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Jul

2022

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Madam Vice-President, Commissioner, in this mandate we have had many challenges, and the European Union has had to rethink a course of action to deal with the challenges, from the European Green Deal to Brexit, to the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the energy or price crisis. Of course, in order to counteract the negative effects, to solve some of the problems, the European Union has th…

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Jun

2022

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Madam President, Commissioner, during this mandate we have witnessed many crises, but unfortunately in recent years we have seen a few regions in the European Union depopulate, young citizens preferring to emigrate to richer states and regions. We must be serious about this phenomenon, especially since those left behind need so much help. It is not enough to see the phenomenon. In particular, clea…

22

Jun

2022

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Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, dear Laurence! Erasmus-type programmes have opened the door to European integration – for many. They have laid the foundations for a common educational culture. But we have to look at it as a beginning. To truly support young people, we need to move forward and develop programmes that also target young people and teachers in disadvantaged regions, pe…

7

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, Madam Secretary of State, dear Chrysoula, Mr Executive Vice-President Timmermans, dear colleagues, in an effort to slow down or even stop climate change, we must all contribute, because these changes affect us all. Some Member States have already taken a number of measures to reduce pollution, while others still have to recover in economic and social development, in building infrastr…

6

Jun

2022

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we are in the early summer and we are seeing fuel and energy prices rising every day. In the summer period these increases will be felt more or less, but we must be very aware that, with the coming of autumn and especially in the coming winter, the population of the entire European Union will suffer greatly because of this difficult situation, all the more so…

6

Jun

2022

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EU islands and cohesion policy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in the European Union, but especially in the Committee on Regional Development of which I am vice-president, we have a motto: "We leave no one behind" and thank you, Commissioner, for mentioning this in your introductory speech. And so we try to do this with every report, with every opinion. We need to identify the challenges of all regions and find the strength…

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May

2022

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Madam President, (the start of the intervention was not done on the microphone) ... always a step further. It is innovation that has helped us improve our living and working conditions, even here in the European Parliament. It is also innovation that can help us make the transition to a green economy and a less polluting industry and to digitalisation. And yet, we see that, in recent years, the gr…

18

May

2022

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2021 Report on Albania (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the transition to a real, strong democracy is a long and very difficult process, and once functional democratic institutions are established, it takes determination and effort to maintain them. Democratic values, human rights, non-discrimination, freedom of speech and all the other values that the European Union upholds require constant attention a…

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May

2022

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State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Commissioner, today we are talking about Moldova, about the progress that this state is making towards respecting democratic and European values. We must admit, dear colleagues, that the reforms of the last year and especially the way they reacted with the beginning of the war in Ukraine clearly show us that Moldova is on the right track. But the danger is great for suc…

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May

2022

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The European Union was built on the idea of peace, on basic values such as respect for the law and treaties, dialogue, democracy, respect for human rights, tolerance. For several years, however, we have seen increasingly harsh attacks on our values, on European values, both through online manipulation, through the spread of fake news, through the support of extremist parties by third states. Even …

7

Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (B9-0207/2022, B9-0212/2022, B9-0213/2022)

Mr President, the Member States of the European Union, which have already welcomed refugees from Ukraine, have made some special efforts, have tried their best to adapt immediately to the needs on the ground, and I see this every day in the villages and cities of my country, in Romania. I spoke with representatives of civil society, with public authorities, who from one day to the next changed the…

7

Apr

2022

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The Schengen evaluation mechanism (A9-0054/2022 - Sara Skyttedal)

Mr President, the Schengen area is one of the great assets of the European Union. It is precisely because of this area that a common market, the free movement of persons within the Union, is possible. It is therefore natural to do everything to make it work as well as possible, the control rules to be as transparent as possible. The existence of internal borders was a real burden during the pandem…

7

Apr

2022

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Right to repair (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Jourová, colleagues, we are seeing more and more products that have all the components sealed, and the opening of the seal entails the loss of the guarantee, even when it comes to replacing a secondary part. There is also a tendency to grant the guarantee only if working with certain repairers approved by the manufacturing company. The right to repair products must be…

7

Apr

2022

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Increased pre-financing from REACT-EU (debate)

