What Sunčana spoke about.

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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)

– Dear Chair, colleagues. Climate change is clearly a global challenge and has already affected the lives of people on all continents, and this is very clear, and global action and cooperation was needed to mitigate the effects of climate change. When it comes to the aviation sector, emissions from the aviation sector in Europe increased on average by five percent year-on-year between 2013 and 201…

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Mar

2023

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The EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders (debate)

Dear Chair, Honourable Commissioner, colleague and colleague, I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report. I join all my colleagues who have actually expressed concern from this speaker about the continuing violence against human rights defenders that is being documented around the world, especially in authoritarian regimes. European institutions and Member States need to step up their ef…

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Mar

2023

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Data Act (debate)

The Data Act is the leading law regulating the way in which access is transferred and industrial data is shared. I would like to thank the rapporteur for this report and all those who have worked on it. In fact, it unlocks the untapped potential of sharing ‘business to business’ and ‘business to government’ data. I believe that the proposed changes will also bring many benefits for citizens. Some …

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Feb

2023

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Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (debate)

Dear Chairman, Honourable Commissioner, colleague and colleague, perhaps we should put all this in a clear context. On the one hand, a professional moral code should have moral reflections and judgments. Some have sunk, however, in the Qatargate affair, which is not only a moral dilemma but a criminal act, and we need to make a difference here. There is no question that we need to work on improvin…

14

Feb

2023

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The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

With the current rate of progress, it will take up to 286 years to close gaps in the legal protection of women, 140 years to achieve an equal representation of women in positions of power in politics and the economy, and at least 40 years to achieve an equal representation of women and men in national parliaments. This data shows that our efforts need to be stepped up by promoting initiatives that…

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Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues, the diversity of technology – yes, the transformation of the sector – yes. However, prohibitions – no. This isn't the right way to go. I come from Croatia where Rimac Nevera is the fastest electric car in the world. You've probably heard of that before. However, if we want to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for new cars and vans to ensure that the automotive sector contribu…

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Feb

2023

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

Dear chairpersons, colleagues, what we need are certainly high standards of transparency and thus a sort of departure from manipulation and disinformation. In the context of political advertising and transparency, the elections that are ahead of us, that is, next year, will actually show how much trust citizens have in the European Parliament. Colleagues on my right can take special care of that. …

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Jan

2023

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The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues and colleagues. History has taught us that even in war, we must obey certain rules. However, in Ukraine, we are witnessing a daily violation of the rules of war, which is causing an increasingly severe humanitarian crisis on Europe’s doorstep. The Independent International Commission of Inquiry in Ukraine has found reasonable grounds to conclude that a number of war crimes, …

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Jan

2023

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Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)

Dear Chairman and Honourable Commissioners, colleague and colleague, independence from third countries on the procurement of medicines, I would say that we need to look at it as a first-rate safety issue. Croatia, the country from which I come, has recorded in the last weeks, just as we have heard before, a surge in patients, so in the first weeks of January about 3,000 cases of influenza have bee…

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Dec

2022

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The humanitarian situation in Ukraine due to Russia’s attacks against critical infrastructure and civilian areas (debate)

–The Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioners, our colleagues, entered the tenth month of illegal Russian aggression against a friendly and sovereign Ukraine. Despite the successful counter-offensive of Ukrainian troops, the aggressor remains very dangerous and constantly adjusts his actions. Their latest tactics focus on missile attacks on critical infrastructure in Ukraine, with a particul…

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Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

The Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioner, the Colleagues, it is clear that we live in a time of great challenges that affect the daily lives of our citizens and require clear and decisive answers. We could say we actually need a reset. This year, which was a challenging year, has been very turbulent, we have seen Russia's aggression against Ukraine, rising energy prices and heightened inf…

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Dec

2022

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The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law (debate)

–The Honourable Chair, Commissioners, colleagues, yes, pluralism and media freedom are part of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. Respect and inviolability of these rights and principles are essential for the existence of democracy, as well as its processes and institutions. Despite all that has been written, the latest report expre…

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Dec

2022

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Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)

–The Honourable Chair, the Honourable Commissioner, I see that you are online, watch what you surf, colleagues, intentional attempts to manipulate the information environment and public discourse by foreign actors are by no means a new phenomenon. The Russian use of information manipulation and interference in the preparation and execution of the war of aggression against Ukraine shows this and sh…

