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2023

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Start of the European Year of skills (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in an ever-changing labour market, this year, 2023, the European Year of Skills, is one of major importance. I think it is time to show more ambition in developing European initiatives in terms of training, re-skilling and lifelong learning. Only in this way will the European Union be able to remain an attractive market for workers around the world. In Romania, which…

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2023

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2022 Report on Serbia (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I, too, express my solidarity and sympathy for the tragedy that Serbian citizens have experienced in recent days. Returning to political issues, I find it extremely important to look at the truth exactly as it is and to tell Belgrade that it must stop with the double language regarding Serbia's European course. There can be no tolerance for what…

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2023

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, Commissioner, tomorrow we will celebrate Europe Day in solidarity with those who suffer for European identity, and I mean Ukrainians who resist the Russian attack. Also tomorrow we will see a new action of unsuccessful justification of Putin to try through hatred, disinformation, distortion of reality to justify his illegal actions by which he changed the lives of millions of citizen…

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2023

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Information accompanying transfers of funds and certain crypto-assets (recast) (A9-0081/2022 - Ernest Urtasun, Assita Kanko)

Mr President, I voted FOR this regulation to be adapted to the new realities brought about by technological developments in the cryptocurrency market. I am a supporter and even a user of blockchain technology, but I am aware that many users have hijacked their purpose by using them for illicit purposes. That is why I believe that in order to prevent crime in the crypto space, we need extremely cle…

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Markets in Crypto-assets (MiCa) (A9-0052/2022 - Stefan Berger)

Mr President, blockchain technology and crypto-assets have seen a fabulous rise in recent years, with a total capitalisation of over $1.2 trillion, and it is certain that their use will become more and more common in the future. But the cryptocurrency market is still an extraordinarily volatile environment, in which millions of inexperienced investors can lose their fortunes just in an instant. Th…

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EU Action Plan against Trafficking in Cultural Goods (debate)

–Mr President, Commissioner, I am glad that we have this debate, because a community or a state that does not respect its cultural heritage at its fair value is a society that is drifting. From my point of view, we need European legislation that we apply uniformly, much clearer, much firmer, with immediate consequences and legal avenues through which we can fight and recover. Why am I saying this?…

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2023

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Mr President, I want from here, in the house of democracy, to join the Romanian academics who have launched a great debate on these days of celebration. I don't know how many of you know, but European countries with a majority Orthodox population yesterday and today celebrate Easter. It is very important for us, however, that the whole Christian world celebrate this great feast on the same day. Ch…

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2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr. Falca, I just wanted to ask you, why did you mention the Schengen issue? Because, indeed, it is a subject that concerns us and deserves to be developed.

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Apr

2023

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs and the co-rapporteurs on the fact that this regulation on deforestation seems to me to be an extremely important instrument. We cannot be demanding only in the European Union, we must also be demanding with those who want to access the European market, and that is why I believe that this regulation is necessary to protect bi…

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Mar

2023

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Mr President, Commissioner, this is where I want to address the European Commission. I know that tomorrow there will be an important meeting targeting Romania: assessment of the additional budget needed by Romanian farmers who have been affected by the drought crisis, by the crisis generated by the cereals we have received and managed to be exported from Ukraine, a country heavily affected by the …

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2023

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Fluorinated Gases Regulation - Ozone-depleting substances (debate)

Mr President, Mr First Vice-President, we need to find and implement the best solutions for protecting the environment. But let us remember that the European Green Deal itself mentions that this transition must be made at the expense of a Europe that thrives, that is fair for all and that has a modern and competitive economy. This Commission proposal to revise the F-gas Regulation puts entire indu…

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2023

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Policy Coherence for Development (A9-0019/2023 - Janina Ochojska)

Madam President, the European Union, as the world's largest donor of development assistance, stands out unequivocally from its other international partners. European action on the international scene is guided by key principles such as democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principle of equality and s…

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2023

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Data Act (A9-0031/2023 - Pilar del Castillo Vera)

Madam President, technological advancement has brought us face to face with new challenges, and that is why I believe it is essential to have clear rules governing this area. We need fairness in the digital environment and that is why I believe it is necessary for users, but also manufacturers, to be able to harness the data of the devices to which they are connected. These new rules that we are p…

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2023

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Energy performance of buildings (recast) (A9-0033/2023 - Ciarán Cuffe)

Madam President, of course, improving the energy performance of buildings is something we all aspire to, especially given the current environmental challenges. Of course, we all want lower bills and more efficient spending, but let us ask ourselves, first of all, whether our targets are realistic, they meet the expectations of European citizens, whether the transition to zero-emission buildings fr…

