What Zala spoke about.

7 Jul

2026

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Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate)

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Madam President! In just two years, more than 100 000 people have lost their jobs in the European automotive industry. That's about 140 people a day. 140 families every day faced with losing their jobs. We can only expect more in the coming years. Why? Because we decided to impose a single technology and ignore reality. Thirteen million eight hundred thousand Europeans depend on the automotive ind…

10 Mar

2026

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Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe (debate)

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Madam President! The other day, I saw a plush elephant about 10-15 centimeters in size in the store, but it had a sewn label 20 centimeters long, larger than the product itself. This is due to overlapping European and national rules. And even though the Single Market is the cornerstone of the European Union, there are still obstacles that weigh on the European economy. And these are not small burd…

9 Feb

2026

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Amending the Measuring Instruments Directive (short presentation)

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16 Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

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26 Nov

2025

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Defence of Democracy package (joint debate)

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25 Nov

2025

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Effective use of the EU trade and industrial policy to tackle China’s export restrictions (debate)

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Madam President! Europe must remain economically open and continue to support the free market, but at the same time we must not be naive, because it is naivety that has led us to the point where we are too dependent on China, or in some industries completely. China, however, has wisely and planned to bring Europe to this point, and we must no doubt speak with one voice and stand up for our industr…

8 Sep

2025

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Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)

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Madam President. It is no secret that the European automotive industry is in crisis, and we must be well aware of this when considering this legislation, because our decisions have direct consequences on people's daily lives. And although this legislation is necessary to preserve critical materials in the European Union, the original proposal was too bureaucratic in some respects. However, I am ve…

8 May

2025

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Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market (debate)

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Mr President. In 2023, there were around 12 million online orders from the European market to third countries on a daily basis, of which 91% came from China. When we look at these numbers, it is logical that our customs officers cannot control everything. We also know that many products from China do not meet European standards. I believe in the free market and I believe that regulation or more re…

12 Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

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Madam President! I welcome the steps taken by the European Commission towards the auto industry. However, we must be aware that one of the main reasons for not achieving the targets is not the unwillingness of car companies to move towards electrification, but the lack of demand. The market is smaller than expected, with a market for heavy duty vehicles and, I would point out, there is no market f…

21 Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

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Madam President. There is a lot of disinformation surrounding the Digital Services Act. We must make it clear that the DSA does not determine what constitutes illegal content, and this remains primarily the responsibility of the Member States. DSA is mostly about harmonising our digital market. We absolutely must take the statements on political censorship seriously. In addition, we ourselves can …

20 Jan

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President! I wish I didn't have to talk about what's happening in Slovenia today, because what's happening shouldn't be, it should be. And democracy in Slovenia is under threat. Ten years ago, we witnessed the illegal imprisonment of the opposition leader just before the elections, but today history repeats itself with a renewed politically motivated trial against Janez Janša. Violation of t…

25 Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

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Mr. President! Violence against women. I admit that this is a topic that I haven't thought about much of my life. And that's because I didn't have to. And that should be the reality of every girl, every woman. No woman should be a victim of violence. And the international day that draws attention to this issue, on the one hand, is right to have it. We need to talk about it. Violence against women …

21 Oct

2024

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A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)

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Mr President. In accordance with Temuj's privacy policy, personal information such as first name, last name, address, purchase history and location may be shared with third party advertisers, service providers and business partners. It sometimes offers services to this, sometimes it even offers products for free. It is important to remember that nothing is free. In return, the platform collects pe…

17 Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

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Mr President! I welcome the protection of users on social networks and there is no doubt that platforms must take action to remove illegal content. Just today, I heard the alarming news that 180 explicit content containing child pornography will appear on the internet during my speech - in just 60 seconds. And we have to stop it. I also support the fight against disinformation. But, nevertheless, …