What Angelika spoke about.

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Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President! Commissioner. Madam President Lagarde! War, energy crisis, unreliable supply chains and rising food prices have led to a massive loss of purchasing power for Europeans over the last three years. And one thing should not be overlooked: They have also led to policy changes in some Member States. While the US Federal Reserve acted early, it was felt that the ECB had been hesitating for …

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Jan

2025

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EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Qatargate socialist scandal has shown that NGOs need more control. Unfortunately, at the time, as we voted in Parliament, the left and also parts of the Renew had not voted in favour of our transparency motion. But it is clear: NGOs need to explain how they are funded, what their business model is and what their goals are – and this is no di…

18

Dec

2024

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Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate)

Mr President! Commissioner! Colleagues! On the occasion of the Green Deal, then Vice President Timmermans promised us a deal for the economy. Unfortunately, he broke his promise and there were obligations, reporting obligations, unclearly defined legislation and high cost increases for our economy. I have often pointed out that decarbonisation must not lead to deindustrialisation and that the comp…

22

Oct

2024

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! While the U.S. in recent years with cheap energy, little bureaucracy and with the Inflation Reduction Act Europe is lagging behind in its ability to increase competitiveness. Timmerman's Green Deal had originally also promised a deal for the economy; What happened, however, were strains on agriculture and the economy, and economic growth stagnated.…

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Sep

2024

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The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Apple has lost the years-long battle before the ECJ for billions of tax rebates in Ireland, has to pay 13 billion euros. This is not a threat to Apple’s very existence, which is a good thing, but it is a big sign for Europe. It's about profits outside the U.S., and in 2016, the European Commission decided that Ireland has received 23 years of disto…

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Sep

2024

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State of the Energy union (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, esteemed colleagues, esteemed spectators! A stable, successful, affordable energy supply is the backbone of our industry and our economy and thus also secures our prosperity in Europe. Even though energy prices are now falling, they still remain two to three times higher than in the US. This is especially true when we consider that the United States Inflation Reduction …

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Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, The protection of geographical indications for agricultural products is an EU success story. Of the 3 761 products, 57 come from Austria, with the first protected products already registered before our EU accession. The new Regulation brings together the existing rules into a common system of protection and also improves the online protection of ge…

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Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Markus Pieper for this report. It is an indispensable contribution to the reappraisal of the Qatargate scandal. I sometimes have the impression here that any demand for more control over the financing of NGOs or the influence of third countries is immediately seen as an attack on civil society. We all know that NGOs play …

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Dec

2023

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, The Ukrainians have also been fighting for our common values for 657 days. Therefore, Ukraine deserves a real European perspective, as do the six countries of the Western Balkans. However, it must also be clear that there is no shortcut to become a full member of the European Union. The EU accession processes take time for good reason, because reforms must al…

12

Dec

2023

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EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. In these geopolitically challenging times, it is crucial that we as the European Union maintain close and trusting relations with like-minded partners. It is therefore important that, after Donald Trump’s presidency, the EU and the US have moved closer together again, and I hope that remains the case – but without Trump. The EU-US Trade and Technology Council co…

12

Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! The single market and the eco-social market economy are the roots of the European Union. But it does not only need roots, it also needs wings, and we have neglected our wings – competitiveness – in recent years, despite the fact that major powers such as the US and China have continued on their growth path. Only when the United States with the Inflation Reduction Act Eu…

12

Dec

2023

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EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The European Union has always stressed the importance of open, fair and rules-based trade relations. In this context, EU-Taiwan trade relations have increased significantly in recent years. The EU is Taiwan's fourth-largest trading partner after China, the US and Japan, and in 2022 total trade in goods reached a record 84.2 billion. The EU recognis…

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Nov

2023

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2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Secretary of State! To present a budget in times of multiple crises is certainly a major challenge, and for that we would like to thank our rapporteurs, but also our Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn. The present agreement represents a balanced compromise between the economical use of taxpayers' funds and important investments. The €85 million increase for Horizon E…