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2023

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The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, recently, at the Munich Security Conference, President Maia Sandu said that the biggest challenge for the Republic of Moldova is the propaganda of the Russian Federation, which she applies against the Republic of Moldova. I ask you, Commissioner, what is the Commission's strategy to support the Republic of Moldova in the face of these extremely aggressive to…

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2023

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I believe that after the health crisis, the economic crisis, the energy crisis, the security crisis, we face great challenges, and I believe that it is essential to focus our attention on solving the problems that our societies are facing, so that the recommendations of the European Semester are applied exactly as they are meant to create much more effective coordina…

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2023

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, First Vice-President Timmermans, on 8 December last year, the Council of the European Union committed an unprecedented abuse of rights in the European Union, because the JHA Council entered with the proposal made by the Commission, voted here in Parliament, for Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria to be accepted into the Schengen area. Unfortunately, the Council has decided that only Croati…

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2023

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European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (A9-0022/2023 - Rasmus Andresen)

Mr President, with an average inflation of 8.4 percent in 2022 for the euro area, the European Central Bank has a very difficult task: to ensure financial equilibrium and price stability. After four interest rate hikes and further increases in the plan, credit costs for citizens and SMEs have reached deeply worrying levels. Obviously, this issue also affects very much the states that are outside t…

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Feb

2023

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One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (RC-B9-0123/2023, B9-0123/2023, B9-0126/2023, B9-0131/2023, B9-0132/2023, B9-0134/2023, B9-0139/2023)

Mr. President, ten minutes ago a new government was inaugurated in Chisinau, in the Republic of Moldova, the Recean government. Also today, on the territory of the Republic of Moldova fell a new Russian missile, which is used in the unfair and brutal war against Ukraine. It is essential to stand by Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova, which is increasingly threatened by Moscow. And yesterday, Lavr…

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2023

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An EU strategy to boost industrial competitiveness, trade and quality jobs (B9-0085/2023, B9-0086/2023, B9-0087/2023, B9-0088/2023, B9-0089/2023, B9-0090/2023, B9-0091/2023, B9-0104/2023, B9-0105/2023, RC-B9-0107/2023, B9-0107/2023, B9-0108/2023, B9-0110/2023, B9-0111/2023, B9-0115/2023)

Mr President, the European Union has always been a central player on the world stage in terms of industry and innovation, and the European single market is one of the most successful political achievements of the last century. However, we have given this vote with restraint precisely because the direction we have taken in recent years is one that makes us increasingly irrelevant, and protectionist…

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2023

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The recent deterioration of the inhuman imprisonment conditions of Alexey Navalny and other political prisoners in Russia

Madam President, what does this Putin, who is a coward and a man who has earned his place in history alongside Stalin and other criminals who have haunted Europe, really want? He wants a very simple thing: to turn Russia into a gulag. But as long as there are people like Navalny willing to sacrifice himself for the dignity of his people, we must not confuse the current criminal regime in the Kreml…

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Feb

2023

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Madam President, Commissioner, on 8 December 2022 the JHA Council took an unfair and discriminatory decision, in fact an abuse of rights towards the enlargement of the Schengen area for Romania and Bulgaria. I believe that this abuse of rights must be penalised. That is why I acted this week with a demarche to the Court of Justice of the European Union requesting that this unfair decision be annul…

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2023

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Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (RC-B9-0092/2023, B9-0092/2023, B9-0093/2023, B9-0094/2023, B9-0095/2023, B9-0096/2023)

Mr President, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought to the surface a world we thought was forgotten. Europe is once again at war and it is essential that the European Union remains firmly committed to the position it has taken from the outset to help Ukrainians cope with this brutal invasion. But Ukraine needs to strengthen its domestic institutions even in times of war, to respect its commitme…

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (A9-0295/2022 - Dennis Radtke)

Mr President, in the European single market we are dealing with many large companies, which employ thousands of people in different countries, with different laws, with different pay levels and with a variety of consultation and employee protection tools. However, regardless of the state in which they work, these employees are subject to the same decisions of their parent companies. European Works…

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2023

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (A9-0009/2023 - Sandro Gozi)

Mr President, I do not think that we need to convince anyone of the importance of the regulation voted on today. Transparency in politics is essential, especially in political advertising. Transparency in politics and the relationship with citizens must be one of deep respect, and I believe that from this point of view it is essential that we do everything in our power to combat foreign interferen…