What Miroslav spoke about.

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (debate)

Madam President. I have one pragmatic question about the EU-Ukraine summit. We are all convinced that together with the Americans we will beat Russia. Is there an alternative B? What if we don't defeat Russia? So far, no one in history has succeeded. As a Slovak and Slovan, I would like to ask our Western European friends: Your fathers and grandfathers killed about 20 million Slavs, Russians, Bela…

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Nov

2022

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EU-China relations (debate)

Madam President, in the 70 years of foreign, imperfect foreign policy of the European Union, we have come to the conclusion that we have reached, that is, there is a war in Europe, there is a crisis, there is a food crisis, there is an energy crisis. And a crisis that may lead Europe to a greater conflict than it is. I agree with what Mr Borrell said. This should be avoided in relation to China, t…

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Oct

2022

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Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, I assume that if all 705 MEPs were here, and I asked each of them who the right-wing extremist was, no one would raise their hand. If I asked in Sweden, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Spain, Croatia who is a right-wing extremist and who voted for right-wing extremists, no one would raise their hand. Simply, everyone would tell me that he is a patriot, that he is a patriot of his country, th…

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Oct

2022

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Growing hate crimes against LGBTIQ people across Europe in light of the recent homophobic murder in Slovakia (debate)

Mr President, I am from Slovakia, I am the chairman of the Slovak Patriot Party. The Slovak Patriot Party, as the only party in Slovakia, has mentioned the fight against all forms of extremism and movements aimed at the suppression of fundamental human rights and freedoms in the fifth point of its electoral programme, and the programme objectives at all. I am not saying that if every political par…

5

Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, I am the chairman of the Slovak Patriot political party. Slovakia has already been mentioned here by Mr Weber. As a Member of the European Parliament, in order to have objective information about the situation in eastern Ukraine, the members of our party participated or were present at the time when the referendums were held there. If I wanted to report objectively on the situatio…

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Sep

2022

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Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)

Mr President, I do not agree with the motion for a resolution of the European Parliament in relation to Hungary. There is probably no state in Europe that can be criticised more or less for the shortcomings resulting from Article 2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. But you chose Hungary, only Hungary, or even Poland. Let's just be honest. You are concerned that, despite the E…

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Jul

2022

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US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU (debate)

I can explain it to you. If there is life in the body of a woman or anyone, or vice versa, if there is something bad in the body of a woman, a cancerous tumor or sepsis, it is necessary to remove it from the body. As a man, as a man, as a man, as a father of a family and a grandfather, I do not understand how a man, and I do not take anyone's opinion, how can one remove from the body when life is …

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Jul

2022

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US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU (debate)

I miss one essential thing in the Commission's appeal to the United States because it does not want to respect fundamental human rights, women's right to abortion. If the United States of America does not respect our opinion and that of the civilized world, what sanctions will we apply to them? Either we stop, or we limit the supply of weapons to Europe, or we freeze the assets of Supreme Court ju…

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May

2022

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Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (debate)

Madam President. Instead of general ideological floscades, I would like to address the pragmatic reality, namely the fact of protecting journalists and human rights organisations from vexatious, unfounded, life-threatening lawsuits, which are primarily the domain of the strong, the rich and those with the financial means to defend themselves in this way against either investigative journalists or …

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Apr

2022

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Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)

Madam President, I do not want to talk about the right, the left, I do not want to talk about liberalism and conservatism. I want to speak about the holy right of citizens of a nation state to choose as their representatives whom they deem appropriate, and not to be punished for it. The anthem of the Republic of Hungary begins with the words "God bless the Hungarian". The European anthem begins wi…

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Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

Madam President, at a time when globally strong players are battling for economic domination of Europe and the world, the European Union should remain prudent, calm and deal with things without emotion, thinking first of the future. I am not convinced that the report on foreign interference in all democratic processes, including disinformation, would be prudent, without emotion. Although it makes …

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Mar

2022

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Russian aggression against Ukraine (continuation of debate)

Mr President. I am the only member of the European Parliament from Eastern Slovakia. My compatriots, friends, relatives near the Ukrainian border provide gratuitous help to refugees from the war and denounce the war between the two Slavic peoples. The Parliament of the Slovak Republic condemns the unjustified military invasion of Ukraine and calls for an immediate halt to military operations. The …

