What Alexandr spoke about.

17

Jun

2025

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Situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

Mr President, the debate about cutting ties with Israel is, quite frankly, absurd. Until now, the European Union has had just a little influence on events in the Middle East, if I do not count the money to Hamas misused for terrorist attacks. If we proceed with reviewing the EU-Israel Association Agreement, we risk losing the last remnant of respect we hold with our Israeli partner. Let's not forg…

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May

2025

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Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (debate)

Mr President, I will start on a positive note: the changes proposed by the Commission remove unnecessary bureaucratic burdens, especially for SMEs. In this regard, the Commission has reacted appropriately and deserves recognition. Now to the concerns. Firstly, the transition period has revealed numerous weaknesses, many of which remain unaddressed. CBAM, a bureaucratic monster, is simply not ready…

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May

2025

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The European Water Resilience Strategy (debate)

Madam President, listening to the debate, one can have the impression that water is a major battleground in the Spanish politics. But seriously now, firstly, I appreciate that the ENVI text on water resilience shifts the emphasis from exclusively nature-based solution to also recognising the technological and grey infrastructure, placing them on the equal footing. To put it bluntly, dams are essen…

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May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

Mr President, the dynamism, openness and highly skilled workforce of the US economy are some of America's greatest strengths. But President Trump's tariff drive and protectionism risk undermining these very foundations. After the Second World War, free trade helped rebuild Europe, lifting millions into prosperity and ensuring long-term peace and stability. That legacy must be defended. The Europea…

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Apr

2025

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Energy-intensive industries (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in my opinion, the proposal we have received is not enough – with all due respect. It spells decarbonization, but it doesn't work globally. China and India are laughing at us. Donald Trump will show us again this afternoon, you know what. We need to cut energy prices immediately, otherwise the industry is finished. There are two ways to do that. Firstly, swif…

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Apr

2025

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Safeguarding the access to democratic media, such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Radio Free Europe is part of our history, but also of my personal life. From his radio waves in the communist regime, the wider Czech public could learn about the activities of opponents of the communist regime and the imprisonment of us dissidents. But not just that. In July 1989, I smuggled a recording of the legendary tragicomic speech of the last leader of t…

12

Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

Madam President, I will speak Czech because, for my country, the European Commission's policy towards the car industry is a disaster. For five years, I have been criticizing the way that the European Commission has forcefully imposed on us, the way of prohibitions, orders and senseless regulations and subsidies, a way that is contrary to the wishes of customers and to economic reality, is the way …

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Mar

2025

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European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

Madam President, European security is under immense strain. Panic and reactionary statements, especially on social media, only make matters worse. We must stay clear-eyed and strategically focused. European nations must recognise reality. The burden of defence now rests mostly on our own shoulders. We see clearly the signs of this shift. Governments are waking up. I am keeping my fingers crossed f…

12

Feb

2025

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US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid (debate)

Madam President, we must be interested in the US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement for one reason only: to reflect on our own course. Let me tell you, the one which we take is not the right one. The radical decarbonisation is not a religion we must adhere to at any cost. It makes no economic sense to continue on this path alone. China does not care about our approach, just to its own advantage. …

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Jan

2025

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Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence (topical debate)

Madam President, we are saying nothing new when we call for a more proactive, more assertive approach to European defence. The message from across the Atlantic is crystal clear: take greater responsibility for your own safety. We can set aside the debate about the percentage of the GDP dedicated to defence spending, because it would be the subject of the talks in NATO, but higher spending is inevi…

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Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

Mr President, we must take the new administration – our key ally – seriously. The executive orders signed, the policy changes announced. They are not mere formalities. They mark the beginning of the new era. I raised the questions during the hearings, and I will raise it again because no clear answer has been provided. What is our plan B to the Green Deal? How does the Commission intend to ensure …

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Dec

2024

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Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Ribera, you should listen to us, not discuss here. Please stop killing the European automotive industry. Please stop killing the nuclear energy here. Stop discriminating against nuclear energy. The chief economist of the EBRD said people tend to think about industrial policy as 'picking winners, but it's equally important to let losers go'. This statement underlines the …

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Dec

2024

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Toppling of the Syrian regime, its geopolitical implications and the humanitarian situation in the region (debate)

