What Janina spoke about.

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PL Written Statement

The 70th anniversary of the Geneva Convention (debate)

The right to seek asylum is a fundamental human right guaranteed by the 1951 Refugee Convention. It is based on fundamental humanitarian values and is a cornerstone of EU asylum law. Its principles, such as the principle of non-refoulement, have become part of customary international law, which means that countries that are not parties to it are obliged to comply with it. In the context of ongoing…

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EN Written Statement

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

The announcement of the state of emergency in Poland on 2 September was primarily an attempt to prevent legal action by lawyers, media, non-governmental organisations, as well as activists carrying out monitoring and documentation. The access to the area under the state of emergency is limited, even for activists trying to help immigrants. Polish Border Guard is breaching international and domesti…

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Feb

2024

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

Madam President, I'm sorry. Article 14 of the European Charter of Human Rights prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, colour, religion, political opinion, other national or social origin, membership of a national minority, birth or other status. We know how it should be. However, historical examples show that racism is still present in our thoughts and actions and that these tendencies towar…

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Jan

2024

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Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need to reach a ceasefire and the risks of regional escalation (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Members of Parliament! I expect from the Members of the European Parliament that this time they will no longer oppose an immediate permanent ceasefire. A humanitarian break is not enough, it will not prevent further deaths. While calling for an immediate ceasefire, I condemn Hamas' terrorist actions, which have caused many deaths and pain to the Israeli community…

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Nov

2023

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Humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need for the release of hostages and for an immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire and the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. I believe that we should seek a balance in talking about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, call for the release of all hostages, demand a ceasefire, criticize Israel for retaliating against the Palestinians, but strongly condemn Hamas and other terrorist organizations. This violence must be stopped as soon as possible. It's hard for me to forget a Palestinian gir…

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Oct

2023

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Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. One thing I wanted to correct. When it comes to the migration crisis, it was not Angela Merkel who triggered the migration crisis, but the war in Syria, and Angela Merkel opened the door for these people so that they could find a place where they still live today. That's one thing. The second thing: I do not know where my ECR colleagues got the data from, but I w…

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Sep

2023

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Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The UN Assembly has recognized access to a clean environment, including air, as a universal human right, so let's have the courage to fight so that each of us can breathe clean air. Mrs Zalewska said that these are very high costs and that there is no money for this. On the contrary. In this financial perspective 2021-27, there is already €126 billion to support …

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Mar

2023

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The EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Colleagues, I am pleased to have been able to work on this crucial report for human rights defenders. And I thank Hanna Neumann, rapporteur, and my fellow rapporteurs for their good cooperation. As the events of recent days have shown, the steadfastness of human rights defenders and the continued work to defend others require more attention and commitment, as well …

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Mar

2023

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Policy Coherence for Development (A9-0019/2023 - Janina Ochojska) (vote)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The purpose of this report is to assess the results achieved so far in the application of the PCD and to provide recommendations to the various European institutions. Without PCD, development activities lose their effectiveness and efficiency. I would like to thank all the Members involved in the drafting of this report and I look forward to working together to implemen…

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Mar

2023

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Policy Coherence for Development (short presentation)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Colleagues, Policy coherence for the development of PCD is about minimising contradictions and creating synergies between different policy areas in a way that ensures their coherence. This means that we must avoid situations where helping someone, at the same time, harms them in a different way. The PCD is a key pillar of the Union’s efforts to increase the efficie…

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Feb

2023

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EUCO conclusions: the need for the speedy finalisation of the Road Map (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Three days ago, activists helping on the border of Poland and Belarus found the body of a 28-year-old Ethiopian woman who died as a result of freezing. She was lying on the ground curled up. Next to it is a Christian prayer book with pictures of saints. She died in a forest in a country that claims to be Christian. At least 34 people died at the border. What are we goin…

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Feb

2023

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EU response to the humanitarian situation following the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I want to call in particular for help for the victims of the earthquake in Syria, where aid is hampered not only for logistical but also political reasons. The areas where the disaster occurred are divided between the government in Damascus and a group of rebels. Here is the testimony of a medical organization working in Aleppo. People are a…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The European Union says it builds bridges instead of walls. Yes, now walls and all sorts of partitions are being built around Europe. I have the impression that we are building a rich fortress of Europe. There are currently one thousand eight hundred kilometres of walls in Europe – twelve Berlin walls. 320,000 refugees or migrants, even illegal ones, or 0.06% of …

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

As it was told, last year there were 330 000 migrants who enter to Europe. Do you know what percentage is 330 000 of migrants to the number of inhabitants of European Union?

