What Pál spoke about.

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HU Written Statement

Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate)

Hungary was the first Member State to draw attention to the danger and unsustainability of mass illegal migration already in 2015 and to propose solutions: there is an urgent need to strengthen external borders, assess applications outside Europe, cooperate with countries of origin and transit and effectively push backs. It is now clear to everyone that there is a migration crisis, but the outgoin…

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2026

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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)

Mr. President, please. We believe that the family is the natural and primary unit of care, and we support families in this activity. We welcome the fact that the report recognises the irreplaceable value of the 53 million informal carers, including grandparents, and supports the introduction of pension rights. I would like to stress that family social policy is clearly a national competence and no…

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Mar

2026

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

Dear Madam President, This report should be about what the Ombudsman and his team have done for European citizens: how transparency, accountability and fair institutional functioning have been strengthened. That is why it is difficult to accept even the speech of my fellow Member in front of me, because the left-liberal side thinks that if the cordon sanitaire cannot strike, then t…

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Mar

2026

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AccessibleEU and the strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities: state of play and the future of EU accessibility policy (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (debate)

Dear Mr President, The number of employees in Hungary has increased by 1 million since 2010. Protecting the health and life of workers is a fundamental obligation in a work-based society. In recent years, we have taken the following concrete steps. We have increased health and safety fines, especially in the event of serious or fatal accidents. We've tightened the investigation of work accidents. …

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Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

Thank you for the question. Clearly, in order to talk about a well-functioning Europe, where resources are allocated to the most vulnerable and supportive groups, a strong economy is needed. This is obviously weakened by the inflationary situation caused by the war and by some strategic decisions that put the European economy at a disadvantage. This includes the program you mentioned. So I think t…

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Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

Dear Madam President, I'd like to speak Hungarian, and I'm talking about the 42nd place. Are we seriously arguing that we are spending EUR 6 or 20 billion on all poor children in the EU, while a large part of Parliament wants to give more than EUR 1 000 billion, 50 times as much, for war? First of all, it is only in peace that we can pay proper attention to the weakest. Secondly, the fight against…

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Jan

2026

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A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. In Hungary, there are already working solutions to the problems raised. Earlier we talked a lot about tax breaks, support for pensioners and families, now some thoughts about employment and housing: Since 2010, instead of the aid-based model, we have been building a work-based society in Hungary. We are convinced that if there is work, then there is everything. Today, o…

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Dec

2025

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Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work

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Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

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Oct

2025

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

Mr. President, please. This is a very important issue, and I therefore think that it is also important to talk about what we are doing at Member State level. It is clear that supporting families is a very important element in the fight against child poverty. I do not want to talk about the Hungarian family support model in detail, because it takes only two minutes. It is important to focus on educ…

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Oct

2025

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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2024 (debate)

Dear Mr President, Dear Commissioner, I, too, agree with the speakers before me that we are doing a very important and very useful work, and I, too, thank the other factions for their work. I also congratulate the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs on the work carried out here, and thank them in particular for accepting our amendment on sign languages, which emphasises: Deaf and hard-of-hearing pe…

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Oct

2025

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Second World Summit for Social Development (debate)

Dear Mr President, The energy crisis caused by the war is having a negative impact both on the livelihoods of European families and on the European economy. This is exacerbated by illegal migration and the strengthening of the green transition. We agree with the support of people with disabilities and the elderly, with equal opportunities for men and women. Particular attention should be paid to f…

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Oct

2025

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Role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model (debate)

Dear Mr President, I've been in the sport for over four decades. As an Olympic bronze medalist and three-time Olympic champion, I would like to speak to you as an international sports leader. I would like to thank all of you for saying so many positive words about the sport of the disabled. But since the fair playIf we are talking about women's sport and equal opportunities, then I would also like…

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Jul

2025

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

Dear Madam President, Dear Madam Prime Minister, The Danish Presidency talks a lot about the green transition, but the programme almost completely omits social aspects. Where are the measures inside that would protect European families from the dramatic increase in energy prices? The long-term goals of the green transition sound fine, but in the meantime, millions of people are facing unpaid bills…

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May

2025

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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 (debate)

Mr. President, please. First of all, I would like to thank the Committee on Petitions for the work it did in 2023 to listen to the voice of EU citizens. The report explores a number of important topics, from their fundamental rights to environmental protection. But allow me to draw particular attention to one area, namely the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities and, in particular…

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Apr

2025

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Social Europe: making life affordable, protecting jobs, wages and health for all

Dear Mr President, For us, social Europe is not an empty slogan, but an objective to be achieved. We are working to make the lives of Hungarians more predictable and easier. Thanks to the utility price cuts, Hungarian families are paying one of the lowest energy prices in Europe. Economic protection measures have brought employment to record highs and unemployment to historic lows. Wages are const…

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Mar

2025

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. In the last ten years we have created more than one million new jobs in Hungary, never so many of them have worked. Now the goal is for our country's economy to be at the forefront of the global technological revolution. That is why we are building 100 new factories, bringing 4000 billion forints worth of new investments to Hungary. Hundreds of micro, small and medium-s…

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Mar

2025

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European Semester (joint debate)

Mr. President, please. I hope you agree with the principle that no MEP should be discriminated against here in Parliament because of his political opinions. Why am I saying this? Because the ‘cordon sanitaire’’ alliance swept away all patriotic amendments without reading them. We will therefore resubmit our proposals. Why is that? Because we believe in the sovereignty of the Member States, the Sem…

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Feb

2025

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Boosting vocational education and training in times of labour market transitions (debate)

(speaking without microphone at the beginning) The goal is to build a work-based society and economy. Within this framework, the Hungarian VET strategy supports research and innovation, contributes to improving competitiveness, offers career opportunities and provides a secure livelihood. In Hungary, the goal is to get as many young people as possible into competitive professions. There are curren…

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Feb

2025

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The need to address urgent labour shortages and ensure quality jobs in the health care sector (debate)

Dear Mr President, I spent more than four hundred days in the hospital because of my accident, and I would therefore like to draw attention to the difficulties in caring for people with high care needs. The task of facilitating the work of physiotherapists, therapists, nurses and healthcare workers is parallel to what has been said previously. That is why I think it is very important to talk about…

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Jan

2025

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Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox (debate)

Dear Mr President, The birth of more children is also a good response to demographic challenges, while increasing fertility and productivity to increase competitiveness. Family-friendly Hungary has chosen many ways in its programme to support families with children and young people starting their independent lives. I'd like to tell you a few things. It provides working loans to young people, provi…

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Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

Dear Member, This talk is back to normal. You are forgetting how much the Hungarian government has done for people with disabilities, and you are forgetting that the employment of people with disabilities started from 8 percent and increased to 50 percent. Less than 5% of public buildings were barrier-free, and today the majority of public buildings, well above 95%, are barrier-free. And there are…

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Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. In recent years, the European Union has made significant progress in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities. In this context, I would like to mention that in the part up to 2025, which has been specifically developed, 6 of the 7 flagship initiatives have already been implemented. For example, the European Disability Card or the Parking Card, which we are wait…

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Dec

2024

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2023 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. First of all, I would like to thank the Ombudsman O'Reilly and her colleagues for their dedicated work over the past 11 years. In 2023, it continued to address a number of very important issues that contributed to increasing the transparency of the activities of the EU institutions (e.g. by facilitating public access to documents) and reducing the possibility of corrupt…