Speeches

Madam President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Mr. Minister, I'm sorry. I regret to say that this plan is, unfortunately, worthless. Why is that? This is because it ignores the most serious reason that has contributed to the collapse of European industry, including the steel industry, namely the Green Deal. You are pretending that it is not the Green Deal and the regulations introduced precisely through this climate ideology, which is being pushed through in the European Union, that are contributing to the collapse of the industrial sector. China, India and other countries that produce cheaper steel send it to Europe and are satisfied with our stupidity and naivety that we are constantly wading into this ideology. Because what's it all about? The Green Deal is causing huge costs and an industrial catastrophe, but it is still being implemented and billions more are being spent on it. Now they are trying to repair this damage with the next billions that will be pushed through. And yet the Green Deal continues to be implemented. Only a move away from the Green Deal can save the European industry and steel industry.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I listened attentively to your speech. You focused primarily on crisis management in relation to natural disaster risks. But the document you published on preparedness takes the matter more broadly. Let me focus on this second dimension. First of all, I doubt, it also results from my experience, when I was the prime minister of the Polish government, whether central management at the level of the European Union in such crisis situations is the best idea. We certainly need support, solidarity and cooperation. There's no doubt about it. However, in crisis situations, you have to act quickly and you have to make decisions here and now. I'm afraid the clerk's machine will be too slow. And the second reflection, which comes very shortly in this connection. The boundary between support, assistance, the desire to defend a democratic process and the attempt to interfere in democratic processes in individual Member States is very narrow, very thin. In recent months, we have also seen...

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, The European car industry is a victim of the Green Deal and I think it is obvious to all of us here. And today we are debating, wondering how to save jobs, how to prevent Europeans from being excluded from communication. We can have these fantasies that people will be able to afford to buy electric, expensive cars, put in between fairy tales. This will not be the case and many thousands of people will be deprived of the opportunity to move. On the other hand, we are talking about jobs. Practically every day we get information about the fact that subsequent plants make redundancies. But today we are wondering what to do to continue this Green Deal and still save the car industry, i.e. de facto add to something that we already know will be destroyed, because the Green Deal project leads to this economic and competitive disaster. There is only one solution: We need the car industry in Europe and for social and economic reasons. And the solution is one simple: The Green Deal must be rejected.

Ladies and Gentlemen, if anyone thinks today, as I said in this previous debate, that Europe can afford to leave the alliance with the United States, that it can afford to leave NATO, it is profoundly wrong. And it is those who say and think so who act according to what Putin wants. Europe needs to think about its own energy security. We have sufficient resources to guarantee this security. We need to have a wise policy that is safe for us. And you have to arm yourself, ladies and gentlemen, not make a dream.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, What is this clean deal? In short, it's like this: from one pocket, the European Union is to draw more and more money for the Green Deal, and from the other, more and more money to repair the damage caused by this bad project. We are talking all day today about security, about the need to rebuild Europe's defence, about the need to build a European defence industry. But in order to produce tanks, you need steel, and in order to produce steel, you need steel mills that need coking coal. The defense industry was destroyed. There are practically no smelters today. More mines are being closed. So how are we supposed to produce this defense industry? How do we make the tanks we all need? Do they have to be electric? A symbol of the success of European climate policy is a plastic bottle with a permanent cap attached to it. And our symbol is to be the tank that will defend Europe.

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The war is going on here and now, and the actions we have to take must be taken immediately. Of course, a discussion on the future of Europe's defence and security is necessary and it is good that it is going on. But, ladies and gentlemen, do you remember the Versailles summit in 2022? After all, there were also discussions about what to do to increase Europe's defence capabilities. After three years, we are in the same place. Well, maybe the difference is that in the meantime, economically, Europe has lost competitiveness, and Europe's heavy industry has practically disappeared. So where are we right now? All those who think we can do without NATO and all those who are trying to offend the United States right now are making a huge mistake. We have to learn, we have to move forward. Polish President Andrzej Duda proposed to the Polish government to change the constitution and enter 4% of GDP from the Polish budget as guaranteed defense funds, despite the fact that Poland already spends 5% of GDP. I hope that the Polish government will accept this proposal, that the government majority will accept this proposal, and I hope that other NATO member states will understand that it is necessary to fulfil their obligations in order for Europe to be safe.

