What Nikolina spoke about.

12 Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

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The European Union is undergoing major challenges, the digital and green transitions and demographic change, while preserving competitiveness. The key to success in all these processes are people: educated, skilled and ready to adapt to new labour market requirements and new technologies. But the data is devastating. Only 40% of adults participate in training programmes, with the target set for 20…

12 Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

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Dear Chairman, Commissioner, the automotive industry is not only an economic pillar, but also a key driver of innovation. It is facing global competition, technological change and the necessary green transition. Commissioner, I welcome the action plan providing €1.8 billion to create a secure and competitive supply chain for battery raw materials, which will contribute to our strategic autonomy. E…

11 Mar

2025

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Roadmap for Women`s Rights (debate)

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The Honourable Chair, Commissioners, dear colleagues, the plan for women's rights points to the tragic fact that in the European Union, which is an example of respect for women's rights, we still face too much violence against women. A study published in November last year shows that violence against women is still almost common, even in Europe. One in three women has experienced physical or sexua…

12 Feb

2025

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US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid (debate)

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Dear Chairman, the US decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement and the World Health Organization reminds us of one key thing. Europe must take responsibility for its future. Climate change is not waiting. Regardless of global policy choices, we must remain committed to a responsible green transition, emission reductions and investments in a sustainable future, but with one rational approach, …

12 Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, colleagues, the European Commission Work Programme 2025 comes at an important moment for the future of the European Union. From economic recovery, the digital transition to the erosion of the global order, we are facing a number of challenges. The program is ambitious, but also realistic. We need a strong industrial policy that will ensure the competitiveness of the Europ…

11 Feb

2025

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Boosting vocational education and training in times of labour market transitions (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, we are undergoing rapid industrial and social change, we are facing a serious shortage of skilled workers, the digital and green transitions are changing the nature of jobs, and it is vocational education and training that must be our key. Today, around 50 per cent of secondary school pupils in the European Union complete vocational education programmes, but despite this,…

28 Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

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Today we mark the 35th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a historic document that has recognised children as holders of their own rights. As Members of the European Parliament, we are proud of achievements such as the European Strategy for Children’s Rights and the European Child Guarantee, which tackle child poverty. In particular, I must emphasise the revis…

26 Nov

2024

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Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy (debate)

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26 Nov

2024

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Question Time with Commissioners - Challenges in the implementation of cohesion policy 2021-2027

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25 Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

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Today marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, a day that reminds us of the terrible reality in which millions of women around the world, including the European Union, live. One in three women globally has experienced physical or sexual violence. In the European Union, the situation is no better. In different Member States, between 57% and 12% of women reported vi…

24 Oct

2024

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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)

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Dear Chair, Commissioner, we are facing a serious skills and labour shortage in the European Union, and according to the latest data, about 44% of the population of the European Union still lacks sufficient digital skills, and as many as 54% of companies in the European Union report skills shortages as one of the key problems in their business. What do we do? Reskilling and upskilling the workforc…

23 Oct

2024

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Need to strengthen rail travel and the railway sector in Europe (debate)

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Since the 1990s, we have been promoting the transition from road to rail, aware that medium and long-distance rail is the most efficient mode of transport and a sustainable alternative to road and air transport. We have committed to building the TEN-T network by 2030 to meet our Green Deal targets of reducing transport emissions by 90%. All this is accompanied by co-financing from various European…

23 Oct

2024

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The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

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Dear President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, more than two thirds of Europe's population live in cities. They are epicentres of innovation, job creation and the transition to a green economy, and through the development of cities, we also encourage the development of the surrounding rural areas. That is why it is extremely important to focus our efforts on urban development. My country Croatia h…

9 Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

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Housing is a fundamental human right enshrined in our European Pillar of Social Rights and a prerequisite for a dignified life. Unfortunately, from 2010 to 2022, on average, house prices jumped by 47%, rents by 18%, and as many as 10% of our citizens spend over 40% of their income precisely for housing. While housing policy is primarily a Member State competence, the European Union must play an ac…