What Roman spoke about.

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Jan

2025

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Heat record year 2024 - the need for climate action to fight global warming (debate)

Mr President! The hottest year in measurement history, so measured probably among other things by these several hundred measurement stations in the UK and the USA, which no longer exist and whose data have been fictionally extrapolated. Or from such measuring stations, which you have placed directly in heat islands, i.e. in the middle of the cities, where it is always warmer anyway than in the cou…

18

Dec

2024

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Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate)

Mr President! For an impact assessment of the Green Deal, you simply have to read a newspaper once or get out of your Brussels bubble once. The consequences of the Green Deal will then be clearly shown to you: Business closures, business failures, record-breaking energy prices, rising unemployment, farmer deaths, loss of purchasing power, dizzying public debt – these are all the consequences of th…

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Mr President! Has there been any foreign interference in the elections in Romania? Possibly. Were social media channels used for this? Also very possible. The deliberate influence of voters through the media is as old as democracy itself. Every responsible citizen should be aware of this, and then this is not problematic for democracy. But one thing is without question a serious threat to democrac…

27

Nov

2024

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal - A future for the farming and manufacturing sectors in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President! This declaration is nothing more than a document of total policy failure, the admission of total failure of EU policy. We heard the wake-up call, it says. Business as usual is no longer an option. And what's next? Will there finally be a fundamental change of policy in the EU? A departure from this completely erroneous climate policy or from the destructive agricultural policy, from …

21

Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

Madam President, The Letta report correctly identifies many problems of the internal market: rising energy prices, inadequate infrastructure, especially for high-performance railway lines, lagging behind in future technologies, overbureaucratisation in particular. That's all right; It's not new, but it's true. As correct as the analysis and diagnosis in the Letta report is, unfortunately, the sugg…

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Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Mercedes is serious and wants to sell all car dealerships. VW questions German locations and does not rule out redundancies. Problems with BMW, production is completely shut down. Fiat plant in Poland closed. Fiat's Mirafiori plant is closed from June to September. These were just a few headlines from the past few months. The European automotive industry is dying. And what does th…

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Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Mr President! Strengthening the role of Digital Services Act and protecting democracy and freedom online: The title of today's debate alone is a blatant mockery. It's pure cynicism, a censorship law like this. Digital Services Act in one breath with the protection of freedom and democracy. China, North Korea and Iran have apparently sponsored this law. This does not protect democracy and freedom o…

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Apr

2024

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Amending Directive 2013/36/EU as regards supervisory powers, sanctions, third-country branches, and environmental, social and governance risks - Amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards requirements for credit risk, credit valuation adjustment risk, operational risk, market risk and the output floor (joint debate - Banking Union)

Mr President! First, the banking union: It is completely incomprehensible to me why the EU has decided to deviate so significantly from the Basel III rules. This only increases regulatory uncertainty for investors. Overall, we need to talk about overregulation of EU banks. The industry is being forced to comply with completely crazy regulations, including these requirements for ESG and environment…

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Feb

2024

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Driving licences (debate)

Madam President, Fortunately, the draft of the new Driving Licence Directive, which has now been put to the vote, is considerably weaker than the original proposal put forward by the Greens' rapporteur Delli. However, it is still worth taking a look at the original proposals of the Greens. These proposals are symptomatic for the Greens – yes, for the Left as a whole. First of all, the Greens wante…

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Feb

2024

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Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications (debate)

Mr President! Yes, well-intentioned does not necessarily mean well done, as can be seen in the present draft directive on the withdrawal of driving licences across the Union. Handlebars that are heavily alcoholic or under the influence of drugs, handlebars that cause a fatal accident through gross negligence, which endanger the lives of others with their behaviour – such handlebars are of course w…

11

Dec

2023

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The European Elections 2024 (debate)

Madam President, First of all, this report on next year's European elections is nothing more than a plea for a Brussels-led central government. This can be seen in the Spitzenkandidaten system or in the transnational lists for the European elections. However, the reference to the values of the Union, the much-vaunted European values, which are the result of several thousand years of European cultu…

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Nov

2023

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Strengthening the CO2 emission performance targets for new heavy-duty vehicles (debate)

Mr President! The EU wants to reduce emissions from heavy-duty vehicles. And what does the EU think of this? New rules and new bans. Unfortunately, recent bans are the only thing coming from the EU. How about alternatives? How about an increased expansion of the railway? How about incentives for lower-emission trucks and buses instead of unrealistic and expensive bans? At the same time, the EU is …

16

Oct

2023

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Establishing the Ukraine Facility (debate)

