What Martin spoke about.

13 Mar

2025

EN Speech

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

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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.…

13 Mar

2025

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Voting time

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The next item is the vote.

13 Mar

2025

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Request for an urgent decision (Rule 170)

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

13 Mar

2025

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Request for an urgent decision (Rule 170)

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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. …

13 Mar

2025

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Announcement by the President

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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 …

13 Mar

2025

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

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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 an…

13 Mar

2025

SK Speech

Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

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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 Knot…

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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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.…

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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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.…

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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

11 Mar

2025

SK Speech

Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

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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 a…

11 Mar

2025

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

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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?…

10 Mar

2025

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

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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.…

10 Mar

2025

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

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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 …

10 Mar

2025

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Supporting the EU’s most vulnerable regions against devastating effects of climate change, such as the recent cyclone hitting La Réunion (debate)

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The debate was interrupted. So, I apologise, we have to suspend the sitting for a few minutes until someone on behalf of the Commission comes along. So please be patient.

10 Mar

2025

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Supporting the EU’s most vulnerable regions against devastating effects of climate change, such as the recent cyclone hitting La Réunion (debate)

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The next item is the Commission statement on supporting the EU's most vulnerable regions in the face of the devastating effects of climate change, such as the recent cyclone at Réunion (2025/2587(RSP)). I inform Members that there will be only one round of political group speakers. Therefore, the catch-the-eye procedure will not apply and no blue cards will be accepted.…

12 Feb

2025

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Competitiveness Compass (debate)

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The next item is the statement by the Council of the Commission on the competitiveness compass. I would like to reopen the debate on behalf of the Council on behalf of Minister Szlapka (2025/2531(RSP)).…

12 Feb

2025

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Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU (topical debate)

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Thank you. I hereby conclude this debate.

12 Feb

2025

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Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU (topical debate)

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We need a short break to try and fix the mics. There is something wrong. OK. Now let's start with three mics.

12 Feb

2025

SK Speech

Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU (topical debate)

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The next item is the thematic debate on cooperation between the Conservatives and the far right as a threat to competitiveness in the EU. I would also like to inform you that in this debate, as it is under Rule 169 of the Rules of Procedure, the catch-the-eye procedure does not apply and no blue cards will be accepted either. I would ask my colleague Repasi to open the debate.…

12 Feb

2025

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

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The minutes of yesterday's meeting have been distributed. Does anyone have any comments? There are no comments. The minutes are approved.

12 Feb

2025

EN Speech

Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, yes, the Commission Work Plan should be about security, competitiveness. But how can we be secure if we still are dependent on imports of fossil fuels, including from regimes which are waging war against us, which we consider as enemies? How can we gain independence when actually we are undermining our own innovators, our own scaleups? When we are forcing them to leave our countri…

12 Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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You were talking about the danger posed by illegal migration, the deaths, the horrors that it's causing. Then, I wonder, why did Orban's regime early release more than 2 000 people smugglers who are contributing to illegal migration just before the Slovak elections? Is this the contribution that your government's regime is trying to do to stop illegal migration?…

23 Jan

2025

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Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention (debate)

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on behalf of the PPE-DE Group. - (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, honourable colleagues, although, so to speak, the United Nations Conference on Desertification took place in Saudi Arabia in the middle of the desert, it is not a subject that concerns only the Arabian Peninsula and Africa. This is a very important issue for us in Europe as well. Desertification is a daily problem in Cyprus, Spain, …

22 Jan

2025

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EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency (debate)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, yes, the Commission is funding environmental NGOs to lobby EU institutions. But it does not stop there. The Commission is funding farmers' NGOs to lobby EU institutions, including COPA-COGECA. The Commission is funding industry NGOs to lobby EU institutions. This very House is funding scientists, civil society, farmers and businesses to lobby EU institutions throu…