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Escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran

Thank you, Madam Commissioner, and thanks to the representatives of the Baha'i community that are present at this debate. The debate is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow.

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Escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran

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Post-election killings and the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania, including the case of imprisoned opposition leader Tundu Lissu

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Post-election killings and the deteriorating human rights situation in Tanzania, including the case of imprisoned opposition leader Tundu Lissu

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2025

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Fishing opportunities 2026: ensuring the sustainability of fish populations, marine ecosystems and coastal communities

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2025

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Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) (A10-0204/2025 - Martin Hojsík) (vote)

Mr President, without healthy soils, there is no bread on our tables. Yet 60 % of soils in the EU are unhealthy, costing us EUR 50 billion every year – actually, not us, especially, it's costing farmers and foresters. Soil-based business models, on the other hand, can contribute to increased competitiveness of the Union. The solution is in our hands today. Soils are unique, soils are diverse. They face diverse challenges, just like unity in diversity, just like our Union. That is why we took the original Commission proposal, that was going in the wrong direction, and turned it around. Built it bottom up, using subsidiarity as a foundation for a level playing field across the Union. We made sure that there are no – and I repeat, no – obligations on farmers and foresters. We made sure that there is no – and I repeat, no – paperwork and bureaucracy for farmers and foresters. What we delivered is a mandate that the Member States should help farmers and foresters in protecting their soil, that the Member States will get better knowledge about the problems facing the soil, that there is a platform for collaboration. We, as the Parliament negotiation team, managed to get the support of the Member States for this approach and 25 of them – 25 of them – endorse the deal in the Council. I want to thank everybody who will make this happen, but especially I want to thank farmers, the young farmers that were standing by from the very start till the very end, that are supporting this deal. Young farmers are our future. Now it's your turn, colleagues. If you want to help farmers, if you want to help foresters, if you want healthy soil, and bread on our tables, please reject the rejecting amendments and allow for final adoption of the Soil Monitoring Law.

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First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving EU preparedness (debate)

Thank you, Minister. This concludes the debate on this point. The following are the Council and Commission statements First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving the preparedness of the European Union. First of all, I would like to ask Minister Bjerre again for the Council.

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Oct

2025

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The need for a united support to Ukraine and for a just and durable peace concluded on Ukraine's terms, with Europeans and without surrendering to Vladimir Putin's conditions ahead of the foreseen Budapest summit (debate)

Thank you, Minister. This concludes the debate on this point. The following are the Council and Commission statements First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving the preparedness of the European Union. First of all, I would like to ask Minister Bjerre again for the Council.

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Oct

2025

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The need for a united support to Ukraine and for a just and durable peace concluded on Ukraine's terms, with Europeans and without surrendering to Vladimir Putin's conditions ahead of the foreseen Budapest summit (debate)

This was not a blue card; it was a complaint. You can file a complaint about the way I'm chairing. I accepted now your blue card. Your previous blue card was registered by the system. So when you pressed the button while another blue card was already going on, you didn't ask for the blue card during the speech of the Member. Otherwise, I would take it. So please, and as I explained before – you don't have to react this way – ask for the blue card during the speech. And I'm sorry, Madam, this was not a blue card, this was a complaint on the way I'm chairing.

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The need for a united support to Ukraine and for a just and durable peace concluded on Ukraine's terms, with Europeans and without surrendering to Vladimir Putin's conditions ahead of the foreseen Budapest summit (debate)

Regarding another blue card, I will offer the blue card only when you raise the blue card during the initial speech of the Member. When you raise a blue card while the blue card is in process, I'm not going to be taking it.

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Oct

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

Dear colleague, you come from Estonia, a country that faced through its history quite a bit of trouble, to say the least, from Russia. I'm wondering: do you see the dependency on imported fossil fuels as something that is a problem, and how would you replace it?

