What Nikos spoke about.

16

Jan

2024

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EU-India relations (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, that India is an important trading partner, there’s no doubt, and under the good stewardship of Rapporteur Alametsä, for a change, all the political parties agreed on this report without many changes. That shows how much importance we give to, I would say, a new day. Why is it a new day? Because we have huge geopolitical shifts going on. Today, China and Russia are not…

13

Dec

2023

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One year after Morocco and QatarGate – stocktaking of measures to strengthen transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate)

Mr President, we know the scandal has cast a long shadow on this institution, and yet, a year later, we are still scandalised and we’re looking for solutions. We are working in a democracy. And that’s what’s good about this establishment on which the scandal has shamed us. Madame Aubry earlier asked Madame Loiseau some questions. Madame Loiseau is an example that I would like to follow in terms of…

22

Nov

2023

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The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger

Madam President, colleagues, right now, at this exact moment, in the troubled country that is Niger, President Mohamed Bazoum and his son are waiting to die. His crime: being a Democrat. The son’s crime: being his son. This is the sick logic of dictatorships. They are foes of light. Along with ministers and civilians, the Nigerien junta arrested democracy and snuffed out the light. We have seen ma…

17

Oct

2023

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2022 Report on Montenegro (debate)

Madam President, rapporteur Picula’s report is very strong and congratulations for being honest, for not cutting any corners. And I agree with the colleague from the Greens that Montenegro has come so far and it has to go the extra mile. And I agree with the colleague Dzhambazki that there is an influence, as the report points out, from other countries, both Serbia and China, and the effort should…

17

Oct

2023

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Urgent need for a coordinated European response and legislative framework on intrusive spyware, based on the PEGA inquiry committee recommendations (debate)

–Mr President. I’ll speak in Greek, but first I would like to say to my colleague, Ms Vozemberg-Vrionidi from EPP New Democracy, that I hope that Greece never does this again. She says her government has stopped with PEGA, with the following, and with the spyware. I hope that’s true. However, there are some unsettling things still going on. Now I’ll switch to Greek. Είναι εξαιρετικά ανησυχητικό ότ…

12

Sep

2023

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2022 Report on Türkiye (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank Nacho for the very good work he did; we worked together. I’ll go to Greek, but I think my interpretation of this is that it’s closing the door on accession. I heard different interpretations today, and for those in Greece, it’s a mixed bag – good and bad for us. It’s a slap in the face for Türkiye, but how do we pressure Türkiye from now on to democratise? What …

12

Sep

2023

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Towards a more disaster-resilient EU - protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires (debate)

Mr President, the catastrophic and extreme events that have affected Slovakia, Greece, Libya and Morocco show one thing: The beast of climate change is here and it's devouring everything. In Thessaly, to give a quick example, we saw divers searching for bodies in sunken houses. We haven't even seen this in science fiction movies. Like all Greek Members of the European Parliament today, I ask that …

11

Jul

2023

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2022 Report on Albania (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I have recently been fortunate enough to visit Albania as a member of the municipal election observation team. Yes, it was a smooth process. Yes, I agree with what the Commissioner and Ms Santos said; Albania has moved on, but there is something far behind: Two days before the national elections he cannot put in prison a number of mayors, including the very s…