Madam President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, In the previous legislature, the European Commission led by President von der Leyen led to a deep crisis in the European economy, a lack of competitiveness, a deep crisis concerning the security and standard of living of Europeans. All this was caused, among others, by the Green Deal, the migration pact. In this term of office, the European Commission, led by the same President von der Leyen, decided to bravely tackle the problems it had itself generated in the previous term. How's he gonna do it? It will continue the Green Deal. It will continue with the migration pact, and it has also added the Mercosur agreement, which is hitting European agriculture. Europeans are getting worse, less and less safe. The prices of energy and current life are soaring. Further plants fall, further industrial plants are closed. People are losing their jobs. Can this be remedied? You can do it. What do you need to do? Give up the Green Deal, Mercosur and the migration pact.

Madam President, thank you very much. Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioners, Indeed, only a month has passed since the last Council, and we are already in a completely different geopolitical reality. And it's time to learn from the mistakes that have been made in previous years. Listening to President von der Leyen, however, I have the impression that, although he says that it is necessary to take into account, for example, Mr Draghi's comments, to strengthen the competitiveness of the European economy, he still shows the same direction, which unfortunately has led to an economy that is less competitive and that Europe has huge problems and crises. And it all started from the moment it was forcibly pushed through, and all the time we are going in that direction, the Green Deal. Madam President, we need to move away from fossil fuels, we need to strengthen energy. That's all right. The only question is this: Why did Germany start all its coal-fired power plants? Why do they want to buy new coal deposits in Poland, for example? The President is talking about the Marcosur agreement. Today, European farmers will be on strike in front of the European Parliament, here. They are not happy with this agreement. I hope, as a former Polish Prime Minister, that the Polish Presidency, which began its work in the European Union, will be the moment and the Presidency that will lead to the fact that Europe, indeed, and the European Union, will change this wrong direction and finally wake up.

Madam President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, The problem of high energy prices, the lack of competitiveness of the European economy and the fact that we are starting to have more and more serious problems is due to one simple reason. And this is the reason for the Green Deal – an ill-conceived, unadapted programme, a programme that has been pushed through purely for political and ideological reasons. Of course, we all know that transformation must happen, but not in this way. Lessons must be learned from these mistakes. People should be able to afford heating, to pay their bills. Entrepreneurs should have a chance to produce here in Europe. It is in the interest of all of us, it is in the interest of the European Union. Meanwhile, it has led to the fact that today people pay electricity bills and cry; Entrepreneurs are tearing their hair off, firing people, and shutting down their businesses. Therefore, in the next term of office of the European Commission, it is necessary to draw conclusions and finally adapt the Commission's programmes to the real possibilities and needs of Europeans.

Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, If today we are talking about disinformation and provocations, I am waiting for someone to finally apologize to the Polish services that closed the Russian spy Gonzalez. But it was then that there were rwetes and shouts in many circles, which accused Poles of detaining and oppressing an innocent journalist. The Gonzalez case shows a more complex situation with regard to disinformation and Russian influence in individual European Union countries. We are focusing and talking here primarily about this digital plane. Extremely important of course, and it must be under special control, but Gonzalez was the pet of many liberal-left salons in Poland and when he was closed down, as I mentioned earlier, there were immediately accusations that an innocent journalist, a guru for many of these elites, was wrongly detained. However, when he landed in Moscow and was greeted by Putin, these voices went silent, but no one apologised to the services. This shows that we should not only be interested in this digital space, but we should also focus on what is happening among the liberal-leftist elites, those media that also dictate certain standards to the public and impose a narrative.

Madam President, thank you very much. Dear Prime Minister, This was supposed to be a debate on the priorities of the Hungarian Presidency – very important issues. We were supposed to talk about the economy, about security, about working for people, about what is most important for Europeans today. Meanwhile, this debate has turned into a court over Hungary, the Hungarian government democratically elected by the sovereign Hungarian people. Mrs von der Leyen gave an outrageous speech. No one gave it the power to review the independent governments of sovereign states. And I want to remind her that the European Union is made up of sovereign states, and Mrs von der Leyen is not the queen of Europe. And I also want to say one more thing: You talk a lot about democracy, you talk a lot about the rule of law, but how do you understand it? When your friends, your colleagues, rule, it is democratic and law-abiding. Look at what's happening in Poland right now. The rule of law is broken at every step. Are you guys talking about this? Is that bothering you? No, I don't! Because your colleague Donald Tusk is the Polish Prime Minister at the moment.

