What Martin spoke about.

20 Nov

2023

SK Speech

Common rules promoting the repair of goods

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The debate is over. The vote will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 21. 11. 2023. Written declarations (Rule 171)

17 Oct

2023

SK Speech

Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, Executive Vice-President Šefčovič, this Commission is committed to listening to people at the beginning of the mandate. Unfortunately, European citizens' initiatives in favour of banning caged animal husbandry, including caged fur farming, have not been heard. This is something where we would expect this Commission to really listen to the voices of millions of Europeans. Similarly, t…

13 Sep

2023

SK Speech

Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)

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Madam President, the horror of the evil wolves belongs back to the fairy tales. However, the European elections are approaching and the Conservatives are again haunting and attacking nature conservation. The President of the Commission asks regions and authorities for data on the wolf population and its impact. However, high-quality data is collected over the years. There are complex genetic analy…

12 Sep

2023

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Towards a more disaster-resilient EU - protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires (debate)

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Mr President, we will not hide from the climate crisis. Restricts and affects everyone: people, municipalities, companies, the state. It kills both animals and humans, it simply does not distinguish. This summer was another proof. We watched extreme temperatures, fires, droughts, as well as huge floods in the south of Europe. Slovakia did not avoid extremes either. Floods in Gemer, Liptov and Spiš…

9 May

2023

SK Speech

Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

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Madam President, I am sorry. Any of you who have had to experience violence because it takes us to do it. I'm sorry that your pain and suffering have become the object of populism and lies. Sorry we couldn't give you a sense of security. I am sorry that in Slovakia the Convention on Violence against Women is becoming a spook. We need gender equality, we need protection from violence against women.…

8 May

2023

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Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, reducing methane emissions must be part of the solution to the climate crisis. Not only because we are committed to this in the Glasgow methane challenge, but above all because it harms our health, economy, energy security and, last but not least, the climate. Methane is 80 times worse than CO2. Today, the production of used fossil fuels releases or deliberately release…

20 Apr

2023

SK Speech

IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)

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on behalf of the PPE-DE Group. - (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, we may have thought that we would leave it to the next generation, that it would not concern us. That even some glaciers, polar bears - that's far away. No, it's here and now. And scientists have been repeating it, scientists have been saying it for years. Now we hear it again. The climate crisis is compounding the climate catastrop…

19 Apr

2023

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Keeping people healthy, water drinkable and soil liveable: getting rid of forever pollutants and strengthening EU chemical legislation now (topical debate)

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Madam President, imagine that one day the authorities will tell you that you should not eat eggs from your hens, drink water from your own well, or water your garden with it, that you should not actually eat anything from your garden, even those strawberries that you and your children enjoyed, because your soil contains substances that disrupt the development of their reproductive system and can c…

16 Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

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Madam President, not only scientists, but also ordinary citizens tell us this clearly. Hazardous synthetic pesticides kill bees, other pollinators, endanger human health. We have integrated pest management, biological protection, nature-based agriculture. It's all familiar, but it's not used properly. Why? Authorisations for pesticides that are already known not to meet the criteria are still bein…

14 Mar

2023

EN Speech

Question Time (Commission) - How to ensure energy security in the EU in 2023

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Now, it’s not only about the future legislation. Let’s remember the Clean Energy for all Europeans package back from 2019. Now, there were important elements like the energy communities, like prosumers. And sadly, what we still see is a number of the Member States, including my own, Slovakia, not having implemented it properly. Now, I appreciate that you are taking them to court, but what other me…

13 Mar

2023

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)

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This is a big opportunity. We have a lot of money in REPowerEU, in the RRF, in the cohesion funds. This is about using the opportunity or threatening that this is going to destroy us. We can choose – Poland can choose, Slovakia can choose, every country can choose. The question is, which side are you on? Are you going to keep on threatening or are you going to look at this as an opportunity for Po…

13 Mar

2023

SK Speech

Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)

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Madam President. A great opportunity for Slovakia, for Europe, for our future. This is how the European climate package can be described in a simplified way. The climate crisis is a threat to our survival. Fit for 55 is a chance to improve our future. Help not only the climate, but also help create new jobs. Help reduce energy bills, help protect our freedom. The freedom to import fossil fuels, bu…

12 Dec

2022

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A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)

