What Petras spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)

Mr President, honourable Commissioner. In the interests of the single market, I believe that we should also harmonise taxes. Value added tax in Lithuania is one of the highest in the European Union. In particular, value added tax is high on food products. In many countries of the European Union, the value added tax on food products is much lower, but there are no reservations in Lithuania. I belie…

9

Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

Mr President, honourable Commissioner. There are a lot of problems with fisheries. I have already mentioned that Lithuania borders the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon with Russia. In 2023, Lithuania banned commercial fisheries, which Russia is very pleased with. This is not enough: many of our fishermen have demanded that they cut their boats. He has, of course, received compensation from the E…

9

Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

Lithuania borders the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon, along with Russia. Doesn't it seem strange to you that, according to the requirements of the European Union, Lithuania has banned industrial fishing, and next to Russia has not banned such fishing? As a Member of Parliament, I could not support such a stupid law because fish from Lithuania enter Russia. Russia is catching, fishing, and Lith…

8

Jul

2026

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Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers (debate)

I think we will all agree that there are no ideologies here, neither left nor right. We all see the big problem that this drug business or criminals are thriving just in Europe. And one trend – do you not think that power structures are intertwined with the criminal world, those who have control? For example, in Lithuania, twelve officers and municipal employees who were involved in smuggling were…

8

Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

Yes, my dear rapporteur. You Social Democrats are struggling very hard with climate change, with CO2, to be zero CO2 emissions. This is where Europe has made great progress. Industry, in fact, can be said to be stagnating, CO2 less waste, but Europe suffers the most from heat. What are you doing wrong?…

7

Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

I agree that there is no one way, but I am talking about the fact that the European Union needs to be more assertive, more principled, less talkative and more real action towards Ukraine. That's what the thing is. You have adopted so many resolutions that you love Ukraine. It seems to me that all the roofs of Brussels can be detached, but that does not help. More work.…

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2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

Dear President. Hello, I am from the faction that not all members support Ukraine, they are from the Alternative for Germany party. Most of them are members of our group. But there is democracy in the group. I vote in person, always supporting Ukraine. I was never warned by the group. Act according to your conscience. It seems to me that you, the right, do not have such rights here in the European…

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2026

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Presentation of the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, you must nevertheless recognise that Europe is regulated by the United States and China is investing. We are unable to invest, we are not producing computers, we are not producing phones, we are not producing software, but we are regulating best. There are two regulations today. Putin reminds me of the situation in Russia. Putin’s dictatorship bans TikTok, and w…

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2026

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Electrification Action Plan (debate)

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2026

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Protecting EU citizens’ data from hybrid threats: the Lithuanian case (topical debate)

Dear President. Yes, honourable Members of the European Parliament, it is really interesting when this complaint, not for the first time on the Lithuanian side, comes from the Liberals and Conservatives in their country. In 2022, the Lithuanian National Cyber Security Centre under the Ministry of National Defence approved recommendations on the security of the Cyber Centre of Registers. He propose…

17

Jun

2026

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Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)

I want to ask you, do you not think that the genderist ideology that you promote, where you talk about 107 genders and vaccinate children in the head, is not more harmful than social networks?

17

Jun

2026

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

Mr President, honourable Members. One of the biggest problems in the European Union is uncontrolled immigration. There are currently more than 62 million immigrants in the European Union and I cannot agree with the left that an immigrant who comes here does not have to respect our laws, does not have to comply with them, and a large proportion, although it seems that the number is still less than …

16

Jun

2026

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Question Time (Commission) - State of play on the European Commission’s pledge to reduce the reporting burden, in particular for SMEs

Mr President, honourable Commissioner. I am from a neighbouring country, from Lithuania, and I have been elected a politician in Lithuania for 28 years. When I got to the European Parliament, I was blinded and horrified by the bureaucracy. My advisor worked, not alone, but several, half a year later. When I ask people how long can a job last, they say, maybe a week? No. When you say such a period,…

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2026

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The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Europe is not defending its citizens and its businesses. Europe is overwhelmed by poor quality Chinese goods. More than 100 billion euros is a trade deficit with China alone. And that deficit is increasing. Infinite requirements for business are imposed by the Green Deal, bureaucracy. Some businesses are moving to America and other countries. Now we are still signing the Mercosur agr…

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May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

Mr President, honourable Members of the Commission, honourable Members of the European Parliament, I would like to draw your attention to a very strange European policy on fertilisers. There are no sanctions against fertilisers, neither Russian nor Belarusian. However, only last year we increased the customs duty, but there are sanctions for transit through Lithuania from Belarus. Why? Do you know…

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May

2026

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EU governance under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges (debate)

Mr President, thank you for giving me the floor, because when you chair, you do not give me the floor. I am very grateful for that. For Europe to be strong and respected in the world, it needs to make serious changes. First, have a strong army. Secondly, not only the European Parliament but also the President must be elected by the citizens of Europe as a whole, and he has the right to speak... on…

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May

2026

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

Dear President. You know, while listening to the debate, I don't know where you're going, either in the Russian Parliament or in the European Parliament. Today, the leader in the fight against artificial intelligence, as well as the Internet, is Russia. Various apps are banned there: Signal, WhatsApp, Telegram. We do the same thing too. Instead of developing AI on its own, Europe is following Russ…

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Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

Honourable, you're talking about women, but you've invented a lot of genders yourself. Can you tell us how many genders there are at the moment? And why are you only defending one gender – women? Says 107, but you specify how many sexes there are?…

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Apr

2026

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Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate)

Honourable MEPs, during this period, as long as the European Union exists, the old-fashioned countries of the European Union receive higher agricultural payments. And countries like Lithuania are not able to compete on an equal footing. Our farmers are constantly raising this issue and asking for the payments to be unified, but the European Commission is deaf. Farmers, especially medium-sized, sma…

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2026

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Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate)

Mr President, honourable Members of the European Parliament. Didn't America and Europe create a huge rival for themselves, China? Business and manufacturing moved to China. Today, America has seen these huge mistakes and is trying to bring business back to itself: it introduces tariffs, creates conditions, reduces bureaucracy, invites investment in America. What are we doing? Europe is open…

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Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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2026

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State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States (topical debate)

Mr President, this debate is very strange to me in general. There would be no more problems. We try to judge and look for how something is wrong in every country. In the United States, a citizen with a revolver obviously goes towards the officers and orders him to stop. They do not follow their instructions, he is shot. Another case is driving with a car. They also do not follow the instructions o…