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, The car industry in the European Union is dying, people are losing their jobs, the economy is in trouble. Are any conclusions drawn from this situation, which is caused by the decisions taken in recent years in the European Union, the projects prepared by the European Commission and taken here by Parliament? Yes, they are. President von der Leyen announced that this line would continue. What does that mean? This means that the industry will have more and more problems, more and more people will lose their jobs. Who will benefit from this? First of all, it will benefit the Chinese, who are very happy to enter the European market with their products. The alternative for Europeans is electric cars. Only that people do not want to buy them because they are very expensive, and even if they choose them, it is not those produced in Europe, but those produced in China, because they are cheaper, because producers clearly say that energy prices in Europe are too high and that they have problems with production costs. In fact, what has been taken away from Europeans is, above all, freedom of choice.

Mr President, Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, The European Union's economy is in a worsening state. Companies either shut down their production or relocate it outside the European Union. People are losing their jobs. The cost of living is increasing. What is the reason for this? You may wonder what the reasons are, but I think everyone here in this Chamber knows that these are, among other things, the wrong decisions that have been made here in the European Union in recent years. The Green Deal, everything related to these ideas, has led to this very situation. The European Council will discuss competitiveness at its next meeting. And do you think that there is some reflection or will there be a debate about what to do to change these reasons to move away from those policies that have led to the fact that precisely this competitiveness of the European economy does not exist? No, on the contrary, this line will continue exactly. If we act in this way, the economy of the European Union will soon be absolutely, completely uncompetitive.

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, Central Europe is in need. She's drowning. Many towns are flooded. People are suffering. Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania. This tragedy requires swift and decisive action. And our debate was supposed to be about how to help people, not about the Green Deal. What is needed today is concrete, swift action, immediate mobilisation of the European Commission's assistance and simplification of procedures, support for governments and states. Governments must act effectively and pragmatically. We need good communication, good information, not a political message. We need to help people save their lives and livelihoods. Then you have to help them rebuild their villages and their homes. And this support must be real and concrete. We cannot only debate, promise, but we must make decisive decisions today. When are we mobilising the funds? These measures should be activated immediately and the procedures should be simple.

Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, The Energy Union was supposed to guarantee Europe's energy security, it was supposed to guarantee the competitiveness of the European economy, and finally it was supposed to guarantee that Europeans would pay low prices for energy and the costs of maintaining their homes would decrease, which would allow the economic situation in the European Union to simply improve. But the longer this idea lasts, the more different types of Green Deal projects and ideas are born, the more the weakness of this project is exposed. The European economy is no longer competitive. Job losses and job losses in other countries. Even in Germany, large car factories are laying off workers and relocating their production outside the European Union. Energy security – the war in Ukraine has unfortunately exposed the mistakes that have been made, for example when it comes to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. And finally, the price of everyday life for Europeans. Oczywiście coraz droższe życie powoduje, że Europejczycy ubożeją. Is it possible to continue a project that does not work? No, you can't. We need to learn from the mistakes made, improve what is possible and truly create a European Union that is energy secure, economically competitive and gives a decent life to Europeans.

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, There have already been a lot of bizarre debates in this parliamentary term, but right now the left-wing radicals have outdone themselves. What is it, ladies and gentlemen? These are mockery of democracy, of parliamentarism. This is primarily an insult to Europeans. You are not talking about climate protection, you are not talking about what is happening in Europe right now – lack of competitiveness, farmers’ protests. Do you think that those people who defend their farms, defend their future, are extreme rightists? What about the European economy, ladies and gentlemen? Is she becoming more competitive? Are you discussing the future of Europeans? How will they live? People close their businesses because they can't afford to pay their bills. People don't see prospects for themselves. This is the Green Deal. Yes, and that's what the election will be about. And you know very well that this ideology, the green ideology that you have given to Europeans, does not help them at all and does not create prospects for a good future. We need to talk about what is happening in Europe. You have to talk about how to protect the environment, how to protect the climate, but you do it at the expense of people. You are doing this at the expense of the European economy. You are doing this at the expense of European security. And that's what this election will be about. We stand on the side of Europe and Europeans, on the side of the European economy, on the side of European agriculture. We will not allow you to bring Europe down.

