What Nikolas spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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Defending European democracy and the integrity of the European Parliament in light of revelations that an MEP was subject to surveillance by illegal spyware (debate)

Madam President, another colleague of ours is proving to have been the victim of surveillance with illegal spyware: Mr Kouloglou, a member of the Committee of Inquiry for this very purpose, to investigate surveillance with illegal software in Europe. It was preceded by an attempt to monitor another MEP, Nikos Androulakis, a member of the European Socialists and Democrats, who was sitting on those …

17

Jun

2026

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

16

Jun

2026

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2025 Commission report on Türkiye (debate)

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May

2026

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East

Madam President, Madam High Representative, you mentioned Syria before and I would like to remind you that it is the obligation of the European Union to protect every religious and ethnic community in the Middle East. But unfortunately in Syria, massacres and persecution continue against ethnic and religious communities, such as Christians, Alawites and Kurds. What is the accountability of the reg…

29

Apr

2026

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Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth (A10-0123/2026 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)

Madam President, dear colleagues, this vote is on a draft Council decision to allow women MEPs to vote by proxy in plenary, during pregnancy or after childbirth. I wish to congratulate our colleague and friend Juan Fernando López Aguilar from the S&D Group for his efforts and his work. This is a significant moment for our House, this is a significant achievement for our Parliament. I would also li…

11

Feb

2026

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Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

Mr President, for the umpteenth time in this Chamber, in our plenary and in the European institutions, we are concerned about Turkey's provocative actions. In other words, ladies and gentlemen, what do we think? What do we think? That Turkey, with its blatant violations of human rights, its violation of the principle of good neighbourliness, its violations of the rule of law, can be a pillar of ou…

10

Feb

2026

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Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (debate)

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Nov

2025

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Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference - Belém (COP30) (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

24

Nov

2025

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30th anniversary of the Barcelona Process and the new pact for the Mediterranean (debate)

13

Nov

2025

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Proxy voting in plenary for Members during pregnancy and after giving birth (A10-0214/2025 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)

Madam President, colleagues and friends, a proxy vote for mothers is a critical step forward. We strongly and firmly support this, and we will vote enthusiastically for this. However, we believe that fathers on parental leave also deserve the attention of our House, and this is exactly what has been echoed in our amendments. We all invite you to vote for this and support this.…

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Oct

2025

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – all sections (debate)

Mr President, the vast majority of the governments of our Member States are proving to be inferior to the circumstances. It has decided in the Council on a budget that is slashed, underweight and not commensurate with the real needs of our European family. We are trying here to find funds and increase spending on agricultural policy, on our young people, on demographics, on regional cohesion, on s…

7

Oct

2025

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Time to complete a fully integrated Single Market: Europe’s key to growth and future prosperity (debate)

Madam President, a year ago we received two reports: the Letta report and the Draghi report. And, regardless of political positions and party origins, we have all agreed that the European Union faces social, economic and geopolitical existential challenges. A year later, the European Commission, which supposedly adopted around 300 recommendations from these reports, has advanced about 10 percent, …

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Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

Mr President, security is not just about guns. Security is also the resilience of networks and infrastructure, prevention, the possibility of rapid compensation and restoration. In the next Multiannual Financial Framework tabled by the European Commission, resources for these things are scarce, poor. That is why I am asking today, here in plenary, for an escape clause from the strict fiscal rules,…

9

Jul

2025

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Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus

Mr President, I warned about what happened, about the extremism that is sweeping Syria. With my question from January. In a letter to the High Representative in February. My personal visit to Damascus and Syria in the days of the great massacres in March, 7-9 March. With a new question to the Commission in April. And in the end, we have victims. Orthodox Christians who went to church on Sunday. Ho…

9

Jul

2025

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Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals in view of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (A10-0125/2025 - Robert Biedroń, Nikolas Farantouris) (vote)

Madam President, colleagues and friends, I wish to thank you all and, in particular, my fellow co-rapporteur Robert from S&D and shadow rapporteurs from different groups for your constructive cooperation throughout this process. We ended up to a balanced but also ambitious report, and I think this is a unique opportunity for our House and for our Union to show people out there that we can lead neg…

8

Jul

2025

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Danish Presidency (debate)

Madam President, dear Prime Minister of Denmark. We welcome you to the European Parliament and, together with you, welcome the Danish Presidency. You govern a country, which in recent decades has made significant efforts for social cohesion, inclusion, reducing inequalities and, ultimately, prosperity. I urge you not to let these gains go to waste and with your presidency to emphasise not only com…

17

Jun

2025

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Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is the first major serious attempt at joint lending in the European Union. It is the first major serious joint effort to tackle our common problems, and must be a safe guide for our next steps on this continent – in this family. It's got to work. And it must succeed by making the most of the last euro of European citizens. Our committee – the C…

17

Jun

2025

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European Ocean Pact (debate)

Madam President, I come from a Mediterranean country and a nation where the sea is the reason for its existence. But isn't that the case for the whole of Europe, ladies and gentlemen? The high seas spawned our democracy, spawned prosperity, spawned clemency, spawned solidarity, understanding, spawned global culture – and we must protect them. That is why I call – in this marine pact – for mandator…

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May

2025

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Democratic legitimacy and the Commission’s continued authorisation of genetically modified organisms despite Parliament’s objections (debate)

Madam President, the health of 500 million European citizens and the safety of their food is a very important thing to decide against the decisions and will of the representatives of these 500 million citizens of the European Union. This has been done systematically in recent years. The European Parliament condemns the expansion of genetically modified products and the latest fashion of producing …

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye (debate)

Mr President, I call for the release of the Swedish journalist Joakim Medin, who is currently on trial in Turkey for allegedly insulting President Erdoğan, and I call for the condemnation of President Erdoğan's provocative visit to the occupied part of Cyprus, which has been under illegal Turkish occupation for 50 years. Turkey is a revisionist force, which has invaded Cyprus, has invaded Syria, i…

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, we welcome you to our Parliament. We also welcome a pact for our seas and oceans, which will be legally binding, which will be ambitious, which will be mandatory and which will take into account ecosystems, but also the need to cooperate in a crucial area for the European Union and for the whole world. An important part of our seas is the Mediterranean. I call on you, C…

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Mar

2025

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The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria (debate)

Madam President, I was in Syria and Damascus this weekend, and I saw closely the atrocities and atrocities committed by the new regime, either under its tolerance or under its coordination. I therefore call for an immediate deployment of a team from the European Union, either from the European Parliament or from the European Commission. We need immediate elections, respect for human rights, respec…

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Mar

2025

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White paper on the future of European defence (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are discussing a common defence and a common security and defence policy. The European Commission is making proposals and we are here today discussing our common stance on defence policy issues. It seems to me that we are missing something crucial: whereas defence can only be an adjunct to a common foreign policy; that you decide to defend something and spend…

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Mar

2025

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Cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals (debate)

Ladies and gentlemen, I am following the debate. I regret that to a large extent we are coming to review things that we had agreed on both in the European Parliament and in the European Commission. I am glad, however, that voices are heard from various wings of the European Parliament and I will join my own voice so that a deregulation which, at least in my own eyes, seems a little pretentious, do…