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Jan

2026

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Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, the European Parliament's report on drones and new systems of warfare rightfully points out that unmanned systems have fundamentally changed modern combat. Drones are now decisive force multipliers, providing reconnaissance, precision strikes, logistics and electronic warfare, as demonstrated everyday in Ukraine. Europe must lead in this critical field. Therefore, fi…

21

Jan

2026

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 (A10-0262/2025 - Francisco Assis)

Madam President, fundamental human rights are not a recent philosophical invention or a product of political majorities. Human rights have their source in the Judeo-Christian heritage of Europe, which affirms that every human being has an intrinsic dignity, because he is created in the image and likeness of God. From this revealed faith came later philosophical and legal notions such as equality b…

21

Jan

2026

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 (A10-0253/2025 - David McAllister)

Madam President, I abstained on the vote on the report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy, because the European Union's foreign policy must be built on pragmatism and realism, strategic interests and clear objectives, not ideological or utopian activism. From projecting strength and bringing wealth, the European Union has become a moralizing voice that only gives lesso…

20

Jan

2026

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, the notion of human rights is rooted in the Judeo-Christian belief that every human being is created in the image of God with inherent dignity and worth. While other cultures have recognised duties and hierarchies, the idea of equal, universal and inalienable individual rights grew from this Judeo-Christian moral foundation. Human rights, therefore, are not privil…

20

Jan

2026

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TEU) (joint debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Russia represents the greatest threat to Europe today, as the common security and defence policy report states in its first paragraph. Russia's illegal war of aggression against Ukraine is not an isolated or local conflict: it is Russia's deliberate attempt to undermine international law, redraw borders by force and weaken Europe – an effort that began in 2008 with t…

19

Jan

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, 40 years ago, on 8 May 1985, speaking in this plenary in Strasbourg, President Ronald Reagan reminded Europe and the United States that their partnership was not built merely on treaties or convenience, but on shared Judeo-Christian values, a common culture and history, and a deep commitment to life, liberty, prosperity and the pursuit of happiness. Those words remain profoundly rele…

18

Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, there are only two ways of approaching truth. First, through revelation from top down. This requires faith and belongs to religion. Second, through reason from the bottom up. This requires doubt, debate and confrontation of ideas. This is the task of science and the very foundation of a pluralistic democratic society. In the 17th century, Descartes expressed this shi…

17

Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (B10-0557/2025, B10-0558/2025)

Madam President, I voted against the European citizens' initiative 'My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion' because it pushes to define abortion as a fundamental human right, an approach that raises profound legal, moral and human rights concerns. Induced abortion is a deliberate action to end the life of an unborn human being. That unborn child is a human person whose fundamental r…

17

Dec

2025

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Military mobility (A10-0242/2025 - Petras Auštrevičius, Roberts Zīle)

Madam President, I voted for the report on military mobility, because the security of the European Union can no longer be treated as a theoretical exercise, but as a real political responsibility manifested through concrete actions. In a context marked by Russia’s aggression against its neighbours and instability at the EU’s borders, the ability to swiftly deploy military forces and equipment on E…

17

Dec

2025

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The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, the European Union must stop treating partnering countries, including Georgia, as instruments of political convenience or as arenas for exporting internal EU policy disputes. Every pioneering country deserves respect and good faith engagement, aimed at resolving challenges – not disengagement when the government does not comply with the absurd EU policies. Georgia was the…

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Dec

2025

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Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (A10-0172/2025 - Rihards Kols)

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Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (RC-B10-0545/2025)

Madam President, dear colleagues, in Ukraine there is not only a conflict between an aggressor and an aggressor country, but also a confrontation between the current world order, built after the Second World War, based on the UN Charter, and the imposition of a new world order desired by Russia and other authoritarian regimes, an order based on spheres of influence and disregard for the sovereignt…

26

Nov

2025

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Protecting EU consumers against the practices of certain e-commerce platforms: the case of child-like sex dolls, weapons and other illegal products and material (B10-0496/2025, B10-0500/2025, B10-0504/2025, B10-0507/2025)

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Nov

2025

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Protection of minors online (A10-0213/2025 - Christel Schaldemose)

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Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, in 2008, when a few Western countries blocked the clear path to NATO membership for Ukraine and Georgia, the Russian leadership interpreted it as weakness – and weakness always invites aggression. Only months later, Russia invaded Georgia, demonstrating that the Kremlin was fully prepared to wage war in the 21st century to subjugate European free and sovereign nat…

13

Nov

2025

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Gender Equality Strategy 2025 (A10-0210/2025 - Marko Vešligaj)

Madam President, I voted against the Report on the Gender Equality Strategy 2025, because it not only does not defend Europe's women, girls and mothers, but it creates the framework for various perverted and sexually obsessed people to exercise their obsessions unhindered. Instead of focusing on the protection, safety and defense of women, which is a biological, physiological and genetic reality d…

13

Nov

2025

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Framework for achieving climate neutrality (A10-0223/2025 - Ondřej Knotek)

Madam President, I voted against the report on the framework for achieving climate neutrality, because the current Green Deal pushed the European Union in a dangerous direction, with a proven devastating effect on the economy and prosperity of European citizens. Instead of strengthening the economy, these allegedly green policies have destroyed, made European industry uncompetitive, increased ener…

12

Nov

2025

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Mr President, the Black Sea region is a strategic crossroads linking Europe, the Middle East and Asia and therefore plays a fundamental role in our security, interconnectivity, competitiveness and prosperity. From the EU side, the biggest gateway to this region is Romania, which through the middle corridor offers vital access to the South Caucasus, Central Asia and beyond, and vice-versa. Its port…

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Oct

2025

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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Committee on Petitions of the European Parliament is the place where the policies of the European position can be changed or promoted on the basis of the voice of a single European. Over time, this committee has given voice to the desperate cries of Europeans in the face of abuse, and their voice has been heard. The Committee on Petitions has given voice to …

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Oct

2025

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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, Russia's incursions into EU and NATO airspace over Romania, Poland, Estonia and other countries are not accidents or navigational errors. They are deliberate provocations designed to test our response time, radar coverage and political will. Each airspace violation is reconnaissance. Moscow studies our coordination and readiness without crossing a formal threshold…

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Oct

2025

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Madam President, dear colleagues, I bring to the plenary of the European Parliament a tribute of gratitude to a fearless fighter for freedom in Romania and to a great confessor of the Christian faith in Europe, Cardinal Lucian Muresan, Major Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic, called to the Lord on 25 September 2025. His life was a living testimony …

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Sep

2025

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Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (A10-0151/2025 - Anna-Maja Henriksson)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the report on simplifying the rules of the EU's internal market, considering it as a necessary step to reduce the burden of excessive regulation that negatively affects the European economy and the competitiveness of the single market. Since last term, conservatives have warned that over-regulation harms the economy. We were accused of oppos…

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Sep

2025

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Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (RC-B10-0355/2025)

Mr President, dear colleagues, today we mark a truly remarkable historical moment. For the first time in history, the European Parliament officially recognizes the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Bessarabia, under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Patriarchate, as a victim of Soviet oppression. After the Soviet annexation of Bessarabia in 1940, the Metropolitanate of Bessarabia was abolished by the Sov…

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Sep

2025

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening (A10-0085/2025 - Antonio Decaro)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the report on simplifying the carbon border adjustment mechanism, not because I support aberrations. Green Deal against which I have consistently voted, but because this report is now trying to correct many errors in this pact, about the harmfulness of which I, too, have drawn attention since 2020, let it be clear. The decarbonisation agenda…