What Martin spoke about.

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Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

The minutes of this sitting will be submitted for approval at the beginning of the next sitting. Unless there are any objections, the resolutions adopted at today's sitting shall be forwarded immediately to the persons and bodies referred to therein.

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (B10-0143/2025)

This agenda item is closed.

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (B10-0143/2025)

Let us now turn to the explanations of vote on the social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers' rights.

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Explanations of votes

The next item is the explanations of vote.

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European Schools Alliance: potential to achieve the European education area by driving innovation, enhancing mobility and championing inclusivity (debate)

The debate on this point has now come to an end.

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European Schools Alliance: potential to achieve the European education area by driving innovation, enhancing mobility and championing inclusivity (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement on the European Schools Alliance: the potential to create a European Education Area by stimulating innovation, enhancing mobility and promoting inclusiveness (2025/2604(RSP)).

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of yesterday's sitting and the texts adopted are available. Does anyone have comments? No. Thank you. The minutes are hereby approved.

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (B10-0143/2025, B10-0152/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on the joint motion for a resolution tabled by the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers' rights (see minutes, item 7.5).

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Unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high-ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan (RC-B10-0177/2025, B10-0177/2025, B10-0178/2025, B10-0179/2025, B10-0180/2025, B10-0181/2025, B10-0182/2025, B10-0183/2025, B10-0184/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on the joint motion for a resolution on the unlawful detention and sham trials of Armenian hostages, including high‑ranking political representatives from Nagorno-Karabakh, by Azerbaijan (see minutes, item 7.4).

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Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape (RC-B10-0175/2025, B10-0175/2025, B10-0185/2025, B10-0186/2025, B10-0187/2025, B10-0188/2025, B10-0189/2025, B10-0190/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on the joint motion for a resolution on the severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape (see minutes, item 7.3).

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Democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees (RC-B10-0174/2025, B10-0174/2025, B10-0176/2025, B10-0191/2025, B10-0192/2025, B10-0193/2025, B10-0194/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on the joint motion for a resolution on democracy and human rights in Thailand, notably the lese-majesty law and the deportation of Uyghur refugees (see minutes, item 7.2).

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European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (EDIP) (vote)

I come to the request by the EPP Group for an urgent decision on the European Defence Industry Programme and framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products – the EDIP (see minutes, item 7.1). I would like to now give the word to the rapporteur, Mr Bellamy.

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Voting time

The next item is the vote.

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Request for an urgent decision (Rule 170)

As important as this situation is, this is not a point of order. Thank you for understanding.

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Request for an urgent decision (Rule 170)

I would like to also inform you that the President has received a request for an urgent procedure from the EPP Group pursuant to Rule 170(6) on the following legislative file: Directive as regards the dates from which Member States are to apply certain corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements. The vote on this request will be taken on the Tuesday of the next part‑session. Colleagues, I would really implore you to be careful with the points of order on Thursdays but, if you are really sure, then please do not forget to state the rule under which you have a point of order.

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Announcement by the President

Yesterday, the President made an announcement about the name of Péter Magyar having been added to the names of the signatories of the joint motion for a resolution on the future of European defence due to a clerical error. After a thorough investigation into the matter was launched, it can be confirmed, as already said yesterday, that the name should not have been on the list of signatories since it was not in the names transmitted by the EPP Group to the services. The President has asked the services to put measures in place to prevent similar errors in the future. However, I would also like to invite the Members of this House not to escalate such a regrettable situation and to stick to the facts.

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

I have to say that it's actually quite impossible for me, from this lectern, to pull out of my pocket the exact data resources, just like I cannot pull out the exact data resources for the costing of the construction of a gas power station or any other one because, I'm sorry, but in this middle of speech, I don't have all the references that you are not able to find yourself. But let's sit down and let's look for them together.

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, high energy prices are damaging both people and companies. They threaten prosperity and competitiveness. Energy poverty especially in Slovakia threatens a quarter of households. Where is the cause? Let's just say it straight: largely in our dependence on imported fossil gas. The most expensive gas-fired power plants determine the price of all electricity, colleague Knotek. That is why I welcome the European Commission's Roadmap for Affordable Energy. It includes measures to reduce payments to both households and industry. It improves our crisis preparedness. I believe that it will reduce bills for households and businesses and, above all, strengthen our resilience to crises. It also addresses the root cause of the problem: dependence on imported fossil fuels. It can help save €130 billion by 2030. And here's the key. It will depend on whether we turn the plan into action, whether Member States, including Slovakia, really start to take action, or whether some will continue to throw logs under the feet of green energy development and energy savings. Without them, we will continue to have high prices and become dependent.

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

Thank you very much. We're only doing one blue card per debate. There was a blue card request from João Oliveira, but he already had a blue card, and I'm not doing two blue cards per Member. We want to be on time with the vote.

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

I would like to inform you that the blue‑cards are now open – we don't have it during the round of speakers for the political groups – and also that I will have to be a bit stricter with the timing, because we don't want to run into the vote.

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement on the vision for agriculture and food (2025/2598(RSP)).

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

Madam President, a quarter of households in Slovakia are at risk of energy poverty. Energy bills are for them to decide whether to have warmth at home or to eat normally. What does this have to do with clean industry? More than you think. Tackling energy poverty is also about clean industry. It is also about investing in home renovation. These bring not only lower energy bills, but also new jobs and state budget revenues. They deprive us of dependence on gas from imports – the root cause of high energy prices. It is about the availability of heat pumps or better use of geothermal energy. About social leasing of electric cars, which will make modern electric mobility accessible to ordinary people, not only the advantage of the rich. Not at the expense of public transport, but in addition to development. The Clean Industrial Deal is an opportunity to make better use of waste as a source of material for recycling and re-use instead of unnecessary landfilling and incineration. Not to send for scrap across half the world, but to recycle it in Europe. Clean industry is about new jobs, prosperity, competitiveness, security and, yes, protecting the planet because we have no other.

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

As a country, you are heavily reliant on imports of gas, coal, but also oil from Russia. With security at the core, I wonder, do you prefer then to be dependent on the US with the Trump regime, with the supply of gas and oil, or do you prefer to be dependent on the Gulf states, or which part of the world you think is going to provide Europe enough oil and keep our independence?

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Cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals (debate)

I was informed that the reason is a traffic jam, not a meeting with lobbyists. I'm sorry to disappoint you there. But I still believe that there are enough Commission officials listening to this broadcast anyway. And I think that this House should not be stuck because of this. So I would like to give the floor to Tomas Tobé to open the debate.

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Cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals (2025/2602(RSP)). Dear participants, we will start the debate on the Commission statement without the Commission present. I have to say this is really appalling. This is not really a time for us to sit and relax, and I think it is going to be made quite clear to the Commission that it is currently not to have a Commissioner here for this really important debate. The next item is the Commission statement on cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: first omnibus proposals.