Mr President, let me start by commending the High Representative's statement calling for stability and territorial integrity in Syria. Indeed, it is in our interest to see a stable Syrian Government that brings an end to the civil war and halts the migration wave to Europe. While the EU – I would say rightly – is not engaged militarily in Syria, our diplomacy must work to prevent the new governmen…

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Nov

2024

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it was here that the President was ‘hugged’ for visiting Israel. No, I thank her wholeheartedly for expressing solidarity on behalf of Europe. Nor am I adding to the brutal ‘hoofing’ from the left or from some to the very right, that is not my style. On the other hand, times have changed. Completely different, much harder times await us, elections in America,…

13

Nov

2024

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EU-US relations in light of the outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)

Madam President, the decisive victory of Donald Trump is a reality, and with a majority on the Hill, he will restore the strong leadership in the White House. So, what should we do? Firstly, we must invest much more into our security and defence to gain the respect in Washington to keep NATO alive. Secondly, with Trump's departure from the Paris Treaty, we must prefer realism over the green ideolo…

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Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, what we are witnessing now is not a transformation of the automotive industry in Europe. It's his controlled liquidation, liquidation under the banner of Green Deal under the auspices of the European Commission. Producers are fleeing expensive energy and insane regulations to America, China and India. Millions of employees are and will be on the cobblestones.…

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Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

These judges have no idea what genocide is or isn't. I think this is a road to nowhere, and I reject that statement.

8

Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the situation is not escalating now, it escalated a year ago, when Hamas brutally attacked Israel and Hezbollah helped it to do so. Both Hamas and Hezbollah are terrorist organizations with which there is no point in negotiating. We have to stand with Israel in this civilisational conflict. And what I hear here – yes, it is a mixture of naivety, a constant ca…

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Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the amount of rainfall that has fallen in Central Europe over the last few days has been truly extreme. And most, by far, most of them have fallen in my country. So it justifies me, I think, making three remarks here. First of all, the damage will be enormous. They go into tens, hundreds of billions of crowns. The European Union is, of course, based on a prin…

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Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

Madam President, Mario Draghi's report is strong in naming the problems here. I'm applauding. But it fails in offering a workable solution. EUR 800 billion per year in the form of a joint EU debt demonstrates more a political instinct of a socialist than any political realism, which Europe needs so much. Let us therefore start where we can change right now in this House. First, overregulation. EU …

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Apr

2024

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The attack on climate and nature: far right and conservative attempts to destroy the Green Deal and prevent investment in our future (topical debate)

Mr President, I remember vividly how Frans Timmermans told us passionately that the Green Deal was the Bible before he went home for the election defeat. It isn't. It's just a political concept that evolves, corrects, adapts to reality. The results of Frans' missionary work are poor. The Americans innovate, the Chinese produce, and we only pay for it in Europe. More and more people are realizing t…

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Apr

2024

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Internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) - Common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) - Union’s electricity market design: Regulation - Union’s electricity market design: Directive (joint debate – Reform of the energy and electricity markets)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I think it is very good that, in the Union, after the crises of previous years, we are dealing with the system design of the electricity market. By doing so, we strengthen the stability and predictability of energy costs while protecting consumers, both citizens and businesses. Electricity prices will be less dependent on fossil fuel prices. States will have mor…

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Mar

2024

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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much. It was very interesting debate. Just I noticed there were three different areas of remarks. One deals with the healthcare and the impact on the health in the cities, that this proposal, which we modified from the original proposal by the Commission, does not contribute to improving of the air quality. And that’s not true, because it introduc…

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Mar

2024

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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today’s vote is an important milestone for the automotive sector, an industry that has always stood as a pillar of innovation and economic prosperity in Europe. Almost 17 months ago, the Commission published its original proposal. In short, it sets the common standard for approving motor vehicles, engines and related systems, components and technical units, but …

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Feb

2024

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Strengthening European Defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape - Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2023 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2023 (joint debate - European security and defence)

Madam President, the most pressing challenge of our time is to contain the Russian aggression and to provide, immediately, more military help to Ukraine. We do not need more empty promises, but concrete deeds. We must deliver more guns. At home, we do not need new uniforms, we do not need to build a European army to compete with NATO and we do not need a never-ending debate about extending the QMV…