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16

Jan

2023

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Mr President. Attacks by extremists are escalating in Slovakia. This time the target of their attacks are Roma in the town of Michalovce, who have been terrorized for several weeks by fascist politicians who have used the brutal crime of an individual, a person living in the Roma community, to terrorize all Roma in Slovakia by applying collective guilt. It has gone so far that fascists want to est…

14

Dec

2022

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The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law (debate)

Madam President, although we often discuss the status and protection of journalists here in the European Parliament, journalists in Europe are still under threat. There are still many journalists who are not allowed to carry out their work freely, without intimidation, restriction or fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones. Today we see with our own eyes the courageous journalists i…

13

Dec

2022

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Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)

Mr President, the two strategic frameworks we are discussing were adopted at a time when we had no idea of the challenges we are facing today. During the COVID pandemic, culture was one of the areas that suffered the most. We have not yet recovered from the pandemic, and we already have the war and its challenges that rewrite Europe's modern history. Of course, Europe must also respond to these ch…

12

Dec

2022

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Only thanks to the personal resentment and hatred of Richard Sulík, who was recently a coalition partner and minister in Eduard Heger's clearly pro-European, pro-Slovak government, Slovakia is threatened by corrupt socialists led by Fico and Pellegrini coming to power in the centre of Europe, whose nominees are sitting in jail today and have begun to convict the top politicians of Smer and Voice. …

24

Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

Madam President, poverty, fear, insecurity, this too is part of the millions of young people in Europe. We are living tough times. The Covid-19 pandemic, but also the war, brought fear, fear and a sense of isolation. In Europe, but also in Slovakia, in my country, there is an increasing number of young people who have extremist views, encounter open aggression, we have even seen recently how a you…

10

Nov

2022

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Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (debate)

Mr President, I am pleased that the European Parliament is naming, acknowledging the existence of institutional racism practices. These are practices on the part of the authorities to protect, educate or develop in the European Union. Inappropriate violence during police interventions against Roma or other minorities, segregation and unjustified placement of Roma children in special schools with i…

9

Nov

2022

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Mr President, the poorest regions of the European Union are also the most vulnerable regions in Europe. The current crises show us that the least developed regions are the biggest weakness of the European Union. Long-term neglected infrastructure, low levels of education, high unemployment significantly worsen the chances of people who often have no choice but to leave their homes for a better lif…

17

Oct

2022

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Mr President, it is not uncommon today to read hateful messages on the internet and in the sense of: All the gypsies must be killed, all the bullies must be killed, and all the Jews must be killed. Unfortunately, many people today tolerate such swearing on the Internet. The murderer from Slovakia is also an example of how many have been able to tolerate and underestimate hatred towards Jews, LGBT …

5

Oct

2022

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The Dutch childcare benefit scandal, institutional racism and algorithms (debate)

Mr President, in times of a pandemic that has hit vulnerable groups the hardest, such as children, especially from socially weaker families, the Dutch tax authorities wrongly accused parents with a so-called risk profile of being ineligible for child benefit. It was not a small number of people, but about 20,000 unjustly accused parents, who, due to a reckless and irresponsible attitude on the par…

4

Oct

2022

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Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

Madam President, many of us Europeans cannot even imagine what life without water means. However, we all experience a complication if we were disconnected from the water in our homes, apartments, even for a day. Unfortunately, the situation in the world is appalling. Billions of people, especially from third world countries, do not take for granted what we have, they simply do not have access to d…

4

Oct

2022

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Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

Madam President, despite the fact that the European Commission has a second ten-year strategy, despite the fact that we are sending billions to the Member States to improve the situation of the Roma, despite the fact that the Member States also have their own Roma inclusion strategies, I have already said several times in this House: It's not enough. Please stop hiding behind declarations, strateg…

3

Oct

2022

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After the pandemic, after the war in Ukraine, there was a huge energy crisis, which rightly causes hopelessness and fear. But hopelessness and fear are also what make people in Europe tempted to believe in fascists. Today, Europe is threatened not only with economic collapse, but also with a real return of fascists to power that has not been there since World War II. A similar situation, a similar…

