What Vlad spoke about.

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Jun

2022

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Parliament’s right of initiative (A9-0142/2022 - Paulo Rangel)

Mr President, since taking office as a Member of the European Parliament, I have made sure that the voice of European citizens is truly heard in the European Parliament. That is why I voted for this resolution. 90% of Europeans think we should take them more into account in decisions about the future of Europe. 55% of Europeans cite voting in European elections as one of the most effective ways to…

9

Jun

2022

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The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (B9-0316/2022, RC-B9-0317/2022, B9-0317/2022, B9-0320/2022, B9-0321/2022, B9-0322/2022, B9-0323/2022)

Mr President, I am a lawyer and I voted for this resolution because the European Union means respect for human rights, freedom, equality, the rule of law. Any serious violation of them must have consequences. We cannot turn our heads when a member state is outside the treaties through the actions of political leaders and governing parties. European money must go to citizens, not to governing parti…

9

Jun

2022

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Illegal logging in the EU (debate)

Mr President, more than two thirds of European citizens believe that climate change affects them on a daily basis. More than half of Europeans see climate change as the main challenge for the future of the Union, and 87% agree that fighting climate change means improving their health and well-being. Nine out of ten young Europeans are extremely categorical about protecting the environment. You may…

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May

2022

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The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (B9-0272/2022, RC-B9-0281/2022, B9-0281/2022, B9-0282/2022, B9-0283/2022, B9-0284/2022, B9-0285/2022)

Mr. President, I've been to Bucha and Irpin, I've seen the hell done by Putin's troops. I felt the smell of death, I saw with my own eyes the mass graves, I walked through cities really shaved off the face of the earth. I went to customs with Romania and the Republic of Moldova. I've seen mothers with children run away on foot from the bombs. I've seen orphans, the elderly, people with disabilitie…

19

May

2022

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EU Association Agreement with the Republic of Moldova (A9-0143/2022 - Dragoş Tudorache)

Mr President, if even after a pandemic and a war on our borders we do not understand that we must be prepared for a rapid and unified reaction, what credibility can we have in front of European citizens? Volunteers, civil society have carried the brunt in both crises and have mobilized exemplarily. In Romania, during the pandemic, they donated medical equipment, brought coffee and food to exhauste…

18

May

2022

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Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus (debate)

Mr President, we have treated too lightly what is happening beyond our borders. We overcame the obvious violation of fundamental rights too easily. We have little support for those who fight for the values of the European Union even if they are outside it. Belarus has for many years been a state that has turned against its own citizens. Unfortunately, Romania knows too well what this means. Romani…

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May

2022

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State of play of the EU-Moldova cooperation (RC-B9-0240/2022, B9-0240/2022, B9-0241/2022, B9-0242/2022, B9-0243/2022, B9-0244/2022, B9-0245/2022)

Madam President, the place of the Republic of Moldova is with Romania and the other Member States in the European Union. That is why I voted for and will support any action that supports Moldova's integration and this hard-fought people. Moldova fully deserves all the European help. When we take care of our neighbors, we actually take care of ourselves. We are stronger if there are prosperous coun…

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May

2022

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EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, in 2022, with war on the border, we are wondering whether we are ready for cyber-attacks. Although the pandemic has shown us exactly how vulnerable we are, it has cost us enormously that we did not already have a Health Union, that we did not sufficiently digitalise, that we did not fully digitalise. Digitalization means opening up the state to people, it means transparency, speed, d…

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Apr

2022

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Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

Madam President, we cannot talk about the budget of the European Union without the reconstruction of Ukraine. The consequences of war do not remain at the borders. They affect us all. After 40 days of massacres and destruction in Bucha, Irpin, Mariupol, I hope we all agree on one thing: Those who commit them must pay. That is why I have proposed the creation of the Fund for the Reconstruction of U…

17

Feb

2022

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The surge in commodity and input prices in the agricultural sector (G-001004/2021 - B9-0005/2022)

Madam President, I have the honour to speak on behalf of my colleague from the Renew Europe Group, Martin Hlaváček, the author of this initiative with an obvious cause. European farmers are facing a perfect storm. Geopolitical tensions, rising energy prices and the post-pandemic economic crisis have created and amplify it. All the costs of producers, fertilizers, seeds, feed, transport and distrib…

17

Feb

2022

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Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (continuation of debate)