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Nov

2022

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New EU strategy for enlargement (debate)

Dear President, colleagues, enlargement policy is the most important test of the credibility of the European Union and our values. While this process has indescribable importance and added value for the countries in the process of accession to the European Union, at the same time at Union level, some Member States unfortunately act as if it were some sort of irrelevant and incidental process for E…

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Nov

2022

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Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia (debate)

Dear Chair and Honourable Vice-President, Honourable Commissioner and Honourable Ambassador, colleague and colleague, let me first thank my colleague Rangel: Thank you very much for your full support on the road that will mark such a good day for my Croatia tomorrow. This will also be an emotional day for all of us MPs who represent the Republic of Croatia in the European Parliament. 400 million p…

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Oct

2022

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Outcome of the first meeting of the European Political Community (debate)

The Honourable Chair, faced with an unprecedented crisis, is aware of the need for an open dialogue with our European neighbours. At the beginning of October, we witnessed the gathering of leaders of European countries at an event that will define in the near future the relationship of the European Union with the other countries of the continent - the establishment of the European Political Commun…

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Oct

2022

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Fighting sexualised violence - The importance of the Istanbul Convention and a comprehensive proposal for a directive against gender-based violence (debate)

Only 14 percent of women report violence. One in six women in Europe is a victim of domestic violence and one in seven women die every day as a result of such violence. Violence against women is a cause of both poverty and social exclusion for women, which in particular increases the risk of not being able to exit the situation. But women are strong. Let me tell you an interesting McKinsey survey:…

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Oct

2022

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EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package (continuation of debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues and colleagues. The package sends an encouraging message to the Western Balkan countries that they remain a priority for the European Union. In addition to the country overviews we heard, the most significant message was the granting of conditional status to the candidate country for Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this way, the country's political elites are encouraged to cooper…

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Oct

2022

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Mental health (debate)

Across Europe, according to the World Health Organization, 110 million people live with mental disorders that result in nearly 250,000 deaths per year. These are terrible numbers. COVID-19 pandemic, additional sources of stress for our citizens, inflation, declining standards, war in Ukraine, threats of nuclear war, climate change, especially for young people, cyberbullying - peer violence... All …

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Oct

2022

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

Dear Chairman, Commissioner, thank you for your patience today, colleagues. As one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, Schengen embodies the principle of freedom of movement, with more than 400 million people, and represents the most tangible advantage of membership in the European Union. At a time when the European integration project is being eroded by the crises we are facing, a…

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Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, destabilising democratic processes through disinformation is a serious battleground. In preparation for the military aggression, Russia has engaged in propaganda and media terms to portray Ukraine as a state in power of the Nazis who threaten the Russian minority. Although the Ukrainian people, by free will in democratically conducted elections, made several c…

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Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, condemning Russia's violent annexation of the territory of a sovereign state, we affirmed our common determination to support freedom and preserve the territorial integrity of Ukraine, but also received that confirmation of the political and economic standing behind one country. Occupation and the attempt to forcibly seize and illegally seize other people's …

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Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Serbia (debate)

Dear Chair, colleague and colleague, first of all I would like to thank my colleague Bilčík for his report. However, I would like to address a few problematic issues that in any case do not demonstrate Serbia's sincere and genuine commitment to its European path. First of all, these are the suppression of media freedom in Serbia, which is why their citizens, I really think, do not have a real insi…

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Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Dear Chair, Honourable Commissioner, Colleagues and colleagues, on this report, together with colleagues, I have tabled 61 amendments and I can say that some have been adopted, such as strengthening media pluralism in all languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina, calling for strengthening cross-border cooperation in the fight against crime and ensuring the European perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina…

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Jul

2022

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Adoption by Croatia of the euro on 1 January 2023 (debate)

Thank you, dear Chairman and dear colleague Mureşan, congratulations on your report. Dear Commissioner, thank you also for reminding us of the difficult path of Croatia, which had war in its territories and aggression against its country. Colleagues, today is a good day for Croatia, today is a good day for my country. I am proud to be able to say today in this Parliament, as stated in the report, …