What Martin spoke about.

12 Mar

2024

SK Speech

European Media Freedom Act (debate)

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Mr President, without free media, democracy will perish and, therefore, even after years of threats by politicians to private media, journalists, journalists and even the murder of Ján Kuciak and his fiancée Martina Kušnírová in Slovakia, we need Europe-wide media protection, we need a European law on free media. Unfortunately, in Slovakia, under the current Fico ruling coalition, there was not on…

29 Feb

2024

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Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables (debate)

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The debate is over. The sitting is adjourned for a moment until the vote. (The sitting adjourned at 11.39)

29 Feb

2024

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Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables (debate)

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The next item is the Commission statement on the Commission recommendation on safe and resilient submarine cables (2024/2588(RSP)).

29 Feb

2024

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Next steps towards greater patient safety by swiftly ensuring the availability of medical devices through a targeted transitional period (debate)

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The debate is over.

29 Feb

2024

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Next steps towards greater patient safety by swiftly ensuring the availability of medical devices through a targeted transitional period (debate)

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) A question raised by raising a blue card, but we are not doing it in the discussions of the same political group, because you can discuss it within the Group.

28 Feb

2024

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Need for an urgent Council decision in favour of amending the protection status of wolves in the Bern Convention (debate)

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Madam President, it is as if we are listening to fairy tales again, fairy tales about the evil wolf who ate his grandmother, and therefore it is necessary to kill him. The reality is completely different. Wolves even help farmers by preventing the spread of African Swine Fever. Wolves help farmers by reducing the numbers of rat animals that have caused more damage to farmers in Slovakia than wolve…

28 Feb

2024

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Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report (debate)

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Mr President, despite the existence of a robust mechanism to protect democracy and the rule of law in the European Union, the Commission's 2023 report shows a deteriorating trend across Member States, and the situation has only worsened since then. Commissioner, you yourself see it best in Slovakia, the country where I come from. Just over half a year has passed since the Commission's report was p…

27 Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

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The debate is over. The vote will take place on Wednesday 28. 2. 2024. Written declarations (Rule 171)

27 Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

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The next item is the report by Paolo De Castro on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and on quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 (COM(2022)0134…

27 Feb

2024

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Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products - Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products - Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (recast) - Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (recast) - Standard essential patents (joint debate - Patents)

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The debate is over. The vote will take place on Wednesday 28. 2. 2024.

26 Feb

2024

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Tackling the inflation in food prices and its social consequences and root causes (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on tackling the inflation in food prices and its social consequences and root causes (2024/2578(RSP)).

26 Feb

2024

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Need to overcome the Council deadlock on the platform workers directive (debate)

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The debate is over. Written declarations (Rule 171)

26 Feb

2024

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Need to overcome the Council deadlock on the platform workers directive (debate)

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. – The next item is the statement by the Council and the Commission entitled: Need to overcome the deadlock in the Council on the Platform Workers Directive 2024/2582(RSP).

26 Feb

2024

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

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The debate on this point has ended. The vote will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 27. 2. 2024. Written declarations (Rule 171)

8 Feb

2024

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Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes (debate)

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I have received one motion for a resolution in accordance with Rule 136(5) of the Rules of Procedure*. The debate is over. The vote will take place on Thursday 8. 2. 2024. __________ * See Minutes. (The sitting adjourned at 11.31)…

8 Feb

2024

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Association agreements for the participation of third countries in Union programmes (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission by Christian Ehler, on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and Jean-Lin Lacapelle, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on association agreements concerning the participation of third countries in Union programmes (O-000004/2024 - B9-0009/24) (2024/2554(RSP)).…

8 Feb

2024

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Working conditions of teachers in the EU (debate)

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The debate is over. Written declarations (Rule 171)

7 Feb

2024

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Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, it is appalling that hate speech and crimes against LGBTI people are rising across the European Union. That's why I want everyone from this place. queer Excuse people facing these attacks, violence and discrimination. I'm sorry. At the same time, I would like to say to all gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people: You are not alone in this. It is not just some politicians who…

7 Feb

2024

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The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)

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Mr President, disinformation on social networks is a real threat to democracy. Experts warn us about this, but citizens are also fully aware of it. And truly free elections and a truly free campaign in a democratic society are free from manipulation and lies. We must not forget the consequences on this Europe of similar manipulations and similar lies 100 years ago. And now they're not brought in b…

6 Feb

2024

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Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the report by Jessica Polfjärd, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (COM(2023)0411 - C9-0238/2023 - 2023/0226(COD)) (A9-0014/2024).…

6 Feb

2024

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Amendments to the regulation on management, conservation and control measures applicable in the ICCAT Convention Area and the regulation on a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean (A9-0301/2023 - Clara Aguilera) (vote)

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This closes the vote. (The sitting was adjourned for a moment.)

6 Feb

2024

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Voting time

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The next item is the vote. (Results of the vote and other related details: see Minutes)

16 Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

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The debate is over. The vote will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 17. 1. 2024. Written declarations (Rule 171)

16 Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

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The next item is the report by Markus Pieper, on behalf of the Committee on Budgetary Control, on Transparency and accountability of NGOs funded by the EU budget (2023/2122(INI)) (A9-0446/2023).

16 Jan

2024

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Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

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The debate is over. The vote will take place on Wednesday, Dec. 17. 1. 2024. Written declarations (Rule 171)