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Oct

2023

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New European innovation agenda (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Although women make up 52 percent of the total population, they make up only 34.4 percent of the self-employed in the EU and 30 percent of start-ups. The entrepreneurial potential of women is thus an underutilised source of innovation, economic growth, but also job creation. One of the biggest hurdles for women is the fact that female entrepreneurs are often mor…

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Oct

2023

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A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Geopolitics is a worldview or a realistic view of the world that has increasingly shaped the thinking and actions of the European Union since 2020. In retrospect, it seems naive that many have believed that mutual economic dependence, such as on Russian gas and oil, also creates security in Europe. With a joint gas purchase at European level, launched in May,…

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Oct

2023

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Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Some 4.1 million war refugees from Ukraine have received temporary protection in the European Union. In addition, 5.1 million people have fled within Ukraine. It is truly unimaginable – 9 million people on the run. The Temporary Protection Directive ensures that refugees have housing, including access to education and employment, in all Member Stat…

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Oct

2023

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! The pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression and related inflation, the terrible Middle East terror and 800,000 people on the refugee routes – all of these crises, wars and tensions, of course, also have a financial impact on our budget. Therefore, in this position on the 2024 budget, the European Parliament is already anticipating the revision and reinforcement of the mult…

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Oct

2023

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Ensuring European transportation works for women (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! As Members of this House, it is our responsibility to ensure that European transport policy works for all citizens. Women play a crucial role in society, in business, in politics. Nevertheless, women often face unique challenges in the transport sector, whether due to safety concerns or unequal access opportunities. Yes, there is still a lot to …

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Oct

2023

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Economic coercion by third countries (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! As a member of this House, we have a special responsibility to defend our European values and our independence. It is therefore important that the EU can defend itself against trade and investment restrictive measures by third countries with a specific protection instrument. In recent years, practices by third countries to force governments of E…

13

Sep

2023

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Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Prostitution is regulated very differently in the Member States of the European Union: From legalization to prohibition. In my home country Austria, prostitution is basically legal. Sex workers are socially insured and undergo regular check-ups and therefore have a certain standard of protection. But we all know that violence against women and pros…

13

Sep

2023

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SME Relief Package (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! As an entrepreneur, I am of course pleased that an SME package was presented yesterday, for which we have been waiting for a long time. Nothing has happened in the last four years. On the contrary, in every report we have created additional bureaucracy for our companies. I am therefore looking forward to the inclusion of SMEs in future legislation and I am also happy…

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Sep

2023

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Opening of negotiations of an agreement with the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! The US is one of Europe's most important trading partners. However, the Inflation Reduction Act discriminates against our European companies and restricts fair trade. Therefore, I welcome these negotiations on this agreement, because we need critical raw materials very, very urgently, that we can implement the Green Deal, but also because we can counteract wrong develop…

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Sep

2023

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State of the Union (debate)

Dear Madam President, Europe's economic development is heading in a dangerous direction: Low energy prices, low bureaucratic hurdles and attractive subsidies make other world markets interesting for European companies looking to invest. Even the medium-sized economy likes to make new investments, especially in the USA. It is therefore high time that we took care of Europe's competitiveness. Otherw…

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Jul

2023

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Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)

Mr President! The Green Deal is the largest legislative package the European Parliament has ever negotiated and therefore it is logical that the EU will encounter obstacles on the way to the green transition. The big problem will be that we have set ourselves goals where we often haven't even developed the necessary technologies to meet those goals. I'm just thinking about the substitution of F-ga…

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Jul

2023

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Putting the European economy at the service of the middle class (debate)

Mr President! I am pleased and it is high time that we put the middle class in the center. As policy makers, it is our responsibility to support the medium-sized economy with the necessary measures so that it can exploit its full potential. Unfortunately, we have achieved this only mediocrely in this legislature. With the many legislative proposals, we have also created a bureaucratic monster that…