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Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, it's 16. 2. 2022, the attack on Ukraine is not taking place and that is good. We don't know what's going to happen this afternoon. Yesterday the 15th. 2. 2022 Ambassador of Ukraine to the Parliament of the Slovak Republic stated, read: "Ukraine has no information about Russia's attack on Ukraine, as US officials say," she continues, "such statements by the United States cost Ukraine …

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Jan

2022

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Protection of animals during transport - Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (debate)

Madam President. Perhaps more than any of those present here, I have practical experience in animal life, in animal husbandry. Until recently, I was a breeder of horses, sheep, dogs, I lived in nature, and all this while working as a judge. The animal is a living being, the animal feels pain, the animal knows how to mourn, the animal knows how to rejoice, the animal feels hunger, the animal feels …

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Mr President. Today I learned from President Macron that if I want to be a good European, I have to be a liberal democrat or perhaps a Frenchman. But given that, although I am not a liberal democrat and a Frenchman, I feel like a good European, I certainly support the act or the new rules of the Digital Services Acts, which are absolutely necessary not only for Europe, but in the digital world, th…

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Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, I share the regulation of social networks in the areas of protection of life, health, peace, protection of women's rights against violence, protection against pornography and so on. However, I cannot agree with the regulation of social networks in the area of the market. In my opinion, it disrupts the market, it disrupts competition, it disrupts what is the basis of the economy of…

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Nov

2021

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The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (continuation of debate)

Mr President, the protection of women from violence and such protection must be regarded as the number one priority not only in legislation, but above all in a person's head. I am very familiar with the controversial and legally imperfect Istanbul Convention. As a judge with 40 years of experience, I am also very familiar with the legislation of the Slovak Republic. I must state objectively and wi…

23

Nov

2021

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Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences (debate)

Madam President, the Treaty of Lisbon came into force on 1 December 2009. We have convinced the citizens of the European Union that as a whole, the European Union as a whole, will be stronger, better at dealing with foreign relations. The opposite turned out to be true. A strong nation-state of Germany, Mrs Merkel has started negotiations with Lukashenka, with Putin, and our External Action Servic…

23

Nov

2021

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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

Mr President, I support the proposed changes to the common agricultural policy. National states and farmers hope and believe that these legislative changes will make it possible to achieve the goals set, ensuring a stable supply of affordable and quality food. In my opinion, however, rural development policy is a cardinal issue. The problem is a kind of unnecessary struggle between green policy an…

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Oct

2021

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The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)

Madam President, fascism, nationalism, anti-Semitism, racial supremacy, two world wars, guillotine, colonialism, slavery, concentration camps are the worst that man could create. But it is true that historically the creators of these perverse ideologies are our Western European friends. We, the cultural nations of Eastern Europe, have never been the creators of such perverse ideologies. It is ther…

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Oct

2021

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The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (debate)

Mr President, every month, every week, every day we hear: Poland, Poland, Poland. What on earth did Poland do to you? I have at my disposal the judgment of the German Constitutional Court of Karlsruhe. I also have the judgment of the Polish Constitutional Court at my disposal. From a legal-procedural point of view, there is no problem between them. However, Poland does not seem to be able to affor…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, an ecologically clean green Europe is a necessary condition for the lives of future generations. The energy needs of the sun, wind, water, because it represents life for Europe, the life of man. However, the current generation, which often lives in energy poverty as a result of rising energy prices, lives as a vulnerable consumer, also needs to be addressed and this needs to be ad…

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Oct

2021

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Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vitanov's report, as far as the use of artificial intelligence in criminal proceedings is concerned, is good, it is balanced, it is professionally processed. I am therefore of the opinion that it is rather good to point out the positives of AI in criminal proceedings and also to the negatives. In my view, as a long-standing judge, I believe that it is necessary to be cautious abou…

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Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

Mr President, the history of Western European countries is marked by colonialism, slavery, great empires: The Roman Empire, the Great German Empire, the Holocaust. The history of the countries of Eastern Europe and Central Europe, the history of the countries of the Visegrad Four is marked by the struggle for the soul of the nation, for freedom, for independence, for its own traditions, for its ow…