Michael GAHLER

EPP

Michael GAHLER

MEP · Germany

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151

Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

4.3h

≈ 256 min

Average speech length

1:41 min

≈ 1.7 min · Rank 89/690

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10

Sep

2025

EN Speech

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 72) (action taken)

Madam President, I rise on the basis of Rule 194 of the Rules of Procedure. During yesterday's vote, a widespread human error and irritation in the voting procedure caused a mistake which leads to the international irritation and questions for clarification addressed to our House by other parliaments and diplomatic missions. An amendment originally tabled by The Left Group was adopted, accusing th…

9

Sep

2025

EN Speech

Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, I was the head of the EP election observation delegation last year for the presidential election and the referendum, and what we saw of malign influence from Russia and the proxies was already incredible. The President here today illustrated what had happened last time, and we need to be aware of what will happen next time on the 28th, when we have the next …

9

Sep

2025

DE Speech

Ukraine (joint debate)

Madam President, A preliminary remark: I think it is a disgrace if, after two failed German dictatorships, there are still people in the house who want a third dictatorship. Shame on you! We could note the usual coalition of the willing of five political groups and additional individual members that send a clear message: Ukraine's future is in the EU. On the way, we are supportive of the reform pr…

9

Sep

2025

DE Speech

Ukraine (joint debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, dear High Representative, Commissioner for Enlargement! We have a related debate today, and I would first of all like to thank the High Representative for her clear statements regarding the recent Russian terrorist attacks. Putin wants nothing less than to force Russia's final victory over Ukraine. The illegitimate, unjustified and unprovoked war of aggressio…

8

Jul

2025

EN Speech

2023 and 2024 reports on Albania (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, Commissioner, dear Andreas Schieder, thank you for your report where you highlighted a broad range of issues that are of relevance for the accession of Albania to the EU. You also highlighted some positive developments, like SPAK, this body that is combating corruption. Indeed there is a need for that. The Commission has also said that efforts to combat corruption at t…

8

Jul

2025

DE Speech

Situation in the Middle East (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. What has been said about Iran, I underline, I do not need to repeat. I am concentrating on Gaza, and I have the impression that there is already quite a broad consensus in the House on what has to happen there. First, there is an urgent need for a ceasefire. The people of Gaza and the hostages still alive have suffered long enough from the fighting between th…

18

Jun

2025

EN Speech

Rise in violence and the deepening humanitarian crisis in South Sudan (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, while the world's attention primarily focuses on the Israeli-Iran war, on the situation in Gaza and Russia's continued aggression against Ukraine, South Sudan, the youngest nation in the world, is at the brink of yet another civil war. Political and ethnic tensions have flared up in recent months, leading to direct military confrontations between the South Sudanese arm…

18

Jun

2025

EN Speech

Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, the wake-up calls are behind us. We have woken up and we are taking necessary steps. Among others, thanks to Commissioner Kubilius for the White Paper and also the first Omnibus on defence. To show such resolve credibly, we need a common threat assessment and I think we have it. I'm very grateful to you, Kaja Kallas, that you were so clear about the description of what…

17

Jun

2025

EN Speech

Situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

Madam President, colleagues, on Iran, I think that the regime has been almost at the point enabling it to produce a nuclear bomb. That is the last thing the rest of the world wants to see. Part of the truth is, however, that Iran has come that far because the US stepped out of the nuclear deal in 2018, a deal that provided comprehensive control and transparency on Iran's nuclear programme. Thereaf…

16

Jun

2025

DE Speech

The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. In the context of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, much is discussed: the fighting, the supply of arms, the destruction of infrastructure, the millions of refugees from Ukraine in Europe, the internally displaced persons and, rightly, our extensive support. Far less frequently do we address the fate of Ukrainians under Russian control. First, there ar…

16

Jun

2025

EN Speech

Order of business

Madam President, as you rightly pointed out, there is a common proposal of the EPP and S&D, supported by Renew, and as the VP/HR can be present only in Parliament tomorrow from 18:30 onwards, we propose to reschedule this joint debate on the situation in the Middle East to after the debate on passenger rights. I am aware that not everybody will feel comfortable with the joint debate; however, with…

21

May

2025

DE Speech

The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Madam President, Colleagues! If friends of Israel are deeply concerned about the policies of Netanyahu's government, they remain friends of Israel out of deepest conviction. Legitimate self-defense, counter-terrorism and hostage-liberation must take place within the framework of international law. International humanitarian law must be respected. It is Israel's obligation, in addition to fighting …