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Jan

2023

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Criminalisation of humanitarian assistance, including search and rescue (debate)

Mr Vice-President, thank you very much. First of all, I support the words of my predecessor, I do not want to repeat myself. I am the person who created the first Polish humanitarian organization and for 30 years I worked in various countries, I do not want to list here. I want to say that helping is legal and that if we had a measure of how governments succumb to corruption and compared it to NGO…

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Jan

2023

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Criminalisation of humanitarian assistance, including search and rescue (debate)

speech signalled by the raising of a blue card. – Mr Vice-President, I would like to thank you very much. I have a question about the Polish-Belarusian border. At this border, 212 people went missing and 34 people died, mostly young people, most recently even a man with a doctorate in medicine. I would like to ask you if you think this is border protection? Do you think this is safe and legal migr…

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Jan

2023

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EU response to the protests and executions in Iran (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The Iranian revolution has the face of a young woman who burns a headscarf as a sign of oppression against women. Today marks the 123rd day of the Iranian revolution initiated by the brave Iranian women. Her demands have gone far beyond women's rights. Protesters are demanding the removal of the regime's religious government and the introduc…

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Oct

2022

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Lukashenka regime's active role in the war against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Just as Putin changed his plans and gave up his plan to democratize Russia for fear of maintaining power, Lukashenko will agree to occupy his own country to protect his dictatorship. Another proof of Lukashenko's active role in this war are hundreds of missiles fired from Belarusian territory towards Ukraine. Putin continues to put increasing pressure on Lukashenko to a…

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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. I express my condolences to the families of the victims of the floods and I regret the destruction of so many homes, the loss of what is precious and what is closest, and the huge losses in infrastructure. What more can I say after all the words that have been said here? Today we voted in favour of the report on access to water as a human right. During floods, al…

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Oct

2022

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Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I thank the shadow rapporteurs for more than half a year of negotiations and almost a year of hard work on this report, and at the same time I very much regret that the debate is scheduled at such a late hour, which unfortunately prevents some stakeholders from hearing it live. Especially since the topic is very, very serious. With climate change approaching, access to …

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Oct

2022

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The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The countries of the Horn of Africa face the same problems of government instability, climate change and ethnic conflicts. These problems have intensified in particular following the outbreak of conflict in the Tigray area, and in addition to violence between local societies, floods in Sudan, the 2002 drought and the locust plague, the humanitarian situation has deterio…

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Sep

2022

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Ecological Disaster in the Oder River (debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, You can say that you are waiting for the results, but you had to act before. Just as important as what has poisoned is who has poisoned. Big bets are suspicious, and there aren't as many. As you can see, the government does not care about clarifying the situation or drawing conclusions for the future. Insufficient procedures have been initiated, …

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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, I'm sorry. Dear Colleagues, The quoted information about both Ukrainian citizens forcibly deported to Russia, as well as the number of children who shared the same fate, is frightening and, unfortunately, brings to mind exiles to the gulags of members of different nations in the 40s of the last century. In the 21st century, Russia has consistently pursued its plan to destroy the U…

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Jul

2022

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The Post-Cotonou Agreement (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The renewed Cotonou Agreement is a pillar of the partnership between the European Union, the Member States of the European Union and the ACP countries. It aims to eradicate poverty, guarantee the rule of law, promote the sustainable economic and social development of partner countries and progressively integrate their economies into the world economy. The global …

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Jul

2022

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Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I listen carefully to this debate and it undoubtedly concerns one of the most important problems we can face, namely the food crisis. And I am somewhat surprised by such little interest among Members, and it depends, among other things, on our interest in solving this problem. And I have an appeal to my fellow Members, let us devote more time to this problem and let us …