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

Madam President, now, there is this unusual custom that actually spread around many of the Member States, and that is to blame Brussels, to blame Europe for every hardship, for every problem there is. This is something we often see here from the extreme right. Yet often the problems start at home. We are having a discussion about the European Council meeting, and what we talk about is a Commission where, dear Council, actually the problem is very often you. If you look at the Letta report, if you look at the IMF data, the bureaucracy starts on a national level. What we see is much more than Trump's threat of tariffs. We see that the fact that we have 40 % tariffs on the goods and more than 120 % tariffs on the services within the European Union. We are suffocating our companies. We talk about the need for clean tech, which is really, really big, but we are actually putting obstacles in front of the companies who want to grow in Europe. So please, dear Council, put one important thing on your agenda that's missing: how to stop putting obstacles between the Member States. Everybody talks about cutting back bureaucracy on the European level. What about stopping unnecessary bureaucracy you put it on top of the European rules because people face hardship. Despite all the blaming of Brussels, people trust Europe more than ever and we need to deliver. And it's time for the Council to actually start delivering. We need stronger Europe. We need a super Europe that actually cares about the people, cares about the competitiveness, that housing is a right, not a commodity, that really gets independent from the imported fossil energy. All that ‑ and it was great to hear it from the President ‑ is the right way forward. And I think the majority of this House is ready to support it. But what we see often is Council putting obstacles. So please, for example, on the ETS, make sure all the money goes back to people and businesses and just doesn't end up in the state coffers. And I could go on. What we need is a stronger Europe, not a fragmented one.

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Stepping up funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction and defence: the use of Russian frozen assets (debate)

The next item is the statement by the Commission: Stepping up Ukraine’s financing, reconstruction and defence: use of frozen Russian assets (2025/2932(RSP)). I would like to start the debate with Commissioner Dombrovskis on behalf of the Commission.

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2025

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Corrigenda (Rule 251) (action taken)

Pursuant to Rule 251(4) of the Rules of Procedure, I would like to inform you that there was no request to put to the vote the two corrigenda announced in plenary on Monday, 20 October. The corrigenda are therefore deemed to have been approved and are published on the web page.

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Delegated acts (Rule 114(6)) (action taken)

What better time for some announcements? First of all, in relation to the recommendation for a decision tabled by the REGI Committee to raise no objection to a delegated act announced on Monday, 20 October, no objections were raised within the 24-hour deadline. Pursuant to Rule 104(6), this recommendation has therefore been deemed approved. It is published with the adopted text.

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Oct

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Criminal intimidation against investigative journalists in the EU: the attempted attack on Sigfrido Ranucci (debate)

The debate is closed. As we are waiting for Commissioner Dombrovskis for the next item on the agenda, we will have a few minutes' break. The Commission is supposed to be in here in one minute. He probably expected more catch-the-eyes, so I invite you to have more catch-the-eyes next time. We're not going to suspend the sitting because he should be here any second.

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Oct

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Criminal intimidation against investigative journalists in the EU: the attempted attack on Sigfrido Ranucci (debate)

I have only three requests, but, Mr Mularczyk, you already spoke on the speakers list. So I'll not give you the word, because this is something which we don't do. So then I have Mr Tynkkynen, and please try to attend the debate more when you ask for catch-the-eye. This one you were most of the time outside.

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Oct

2025

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Criminal intimidation against investigative journalists in the EU: the attempted attack on Sigfrido Ranucci (debate)

The next item is the statement by the Council and the Commission: "Criminal intimidation of investigative journalists in the European Union: attempted attack on Sigfrid Ranucci’ (2025/2944(RSP)). For the Commission, I would like to start with Commissioner Kos. Unfortunately, the Council decided not to take part in this debate, which I find regrettable. So please, Commissioner, please.

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Oct

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner, and indeed we look forward to have a much closer and detailed exchanges with the Commission, because this is indeed very important. The debate is closed.

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Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

Let me give the floor to Vice-President Negrescu, who was on the speakers list, but due to a miscommunication arrived a bit late.

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Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

There is a blue card for you – I almost missed it – from Ms García Hermida-Van Der Walle. Will you accept it?

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Oct

2025

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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 (debate)

The next item is the report by Mr Beleris from the Committee on Petitions in 2024 (A10-0170/2025) and I would ask my colleague Mr Beleris to open this debate.

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Oct

2025

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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society (debate)

To wind up the debate, I have received three motions for resolutions tabled in accordance with Rule 142(5). The debate is closed. The vote will be held today.

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Oct

2025

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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society (debate)

The first item on our agenda today is the oral question to the Commission: Statement of Principles for a Gender-Equal Society. And at the beginning of this debate, I would like to ask my colleague Vesiligai (O-000024/2025 - B10-0009/25) (2025/2780(RSP).

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Oct

2025

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Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

Negotiations have thus begun. The President received from the Council her positions at first reading, as well as the reasons for their adoption and the Commission’s positions and opinions. The full titles of the six files will be published in the minutes of today's sitting. The three-month period available to Parliament for adopting its positions starts tomorrow, 10 October. And the first item on our agenda today is the oral question to the Commission: Statement of Principles for a Gender-Equal Society. At the beginning of this debate, I would like to ask my colleague Vesiligai.