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Madam President, the fear of wolves or bears belongs in fairy tales such as the one about the red cap, or in countries where sand was poured and water was spilled. Not until the 21st century. The killing of animals has brought many species in Europe to the brink of extinction. Bears, wolves, lynxes, bison, beavers and many more. Our approach to nature was conquest. To enslave, to cut, to kill. Thi…

18 Oct

2022

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UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

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Mr President, the climate crisis affects us all. It is not a European problem, it is indeed a truly global problem, and therefore we must not forget that what we have experienced in Europe this summer has been experienced in Pakistan, has been experienced in America, and it is possible that they will experience this winter in Australia and in the Southern Hemisphere. This is not only a global prob…

18 Oct

2022

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

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Mr President, Matúš Horváth and Juraj Vankulič, let me first of all offer my sincere condolences to all their loved ones and friends. Matúš Horváth and Juraj Vankulič were murdered because hatred became a very common thing. And I'm not just talking about the extremists we have here. I am also talking about the top representatives of the parties in Slovakia, which belong to the EPP group and the SN…

18 Oct

2022

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Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)

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Mr President, this crisis is the result of our dependence on fossil fuels, especially gas, and it is bothering people all over Europe and companies. Dependence, which destroys the climate, and dependence, which has put all the weapons in the hands of even the biggest dealer, Putin. However, we will best get rid of dependencies together, which is why I lack a stronger initiative from the Commission…

6 Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, our farmers are calling for help. The prices of artificial fertilisers are rising to the sky and our food security is at risk. Why? Why did we allow this addicted drug addiction to artificial fertilizers and further deepen it? Addiction that not only kills life in our soil, our rivers, but also threatens our security. Because dependence on artificial fertilizers is also dependence on…

4 Oct

2022

EN Speech

Key objectives for the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Councillor, I am honoured to be part of the EP’s delegation to the CITES CoP19 because the convention is more than just a tool to control trade in endangered species, it is about our relationship with wildlife as such. Wildlife is a significant part of our heritage, our cultures. Our societies have to finally acknowledge the material and immaterial value that the hab…

13 Sep

2022

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Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change (debate)

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Mr President, the climate crisis is turning into a climate disaster. Drought, fires and extreme heat. That's something we did ourselves. And not only did we do it ourselves. We didn't even prepare for that situation. We didn't adapt. This is why, in addition to reducing emissions, we need to adapt. It must be something that is not an option. It must be something that is mandatory. That is why I we…

7 Jun

2022

SK Speech

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))

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Mr President, we know what is at stake. The planet is already making us feel it. Droughts, floods, crop failures, extreme heat. According to scientists, what we've experienced so far has been a small taste of what awaits us if we don't act. The climate crisis is here, and it's about survival. However, the crisis can also be an opportunity. It is an opportunity to move Europe, and therefore Slovaki…

3 May

2022

EN Speech

Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (A9-0092/2022 - Martin Hojsík) (vote)

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Mr President, I would like to request a referral back to committee for institutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 59(4).

2 May

2022

EN Speech

Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (debate)

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Madam President, first of all, let me thank you for the very interesting debate on this topic and for the support and encouragement that I got from you during this debate. Now, this is indeed a global problem. I myself was in the Arctic more than 20 years ago to witness the toxic pollution there. I was on the Agbogbloshie dumpsite in Ghana, where computers with PBDEs from Europe are ending and pol…

2 May

2022

EN Speech

Amending Annexes IV and V to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 on persistent organic pollutants (debate)

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Mr President, as the rapporteur for the review of the waste limits for the persistent organic pollutants, I’m very proud of what we have achieved in the ENVI Committee, but also of the great support from all the major groups. I would therefore like to thank all my colleagues who are supporting low, responsible limits for the content of the POPs in the waste. And we are not talking about some nice …

6 Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

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Madam President, the horrors we see in Ukraine today have not been seen in Europe since the Second World War. Even worse, I hear talk from both the extreme left and extreme right about how we need to have fun, how we need to find common ground. The same common language we found with Hitler in Munich? Is that what you want? Ukraine needs our help, as well as our military assistance. They need guns …

4 Apr

2022

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Sixth Assessment Report of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (debate)

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Madam President, it is black and white. Over and over and over and over again. The extreme weather we are experiencing in Slovakia and across Europe is caused by climate change. People caused by climate change. The floods we face in Slovakia, but also in Western Europe, the heat that people die from, the drought that destroys crops and our forests and emptys our wells. The climate crisis is here a…