What Juozas spoke about.

18 May

2022

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2021 Report on Albania (debate)

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Mr President, first of all, I would like to thank my colleague Isabella Santos for a really excellent report, as well as the shadow rapporteurs. I think the facts are very clear. Albania fulfils the requirements announced at the first meeting and has fulfilled them. The ball is on our side. We need to make sure that a decision that lasts too long does not cause disappointment. As a doctor, I can t…

18 May

2022

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2021 Report on North Macedonia (debate)

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Mr President, we must not argue politically about a long history in which the destinies of nations are intertwined. We can be proud of her. And today we should talk about not leaving an unstable and divisive southern flank when we see Russian aggression in the east. We must invite the countries of the Western Balkans to the accession process. I believe that North Macedonia has made tremendous prog…

18 May

2022

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EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, we can say that today we have the Republic of Moldova Day in the European Parliament. First, addressed by Moldova’s President, Ms Sandu, now, a debate on the EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova: it is a sign that Moldova is very high on the Parliament agenda. First, I would like to thank Moldova for their efforts to help Ukrainian refugees. I call on the EU to conti…

5 May

2022

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State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, in our resolution today, we show solidarity with the Moldovan people, who are doing their utmost to help Ukrainian war refugees, and our solidarity with the refugees who had to leave Ukraine because of the Russian bombardment of their cities, towns and villages. I call on the EU to continue its efforts to provide support to Moldova, so that Moldovans ca…

2 May

2022

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EU strategy to promote education for children in the world (short presentation)

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Mr President, first of all, I want to thank the rapporteur, David Lega, for a really well-drafted report, and I join those thoughts that education is very important and that the pandemic has had a significant impact on education. Regardless of distance learning, contact teaching, going to school, in fact, provides completely different opportunities for children. For the first time, the pandemic se…

2 May

2022

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EU action plan for organic agriculture (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, this report is well balanced and can contribute to safer and healthier food production in the European Union and beyond. Farmers in my country, Lithuania, are ready to develop organic farming by including more young farmers in this activity. However, as you, honourable Commissioner, are well aware, farmers from different European countries are starting this work from di…

5 Apr

2022

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Security and the EU's strategic compass

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You have said a lot and a lot about the need to have our capabilities. But I would like to clarify the next part, which is marked by military mobility in the strategy document. The issue of funds has already been raised several times. When we approved the budget. We felt that there was too little money for military mobility. And the second thing is whether you envisage now to encourage and acceler…

23 Mar

2022

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Macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, I welcome the quick adoption of macrofinancial assistance to the Republic of Moldova. It’s a strong sign of European solidarity. However, as you said Commissioner, this package was proposed even before the Russian war against Ukraine. Therefore, the need for help is now higher and greater than it was before. Europe has to rise up to the challenge, because Moldova is fighting on two f…

10 Mar

2022

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A systematic EU approach to chronic kidney disease (debate)

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Dear President, Commissioner, dear colleagues. In the last couple of years, health protection has become an active debate within the European Union. The Grand Plan against Cancer or the unified response to the COVID-19 pandemic not only helped to ensure better health protection for Union citizens, but also showed that health in the European Union needs to be regulated in a common way. Chronic kidn…

9 Mar

2022

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General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner. This Environment Action Programme is an important tool for monitoring the Green Deal, for co-decision and for planning climate action. At a time when Europe’s mosquito, Ukraine, is being shelled and bombed, when Putin’s tanks are stealing our continent’s most fertile fields, it is vital to secure food supplies. Environmental objectives must not jeopardise food security …

8 Mar

2022

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The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, today Europe is experiencing the worst refugee crisis it has seen since the Second World War. The atrocities committed by Russian and Belarusian soldiers are already widely documented. Murdered fleeing civilians in vehicles, women levelled by soldiers in front of their children and refugees deliberately shot in the legs. In the light of the blanket violation by Russia of the previous…

16 Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, once again we’re discussing a crisis in the centre of Europe created by Russia, and trying our best to avoid any unnecessary confrontation. Once again, we see a flow of European and world leaders to meet the biggest European bully, and we are clapping our hands with relief if he decides to move echelons of his soldiers a few hundred kilometres from the Ukrainian borders. Of course…

