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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

The common agricultural policy is one of the key EU policies. It is of direct concern to all Member States. It performs tasks with a social and economic dimension, but also purely political. This is demonstrated by the wide range of objectives of the CAP. Increasing the productivity of European agriculture, supporting technical progress in the countryside or developing production and stabilising a…

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Apr

2024

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Formal sitting - 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement

Madam President, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Twenty years ago, in Phoenix Park, Dublin, I watched my country's white and red colours bloom on the masts next to the 15 flags of the member countries and the golden stars of the European Union. I felt that this was one of those unique historical moments when pathos and deep emotion are not only justified, but necessary. Finally, Europe reconcil…

24

Apr

2024

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Formal sitting - 20th Anniversary of the 2004 EU Enlargement

First of all, I am happy to meet you here, and I hope that one day in the future you will occupy one of the seats in this Chamber as a Member of Parliament. It was a big day. But when asked what were the moods of Poles and what they expected, the best results came from the referendum that we organized about a month before May 1. In this referendum, 13.5 million Poles, or 77% of all participants, s…

27

Feb

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We cannot expect Israelis and Palestinians to meet in the near future for bilateral peace negotiations without strong involvement and mediation of international institutions. Hence the responsibility that lies with external actors such as our European Union. This is justified by the fact that the International Court of Justice ruled in Janua…

7

Feb

2024

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New wave of mass arrests in Belarus of opposition activists and their family members

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! As parliamentary and local elections are approaching in Belarus, the regime in Minsk has decided once again to show Europe and the world that there are no democratic standards or human rights in the country. Since the leaders of the opposition, or rather all those who in any way opposed Lukashenko, are already …

7

Feb

2024

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Need to fight the increase of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Since the start of the war in the Middle East, there has been a significant increase in recorded anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim behavior in Europe, but also in the world. This phenomenon is deeply disturbing, showing that many demons from the past have not been annihilated, but only dormant. They start waking up and wan…

7

Feb

2024

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The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! We all agree that in the face of growing threats online, such as hate speech, disinformation, information manipulation, a strong and active role of all European institutions is essential. It is their key responsibility to protect Europeans. How important this topic is, we have seen, for example, during the pandemic, w…

13

Dec

2023

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. For Poland, this will be a very important meeting of the European Council. For the first time in eight years, my country will be represented by a politician respected in Europe, former President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who will take office today as President of the Council of Ministers. The time of breaking the law and blocking …

12

Dec

2023

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EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The report provided to us rightly includes all positive references to the strategic autonomy of the European Union, as well as the need to invest in strategic capabilities and European defence cooperation, which is a component of NATO. In the face of threats to Europe's security and stability, a stronger EU-US partnership is even more necessary than ever, as is s…

12

Dec

2023

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Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused serious environmental damage, including air, water and soil pollution and loss of biodiversity. Ukraine, with international support, is exploring the legal possibilities of holding Russia accountable for the environmental crime. However, it is legally complicated. The Eur…

11

Dec

2023

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The European Elections 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The proposals put forward to vote on the lead candidate system underline our commitment to seeking new and strengthening democratic processes as well as promoting their transparency. Discussions revolve around the mechanism for electing the President of the Commission, a fundamental aspect that strengthens the voice of citizens. The call for…

21

Nov

2023

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Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! The systematic erosion of checks and balances in any Member State undermines the essence of our common European values and principles. Without fulfilling the milestones proposed by the Commission, Hungary risks losing almost €30 billion. These are huge amounts that should serve the development of the country and its c…

19

Oct

2023

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European Citizens' Initiative 'Fur Free Europe' (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, Colleagues! Undoubtedly, fur production is the pinnacle of animal cruelty. The transformation of animals into furs not only condemns them to live in torment, but also to cruel death. Animals suffer before their lives are brutally ended. We cannot ignore the brutality of this industry. Fur production also has dire consequences for the environment. Farms pol…

18

Oct

2023

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Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act and in times of conflict (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! The development of the Internet, social media and modern technologies has meant that disinformation no longer threatens only the individual, but also companies, state and international structures. Disinformation has become a challenge for the European Union. A fundamental change was brought about by the adoptio…

18

Oct

2023

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A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! There is no doubt that the European Union has the potential to play a much greater role in the global world than it does today. The weak link is not only defence capabilities and strategic autonomy, but also an efficient and consistent foreign policy. The main opportunity to overcome the fragility of our community is to deepen European integratio…

17

Oct

2023

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Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had devastating consequences, leading to numerous human rights violations, including gender-based crimes and sexual violence. As a result of this conflict, 4 million Ukrainians, mainly women and children, sought refuge in European Union countries such as Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hunga…

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Oct

2023

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Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. There were many beautiful and accurate words here, but words should be accompanied by effects. On 12 September, together with two of my colleagues, Mr Cimoszewicz and Ms Belka, I addressed the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, with a few questions, considering that this matter is, as has just been said,…

13

Jul

2023

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Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! I think we all share the view that public access to documents should be broad and easy. Exceptions, delays, refusals should be the exception, not the rule. Therefore, I am concerned about the removal of certain documents by the Commission and the impediment to Parliament's access to full and detailed information on…

11

Jul

2023

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 (joint debate - European Investment Bank)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. President, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! The European Investment Bank has played an important role in strengthening Europe's potential for jobs and growth. At the same time, the EIB has consistently provided financing to projects related to sustainability, renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Its activities contrib…

14

Jun

2023

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Make Europe the place to invest (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! After the COVID-19 pandemic and as a result of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the growth rate of foreign investment in Europe has stalled. In 2022, foreign direct investment in Europe increased by only 1%, but worse still, the number of jobs created by these investments fell by 16%. It seems that this year may b…

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May

2023

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Establishing the Act in support of ammunition production (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The plan for joint EU purchases of ammunition for Ukraine does not require special discussions. The Ukrainian arms industry, like the economy, is destroyed and does not give a chance to meet its needs with its own forces. At the same time, Russian armaments plants remain intact, moreover, they are switching to full-scale war productio…

14

Mar

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. President, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! In a month, on 16 April, it will be 20 years since the governments of Poland and Lithuania signed the accession treaty in Athens, which is the legal basis for the accession of our countries to the European Union. Together with us, eight more countries have done so, and this was the largest enlargement of the European Uni…

16

Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ensuring food security is one of the fundamental objectives of our Union. Field productivity is inextricably linked to the availability of crop support measures such as nitrogen fertilisers and phosphate rock. Their prices, after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine and the increase in gas prices, reached exorbitant amounts, causing justified …

14

Dec

2022

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Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Discussions so far have shown that democracy is not keeping up with the development of technology, which poses a threat to its independence. The INGE committee identifies these risks, but I think that the EU institutions should significantly speed up the introduction of legislative solutions enabling effective …

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Oct

2022

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Humanitarian situation after the devastating floods in Pakistan and the climate crisis (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Climate change did not come out of nowhere. The countries of the West and the North bear the greatest responsibility for this state of affairs. The wealth of our part of the world is occupied by the degradation of the natural environment, which in a drastic and vivid way makes clear the cataclysm in Pakistan, which affected more than 30 million people. The elemen…