Mr President, cancer is the pandemic without waves, without restrictions, without being able to protect ourselves with masks or gloves. Those who work on the front line: nurses, firefighters, deliverers, those disinfecting offices, schools, hospitals are more exposed to carcinogens and mutagens than we are. There are 13 million European employees in daily contact with dangerous substances. Cancer …

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Jan

2022

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Situation in Kazakhstan

Mr. President, for weeks in Kazakhstan, people have been dying on the streets. The biggest protest since the fall of the U.S.S.R. was violently suppressed, although the citizens were peacefully demonstrating. There are over 10,000 arrested, several hundred killed. Let's have the courage to say the obvious: is the same recipe as in Ukraine, as in Belarus, as in the protests in Russia. We know the c…

16

Dec

2021

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Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia

Mr President, we have tolerated too much the threats coming from within the Union and, above all, from outside it. We can no longer ignore the blatant violations of values that have brought us together by members or by those who want to become members of our family. The time for discussion has passed. Concrete action with real results is needed. Fake news and anti-European propaganda, hate speech,…

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Dec

2021

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An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses (debate)

Madam President, the European Union cannot be credible as a leader in environmental protection without offering a dignified life to wild animals. Who would believe that we are fighting for the rights of the most vulnerable if we do not defend the very beings who cannot defend themselves? In captivity, wild animals are tormented exclusively for profit, with no educational or cultural effect, and po…

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Nov

2021

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

Mr President, food and medicine come to us after a very long supply chain. The main transport routes are road and maritime – both upside down and with record costs in the pandemic. It is up to us to ensure that carriers deliver goods quickly and safely, at decent costs for European citizens. Our ports are now suffering from extra-European ports: there are longer transit times, increased tariffs, a…

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Nov

2021

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Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU (A9-0292/2021 - Tiemo Wölken, Roberta Metsola)

(the beginning of the intervention was not done at the microphone) ... this report and I voted for it because a community of European values cannot exist without access to information and free expression. Journalists, activists and NGOs are guardians of democracy. They become targets of abusive actions by the corrupt, actions meant to intimidate and even hurt. It's been four years since journalist…

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Oct

2021

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Insurance of motor vehicles (debate)

Mr President, we have many bold goals by 2050. These include: zero carbon emissions and zero road accident victims. Safety on European roads and a decrease in pollution depend on a set of measures that gradually bring us closer to these targets. They directly concern motorised means of transport and those who use them. Too often we forget that even measures taken with the best intentions affect Eu…

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Oct

2021

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Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (debate)

Madam President, we ask European citizens to be confident, involved and present at the polls. But we all, citizens, see the Panama Papers, the Pandora Papers, we see rich politicians guilty of corruption. Nor does it matter that they devalue national budgets or European funds, that they commit fiscal or environmental crimes. Citizens see that we do not defeat corruption, we even sit at the table w…

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Sep

2021

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EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (debate)

Mr President, more than 18 months after the onset of the pandemic, we are facing new strains of the virus, and in all Member States we have a new wave of infections, new restrictions in parallel with the vaccination campaign. Beyond the economic and health measures that can be taken to effectively combat the virus, what can save us, both nationally and as a global power, is trust. The confidence o…

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Sep

2021

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United States sanctions and the Rule of law (continuation of debate)

Madam President, instead of looking at the measures of our strategic partner, let us focus on the real problem: corruption. Which country would like to work with corrupt Europeans? Of course, the United States has its own reasons, but we must understand that we will achieve nothing without eradicating corruption in all Member States. Corruption weakens us both internally and internationally. I am …

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Sep

2021

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Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (debate)

Mr President, the pandemic has been and is a tragedy that has turned our lives upside down, paralysed our health and blocked the economy. The consequences will be seen for years if we do not act correctly. Some have been hit harder by the pandemic: children and young people, women, the elderly, people with chronic conditions and disabilities, seasonal workers, small entrepreneurs. It is not enough…

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Jul

2021

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Decent working and employment conditions in the aviation sector - Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on aviation (debate)

Mr President, transport and tourism are key areas for the European Union's economy. The aviation sector is a major contributor to business recovery in all Member States. We cannot conceive of an economic recovery without accessible, regular and safe flights across the Union. The pandemic affected air transport differently in EU countries. Those companies with pre-COVID-19 problems, with poor, inef…