What Angelika spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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Presentation of the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! Artificial intelligence is becoming a crucial factor for our Cybersecurity and thus also for Europe's competitiveness, for Europe's sovereignty and resilience. It is important that the Commission has now put forward an action plan, because one thing is clear: Europe must not be permanently dependent on decisions in other third countries for the so-called Frontier ‑KI ‑ …

27

Apr

2026

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Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Europe is a continent of savers, but unfortunately not a continent for investors at the moment. Many people consciously rely on security, and that gives an enormous potential. Around 10 trillion euros are currently in bank deposits, which would do us very good to finance growth. Financing is not a secondary issue, but could also be a lever in economic policy times – …

27

Apr

2026

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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! The protection of the European Union's financial interests is not a technical issue, it is above all a matter of economic rationality, but also of political credibility. Especially in times of economic uncertainty, rising costs, especially for companies, we have to look particularly carefully at how we deal with our tax money. Because any abuse not only damages the budg…

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Mar

2026

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Deposit protection and early intervention measures (joint debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Tomorrow we will conclude an important chapter for the European Banking Union. The aim of the CMDI reform was clear from the outset: we want to protect the taxpayer and secure financial stability. For me, one thing was crucial: proportionality. We have successfully prevented proven national security systems, as we currently have at savings banks and coope…

10

Mar

2026

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Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! Yes, I welcome the fact that, with this energy package, the Commission has identified key priorities from the Clean industrial deal and the Affordable energy action plan Implemented. Yes, Commissioner, I hope you are already working on the Energy Union, because I think we will need it quickly – mind you for Austria without nuclear power. Modernizing our networks still c…

10

Mar

2026

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2026 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social priorities for 2026 (joint debate)

Madam President, First of all, thank you to our rapporteur – it was a very constructive work. Yes, the European Semester is the moment in the year when we honestly look at Europe's economy. Where are our Member States? Where do we need reforms and where do we need to invest more to be or remain competitive? It is clear to me that sound public finances, structural reforms and future investments go …

9

Mar

2026

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Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act (debate)

21

Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Digital Networks Act (debate)

I think we have to go back there and see how we put it there. I don't think it will be possible to get $300 billion out of your pocket so quickly. But if we all work on it together, I think we'll make good progress.…

21

Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Digital Networks Act (debate)

Madam President, Madam Executive Vice-President! The DNA aims to accelerate high-speed networks, complete the fragmented internal market and strengthen the security of digital infrastructure. Digital networks are the basis for competitiveness, industrial strength and strategic autonomy. And of course, when we have 27 different regulatory frameworks, it's clear that we have a clear competitive disa…

26

Nov

2025

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Protecting citizens' right to make cash payments and ensuring financial inclusion (debate)

25

Nov

2025

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Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! InvestEU supports the financing of companies and thus also helps to combat our current economic crisis. With the changes, we are now creating the framework to attract up to 55 billion in additional private investments. And we already know this from various other countries. Particularly by pooling legacy programmes in InvestEU, we ensure that existing funds work where…

22

Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Europe's exit from Russian gas and oil is more than an energy policy decision. It is a moral necessity. Security of supply and price stability will of course take centre stage now, because we will no longer finance your war, Mr Putin. Of course, security of energy supply must be guaranteed and investments in renewable energy must be stepped up with…

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Oct

2025

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The decision to impose a fine on Google: defending press and media freedom in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! I can only agree with my colleague. Yes, it is hard to understand that such a successful and innovative company as Google does not want to be able to comply with European rules. That's really ridiculous. Google is dominant in all stages of the digital advertising chain. This makes it almost impossible for many advertisers to cooperate on an equal footing. Therefore, the…

8

Oct

2025

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The role of simple tax rules and tax fragmentation in European competitiveness (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! First of all, thank you to our rapporteur, Mr Hadjipantela. The multitude of different national tax laws within the EU naturally generates massive additional costs for us entrepreneurs. 87 percent of the EU-wide tax compliance costs of EUR 204 billion alone affect our small and medium-sized businesses. This fragmentation of the tax system leads to double taxation, legal…

