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Apr

2024

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The sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive - Anti-Money Laundering Regulation - Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (joint debate - Anti-money laundering)

Mr President! Today is a very good day for our fight against money laundering. After three years of tough negotiations, we are now launching European-wide anti-money laundering regulations. This will allow us to prevent organised crime from exploiting and playing off different anti-money laundering laws in the Member States. In doing so, we have found practical regulations that can be implemented …

5

Oct

2023

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Poor sanitary conditions, low levels of security and lack of parking places in rest areas for truck drivers (debate)

Mr President! Thank you, Commissioner Hahn, for today's debate. Road transport is still a focus of freight transport, but truck drivers often do not have safe working conditions on European roads and rest areas. According to the Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr (Federal Road Freight Transport Association), logistics and disposal are currently lacking in Germany alone, which has already been mention…

12

Dec

2022

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Action plan to boost long-distance and cross-border passenger rail (short presentation)

Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur Tadino! The report on the Action Plan to promote rail passenger transport on long-distance and cross-border routes is a significant step forward for passengers in the EU. Among other things, we want to stipulate that the tickets of all train operators can be sold via all ticket channels, regardless of platform or provider. In addition, we want to establish…

5

Jul

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Increasing EU ambitions on biodiversity ahead of COP 15

Just the demand: We know what trees we can plant in our area. However, we must not plant them because they are not financially supported by the EU, precisely because the old conservation status has to be restored. And that is the problem that needs to be changed. So: We want to. We know what. We must not, however, because it is not financially supported.…

5

Jul

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Increasing EU ambitions on biodiversity ahead of COP 15

Commissioner! Areas that are under nature conservation, especially in the European area, are often fixed on the exact moment when they were placed under nature conservation. Take Natura 2000, for example. However, due to changes in climate conditions, these habitats have changed in part in recent years and decades. However, only measures – conservation measures and development measures – relating …

16

Feb

2022

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Harmonised EU approach to travel measures (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! In the meantime, we have more than two years of the coronavirus pandemic behind us. The signs point to easing on the way to normalcy. Such plans are also taking shape in Germany. This normality also includes the free movement of our citizens. It is one of our greatest achievements in Europe. It is crucial that we make safe travel for vaccinated and…

11

Nov

2021

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The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (B9-0543/2021, B9-0544/2021)

Mr President! I voted today in favour of the European Parliament's motion for a resolution, which criticises the de facto ban on abortion in Poland with clear words. For me, the ruling of the Polish Constitutional Court, which has for some time lost its political independence under the autocratic rule of the PiS government, represents a blatant interference in the sexual and reproductive health of…

11

Nov

2021

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European Union Agency for Asylum (A8-0392/2016 - Elena Yoncheva)

Mr President! I voted today in favour of the creation of a European Asylum Agency. Migration and refugee issues are more topical than ever, as the developments on the Polish-Belarusian border show. It is therefore important that the EU transforms the Asylum Support Office into a fully-fledged agency with more rights of access. It is particularly important for me that the Agency coordinates the cro…