7

May

2025

EN Speech

EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, colleagues and, spontaneously, President von der Leyen, full support for your speech that you just held. Tomorrow, we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, but after the liberation of the entire continent from Hitler's Nazism, we must also not forget the start of Stalinist communism in the eastern half of our continent. Today, there is a full-…

6

May

2025

EN Speech

Protecting Greenland's right to decide its own future and maintain the rule-based world order (debate)

Fru formand! Jeg er fra Tyskland. I'm glad to see such a broad consensus on this issue. It is up to the Greenlanders to decide their future. Denmark guarantees that as long as Greenland itself is not independent, and we stand behind both in this regard. I follow with interest reflections on how one could, in the period ahead of us, strengthen the Greenlanders' possibility and make it more secure w…

6

May

2025

DE Speech

Discharge 2023 (joint debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The unprecedented challenges in the global environment and the unstable situation in terms of peace and geopolitics require very good coordination between the Commission and the External Action Service. We are therefore concerned about the lack of operational budgets of the External Action Service and also about the proposal to radically restructure the EU’s pre…

5

May

2025

EN Speech

Order of business

Madam President, colleagues, on behalf of the EPP, we are in principle in favour of the debate. However, we have had a look at the packed agenda that we have this week and we suggest, also in order to have some more detailed information about this very recent decision, to have it in two weeks time, to have it in Brussels in the next plenary in two weeks. That is our suggestion.…

1

Apr

2025

DE Speech

CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TUE) (joint debate)

Madam President, Commissioners-in-Office, ladies and gentlemen! It is good that we have a connected debate on foreign, security and defence policy, because we are in a world situation that we have not experienced since the end of the Second World War – especially as Europeans. And that is why it is so important that we not only stand together here in the European Parliament, with a large majority …

31

Mar

2025

EN Speech

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, when it is for the Foreign Affairs Committee, of course, as the lead committee on external issues, when it is about war and peace in Europe, and it's about defending our European way of life, this has to be reflected in the budget of the European Union as well. And we address, of course, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine. We address the situation in t…

12

Mar

2025

EN Speech

Secessionist threats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the recent escalation (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, in Milorad Dodik's wet dreams, he sees Bosnia and Herzegovina disintegrate and he leads the Republika Srpska into a Greater Serbia. That is why he acts the way he acts. The law on the protection of the constitutional order would, if adopted and implemented, actually result in the opposite of what it claims in its title. Today they initiated the adoption of a…

12

Mar

2025

EN Speech

Frozen Russian assets (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much, colleagues, Commissioner, in our resolution today, we demanded the substance of the frozen assets and not only the windfall profits. States have an obligation under international law to make reparation for internationally wrongful acts. The Permanent Court of International Justice held that it is a principle of international law, and even a general conception of …

12

Mar

2025

EN Speech

Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (RC-B10-0156/2025, B10-0156/2025, B10-0158/2025, B10-0159/2025, B10-0161/2025, B10-0163/2025, B10-0165/2025, B10-0166/2025, B10-0168/2025) (vote)

Mr President, colleagues, we heard the good news yesterday of a Ukrainian and American agreement to offer a ceasefire, which may help end fighting and prepare for negotiations of a peace agreement. This should be reflected in our resolution, and that is why I propose to add, after this paragraph 13, the following text: 'Welcomes the joint statement by Ukraine and the Unites States following their …

11

Mar

2025

EN Speech

White paper on the future of European defence (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, dear Commissioner, when the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, we began checking the potential of the treaty in the area of defence, starting with the costs of non-Europe in this policy area. Simply adding all national defence budgets showed how inefficient the expenditure was – almost no common planning, no common procurement. And since 2011, instead of making use of the …

11

Mar

2025

DE Answer

European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

We will support anything that leads to a just peace – and the sooner, the better. And that also means that when we have ended a state of war, we will do our part not to invade Ukraine again, and that means that this deterrence must be credible. Ukraine needs security guarantees that deserve the name, and the British Prime Minister has said:boots on the ground and planes in the air’. I believe that…

11

Mar

2025

DE Speech

European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, The aggressor in the Kremlin does not know what is happening to him: The previous leading power of the West changed sides in the matter of Ukraine. It must be enough for us as a wake-up call that there are doubts as to whether the US will comply with its assistance obligations to its allies in the event of an emergency. We have to get from worst case to go ou…

11

Feb

2025

EN Speech

Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Presidency, colleagues, dear Ukrainian friends, it is with sorrow, but also outrage and undiminished resolve, that we commemorate the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale, illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against the Ukrainian nation. Our thoughts are with those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for the freedom of their country, and their families and loved on…