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12

Feb

2025

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US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid (debate)

Madam President, When we listen to the debate we have had today, we note: There are actually two things we can limit ourselves to. These are insults to Donald Trump: He was called an autocrat, a capitalist monster, and the US was on its way to the Neanderthals. And it goes on there. We have a Member here, for example, who once said that he no longer has all the cups in his closet. This is Ms. Stra…

11

Feb

2025

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Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (debate)

Dear Mr. Colleague, you have just said that we are responsible for this, that we should, let's say, be for Russia. But this is absolute nonsense, but we are committed to peace efforts. Like President Trump, we are committed to finally having peace conditions so that Russian and Ukrainian soldiers no longer have to die. And tell me: What is your idea for a peace effort? That we're not always just t…

10

Feb

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President! Fighting left-wing violence is one of the biggest challenges in Europe. According to the Federal Government, more than half of the violent crimes against politicians in Germany were committed by left-wing extremists in 2024. What this looks like in practice, you could see this weekend. At an AfD campaign stand, a volunteer was shot with a metal ball. But with such left-wing terror, w…

10

Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President! Hearing the remarks today sounds a bit like creating a masterpiece of price stability in the EU area. But is it really? No, it is a glare intended to obscure the actual failures of this institution. The ECB has long been acting as a political actor and not as an independent guardian of price stability. One might wonder how the 2% inflation target will succeed if the ECB manipulates m…

23

Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

Madam President, I believe that today's debate has once again shown that there are different conceptions of human beings that are represented here in this Parliament. And actually, there are always debates here in this House about the need to regulate things, to control things. Free opinions are restricted via the DSA, and in the case of cryptocurrencies, the goal is also to put this on the short …

22

Jan

2025

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

Yes, thank you for allowing the question. I fully agree with you on one point: It is not the fault of women that we have this demographic problem, but it is the problem of society. We no longer allow women to start families. We also no longer allow men to start families. And I believe it is a major fault of the socialists that this nucleus of the family has been actively destroyed for decades. In …

22

Jan

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President, Remigration – that's what Germany and Europe need! Now even the European Council has called on all parties in Syria to ensure the voluntary return of Syrian refugees in safety and dignity. At last, therefore, we hear a sensible demand from the Council. The rulers of Syria should strive for the return of their compatriots, and we as the EU should actively support them in this. But …

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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)

I have a question: You stress – and your party too – that fact-checking is so important to uphold democratic principles and avoid disinformation. In Germany, we have a CORRECTIV network that is responsible for fact-checking. And this CORRECTIV network recently lost a lawsuit against my party because it spread disinformation itself, because it lied. So explain to me, if fact-checkers themselves are…

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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)

You just said that freedom of expression has never been as good as it is at the moment, that you have never been able to articulate yourself so freely in the Western world. Let me tell you what's happening in Germany right now. In Germany it is like this: If you call a minister a fool, which in German is really a very harmless insult, then you have to reckon with the police entering the door and t…

18

Dec

2024

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11th year of the occupation of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol by the Russian Federation and the deteriorating human rights situation in occupied Crimea, notably the cases of Iryna Danylovych, Tofik Abdulhaziiev and Amet Suleymanov

Mr President! Dear colleagues, there is a moment that I just found terrifying. A colleague here has said that Ukraine must be enabled to win this war militarily, and there has been roaring applause in this House for that. I find it really frightening how honest you are here. Tell me you want the war! You don't want peace negotiations, you want a military victory! They want war to the last! You sit…

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Dec

2024

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Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)

Thank you for allowing the question. Today we are also talking about the well-being of farmers, that they have no mental problems. And when you talk to farmers, I'm from... Thank you for allowing the question. I come from a very agricultural region in Germany, where agriculture and viticulture are very important. And when you talk to the farmers, you realize that a very great concern and a very gr…

18

Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

So in peace negotiations, as the word says, there are negotiations. That is to say, there are several sides that make demands, and of course Russia will not get through its maximum demands – that is a matter of course. But I am pleased that we will soon have a President Trump who has already said that he will go into these peace negotiations. And then we will finally have protagonists who will med…

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Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President, Shortly before Christmas, war will once again be at stake, including at the European Council. Shortly before Christmas, EU protagonists will talk a lot about prolonging the war in Ukraine, and peace negotiations will be scorned. And just before Christmas, with all the war rhetoric, Europeans must fear whether they can spend the next Christmas in peace. In Germany, there is a great…

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Nov

2024

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2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

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Nov

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President! According to the latest findings, several Ukrainians with the best connections in the highest army and intelligence circles are responsible for the attack on Nordstream 2. We Germans, who pay billions in aid to Ukraine, are also mocked by the suspects. In a conversation with the left-wing magazine The mirror The attack on the energy supply is described by the alleged Ukrainian master…

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Nov

2024

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Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)

I have a question because there has been a lot of talk about it today. They have also echoed this in the subordinate clause that it is about many protective measures, for example, also about critical infrastructure. And as Germans, we know – it has happened recently – that critical infrastructure has been attacked, and that is the Nord Stream pipeline. And it was not our alleged enemies who did th…

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Oct

2024

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Protecting the EU budget and ensuring that EU funds do not benefit entities or individuals linked to terrorist or Islamist movement (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! Islamist terrorists have been subsidised by the EU for years with enormous subsidies. This is mainly done through the so-called Refugee Agency for Palestinians – UNRWA. Since 2007, around 2 billion euros of European taxpayers' money have been burned for this alone. Even if the current actions of Israel must certainly be critically questioned: From the point o…

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Oct

2024

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Facing fake news, populism and disinformation in the EU - the importance of public broadcasting, media pluralism and independent journalism (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! While the EU speaks here of the importance of media pluralism and independent journalism, it is attacking with all its power with its allies, above all the German government. The alternative medium Compact The Minister of the Interior in Germany tried to ban it. The answer to my question to the Commission on how this is being assessed does not even address th…

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Sep

2024

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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)

Thank you for the question! I believe we have found that there are phenomena in Europe that did not exist before, that did not exist before this mass migration. We talked about Solingen yesterday; We are talking about the fact that knife murders take place every day in Germany and Europe. This did not happen ten years ago; Many years ago, there were no mass rapes. This is the phenomenon we have on…

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Sep

2024

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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! It is unsurprising that the usual suspects are concerned about the new national card Echauffing in Hungary. But they would do better if they were to deal with the background and show a little self-criticism, instead of immediately falling into snuff. Basically, this is national card nothing more than a visa, with very wide-ranging possibilities, such as family r…