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9

Jul

2026

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An updated regulatory framework for wool (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! The need for today's debate is further evidence that the EU ‑ Commission has moved miles away from people's reality. It is completely nonsense that the valuable natural product sheep's wool is still classified as an animal by-product of category 3 according to a Commission regulation, i.e. wool as a waste product at a level with blood or skins. More contempt for…

18

Jun

2026

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International Day of Play: promoting children’s right to play (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, In the USA, Mexico and Canada, the World Cup is currently running, and everyone is happy when their own national team comes far or outsiders such as Haiti or Cape Verde put a leg on one or the other favorite. In times of such major sporting events, we adults also discover the child in us: We wear the jerseys of our national team, make small flags on the windows …

20

May

2026

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, Today we celebrate Bee Day. The European Commission is using this debate on the single market to lubricate us with beautiful terms such as ‘more competition’ or ‘new quality jobs’. But the reality still looks very different thanks to high energy prices, nonsensical bureaucracy and ideological delusion. In Germany, 10,000 jobs disappear i…

19

May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

(Start of speech when microphone is switched off) … is of interest to every farmer. It's the livelihood we have. Therefore, it is also utter nonsense that sometimes it is presented, for example – I have no idea – that livestock farmers use CO2 to protect the environment.2 burden or anything. Every farmer needs nature in order to be able to farm. Of course! But it cannot be – I come from the region…

19

May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

Mr. Sieper, unlike you, I know a lot of farmers, was himself active in a family business. And believe me, no farmer is scared of anyone at all. Farmers want to be left alone. They want to do their job. They do not want to be regulated. They don't want to be limited. Above all, they want a market economy, which has been common practice here for 50 or 60 years. They don't want a planned economy. And…

19

May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! The colleague had his rubber boots with him, I have the imaginary Mistforke today with: Sustainability standards, documentation obligations, CO2-Accounting, guarantees of origin and reporting obligations - every diligent farmer gets panicked about these terms. Unfortunately, all these horror tools of the Green Deal also part of the fertiliser ac…

30

Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

I can, of course, try to enlighten you, but I think this light is difficult to awaken in you. I listen to your speeches often. So, I don't know what report from the WHO you've read. I have read one that recommends a certain number of kilos and which is even considered healthy, namely protein-rich, nutrient-rich. And that's nothing negative, that's good. I live in a market economy. They like social…

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Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Almost everywhere in Europe these days the temperatures are climbing to over 20 degrees. And many Europeans take the opportunity to start the barbecue season. You get the grill out of the garage, you get the charcoal out, put it on the grill, grill on it, steak, bratwurst – and then off you go. This has been a good tradition for many years and shou…

29

Apr

2026

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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – European Parliament (A10-0081/2026 - Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy) (vote)

29

Apr

2026

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Discharge 2024: EU general budget – Commission (A10-0085/2026 - Daniel Freund) (vote)

28

Apr

2026

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Joint debate - Discharge 2024 (joint debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen. Now we already have April, but the Merz is still there – this is bad for Germany. The fact that Mrs von der Leyen, his party friend, is still there is bad for Europe. It must defend a budget here today – or it will be presented – which is also bad for us. Let's take a look at this, and above all you up there, you up there, the young people have to …

27

Apr

2026

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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! First of all, it is very significant that the Social Democrats reject this report against or in favour of combating fraud. As elected MPs, we owe it to our tax-paying fellow citizens that we vigorously defend ourselves against fraud, financial abuse and corruption. Unfortunately, however, the European Union offers open gateways for fraudsters throu…

12

Mar

2026

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Ban on the sale of nitrous oxide to the general public (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, If you have listened to your colleague from the Social Democrats, you almost have to worry that perhaps one or the other of his colleagues is somewhere with nitrous oxide cartridges - hopefully not! Dear friends, the American dentist Horace Wells discovered nitrous oxide in 1844 and applied it in self-experiment. The good man didn't want to get …

11

Mar

2026

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Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects (debate)

10

Mar

2026

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Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Today for you: Patriotic rhetoric against political inconsistencies. First of all, congratulations and respect for Women's Day. But my speech is about the single market. Citizens and businesses are oppressed by bureaucrats, Freedom of speech and criticism from ideologues. Heating, energy and fuel sent by lobbyists – and daring and entrepreneurial spirit of vo…

12

Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate)

21

Jan

2026

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Online piracy of sports and other live events: urgent need to address unsolved issues (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. For millions of sports fans like me, the Internet age is a real dream. At the moment you can see major events such as the Australian Open in tennis or the European Championship in handball worldwide. Or take the victory goal from Niclas Füllkrug last weekend for AC Milan – available anywhere in the world. Of course, the real fan wants to be there live. But if Ba…

17

Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Mr Sieper, unlike you, I come from a country where exactly this has taken place, namely the GDR. There was a Stasi who harassed people, who picked people up. Clarification of a matter was then called, and there were some people gone, who were even gone for years. I never want to get there. And unfortunately we still have a left-wing majority here, which does exactly what has already been described…

17

Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

So, I can tell you, I'm here in the current term of office, for the next three and a half years, almost four years. I don't know what happened in the past. The ID group no longer exists. There will be controls. And if there's abuse... (Remarks by Daniel Freund when the microphone is switched off) – Please leave me alone, Mr. Freund! If abuse should have taken place, it will be investigated and the…

17

Dec

2025

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Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, Friends of the Rules of Procedure! They are looking for a sad example of the hypocrisy of the EU Commission under Ursula von der Leyen. Behind the bulky term conditionality is even a prime example. Think of the non-transparent procedure for obtaining overpriced vaccine doses. Think about buying overpriced masks based on old rope groups i…

15

Dec

2025

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Breeders' protests following a lumpy-skin-disease outbreak in France: implications of the EU approach on sanitary and on animal health (debate)

Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, As a rule, French colleagues have just spoken, and it was about the skin nodule disease. In Germany, too, a case of bluetongue has recently occurred. A disease with a similar course, which is transmitted by mosquitoes and which - this is the good news - is harmless to humans at first, but which massively limits the performance of the cow…

15

Dec

2025

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Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

Madam President, Ladies and Gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, The common European policy, the common agricultural policy in Europe, can only work if our farmers are also able to have added value and pass this added value on to consumers. The report presented – as has been said on several occasions – is heading in the right direction. But he's not the big hit yet. Our ESN Group understands that many…

25

Nov

2025

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Protection of minors online (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, dear guests! Probably everyone here in the European Parliament will support the protection of children and young people online. But how can this protection be achieved? The answer from the left spectrum is always: new regulation. Data is to be collected, data is to be stored and this data is to be exercised and evaluated to control people’s beha…

22

Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! At a late hour, I welcome you to the colorful energy-political fantasy world of green world improvers. There one rejoices at the sun that shines, at the wind that blows, and at the electricity from the socket that costs so little, because the sun and wind do not charge. And to make the world a little better, you turn off the Russian's gas tap and make sure that …