What Elżbieta spoke about.

23 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)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities are certainly documents, solutions that people with disabilities have long and patiently waited for, who, despite changes and improvements, still have limited access to education, health care, the labour market, employment, culture and sport. So these…

11 Apr

2024

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International Roma Day - Statement by the President

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Madam President, I'm sorry. On the occasion of the International Roma Day, I extend my warmest wishes to the entire Roma community in Europe, especially the Polish one, my country, from which the most outstanding Roma poet Papusza comes. Many Roma live on the margins of societies, in difficult conditions. This problem is very diverse, which is why meaningful social, educational and cultural activi…

14 Mar

2024

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Healthy lifestyle and active ageing in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We live longer and well, it's a civilizational achievement. Over the past 5 decades, the age of men and women has increased by 10 years, and according to forecasts for 2070, the average age of men will be 86 years, and the age of women will be 90 years. The question is different: What can I do to stay healthy for as long as possible? What can yo…

14 Mar

2024

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Deterioration of living conditions in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The latest figures for 2022 show that 6.7% of Europeans, or 28.9 million Europeans, are at risk of material and social deprivation. Even more people are at risk of poverty: is 16.5% and affects 73 million Europeans, with a very wide variation between Member States – between 10% and 23%. In my country, Poland, this ratio is 13.7% and is one o…

28 Feb

2024

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Preventing work-related deaths following the Florence tragedy (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The latest Eurostat report on occupational safety in 2023 identifies the industries that are most dangerous. This industry includes construction. This infamous ranking of construction in terms of the number of accidents has been going on for many, many years and probably applies to all countries of the European Union. Accidents in constru…

6 Feb

2024

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Limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Lead and its inorganic compounds have extremely harmful effects on health. Lead does not break down, accumulates in the body, it is especially dangerous for children. It affects the fertility of women and men and the development of the fetus. Damages the nervous system, kidneys, heart and blood. This revision of the Lead Directive is very im…

17 Jan

2024

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Quality jobs in a competitive future-oriented social market economy (topical debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Job creation and quality are inseparable elements of the EU's Europe 2020 strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Quality jobs include adequate pay and social protection, high health and safety standards, and the possibility of working part-time. Support should be provided in particular to younger g…

2 Oct

2023

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Protection of workers from asbestos (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. My friends, my friends! Occupational cancer is the leading cause of work-related deaths in the European Union and more than three quarters of all occupational cancers are linked to asbestos. Despite the ban on all types of asbestos in the European Union since 2005, asbestos has remained a huge threat to health and life, causing diseas…

2 Oct

2023

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Rising precariousness in Europe including the need for aid to the most deprived (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. In Europe, the crisis is chasing the crisis, and the social consequences are most often felt by those most in need. In a rich Europe, 73 million Europeans are at risk of poverty. One in four children is at risk of poverty. 39% of children from middle-educated and lower-educated families in Europe experience material deprivation. In my…

14 Sep

2023

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Improving firefighters’ working conditions (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Firefighters have a completely unique profession, a special profession – they save our lives, our health, our property, our environment, our infrastructure. This is a good opportunity to tell all firefighters in Europe how much we respect them, how much we thank them. I would especially like to express my thanks to Polish f…

31 May

2023

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Strengthening social dialogue (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The objective of this resolution is to further strengthen and promote social dialogue through concrete actions, both at national and EU level, by consulting the social partners on the design and implementation of economic, employment and social policies. This is to encourage the social partners to look at new forms of employment and t…

9 May

2023

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Start of the European Year of skills (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The European Year of Skills initiative is a good idea. Today, 77% of European companies find it difficult to find suitably qualified workers. By 2030, we will need 20 million employees in the IT sector and by 2030 60% of adults should be trained, compared to 37% today, so the task is extremely ambitious. At the req…

19 Apr

2023

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

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Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Russia has consistently pursued its plan to denationalise Ukrainians, targeting the most vulnerable group – children, often so small that they are unaware of their situation. They are stripped of their Ukrainian citizenship, make it difficult to communicate with their loved ones, inculcate Russian culture and take away their sense of belonging to Ukraine. Offici…

18 Apr

2023

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Safeguarding labour mobility and social rights of striking lorry drivers from third countries (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I am very pleased that this debate is so universal that it focuses on the entire transport industry, especially the situation of workers, and in particular workers from third countries. Why is it important for me as a Polish – and for all Poles – how drivers are treated (whether they be Georgians, Uzbeks or citizen…

30 Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

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I know very well what the pay gap between men and women looks like in different countries. The gap is huge between what is the wage gap in Luxembourg and what is, for example, in rich Germany, France and the Netherlands, where the average is from 0.7% to 18, or even up to 22%. I understand that there is a desire to minimise this gap. But I would like to point out that there are some countries that…

30 Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. I will talk about the situation of women in terms of the pay gap, in my country, in Poland, a country that is so often attacked and criticised here in Parliament. The pay gap in Poland is 4.5%. Only Luxembourg, Romania and Slovenia are ahead of us. So in this ladder Poland is located high. As far as the public sector is concerned, we have a negative wage gap of 0…

14 Mar

2023

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Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! The idea of minimum income is socially supportive and important, because minimum income is aimed at combating poverty, social exclusion by promoting adequate income support, effective access to supporting and basic services, integration into the labour market of people capable of it. However, these objectives s…

19 Jan

2023

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, The European Works Councils Directive needs to be revised as the importance of EU-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings has increased over the last several years and some provisions should and even need to be adapted to the new realities. The current information and consultation procedure is not adapted t…

18 Jan

2023

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Revelations of Uber lobbying practices in the EU (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Recently, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs organised a hearing with Mark MacGann, a former Uber executive at management level. Mr. MacGann, now acting as a bona fide whistleblower, has exposed the company's lobbying practices and illegal activities and the pressure exerted on …

18 Jan

2023

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An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Ladies and Gentlemen, The new European Union strategy should identify the key technologies and industrial sectors that determine the competitiveness of the European Union's economy. This is also very important for good jobs. The strategy should take into account digitalisation and the need to strengthen the digital sk…

13 Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Child poverty is the greatest failure of ineffective social policy. It is a shame not only for the countries concerned, but for all of us. Also politicians, that we allow it, that we are moved by this poverty, we speak in full emotion, but we keep talking about the same thing. I myself have repeatedly said that t…

17 Oct

2022

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Poverty is the biggest and most difficult social problem. It is also a stain on wealthy communities. It requires urgent systemic solutions and actions, as well as ad hoc crisis actions. Combating poverty, especially child poverty, and supporting the most vulnerable is the responsibility of the Member States of the Europ…

4 Oct

2022

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Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! The text of the European Parliament resolution addresses pressing problems and rightly calls for improved housing conditions for Roma communities, greater social inclusion and the fight against poverty. The activation of the Roma shows the dramatic housing situation in Roma settlements and these shocking conditions are ab…

13 Sep

2022

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Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The Directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union has proved to be a real, difficult challenge. After intensive negotiations, we have reasonable but moderate solutions that take into account national circumstances and do not affect the competences of the Member States. It is crucial that the draft directive clearly indicates that it is the Member Stat…

5 Jul

2022

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Mental health in the digital world of work (debate)

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Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, This report is, in a way, a combination of two themes highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, i.e. accelerating digitalisation and mental health. Today’s widespread teleworking or platform work is accelerating digitalisation. On the other hand, the side effects of new realities, social exclusion, loneliness, diffic…