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Sep

2022

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Ecological Disaster in the Oder River (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. It is a pity that we do not discuss what is important for resolving the causes of the ecological disaster on the Oder. In two weeks, in three weeks, at the next meeting in Strasbourg. The Commissioner, the requesting Member State, is well aware that the Polish Government, but not only the German Government, but also the Commission, are awaiting …

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Sep

2022

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Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Today's debate is special, because in fact everyone is a little right, because the intentions are right, we have similar ideas and a similar diagnosis. Today, however, details are missing, details of every event that took place during the summer that ended. To diagnose correctly, to count correctly and to manage it, as the Commissione…

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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The need to care for forests and biodiversity is a fact and even a duty of civilization. But in order to do that, you have to make good laws. Unfortunately, the document we are discussing has escaped legislative scrutiny despite the very good intentions of each rapporteur and shadow rapporteur. There's a lot to improve here. Please no…

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Jun

2022

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))

Mr President, thank you very much. Article 2 of the Climate Law clearly states: zero-emissions by 2050 with removals. Not only natural, but also technological. That is why LULUCF is so important, where we have to be fair, share this investigation fairly to absorb emissions, because a hectare of forest in Sweden is completely different from a hectare of forest in Spain. We have to be flexible, we h…

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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))

Thank you very much, MEP, although I am obviously not a member of the Government, but I will be happy to reply. First of all, I would like to say to you that we have delivered on all the commitments that took place in 2020. Among other things, with regard to renewable energy – 16.1 renewables in the entire energy mix – the planned target has been met, firstly. Secondly, we systematically introduce…

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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))

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Yes, Mr President, tomorrow is a historic day. We will decide whether Europe will be strong, competitive and whether our children will have a future, or whether it will be weak, harassed and tormented by social protests, where children will not see a chance for their dreams to live in Europe, to be proud of it. Please…

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May

2022

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Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Poles have been taking care of their wilderness for hundreds of years, which is why today you can say that it is so unique. It is no different now that a wall is being built to protect against illegal immigration, war and human trafficking. The whole procedure is under the absolute supervision of the environmental services, which monitor this co…

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May

2022

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Today is the 70th day of the war in Europe. Every day we see murder, rape, torture, unimaginable suffering, sometimes, unfortunately, drinking coffee or talking to friends. Before Ukrainian women, as well as women all over Europe who have supported them, and above all Polish women, I bow down and thank them every day, especially women in the Pod…

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May

2022

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Use of the Pegasus Software by EU Member States against individuals including MEPs and the violation of fundamental rights (topical debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Today is the 70th day of the war in Europe. The Russian services also work here, they will analyze your every word, your actions, they will observe what is happening in the special committee. Therefore, I ask for restraint, for content and responsibility for my actions and for my words. Moreover, the Russian services and their influen…

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Apr

2022

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Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, thank you very much. It is indeed a great courage for the French Presidency to discuss Poland in the context of Article 7, because it is today that we should talk about France. This is the country that has been selling arms to Russia since 2014 despite the embargo. And this is a country whose companies see no reason to withdraw from the Russian market. A f…

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Apr

2022

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Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, thank you very much. I want to tell you that economists, entrepreneurs and, above all, Europeans say quite different things than you do. They're straightforward: ETS is opaque, manipulative, subject to various kinds of fluctuations – meaningless, with the intervention of opaque companies. Energy prices are high, we do not see any energy security, which is …

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Mar

2022

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Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! I think we're aware that the war has changed everything. It must also change the European Union and its energy policy in order to ensure the energy sovereignty of the European Union. Change it in such a way as to respect every source that is available in the European Union, including fossil ones. We need to be …

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Mar

2022

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General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The 8th Environmental Framework Plan 2030 is a policy objective. These are very often right ideas, right indicators, but very often utopian. The rapporteur, who worked hard on this document, said in a fiery speech: Let's move beyond the GDP paradigm. Honourable Member, we must think of every European. You will be fine, the Commissioner will …

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Mar

2022

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Batteries are so common in human life and cause so many troubles and worries that it actually seems necessary not only to analyze, but to try to regulate. I am very happy that we are talking about producer responsibility here, because it cannot be that the consumer is always doomed to wonder how to dispose of the equipment he uses. Unfortuna…

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Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. There has been a war in Europe for 13 days. Putin is killing innocent people. Putin is destroying cities and villages, energetically destabilizing the entire European Union. But there has been another war going on for many years, a war on disinformation. We have observed it many times, because today it rains from everyday attacks not only Ukrain…

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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)

Mr President, thank you very much. The Commissioner is absent! Friends and colleagues! Today, words are often said: war, war – that is indeed the case. Rightly indicated are the fields where this fight takes place: pandemic, situation at the Polish-Belarusian border. There are even announcements of sanctions. It is a pity that they fall out of the mouths of those who do not want to block the const…

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Dec

2021

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Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The following weeks and months are a great test for two great world projects: for what the European Union is and what NATO is. Is it a force, a player in the global market, in international politics, or is it a collection – I don't want to say clusters – of various interests that are being played out by the blackmailer? The aggression against Ukraine is also an aggressi…

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Nov

2021

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Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I think that today we have a tangible effect of what happened in Glasgow, of our political declarations – the ETS, the European carbon purchase system, has increased by a few euros. This, of course, is very pleasing to the Commissioner, because the Commissioner believes that the ETS should grow, regardless of energy prices and citizen…

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Oct

2021

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An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! There are a lot of valuable ideas and solutions in the report, but unfortunately there are a few that raise serious doubts and that would have to be said. Firstly, there is a lack of accurate analyses and solutions, and above all, information on how much companies in the European Union have already done to achieve various…

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Oct

2021

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UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the UK (COP26) (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. At the climate summit, the European Union, Europe must be not only and not so much a leader, but above all it must be credible, because only then can it convince to its reasons, to its ambitions. It can be credible for two reasons. Firstly, when she says that she has Europeans behind her, that she has citizens behind her, that she has told her citizens that they …

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Oct

2021

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

Madam President, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! Today, Europeans expect two things from the European Commission, the European Union: border security and energy security. I therefore hope that the European Council will send the following messages: Firstly, it will show that Poland properly protects the European border and will support it every day and at every step. And secondly, that it will d…

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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)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! This is a disaster: before our eyes, the energy policy of the European Union, the climate policy of the European Union is falling! What do we have to say to Europeans who are worried about the fact that the price of energy, gas, water, garbage has increased many times, the price of living has increased many times? All we …

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Oct

2021

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

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! There are legal immigrants on the Belarusian border who have been brought in, who have arrived and paid the money for it. They don't have the documents, they don't want to accept asylum. Humanitarian aid is on the Polish-Belarusian border. The Lukashenka regime does not allow humanitarian aid. Poland – with the hel…

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Sep

2021

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

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Friends and colleagues! I think that December 2020 is a historic December, when the entire European Union agreed to zero-emissions by 2050 at the level of the European Union, including sinks, in a solidarity-based, responsible manner, showing the different ways to reach the target in individual countries of the European Union. Unfortu…

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Jul

2021

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General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Let me start by thanking the rapporteur. Her high personal culture meant that we talked about very difficult matters very substantively. I want to point out these elements, where we have stayed in our positions, to what we cannot absolutely agree to. First, in many places the 8th overall plan is too detailed. It does not set directions, but deals with very specif…