15 Feb

2022

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

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Madam President, as we see from the current international situation, discussion on common foreign and security, and security and defence policy is very timely. I would like to ask everybody why Europe, being one of the biggest economic powers, is constantly underperforming in these areas, while in another areas, like international trade, we have a completely different picture. In my view, because …

20 Jan

2022

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Protection of animals during transport - Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner, honourable colleagues. After one and a half years of work, we present a committee document that must improve animal welfare during transport. Animal welfare is an important priority for us. Animals are conscious beings that need to be protected from unnecessary suffering. Farmers, animal breeders and breeders agree. This also leads to better incomes for farme…

19 Jan

2022

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Situation in Kazakhstan

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Mr President, first of all, I would like to express my condolences to the relatives of the victims. I would like to join many of you in condemning the recent events in Kazakhstan. The initially peaceful demonstrations, with legitimate economic and political demands, were hijacked by criminal elements, and then the military responded with excessive and sometimes non—discriminatory use of force. I w…

14 Dec

2021

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Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, it seems that history tends to repeat itself. Unfortunately, the current situation on the border with Ukraine for me looks very similar to the situation on the borders with Georgia in 2007, when Europe tried to appease Russia’s regime. Let us not fool ourselves. It did not happen then, and it will not happen now. A glass bullet will never stop his actions just because everyone aro…

13 Dec

2021

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The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner, honourable colleagues, 30 years ago the Soviet Union counted its last days. Eventually, an empire that had kept the world in fear for so many decades collapsed, liberating many nations from their oppression. It was indeed an epochal event that allowed Europe to be united, not under fear and oppression, but under the flag of freedom and democracy. It would be …

25 Nov

2021

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International ports’ congestions and increased transport costs affecting the EU (debate)

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Mr President, the COVID—19 pandemic drastically changed our daily routine. As work from home became a new normal and people could not spend their incomes on travel and services, a big part of their freed cash went to buy overseas goods. This brought an unprecedented challenge to the global supply chain. An increased demand for goods, together with the recovered economy, highlighted many bottleneck…

25 Nov

2021

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Human rights violations by private military and security companies, particularly the Wagner Group

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Madam President, private military and security companies are not a new phenomenon, but in recent years their activities reached new heights. They function on the brink and in the shadow of international law. They become a useful tool for their totalitarian regimes and the rulers of illiberal democracies to project their powers and influence by hiding their direct involvement. We should not be naiv…

23 Nov

2021

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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, farmers in the European Union have waited three years for a decision on the reform of the common agricultural policy. We will now finally vote on the compromise that was born out of a long and difficult debate. The agreement on agriculture, as has been said many times here, is not perfect. I can only regret that European farmers will continue to receive…

22 Nov

2021

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A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner, honourable colleagues, the Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe is an extremely important document with the potential to help millions of European citizens. Years of European experience have shown that it is only by acting together that we can overcome the challenges. We still face problems where access to health services, therapies, treatments, technologies an…

10 Nov

2021

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The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, in particular in Poland (debate)

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Mr President, honourable High Representative, you have very correctly defined the situation at the borders of the European Union at Lithuania and Poland in Belarus. The Belarusian dictator, who has put his people in prison, has taken people from weaker countries to attack the borders of the European Union. The situation is truly dualistic, we have an attack on the borders of the European Union and…

5 Oct

2021

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State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)

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Madam President, in the ever—more digital world, cyberspace is a new frontier that has to be regulated, secured and protected.  A robust cyber defence is paramount for the security of the EU and its Member States. This was rightly addressed by President von der Leyen in her State of the Union speech, where she acknowledged the need for the European cyber defence policy. The interconnected world pr…

5 Oct

2021

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The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, more than a year after the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus, we see that the current regime, backed by Putin, is not shy of any measures to stay in power. He uses psychological and physical violence against his citizens. Hybrid attacks have been launched against Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and the European Union. It is very important for the E…

15 Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Commissioner, dear colleagues, unfortunately, it seems that we will not achieve our goal of eradicating world hunger by 2030. Together we face the challenge of climate change. Natural disasters and expanding deserts pose a major threat to food systems. We must fight climate change, but we cannot do so only by reducing food production and increasing prices. Making meat unaf…