the headquarters of the European Commission, there are those work…

13 Sep

2022

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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. To curb energy prices, the European Commission is proposing a package of ad hoc solutions for times of crisis. It is worth remembering that this crisis began before Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Russia's actions are only one of the causes of the current crisis. It is good to see that consumers are suffering and that European industry is sinking.…

6 Jul

2022

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The Three Seas Initiative: challenges and opportunities (topical debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the moment, there is no more important strategic initiative for Europe than to strengthen the capacities of the Three Seas countries. These countries form the logistical and military base for the warring Ukraine. Meanwhile, the European Commission is behaving like an insulted five-year-old against the region's largest country. One day Preside…

7 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))

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Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, On Wednesday, we will vote on the CBAM mechanism. As rapporteur for the ITRE Committee, I must stress the need to strike the right balance between the climate objectives of the European Union and the needs of European industry and ordinary citizens. The ENVI report on CBAM is very unrealistic and I would even say potentially destructive, esp…

5 May

2022

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

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, As you know, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, over 3 million refugees have arrived in Poland. More than 90% of them are women with children. President von der Leyen likes to talk about supporting women. But what exactly has the European Commission done for women from Ukraine? She did practically nothing! In the middle of Europe, several m…

8 Mar

2022

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Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Do we really have to be slaves of Gazprom? Unfortunately, some countries have to bear the cost of past mistakes, but this is better than staying hypocritical. We are displaying Ukrainian flags, but we do not want, at least some countries, to break with Russian gas and Russian coal. Meanwhile, gas and blood flow from Russia at the same time! Today, every honest po…

15 Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, The pervasive climate change policy is accompanied by a very specific threat: rising energy prices and supply instability. It is disgraceful that this winter, as Politico suggests, Europeans will be forced to turn on the heat and put on a sweater. Currently, one MWh in Austria costs 3 times more than a year earlier, in Poland 2.7 times more,…

24 Nov

2021

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The European Commission reports on progress in the clean energy transition. Unfortunately, a little bit for the current situation in the energy sector relevant facts. In the era of violent paralysis of the energy sector, two questions arise: Given the ever-increasing demand for energy in the European market, will we be able to ensure electricity supply in the nex…

24 Nov

2021

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Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The highlights of the COP26 climate summit can be summarised briefly: Joe Biden fell asleep, Greta Thunberg hysterical, and Xi Jinping didn't come at all. It is a pity that the global climate summits lose not only their seriousness but also their importance. Glasgow's deliberations were ignored by leaders of the world's largest polluters, led by China. This does …

20 Oct

2021

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The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Today, the pseudo-progressive majority in the European Parliament is celebrating the anniversary of the banning of eugenic abortion in Poland. I understand that the culture of death you celebrate needs such games. There are also women among you who call abortion a human right. According to this logic, the murdered children do not have any rights, so they are not human. …

7 Oct

2021

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Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The ongoing civil war in Myanmar is causing massive population displacement, instability and serious accusations of genocide against the Muslim minority. Less well-known is the fate of Christians, who make up 7% of the population, in which Buddhists, of course, dominate. Priests are arrested, churches destroyed and parishes harassed. Many…