What Angelika spoke about.

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2022

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Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Many studies and also operational practice show that listed companies with a gender balance also perform better in their business results. That is why it is also important from an economic policy point of view that an agreement is reached now. It is gratifying that those Member States that have already done preparatory work are now exempted, as …

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Borrowing strategy to finance NextGenerationEU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! NextGenerationEU is the largest joint funding programme of the Union that benefits Member States directly, on the one hand in the form of grants and, on the other hand, in the form of loans. For this purpose, 150 billion euros will be raised annually by 2026. The choice of this comprehensive programme was necessary in order to cope with the reconstruction in the indi…

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2022

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2021 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, esteemed President of the Court of Auditors! Every year in the debate on the Court of Auditors' report, we ask ourselves the same question: What is the error rate and how much of it is attributable to fraudulent intent or lack of knowledge about the handling of EU funding? Large companies have departments that are exclusively engaged in the application and processing…

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2022

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Mr President, Mr Minister, Commissioner! I can certainly win some savings suggestions, but certainly not at Horizon in Heading 1. Europe's future depends on four strategic cornerstones: Research, development, innovation and digitalisation. I know that many here can't do anything with business and technology. But think of the Green Deal, which can only be implemented with new research results and n…

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Sep

2022

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State of the SME Union (debate)

Madam President, As an entrepreneur, I can tell you that everything has moved in this House since the last SME discussion, on the one hand, and nothing on the other. Nothing, because the framework conditions of SMEs have not improved, and everything, because the force of the war has hit our SMEs with full force. They must not forget that our SMEs are still weakened by the COVID pandemic, and they …

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2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Energy costs, scarcity and rising energy prices are putting more and more pressure on our industrial companies, and many of them are already having to shut down production lines or close down companies. Our strategy, our reorientation, is very positive, but now action must also follow. We need a rapid reduction in energy costs, we need intensive…

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2022

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State of the Union (debate)

Dear Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, The European economy is facing gloomy times. More and more burden packages are weakening competitiveness. Whether in the implementation of the Green Deal or the Russian sanctions, there is simply a lack of accompanying measures for our companies. One in five German companies is considering whether to relocate its produc…

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2021 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2020 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear President Hoyer! Yes, first of all, thank our two rapporteurs for their excellent work. Dear visitors! The European Investment Bank is the only international financial institution owned by our Member States and which, through our European legislation, helps to achieve the common objectives of the European Union. The European Investment Bank has done an excellent…

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2022

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A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! In principle, it must be the task of a state to ensure with the respective legislation that forced labour is prohibited and punished accordingly. It is sad that forced labour occurs not only in third countries, but also in Europe. Therefore, it is important not to protect the black sheep, because in addition to the human catastrophe, forced labour …

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2022

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

Madam President, The UNHCR forecasts that 8.3 million people will have to flee Ukraine. It's really incredible: This corresponds to the population of my Member State, Austria. 90% of them are women, but 2 300 unaccompanied minors have also been registered. You've all mentioned it before: Protection and help are needed at all levels. As rapporteur of the Roaming Regulation, it was very important to…

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Discharge 2020 (debate)

Madam President, Yes, it is gratifying to note that the European institutions and agencies use the money of European taxpayers on the basis of principles of economy, efficiency and effectiveness. Nevertheless, discharge for a few organizations is expected to be postponed. However, the internal management problem at Frontex in particular must not prevent the Agency from guaranteeing the protection …

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Roaming Regulation (recast) (debate)

Mr President, I want to close this debate in a special way. The terrible Russian war against Ukraine is having a devastating impact on the Ukrainian population. Over three million people have already made their way to the EU. These refugees try to stay in touch with their relatives and friends who have remained in Ukraine. This is often resulting in immense roaming costs. Many European operators h…

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2022

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Roaming Regulation (recast) (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner McGuinness, dear colleagues, first, I would like to thank the Slovenian Presidency and Commissioner Breton for the good cooperation during the trilogue negotiations. Special thanks to the shadow rapporteurs and the involved staff for your excellent work. I am convinced that we found a good agreement for European citizens and businesses. The new Roaming Regulation…

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Nov

2021

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The revision of the Financial Regulation in view of the entry into force of the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, The combination of the multiannual financial framework and the recovery plan requires a modernisation of the Financial Regulation. It is important to me that not only taxpayers' money is used efficiently, but that we also look at the effects of this use of funds on the population and the economy. In order to combat abuse, it must continue to b…

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2021

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Increased efforts to fight money laundering (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Pandora Papers show that the circle of people involved in questionable financial transactions extends far beyond the usual drug and weapons milieu. Apart from the fact that these funds are also used to fight terrorism, the damage affects us all – everyone, everyone who pays their taxes and levies in the interest of the common good. In 2020 alon…

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Oct

2021

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Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The Joint Undertakings are not only a European success story, but also a bright spot on the European research horizon. These new cooperation projects are essential to achieve our European goals – such as reducing greenhouse gas emissions, driving digitalisation – or to better manage future pandemics. Two areas are particularly close to my heart:…

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2021

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Like no other EU budget, this 2022 budget is driven by climate change. After all, here in the House we have adopted the 55% greenhouse gas reduction target. We all know: ‘The Green Deal cannot fly without innovation, research and digitalisation.” Only in this way can the transformation process succeed and employment and competitiveness can also …

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2021

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A new ERA for Research and Innovation (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Where would we be today if, since the establishment of the European Research Area in 2000, we had given research and development and innovation the same importance as we do or need to do today? Now it is time to implement our projects with full force. Particularly important to me in this context is the research cooperation between universities, uni…

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2021

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2020 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2019 (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner, dear Mr Hoyer, ladies and gentlemen, Today we report on the EIB's financial activities in 2019, a time when the world has not yet gotten out of joint and Europe has been on a very good economic path. The EIB's loan signatures amounted to 63 billion, 14% more than in the previous year. But also in the area of sustainability, the EIB has already developed and defined…