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16

Dec

2024

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

Madam President, in the run-up to the election of the new European Ombudsman, it is very important that we agree on the safeguards that should govern his action. Firstly, not to make concessions on issues of democracy, the rule of law and human rights, even when these concern states on the path to accession. There are no discounts on these issues. In my own adventure, unfortunately, this sensitivi…

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Nov

2024

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Mr President, today I would like to refer to artificial intelligence models. I realise that Europe is becoming less competitive and is ready to lose a key element of innovation in artificial intelligence, especially in open models. Open-source AI models have the potential to increase productivity, spur scientific research and add hundreds of billions of euros to the European economy. Open models e…

23

Oct

2024

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The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, local government is the most direct channel of communication we have with European societies. After all, it is our cities and regions that are called upon to align themselves with the policies that we and they are implementing. But local government is also one of the main pillars of the temporary transition in our effort to achieve the goal of zero…

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Oct

2024

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to share with you a beautiful initiative in Greece and specifically in Fourna, Evritania, a Greek village where the Municipality, the Region and the Church work together harmoniously, offering a better life to members of young families with the aim of persuading them to settle in their homeland. I want to tell you that it is precisely these small vi…

9

Oct

2024

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Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I understand that immigration is an arena of ideological controversy, but we must agree on some commonly accepted points. Firstly, the European Union has external borders and must be able to protect them. Secondly, Frontex's role is not just to observe our maritime borders, but to effectively monitor them. It is the ultimate institutional guarantor that the m…

7

Oct

2024

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(non-microphone intervention principle) ... By 2070, Europe will represent only 4% of the world's population. We all recognize our common problem. Now is the time to find common solutions. Solutions that will gain immediate application in our daily lives and which will have social cohesion as a compass. Solutions that will support young couples, ensuring the necessary work-life balance. Such polic…

18

Sep

2024

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Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)

Madam President, organised crime is a constant threat that hovering over our way of life, our economy and our security, but it is also a constant reminder for all of us to be faster and more effective. We must also become more relentless towards those who exploit human suffering, speculate on people's misery and injure the social fabric of our Union. Because, ladies and gentlemen, for every boat t…

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Sep

2024

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Mr President, it is with great emotion that I address the plenary session of the European Parliament for the first time, an institution whose determination was enough to unlock the Albanian cell where I stayed for 16 months. Today I am here as a minority MEP who comes from a country of the European Union and was born in a country that wants to become a member of the European family. Unfortunately,…