What Tsvetelina spoke about.

16 Oct

2023

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Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner Hahn, colleagues, the creation of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform is a much welcomed addition to the Net-Zero Industry Act, because we desperately need additional resources for the Member States. We very much welcome the position of Parliament to increase the available resources in STEP from EUR 10 billion to EUR 13 billion. However, we should keep insi…

3 Oct

2023

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The 10th consecutive increase in reference interest rates decided by the ECB and its consequences (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, we have heard many speeches going in the direction of promising signs for next year. Yes, inflation in Europe is going down, inflation in the Eurozone is going down. The European Central Bank definitely has the tools to lower inflation, and evidence suggests that inflation will tangibly decline already in the second quarter of 2024, and we will also reach th…

3 Oct

2023

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Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, rose oil is one of Bulgaria's treasures. It is used in cosmetics, medicine and perfumery. Its structure and unique aroma distinguish it. Today, thanks to rose oil, Bulgaria is a world leader in the production of essential oils. It is important to note that not all essential oils are the same. Bulgarian rose oil is unique and unique. It is not only not dangerous, but on …

12 Jul

2023

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Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)

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Madam President, the realisation of the objectives of the Green Deal cannot be achieved without a change in the economic model of the European Union, but this must not be done by deepening inequalities between Member States and creating the risk that clean technology production will be concentrated only in certain, and richer, countries. A key priority of our work on the Net-Zero Industry Legislat…

12 Jul

2023

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State of the SME Union (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, colleagues, in a world driven by innovation and rapid change, SMEs play a crucial role in our economy. They create jobs, they foster growth and they drive entrepreneurship. Yet they still face numerous challenges from access to finance, through access to markets to regulatory burdens. In that case, we need to do three important things. First, we need to continue pr…

11 Jul

2023

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Accession to the Schengen area (short presentation)

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Member of the Commission. - Mr President, first of all, I would like to congratulate my fellow Members in the Committee on Petitions on the proposed resolution. Yes, once again the European Parliament recognises that Bulgaria and Romania have the full right to be part of the Schengen area. The two countries have met all the technical criteria for more than 10 years, yet we have been at the gates o…

9 May

2023

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Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, you’ve all mentioned that investments and reforms are incentivised. Here, I would just ask, how would we define strategic reforms? Are they going to be green or are they going to be social? What’s going to be the focus? And how are we finding to strike the balance among Member States? The worry we all have is, some of the rich Member States would be capable o…

18 Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear Members, we’ve seen the rise of the energy prices across all the Member States in the last 18 months. The only lesson we’ve learned is that the best security of supply is our own domestic production. So hence the trend is clear. We are going towards the electrification of many sectors in our economy. It is clear that the renewable energy is the cheapest one…

16 Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

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Mr President, it is superfluous to say how important bees are. We've heard it enough in this debate. I will focus attention in three concrete proposals on what and how we should do. First of all, in order to really help beekeepers and for them to be able to produce quality bee products, the strictest measures should be taken to ban all pesticides that have proven to have a negative impact on bee h…

15 Mar

2023

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Failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, it was very interesting and a good overview that you have presented to us. I just want to bring attention to two things. The first one is the fact that the banks that have collapsed have significant investments in start-up and technology companies, which of course is going to have a serious impact on the sector. So hence, I’m calling for a more stable regulatory envi…

14 Mar

2023

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Data Act (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner Breton, dear colleagues, data has become one of the most valuable resources in today’s world. In an environment where the technology is all around us, data is the key asset that can drive innovation and growth in the economy and that can upscale businesses and enhance customer driven solutions. The EU has proven once again that it can lead and pave the way when i…

13 Mar

2023

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Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner Simson, dear colleagues, the directive on energy performance of buildings is probably one of the most relatable legislation from the Fit for 55 package to our citizens. We all know how the energy bills skyrocketed last year, and we do all understand that if we consume less, we’re going to save more. For countries where the energy and heating bills take the majori…

15 Feb

2023

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Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)

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Madam President, we need raw materials to reach the goals of the green transition in Europe. Without the secured supply, we would not be able to deliver our plans for net carbon neutrality. At the moment, at the next plenary session, we’re about to approve the Parliament's position on the Energy Performance for Building Directive, which aims to renovate the EU building stock. This directive will c…