Mr Vice-President, Commissioner Dalli, millions of women, children, elderly have managed to flee the war in Ukraine. But many stayed home, hoping it wouldn't be so bad. Unfortunately, we have seen civilians executed, women and children killed. This weekend's events have touched us all, I think. We cannot turn back time to try to save them, but we can try to give all the help they need, to those wh…

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Apr

2022

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Implementation of citizenship education actions (debate)

Mr President, the European Union means democracy, it means promoting and defending freedoms, it means promoting and defending human rights, freedom of expression, non-discrimination on any grounds. The European Union is about accepting and sharing the diversity of cultures, languages, customs, traditions. We are many who take these notions as a given, but the social and political evolution of rece…

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Apr

2022

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Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Urpilainen, dear colleagues, building an interconnected energy infrastructure at European Union level is a condition without which we cannot speak of a common energy market. We need to speed up projects in this area and make priority corridors a reality as soon as possible. And that is precisely what I supported in my capacity as rapporteur of the Regional Development Co…

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Apr

2022

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Mr Vice-President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in the last year there have been more and more families who have not been able to afford to pay their energy and heating bills. We see the price of energy becoming a daily burden on people's budgets. The very tense relations with Russia show us even more clearly that the European Union must have a common strategy at European level regarding th…

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Mar

2022

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MFF 2021-2027: fight against oligarch structures, protection of EU funds from fraud and conflict of interest (A9-0039/2022 - Petri Sarvamaa)

Mr President! I supported this motion, although I must admit that I would not have liked to have seen the name of my country. But we need to acknowledge what the mistakes are and what we need to correct. We can't hide. There are many oligarchs who want to use European funds, and with this request we call on the European Commission to take a stand and ensure that the European funds are used for the…

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Mar

2022

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Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (A9-0043/2022 - Markéta Gregorová)

Mr President, I gave a positive vote on this resolution with all confidence, because the place of the Republic of Moldova is with the European Union. Millions of Moldovan citizens showed in 2020 that they want democracy, that they want reforms and share our European values. With the election of the new leadership, of the new government, the message of all Moldovans was very clear: "Choose Europe".…

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Mar

2022

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Roaming Regulation (recast) (A9-0286/2021 - Angelika Winzig)

Mr President, a unitary roaming system for all the Member States of the European Union has proved beneficial for European citizens. Now that we have a very high mobility of the workforce, it is necessary for them to be able to communicate without financial barriers with those at home. The European single market must take shape in all areas, including telephony, making it easier for economic operat…

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Mar

2022

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the war in Ukraine must not become a trivial reality, become a habit for us. We have seen millions of people who have had to leave their country, their home, and rely on the support of foreigners, on help from others for the most basic things, and we, the Romanians, help the refugees in Ukraine every day. Like many others, I have also hosted ref…

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Mar

2022

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The need for an ambitious EU Strategy for sustainable textiles (debate)

Madam Vice-President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, dear colleagues, we have witnessed in recent years a real exodus of the textile industry from the European Union to the countries of Asia. We all know the reasons, because in many states in that area production costs are much lower, and relocation has become necessary in order to have competitive prices. Even though globalisation has many streng…

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Mar

2022

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Madam President, the European Union's greatest asset is the single market of almost 450 million consumers, which brings economic benefits and well-being for small and medium-sized enterprises in all European states and can ensure economic prosperity for all. We are trying to harmonize legislation, reduce bureaucracy, while increasing the safety of all products that are placed on the consumer marke…

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Mar

2022

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Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Mariya Gabriel! The European Union is one of the main objectives for those seeking refuge from war or even poverty. We have seen waves of refugees fleeing their war-torn countries. And we see the wave of refugees following Putin's war against Ukraine. We see this every day in Romania, Hungary, Moldova, Poland and Slovakia. This report stresses the need for all refugee ch…

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Mar

2022

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Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Ferreira, the 2021-2027 programming period is a very different period from what we have had so far. The European Green Deal is making major changes. The ensuing pandemic has had and is having serious effects on the population, but also on our economy, and the war in Ukraine will affect not only the energy market, but also the economy as a whole. We are talking about a…