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8 Jun

2022

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Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 30-31 May 2022 (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Madam President, I'm sorry. Before I turn to the conclusions of the European Council, I must refer in a few sentences to the words that have been spoken here about my homeland, Poland. And I will answer to one of you as a Polish citizen. Today, Poland is the country that has received nearly 3 million refugees from Ukraine. Poland is the country where our families…

7 Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The European Commission and a large part of the European Parliament are funding a very expensive and dangerous experiment for Europeans. The program is a huge social and economic cost. And most of you are aware of this, but we are still preparing solutions that will only exacerbate energy poverty and poverty in Europe in general and p…

19 May

2022

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The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, The gas storage agreement that the Commissioner spoke about a moment ago is very good news. This is good information, and let us all hope that it will be completed and that we will not be disappointed for some time, that although it was included, it was another declaration that for various reasons different parties d…

4 May

2022

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. You can't convert human life into money. It is impossible to convert the lives of Ukrainian children, women and men into money, but the money is needed to be able to save them, to support them, to help them defend themselves and to help them survive this tragic time for all of them. Don't be afraid to make bold decisions. Let not only this moment speak to us in s…

6 Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. High Representative, thank you very much. Dear President Charles, In Bucha, where the inhabitants were hiding, Russian soldiers entered the cellars. They made people undress, raped women, brutally murdered men. In Irpień, they brutally murdered children. Mariupol – destroyed. People are suffering. Such images today cause us shock, indignation. We don't believe that …

5 Apr

2022

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Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The war in Ukraine shows very clearly that naivety in terms of energy security is a disaster. It is not the sources of energy, it is not the resources of fossil sources that are the problem, but the fact that the European Union, individual Member States, at their own request, gave Putin the field. You were getting rid of the state, and in this House, too, you wer…

23 Mar

2022

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Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. In the eyes of the world, Ukrainian children and women are being murdered for another week. Ukrainian towns and villages are being destroyed. Millions of refugees seek refuge in other countries. More than 2 million have already arrived in Poland. The Poles have opened their hearts and houses and we will welcome anyone who needs help. And this happens in every Polish cit…

9 Mar

2022

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Debate with the Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas - The EU's role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion of Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Prime Minister, Mr. High Representative, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, It's rehearsal time. It is a time of responsibility and solidarity for the whole European Union, for the whole civilised world. Today we stand against the invader, the aggressor. And we have to stop Putin. We must support Ukraine, because it is a matter of the future and security of…

8 Mar

2022

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Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, Listening to some of your statements, I have the impression that it has not yet reached many of you that we are at a completely different time today than before February 24. This is a time of war. There is a war on our continent, in Europe, and we need quick, decisive and, above all, effective decisions in this time when it comes to energy secu…

16 Feb

2022

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The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, From the mouth of one of the MEPs (probably from the S&D group) there was a question: What is happening in Poland, what is Poland doing? Poland deals with what is most important for the people of Europe at the moment, security. And this security, also yours, is defended against Putin, who, among other things, here in this House, was allowed to impl…

16 Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Russia is closer to the European Union than some politicians or even us here in this House sometimes seem to remember. And Putin is a more ruthless dictator than those who try to do business with him delude themselves. He uses his weaknesses, naivety and lack of courage in his relations with him. You can not have the illusions that, by allowing con…

19 Jan

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Europe faces many challenges. We are going through a lot of crises right now and certainly the French Presidency will not have an easy time, but we hope that, for the good of Europeans, we will be able to face all these crises. We should prioritise what is most important to us right now, what is most important. Mr President has …

15 Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. In a few days we will be enjoying Christmas, we will be celebrating the birth of Christ, but for many Europeans this holiday is full of fears. They want to rejoice, they want to rejoice, they want to spend it with their families, but at the same time they are worried because Europe is going through a lot of crises right now. The one that has been talked about so …

24 Nov

2021

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. The European Union has an ambitious climate policy, a ‘fit for 55’, and an increasing number of renewable energy sources. But it also has rising energy prices, increasing exclusion and energy poverty, and increasing dependence on imported energy sources. It also has empty gas storage facilities and more and more Europeans who ca…

23 Nov

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The High Commission! Today there are three most serious crises, three most serious issues that need to be solved in the European Union. It is, of course, COVID, it is, of course, a hybrid war on the eastern border of the European Union. Finally, what President Michel said (for which I want to thank him, and this did not resonate in other statements): the energy c…

20 Oct

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Before I discuss what will happen at the European Council, I will say two sentences referring to yesterday, since all of you here are devoting so much time to this. Please leave Poland alone, really, and do not spread lies and false information about what is happening in my homeland. If you have not been to Poland, please come. You will see what a beautiful, safe and, a…

19 Oct

2021

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The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. To begin with, before I begin my speech, I will say clearly and emphatically: not to push Poland out of the European Union. Poland is and will be in the European Union, because that is the decision and will of Poles. And it's time to put an end to the lies and false theses that you also put forward here today. Mr President, Madam President, Mr Prime Minister, Lad…

18 Oct

2021

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Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the world as we have known it so far. We all feel these changes and try to find the best solutions so that everyone finds themselves in this new reality. I believe that we all care about a Union of values and a secure society where everyone can reach their full potential. It is extremely im…

6 Oct

2021

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The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, I will start by strongly opposing these statements, which struck my homeland, Poland, as if Poland were a country that was illegitimate and did not respect European values. I think that many of you who have said this would be happy and would like to live in such a law-abiding and respectful European country. Second, let's get to …

6 Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me give you an example of an increase in prices from just one member state of the European Union in recent days. Since the beginning of the year, the price per cubic metre of gas in the country has increased by 200 %. Electricity price by 152%. On Tuesday, the price of gas exceeded $1,160 per cubic meter and was 8% higher tha…

15 Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Dear President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we are asking the question of what is the state of the European Union, so we can say this: The façade of our European home is beautiful. The Chairwoman still colored it today, but unfortunately it was a mess inside. Why is that? This is because the European institutions are increasingly taking decisions outside the trea…

14 Sep

2021

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Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The project prepared by Commissioner Timmermans is highly controversial, and it resounds in this room in virtually every speech. Because, on the one hand, we have a noble goal: climate protection, the future of our planet (this is certainly one of the most important challenges that we face), but on the other hand, this noble goal is t…

7 Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. There were a lot of beautiful, beautiful words. This is what the President and you have said: about equality, about values, about mutual respect. But what values and what respect is it about? These values and this respect are only valid when they concern the worldview, the left-liberal ideologies. Conservative Europeans, in your opinion, do not have the right to vote. O…

5 Jul

2021

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Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, An alternative resolution has been prepared by us because we believe that this is an extremely important problem: an ageing Europe and a dignified old age. On the other hand, we cannot agree, I cannot agree, that the report on the elderly, on the elderly, should be subject to some ideological competition, as one of the poli…

5 Jul

2021

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Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)

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Dear President, Dear Commissioner, Ladies and Gentlemen, At the outset, I would like to thank all the shadow rapporteurs very much for your work, comments, suggestions, for the amendments tabled to the report, and there were quite a few of them, almost 600, which confirms that the subject of the ageing of the Old Continent and demographic issues are at our heart and that we are aware of the import…