Mr President! The EU's policy on the war in Ukraine has failed on all lines. The sanctions are not only ineffective, they are even counterproductive. The Russian economy is growing, while the EU economy is stagnating or even shrinking – a total failure of the EU. And if politics fails so completely, then it would actually be time to rethink it. In the EU, however, the exact opposite is happening. …

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Oct

2023

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Economic coercion by third countries (debate)

Ms. President! This instrument against coercive measures is, in my view, a clear step forward in the European Union's trade policy. So far, the EU has relied primarily on the WTO. However, this is blocked by the US and, in addition, WTO arbitration procedures are often slow and unreliable. This is why this instrument is necessary to combat economic coercion. In order to counter coercion attempts b…

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Sep

2023

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European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (debate)

Madam President, Let's talk plainly. What is this joint defence procurement about? Commissioner Vestager made it very clear: It is another step for a transfer of defense equipment to Ukraine. This is what it is all about: Hundreds of millions more for the war. And secondly, the Commission representative in Austria, Martin Selmayr, has revealed what this is all about. "The European army is NATO," h…

11

Jul

2023

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 (joint debate - European Investment Bank)

Mr President! The role of the European Investment Bank is to ‘contribute to the balanced and smooth development of the internal market in the interest of the Union’. The same is true of Article 309 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Investment Bank will provide loans to European companies and national governments. The task of the European Investment Bank is not to finance …

11

Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

Madam President, With this so-called Nature Restoration Law, this ordinance for the supposed restoration of nature, one can in truth only do one thing, namely reject it in bulk. It expropriates farmers, it creates artificial food shortages in Europe itself and in the countries supplied by Europe, it leads to shortages, and it leads to even more inflation. With this unfortunate draft, the equally u…

13

Jun

2023

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Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)

Madam President, This report is not without a certain tragic comedy. The EU now clearly recognises that the Green Deal and the Farm to Fork agricultural programme pose a serious threat to Europe’s food supply. ‘Green Deal“ means that food production is falling and prices are rising massively: minus 20 % production for cereals, minus 20 % for oilseeds, minus 20 % production for beef. Huge price inc…

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May

2023

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Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)

Mr President! How meaningless and how illegal can a legal act of the EU actually be? The answer to this question is impressively provided by this methane regulation. The aim is to oblige the few remaining operators of coal mining shafts in the EU to carry out technical retrofitting. The billions of dollars in costs will drive up prices for consumers, regardless of whether these shafts are still in…

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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President! Apparently, the European Commission wants to ruin Europe as soon as possible. This planned extension of emission allowance trading and carbon pricing to the construction and transport sectors will bring the next major wave of inflation for citizens and businesses. And in conjunction with the ban on combustion engines, mobility is thus becoming a luxury good for a few rich people and …

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Feb

2023

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European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, From 2019 to 2022, the ECB increased its balance sheet total by EUR 4.1 trillion. Every single day, the ECB has printed 4.5 billion new euros, which is also the real cause of high inflation in Europe; There is no need to talk about the war in Ukraine. Why did the ECB do this? It was nothing more than covert state funding. The ECB has been working on its task of price stability to …

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Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

Mr President! The EU accounts for 8% of global CO2 emissions, of which the transport sector concerned has 15% within the EU. This 15% of 8% is just 1.2% of global CO2 emissions. The ban on the combustion engine from 2035 will therefore reduce global CO2 emissions by just 1.2%. And that is why you are ruining European industry, destroying hundreds of thousands of jobs and destroying our prosperity …

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Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

Madam President, Europol's terrorism report documents 52 left-wing extremist terrorist attacks, 43 Islamist attacks, 15 separatist attacks and nine right-wing extremist-motivated attacks over the past three years. I do not remember when we would have ever had a debate in this House about extreme left-wing terror. No, you're all blind in your left eye. And how disguised is your political compass th…

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Jan

2023

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Shipments of waste (debate)

Mr President! In 2021, more than 130,000 tonnes of plastic waste were shipped abroad from Austria alone for recycling. In February 2021, Austria had to take back 100 tonnes of plastic waste contaminated with chemicals from Malaysia. This scandal was not only a disgrace for the Austrian Green Minister for the Environment. This scandal also shows how problematic the export of waste can be. The shipm…

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Nov

2022

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Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (debate)

Mr President! There are now more than 20,000 wolves in Europe, more than a favourable conservation status. Accordingly, the number of wolf cracks in Austria alone has more than doubled to almost 700 cracks within one year. On the other hand, the EU rules are from 1992, when there were almost no wolves in all of Europe. It is therefore high time to take account of the changed situation. Alpine past…