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Apr

2024

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European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities - European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities for third country nationals legally residing in a Member State (joint debate - Disability cards)

Mr President, Commissioner, the figures are again clear. A 2019 Barometer survey showed that 52% of people with disabilities feel discriminated against. In 2002, 27% of the EU population aged 16 and over had some form of disability. That's one in four people in Europe. The Disability and Parking Card, my main electoral promise to the citizens of the Czech Republic, is now on the table and I am gla…

23

Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

Mr President, just yesterday a very young popular politician in the Czech Republic was convicted of two rapes and one attempt. He was convicted precisely because the young girls, the victims, were not afraid to appear in public and say that it had happened to them. And thanks to our legislation, which we will pass tomorrow, it will be better. We need to look at the numbers. 44% of Europeans are un…

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Feb

2024

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The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, at the forthcoming 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the European Parliament delegation should come up with a clear, united and ambitious position on improving the position of women in the world. The majority of the 1.2 billion people living in poverty worldwide are women. In the European Union, more than 20% of women are at…

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Jan

2024

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Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the figures in the analyses are clear. Women have been hit hardest by energy crises, pandemics and inflation. Specifically, in 2022, 22.5% of women were at risk of poverty against 19.7% of men and 9.5% of women against 7.8% of men were at risk of energy poverty. This is due, for example, to the fact that women still receive lower pay for the same work. They work main…

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Dec

2023

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Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank rapporteur Marques for her excellent work on such a very important dossier. A family from one state must remain a family in all states of the European Union. The obligation of the state to legally protect the relationship between children and the child has been confirmed several times by the European Court of Human Rights, and failure to do so is a violation of …

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Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

Mr President, even today in the twenty-first century, violence against women and domestic violence are pervasive, and crises are exacerbating the situation. In the European Union, violence affects one in three women. One in ten women has been the victim of sexual violence and one in twenty women has been raped. Gender-based violence also occurs online. Every other woman met him there. Almost every…

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Apr

2023

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Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)

Mr President, for directly overseeing the abduction of Ukrainian children, an ICC arrest warrant was issued a month ago against Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Commissioner for Children's Rights, Marija Alexeyevna Lvova-Belova. According to the Ukrainian government, the number of children forcibly taken to Russia is increasing. We are already talking about 16,000 children who have not ret…

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Mar

2023

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Women activism – human rights defenders related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, we are living in the 21st century, and yet it seems that in some countries we are going back in time. Yesterday in Poland, Justyna Wydrzyńska was sentenced for helping a woman who was pregnant with a child and did not want him with her violent husband. As Justyna herself said: “This process is trying to stop activists.” But brave women like Justyna will continue to s…

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Feb

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, half of our society cannot live without fear. They are women and can be attacked. Every year in the European Union, around 600 women lose their lives at the hands of their partner or relative. One in three women have experienced sexual violence. One in 20 was raped. Nearly half of women have experienced psychological violence from their partners. And these numbers do…

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Jan

2023

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, as shadow rapporteur, I would like to highlight here a few points close to me that deserve our utmost attention. It is primarily about sexual and reproductive health. That right is a fundamental right and, as such, is to be included in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Why? Because in Poland, several women have already died from the consequence…

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Oct

2022

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Mental health (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, mental health is essential for both personal well-being and the well-being of our society. It affects all areas of our lives, be it employment, public health, it has an impact on the inclusion, quality and sustainability of society and the economy. 85 million people suffer from mental health problems in the European Union and the United Kingdom, costing us €60…

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Sep

2022

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Human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia

Madam President, 200,000, that is the number of Ukrainian children who were forcibly taken to Russia, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said at the beginning of June. Life in areas of military conflict carries not only the risk of death from shooting, but also other risks. Hundreds of thousands of children around the world die each year due to the indirect effects of war, such as malnutri…

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Jul

2022

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

Madam President, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, the motto of the Presidency is "Europe as a task" and a big task indeed awaits us in difficult times. The European Union will face tough challenges. We are facing a war in Ukraine, an energy crisis, inflation, a pandemic. And the Czech Republic emphasizes cooperation and unity in solving these problems. We should also be more or less united in…

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May

2022

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, when I see what atrocities are happening to women and girls in Ukraine, where, according to reports, 25 girls between the ages of fourteen and twenty-four have been raped in a house in Bucha and nine of them have become pregnant, I am very distressed and I say to myself, I am glad that I have two sons, but they also face terrible atrocities duri…

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Apr

2022

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Mental Health (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, some 84 million Europeans were affected by mental health problems. This number doubled during the pandemic. This has cost us more than 4% of GDP, or more than EUR 600 billion. The pandemic has also had an impact on children’s mental health. The frequency of suicidal thoughts has increased significantly. Many children began to suffer fr…

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Apr

2022

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Situation in Afghanistan, in particular the situation of women’s rights (debate)

Madam President, while we are horrified by the horrors that are happening right in our neighbourhood, we must not forget what is happening in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, this mainly affects women and girls, of whom there are almost 20 million in this country. It is unjustifiable that the Taliban have banned education for girls above sixth grade, stealing their chances of a full life in the future.…

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Mar

2022

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank my colleague Kalniet for the very good report, which I have also had the opportunity to work on and which, unfortunately, has become very topical in recent days. The attention of all of us is drawn to Ukraine at the moment. Therefore, we must not underestimate the influence of hybrid warfare, which we are now e…

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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 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank all of you who have worked on this report for your excellent work. We have succeeded in presenting a very high-quality document and expressing the European Parliament's position on the link between gender equality and the climate action ahead. Climate change will affect all areas of our lives and may exacerbate inequalities eve…