Thomas GEISEL - Speeches

Rank	Name	Country	Group	Speeches
1	Lukas Sieper	GermanyDE	Renew Europe (Renew)	356
2	Sebastian Tynkkynen	FinlandFI	European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)	329
3	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	SpainES	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	301
4	João Oliveira	PortugalPT	The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)	207
5	Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis	LithuaniaLT	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	198

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Jun

2026

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

17

Jun

2026

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

17

Jun

2026

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

21

May

2026

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop destroying videogames’ (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Dear colleagues! One thing in advance: I am not one of the 41 million Germans who regularly gamble, i.e. play video games. I have a lot of sympathy for this initiative. Anyone who purchases a license for a video game must be able to rely on the fact that they can basically play this game for as long as they want. After all, anyone who buys a book does not have to exp…

20

May

2026

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Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Almost 130 billion euros were implemented in the European betting and gambling market in 2025. This business is growing dynamically and is becoming more and more digital. It is not uncommon for providers to be based in low-tax countries, notably Malta. And it's not completely harmless either: Gambling is known to be addictive and affects 5-6 mil…

28

Apr

2026

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

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. When Ms von der Leyen presented the draft multiannual financial framework, many of you were outraged – and rightly so. This is because these plans, in particular the concept of national and regional partnership plans, result in Parliament being largely marginalised in both the allocation and the control of the use of the EU budget. Moreover, the negotiations wit…

27

Apr

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, There is a lot of money going on in Brussels. Whether the money reaches the right people is sometimes very much the question. One example is the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. This should be mobilised in the event of mass redundancies and show that Europe also has a social side. However, a closer look shows that more than half of the applications com…

10

Mar

2026

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Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! I do not know how many energy packages the Commission is presenting here. European energy policy has become a bureaucratic monster, driving up energy costs more and more and giving the industry no more planning certainty. It's time to think about the basics. What Europe needs is safe, cheap and climate-friendly energy. For this we do not need a cen…

10

Feb

2026

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

10

Feb

2026

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European response to the attacks on the Ukrainian energy system causing a humanitarian crisis (debate)

9

Feb

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

21

Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The war in Ukraine has already cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed large parts of the country. But now he is also destroying Europe and the European Union. While the American president wants to end the war in order to enrich himself with the natural resources of Ukraine, which President Zelenskyy promised him, the European Union is in…

17

Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Dear colleagues! The conditionality regime is supposedly about protecting the EU budget, which is known to be adopted by Parliament and the Council. And that is indeed very important. The aim is to ensure that the funds made available by the European Union are spent in accordance with the law and regulations. As a rule, this should be conclusively regulated in the la…

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

26

Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

25

Nov

2025

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2026 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. It seems that Parliament can be celebrated for giving the Council a little more money for the budget. The question is whether this is really a success for Parliament. It is not in the interest of the citizens we represent here if more and more money is turned over to Brussels, which could be spent much more efficiently and transparently by the Member States, the…

21

Oct

2025

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

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Why do we want to give more and more money to the Commission? As a Parliament, it is our task to supervise and control the Commission. Our task is to ensure that the Commission does not exceed its competences, and it is also our task, in any case, not to give the Commission administrative competence and budgetary resources where the corresponding t…

20

Oct

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Poland has not extradited the suspect for the attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines to the Federal Republic of Germany, but released them. This is a scandal, because the decision of the Polish court is a blatant breach of law. The fact that the Ukrainian is urgently suspect is not disputed in Poland either. That's why he should have been extradited. This is a …

8

Oct

2025

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EU strategy with regard to Iran’s nuclear threat and the implementation of EU sanctions resulting from the snapback mechanism (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, One wonders: Why does the so-called Snapback Actually now? Why – and this seems to be what this is all about – do sanctions against Iran need to be tightened again in order to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons? I would like to remind you that it was only three months ago that the United States, with a military strike according to President T…

6

Oct

2025

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Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Visa-free travel for stays of up to 90 days is a major advance in civilisation. And it is also European in the best sense, because our continent, and in particular the European Union, stands for freedom of movement, openness to the world and diversity. The prerequisite, of course, is reciprocity. And that's a good thing, because reciprocity crea…

10

Sep

2025

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Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! It has been pointed out several times that Ursula von der Leyen and Donald Trump's tariff deal is unbalanced and violates European interests. More serious, however, is the fact that the President of the Commission has made promises that are not only absurd in terms of content, but also that she cannot keep at all. If it promises the American presid…

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop destroying videogames’ (debate)

Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)

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

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

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

European response to the attacks on the Ukrainian energy system causing a humanitarian crisis (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

European Council meeting (joint debate)

Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

2026 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

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

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

EU strategy with regard to Iran’s nuclear threat and the implementation of EU sanctions resulting from the snapback mechanism (debate)

Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism (debate)

Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)