4

Jul

2022

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Friends, I have spoken several times in this House. Although we have political will, as well as strategies for Roma integration at European or national level, although we also have money, there are a huge number of children without education. Their parents are out of work. Many Roma live in conditions similar to the African continent. At a time when European municipalities and cities are building …

22

Jun

2022

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Madam President, it has already been six years since the start of the infrijment or the illegal act launched by the European Commission against Slovakia because of the long-standing discrimination against Roma children in the education system. Despite the warnings, but despite the latest call from the Council of Europe, the Slovak Ministry of Education has done nothing to prepare Roma children for…

8

Jun

2022

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Violations of media freedom and safety of journalists in Georgia

Madam President, six months ago we adopted a resolution on strengthening democracy and media freedom. As it states, journalists increasingly face intimidation, physical attacks, in particular when they target abuses of power, corruption or violations of fundamental human rights. Such practices undermine democracy and the functioning of the rule of law. In March of this year, Georgia applied for th…

6

Jun

2022

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Madam President, during the reign of Robert Fico for twelve years, Slovakia was not a state governed by the rule of law. Judgments were bought, cheated, stolen. Nine years ago, there was a police raid in Moldava nad Bodvou, in which police beat the inhabitants of the Roma settlement, including women and children. Victims of this violence were not only physically assaulted and beaten, they even acc…

19

May

2022

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Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (debate)

Mr President, I am very pleased that the creation of the European Education Area is gaining momentum today. We need to put in place mechanisms that will help our citizens to be able to face socio-economic changes, such as the transition to a green or digital economy. We already have an army of unemployed, long-term unemployed people in Europe, such as the Roma, who are often inapplicable to the la…

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Madam President. On the one hand, we must be pleased that, despite the metalid, many people from all over Europe have been able to participate in the Conference on the Future. On the other hand, we cannot be pleased that we have not been able to involve the poorest and most vulnerable to a greater extent in this activity. On the one hand, we can be pleased that a huge number of people who particip…

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May

2022

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Mr President. This is the third time I have asked my fellow socialists. Get rid of the evil. Get rid of the Smer party, which is an ulcer in Slovakia that needs to be removed. While responsible politicians were protecting lives during the poisoning, Smer threatened people with populism. As long as the responsible politicians are isolating the fascists, Smer wants to rule with them. Until responsib…

7

Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, the last ten years have shown that having ambition, strategy or even money is not enough. On the one hand, Europe is setting trends in artificial intelligence, robotics, even space, on the other hand, it is unable to get drinking water to European regions where poor Roma drink water from the stream in the 21st century. We are able to develop cutting-edge technologies, but we cannot g…

5

Apr

2022

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Implementation of citizenship education actions (debate)

Mr President, let us be honest, we underestimated the education of young people. It is not enough to teach mathematics or physics. In addition to critical thinking, young people lack citizenship education. Before entering politics, I worked with young people for more than a decade and until recently, in hundreds of classes in Slovakia, I personally talked to students about extremism. We have inves…

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Apr

2022

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Mr President, a few days ago Slovakia was shaken by a video where one of the leaders of the Russian embassy in Slovakia directly corrupted fellow journalists who had been spreading Russian propaganda for a long time. This incriminating video confirmed that Russian agents have unfortunately managed to infiltrate or control some media in Europe. Yes, it is true that Europeans are grateful to Russia …

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Mar

2022

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Madam President, despite the fact that Ukrainians or nationals of other countries are fleeing Putin's tanks and missiles, not everyone gets the same help to escape to safety. I have long said that racism is on the rise in Europe, and unfortunately the information that comes to me from Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic or Moldova confirms this. I am concerned about information …

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Mar

2022

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Madam President, I stand here again today to appeal to the Social Democrats. The Slovak Smer-SD, which dishonors the principles of democracy, ridicules human rights and dances on the graves of the victims of Ukraine while helping to spread Putin's propaganda, must be distanced. The Smer party is increasingly open about post-election cooperation with fascists, spectacularly spreading dangerous hoax…

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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, Mrs petitioner, ladies and gentlemen, whether you like it or not, racism exists in Europe. It is rooted in our societies and is present in all spheres of our lives. Millions of people in Europe are exposed every day only because of the colour of their own skin to racism, which we can no longer overlook. Racism hasn't gone away from me either. Whether it was in the past,…