Mr President, thank you very much. The migration policy of the European Union is very bad and needs to be changed, but the gasoline fire cannot be extinguished. I heard the same arguments made here by the enthusiasts of this migration pact at the meetings of the European Council, when the then German Chancellor and the French President convinced us that any number of illegal migrants should be admitted to Europe. Today we are adopting a migration pact. You are proposing a migration pact that does not solve any problems. Do these proposals increase the security of Europeans? No, I don't. Will they help people who have come to Europe looking for a better life, but today they are camping on the streets and have no hope? No, I don't. Will they help the smugglers? Yes, because they know that there will be money to ensure that every number of irregular migrants arriving in Europe will be relocated to the Member States, and those Member States that do not want to do so will pay for it. There will be money, they will know it and they will continue to develop it here. You can't put out a gasoline fire, ladies and gentlemen, you know that. Most of you here on this rostrum said that these are bad solutions.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, There is no more important issue for Europeans today than security. It is good that we are discussing this, it is good that the European Council will focus on the development of European defence. But if we want Europe to be safe in many respects, as has already been said here, we must first of all look at whether these decisions, which have been taken so far by the European Commission, by the European Parliament, actually make Europe safer and Europeans feel safe. Can we be economically competitive? Can we defend our agriculture? Are we able, finally, to support Ukraine by providing it with the weapons and ammunition it needs? How are we supposed to do that if we don't have a defense industry? How should we develop the defence industry when we are liquidating industry and the economy? Steelworks are needed for the development of the defence industry, steel is needed, a well-developed economy is needed. How should we think about the food security of the people of Europe when regulations have been introduced that eliminate European agriculture in practice? Lessons need to be learned and mistakes corrected. The mistake that has made the European economy and agriculture no longer competitive, that they have problems, is first and foremost the Green Deal. And you know that. We need to improve what is possible to improve. No one says that we do not want to protect the climate, but we must do it rationally and, above all, take care of Europe's security and the security of Europeans today.

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, There are a lot of beautiful words here. You are concerned about the fate of European farmers, who (you may have already understood this) did not come to Brussels last week or yesterday here in Strasbourg and have not protested in Germany for many, many weeks and in subsequent cities, in subsequent countries (on Friday such a protest will be in Poland) so as to express support for your policy, only the opposite. Particularly strange are these statements of support for farmers and concern for politicians associated with Mr. Weber's party or the socialists. After all, the responsibility for what is happening right now, for this crisis in agriculture, for the destruction of European agriculture, for the fact that people are simply angry because their production is unprofitable (the same goes for entrepreneurs), that is your responsibility, Mrs von der Leyen and Mr Timmermans. You talk a lot and beautifully. And what are the facts? As recently as yesterday, the European Commission published a proposal to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040. Who do you think will benefit from this? Farmers and Entrepreneurs?

