What Alexander spoke about.

5

Oct

2022

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The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)

Mr. President, I have a feeling of déjà vu, of a play of the absurd. Everything we say today has been said for ten years. The technical criteria have been met, resolutions have been adopted, the European Commission has said yes. And the absurd question is: What else do we expect to happen in order for Bulgaria and Romania to be admitted to the Schengen area? I note that the enlargement of Schengen…

13

Sep

2022

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Question Time (VPC/HR) The state of play of the war in Ukraine

But I have an additional question, actually. You personally, as a diplomat, a politician, would you accept, would you approve of peace negotiations while a Russian soldier is on Ukrainian territory? Do you not think that peace talks should be conducted only when the aggressor is already outside the territory of Ukraine? And in this regard, because voices are heard, especially in the region and in …

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Sep

2022

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Question Time (VPC/HR) The state of play of the war in Ukraine

Dear Mr President, dear Mr Borrell, the news is undoubtedly good from Ukraine. The Ukrainian army has begun its liberating campaign, and every Ukrainian victory is unquestionably approaching the day of peace. But here's my question: Do you fully support the position of President Zelenskyy, who said that peace talks should be held only after Russian troops have been completely pushed out of Ukraini…

5

Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Serbia (debate)

Madam President, Serbia's close cooperation with Russia, especially in the military sphere, poses a danger to European security. Even after Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, pro-Kremlin sentiment dominated Belgrade. They are also concerned about extreme nationalism. This non-European policy also has an impact in neighbouring North Macedonia due to the traditional commitment of political …

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Jun

2022

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The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (debate)

Mr President, the crises have shown that we need new powers in all areas. We need more European Union, not less, but in order to have more, we need to deepen political integration. This is an objective that cannot be achieved without changes to the Treaty of Lisbon. What exactly these changes will be decided by the Convention. It's up to us to give him a chance to get used to it. But we shouldn't …

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Jun

2022

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The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, the Kremlin regime has perceived the European culture of peace as indecisive. And the aggression began. For a long time our response was inadequate. If Ukraine had been granted candidate status earlier, if NATO had said that this country would become a member of NATO, perhaps Russia would not have started the war. But the most important thing now is victory. Peace always comes aft…

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May

2022

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2021 Report on North Macedonia (A9-0133/2022 - Ilhan Kyuchyuk)

Mr President, I voted against the report on Macedonia because it is full of contradictory theses and allegations. North Macedonia, for example, is said to have made consistent progress, while recalling the need to open the archives of Yugoslav secret services and address communist crimes. But was 30 years too little for this country to happen? Why have history books not yet been changed in Macedon…

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May

2022

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2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)

Mr President, the report on North Macedonia is internally contradictory. It lacks the most important thing, which is that North Macedonia demonstratively does not fulfill the contract with Bulgaria. Bulgaria insists that Skopje start implementing this treaty. And the most important thing in it is to respect the history and culture of the Bulgarian people, to respect and respect the rights of Bulga…

5

Oct

2021

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The future of EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, today is a good day for Europe because we are discussing a strategy for our relations with the United States of America. The future of the free world does not presuppose the existence of strategic autonomy within it. We and the United States must continue to be strategically dependent on each other and to expand and deepen this dependence. This is what worries our opponents the most.…

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Sep

2021

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Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)

Member of the Commission. - Mr President, Members, I congratulate my colleague Kobilius on his report. It presents a long-term strategy for our relations with the Russian Federation. It is particularly important that it distinguishes between the Kremlin regime and Russian citizens. The recommendations made in the report to the Commission and the Council are also important. Today, there is no great…

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Jul

2021

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EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (debate)

Madam President, I support Mr McAllister's arguments, but it is important how the sanctions regime will be implemented. One example: A Bulgarian oligarch who is on the run from justice in Dubai and faces 18 charges, actively supported last year civil protests against the government and the Prosecutor General. The media advertised for a year. Then it became known that he and his affiliated companie…