8

Oct

2025

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Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! As an entrepreneur, social dialogue is very important to me, and the European model stands for it. But the amendment of the directive, which has been a reliable and practical basis for the last few years, is just so important to me that something is being destroyed here. Mandatory consultation before business decisions restricts freedom of action and slows down proce…

7

Oct

2025

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New Strategic EU-India Agenda (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! On the one hand, we have been strategic partners with India since 2004, but on the other hand, we also have clear disagreements about whether it is about the acquisition of Russian oil, but also about the joint military exercises with Belarus and Russia. However, as our world is undergoing profound geopolitical change, Europe needs strategic partnerships with countries …

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Sep

2025

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Taxation of large digital platforms in the light of international developments (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! Yes, it is high time for a European digital tax. I am an Austrian entrepreneur and like many small and medium-sized enterprises and also large companies, I pay my taxes where my profits are incurred. Just like these entrepreneurs, I can't choose where I want to move my profits. However, large digital corporations have very different opportunities – and especially in our…

8

Jul

2025

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Need for the EU to scale up clean technologies (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! If today we are over Clean technology We will talk about the future of our industry, our energy supply and our competitiveness. The European Clean techThe market already has a volume of 176 billion and will triple by 2034. It is therefore important that we develop and produce these technologies here in Europe. We must not again depend on China and the United States in t…

18

Jun

2025

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Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, I would like to congratulate our colleague Anna Stürgkh on this INI report. Yes, the decarbonisation and associated electrification of the economy poses major challenges for Europe, mainly because our electricity grids are getting old and a true internal market for electricity is not yet in sight. It is estimated that around €584 bill…

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Jun

2025

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

Mr President, Mr Executive Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! The Clean industrial deal is the European Commission's industrial programme and promises to unite reindustrialisation and decarbonisation, i.e. to reconcile them. During the last legislative period, we have dealt mainly with the Green Deal Having looked into this and waited in vain for Timmermans' promised deal for the economy, it is…

17

Jun

2025

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Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, Mr Executive Vice-President! The RRF is a unique crisis instrument underpinned by European solidarity and fiscal responsibility. Austria has set a strong focus on digitalisation, climate protection and primary health care in its reconstruction plan. Nevertheless, the growth impulse is only 0.3 percentage points per year, but with a positive spillover through exports to Germany, It…

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Apr

2025

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European Steel and Metals Action Plan (debate)

Madam President, Mr Executive Vice-President! Yes, our European steel industry is suffering. But especially today, on this bleak day for industry, I would like to point out a committed example of the Austrian steel industry. From 2027 onwards, a green-electric electric arc will be in operation at the Linz and Donawitz sites – up to 30 % CO2‐Emissions are reduced compared to 2019. We thus reduce 5%…

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Mar

2025

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! High energy prices are jeopardising Europe's competitiveness. Fast action is now required to reduce cost pressure, especially for our companies. Commissioner, you have put forward good ideas, but I have lacked one thing when I think of grid expansion. More and more citizens are preventing important leadership projects. Even though I'm going home today, I'm passing by a …

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Mar

2025

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! The Clean industrial deal It promises to reconcile reindustrialisation and decarbonisation. Our European companies now urgently need our support because they are struggling with minimalist growth rates, high energy costs, strong technological competition, overregulation and a tense political environment. I can certainly win something from the principles of your plan,…

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Feb

2025

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Threats to EU sovereignty through strategic dependencies in communication infrastructure (debate)

Mr President! Commissioner! Satellites in space from the USA, 5G from China and manipulated submarine cables: This is the reality of our communication infrastructure. The EU's technological sovereignty is thus in jeopardy. This means uncertainty for the economy, for the administration, but also for the citizens. As with critical raw materials, we need a future infrastructure strategy with reliable…