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, Are German farmers, German transporters, protesting all week long happy with the policy that the European Union is pursuing? Are they populists? Or are they worried about their future? Because what has been proposed in the European Union, these changes, which concern, among other things, economic matters, have a very bad future ahead of them – and they know it. The Chairman of the EPP Group, Mr Weber, said that the economy is the most important thing for this group and that is what you will be focusing on in the next election campaign. But somehow this is not noticed by German farmers, German transporters, farmers in the Netherlands, residents of Paris, who protest for fear of their future, fearing not only that they will not have a job, they will not have a chance for a decent life, but also that the bad solutions related to the migration pact will contribute to making their lives unsafe. The liberal-leftist majority is very well-being. Throughout this term, you have been telling us about the bright future of Europe. What's going on at the time? Other industries are falling. People are losing their jobs. Soon, several thousand people who worked in the transport and car industry will be dismissed in Poland. These are the results of your decisions, which have been taken, among others, in relation to the Fit for 55 package, the migration package or other solutions. There has been a lot of talk about the rule of law here, but how does your majority understand the rule of law? Well, yes, if it is in your mind, it is the rule of law, but if it is in accordance with the law, the constitution of a given country, but you do not like it, then there is no rule of law. An example is Poland. Ask your colleague Tusk why he is violating the Polish Constitution and Polish legislation. Fortunately, next year there will be elections to the European Parliament and this majority here will look different.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to draw your attention to two points that resounded here during the speeches of some of you. The first concerns the issues related to the amendment of the Treaties and the limitation of the right of veto for sovereign states, Member States. That's a very bad idea. You know that. I think that the vote in the previous Council has clearly shown that there is no majority for such changes. This is simply limiting the sovereignty of the Member States. On the other hand, it is undoubtedly necessary to seek agreement, compromise and problem-solving in the spirit of consensus, to seek solutions that are acceptable and that take into account the rights and also the capabilities of individual Member States. Undoubtedly, at the moment, the most important issue for all of us is supporting Ukraine. This is very important and there is no doubt in this room that we should continue to do so. But another issue of great emotion – also at the previous European Council – is, of course, finance. These are finances, and it must be made clear to ourselves that before we review, before we start making new changes and looking for new solutions, it is worth looking at those expenditures and those policies that are currently being implemented in the European Union, and which, instead of stimulating economic development and providing good finance for Europeans, limit this development. Among other things, this is a reckless climate policy. If we talk about the necessary transformation, yes, let's do it, but let's do it pragmatically, without burdening Europeans again. It is only first of all necessary to look at whether these programmes, which are currently being implemented, care about the energy security of Europe, the European Union, whether they strengthen our competitiveness and whether they primarily serve Europeans.

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, Europe is made up of different peoples, different cultures, different traditions and different languages. At some point, European countries decided to work together to ensure greater security, cooperation and prosperity for their citizens. But they agreed to do so with respect for their own sovereignty and diversity. And so the European Union was born. Today in this room there was talk of European citizens, there is no such thing as a European state, despite the fact that at the moment the liberal-left majority is trying to convince Europeans that they care about their affairs. No, I don't. It is up to Europeans to decide how they will raise their children, what they will learn at school, how they will defend themselves when there is an enemy abroad. On the other hand, it is in our interest to build a European Union that is stronger by respecting the Member States, respecting diversity and building unity in that diversity.

Madam President, I'm sorry. At the end of her speech, President von der Leyen said that we must face the necessary reforms of the EU. It is worth considering in which direction these reforms are to go. Because talking about the enlargement of the European Union – which is necessary and we all support Ukraine and the other countries so that they can finally join our European family – cannot be an excuse to limit the sovereignty of the Member States, to deprive the Member States of their competences, so that the everyday affairs of Europeans, which today are decided in the Member States, fall into the hands of European bureaucrats. I'm sure we'll never agree to that. It would be worthwhile that, perhaps also during the November plenary session, when we vote on the proposed changes, such a debate took place, because Europeans have the right to know what these changes are to be and how deeply they will affect them. And the second point worth talking about openly: President Michel briefly mentioned here that there is only a short paragraph in the Council conclusions on the discussion - as it is written "deep" - on the financial situation and the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework. We know there was no consent and there is no consent. So what's the matter? Finally, tell us what the situation of the budget is, what the situation of the EU's finances is. Europeans have a right to know this.

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, The European Union's migration policy has been shattered and the migration pact, which is now being pushed by force beyond the treaties, violating the principles of unity and solidarity among the Member States, will only deepen this crisis, not prevent the influx of irregular migrants and their relocation in the Member States. These solutions, which the European Commission is now proposing and which the parliamentary majority also wants to accept, are bad solutions. They are putting Europe and Europeans at risk of growing insecurity. We must all be aware of this. The external borders must be defended and the external borders of the European Union protected. We need to expand humanitarian aid, to help those who require it, they really need it. But you can't let thousands of terrorists into Europe so thoughtlessly. Every day we see what is happening on the streets of Europe. Two Swedish citizens have been killed in Brussels in recent days. What else needs to happen for sobering up to come, both in the European Commission and in this House? Ladies and Gentlemen, you are playing with the security of Europe and Europeans. Finally, it is necessary to reflect on this and, above all, on solidarity, unity in decision-making concerning the security of the European Union.