16 Jan

2023

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30th Anniversary of the Single Market (debate)

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Mr President, the single market has marked the beginning of real economic and social unification in Europe. The European Union plays a key role in international trade relations and has become a leader in areas such as energy, the protection of consumer rights and environmental protection. We demand and encourage other countries to meet the same high standards. We have become a leader in building a…

13 Dec

2022

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The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)

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Mr President, what are the Netherlands and Austria saying with their veto positions that they are abandoning the results of the two expert missions and that they do not recognise the position of the European Commission, that they do not agree with the positions of the European Parliament, that they do not recognise the position of another 25 Member States. The Netherlands and Austria did not name …

13 Dec

2022

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Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, the REPowerEU plan was an extremely necessary measure to ensure the stability and predictability of European citizens and businesses. In the negotiations on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive, we immediately created an article to allow for a faster permitting process for domestic photovoltaic installations. European citizens have only one question for us at the moment: …

24 Nov

2022

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Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner Breton, dear rapporteur, colleagues, strengthening the strategic digital capacity and deployment of advanced technologies will support our businesses, benefit our citizens and definitely ensure Europe’s digital autonomy. Proper implementation of Europe’s digital decade policy programme will provide citizens with better jobs, better healthcare and better public se…

23 Nov

2022

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A truly interconnected Energy Single Market to keep bills down and companies competitive (topical debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner Simpson, Minister Beck, there is only one solution to deal with the many crises. We need to act united and fast. We must act as one in order to protect the most vulnerable in our societies now and immediately. Concrete measures are needed to address the challenges of the energy crisis: in the short term, changing electricity pricing to reduce citizens’ and industry’s …

5 Oct

2022

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

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Minister Beck, the European Parliament has always supported the full Schengen membership of Bulgaria and Romania, and today we reaffirm this position. All technical requirements have been met and this has been confirmed by the interior ministers of the Union, but nevertheless for more than a decade the two countries have been at the door of Schengen. We are equal i…

4 Oct

2022

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AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, with no doubt our Union should strive for a further promotion and development of the accessibility in all the EU countries and institutions. The key to ensuring a more inclusive society in Europe is the collective efforts and cooperation among all the stakeholders. They have to share successful good practices and projects. Our role in this Parli…

3 Oct

2022

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Flexible Assistance to Territories (FAST-CARE) (short presentation)

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Madam President, my remarks would be more or less in line with what the rapporteur just said. We saw during the COVID pandemic that cohesion funds could be crucial to help our citizens in crisis situations. However, we have to be careful not to turn the cohesion funds into a common pool where everyone could just take out money for various projects. This is not the case now. The Cohesion’s Action f…

15 Sep

2022

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State of the SME Union (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the SME sector accounts for the majority of businesses in Europe. It employs more than 100 million Europeans and represents more than 50% of the EU’s gross domestic product. However, the pandemic hit the sector, as every other sector in our economy was highly affected. High energy costs and lack of materials are posing a great danger to the abil…

15 Sep

2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

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Madam President, our industrial strategy had to be updated several times in the past three years but the trends we identified at the beginning of our work have become even more visible now in the situation we are currently in. I will just underline four main things we have to focus on when we are speaking about the industrial strategy of Europe. First of all, our main goal should be to ensure ener…

14 Sep

2022

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Economic, social and territorial cohesion in the EU: the 8th Cohesion Report - EU border regions: living labs of European integration (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, dear rapporteurs, we are all aware how important the cohesion policy is for reducing the gaps between the Member States and for helping the most vulnerable regions. The unused resources from the previous programming period were put to great use when we were dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. Our quick response mobilised additional funding, made t…

14 Sep

2022

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Illegal detention of the opposition leader in Bulgaria (topical debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, not only three weeks before the early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria, we are discussing the arrest of former Prime Minister Borissov. The assessment of today's debate is unequivocal - abuse by the EPP and GERB of the authority and powers of the European Parliament, unacceptable attempts to suggest and interfere in the political processes in an independent Member Stat…