What Siegbert Frank spoke about.

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! The Commission feels responsible for everything, and only it knows what is good for the whole world – what modesty. Now a pact for the oceans. There are only a handful of countries on the Atlantic. The EU has a very modest name in the text ‘Global champion of sustainability’. It's delicious. What does the Commission want? Among other things, she wants first of a…

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Apr

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 March 2025 (debate)

Madam President, It is a pity that Mrs von der Leyen fled Parliament at the first critical comment from my colleague on her shameful policy here, but perhaps she is already practising for later. Von der Leyen now wants to invest 800 billion in the rearmament of the EU. I would like to ask: How much money will end up in your pocket? After all, they are being hunted for corruption. We need to fight …

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Mar

2025

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

Mr Colleague, I do not know how old you are, but you have certainly missed the fact that during the Cold War we had very, very good treaties with the former Soviet Union, which was much more aggressive towards the West than today's Russia actually does. I don't know where the problem is. So, for us, it is important that we provide our consumers with cheap energy. The administration in the United S…

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Mar

2025

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Action Plan for Affordable Energy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The only correct thing in the Affordable Energy Action Plan is to note that energy prices are too high. On the other hand, the causes mentioned are wrong in the plan, e.g. consumer consumption or even the weather – what a mischief there is! It is correct: The EU's entire energy policy is wrong. In particular, the decoupling of cheap gas and oil imports from Russ…

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Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

Mr Everding, thank you very much for what you have said about your visions. I'm really just interested in: What distinguishes your vision of agriculture from that of North Korea?

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Feb

2025

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Cross-border recognition of civil status documents of same-sex couples and their children within the territory of the EU (debate)

Madam President, Dear colleagues! I am surprised that we have not changed the agenda today. You've probably noticed: A world-class event happened yesterday. Presidents Trump and Putin will launch a peace process on Ukraine. The Commission, Parliament and the EU play no role in this. To be honest, I would have liked us to talk about this topic today. Now it is. Today we are talking about the proble…

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Feb

2025

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

Mr President! I should like to turn to Mr Gahler. They had passionately shouted: Slava Ukrajini. I would like to remind you that this term was used by the Organisation of Ukrainian Nationalists, founded in 1929. This organization persecuted Poles, Jews, Sinti and Roma. In their continuity are people like you who proclaim here Slava Ukrajini. Colleague Lopatka may feel calmly addressed. Every month…

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Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President! Madame Lagarde, I had listened to your report, and I must honestly say that I had trouble not falling asleep. When we look at our most important partner, the United States: There there is a departure, there is tidying up, there is just proclaiming the golden age. The United States is preparing its place in the new world of the 21st century. Lagarde's report lacks any positive vision …

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Jan

2025

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Major interpellations (debate)

Mr President! As a member of the Bundestag, I myself had the opportunity to visit the Lithuanian external border, the Bulgarian external border, and there have always been criticisms of the EU's funding opportunities that too much humanitarian action has been promoted, but no robust border protection. In this respect, Commissioner Brunner's remarks are a small step forward. I alone lack faith in t…

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Jan

2025

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Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029 (debate)

Of course, the topic is important to us. We are just surprised that the Commission is currently dealing with the issue of whales. And, Commissioner Brunner, you can take this with you, I believe that we should certainly deal better with illegal migration. What does Brussels do about whaling off Iceland? Nothing. But no, this EU wants once again a free nation, here Iceland. The Eurocrats could well…

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Jan

2025

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Stepping up international action to protect whales following Iceland’s decision to extend commercial whaling until 2029 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Very sad news reach us today from my homeland, from Germany, from Aschaffenburg: A knife attacker killed a child, two years old, in an attack on a kindergarten group, a helper was also murdered. First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to express my condolences to the victims and bereaved on behalf of my group, the ESN Group, and the Alternative fo…

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Jan

2025

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Need to detect and to counter sabotage by the Russian shadow fleet, damaging critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The Commission's texts on the Shadow Fleet always have only one content: Behind every incident in the Baltic Sea lies the Russian. Last Monday, NATO Secretary General Rutte fantasized in an EP hearing about the problem of the shadow fleet and attacks on our infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. The NATO amateurs and Baltic Sea neighbours held an extra summit in Hels…

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Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

Thank you, Madame, for allowing me to ask you this question. I had just listened carefully to you. They are associated with a quote that the newly elected American President Donald Trump, so to speak the leader of the free world, would not have all the cups in the closet. Did you say that? And have you apologized when you said it?…

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2025

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Heat record year 2024 - the need for climate action to fight global warming (debate)

Mr President! First of all, I would like to take this opportunity to wish Donald Trump all the best for his tenure and God's blessings. He spoke today of the golden age, which will dawn for all of us, and of a golden future. How different then is the debate in this Parliament, where doomsday apostles and 1.5-degree fetishists try to outdo each other. For climate protection, we need entrepreneurial…

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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, My very esteemed colleagues! Yes, it is true: Disabled people in Europe face many obstacles and problems in everyday life. There are no elevators, escalators, easy access to buses and trains. Therefore, it makes sense to take measures to improve this. But do we need an EU strategy for this again? As the EU itself says in the strategy text: The main responsibility for disability ju…

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Dec

2024

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Towards a shared vision for European tourism, its sustainable growth and brand Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! Hardly a day goes by without the Commission having a vision – now also on tourism. The bulky title of the European Agenda for Tourism 2030 refers above all to the green transition – ecosystem tourism – and so on and so forth. In doing so, the EU feels called to determine, for example, how long short-term rentals can be allowed under point 15, or th…

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Nov

2024

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Need to adopt an ambitious international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Mr President, Commissioner! No one denies that pollution in the oceans and seas is a major problem. Plastic waste is particularly relevant. The solution to the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive and other proposals is now: banning. Ban on plastic bags, ban on straws - mainly ban. The pace for these prohibition orgies is usually determined by NGOs. They're constantly talking about CO.2Footprints, bac…

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Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

Mr Colleague, I have now listened very eagerly to what you have said. You say that, as a representative of the left of this House, you want to be very committed to the future of children. The question I ask you is: The SED in the GDR – which is your predecessor organisation – was known for mass adoptions of forced children. When can we expect the left to come to terms with history on this issue?…

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Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, compatriots! Mia V., 15 years old, from Landau, was brutally stabbed to death by an asylum seeker from Afghanistan. A 17-year-old student from Cottbus was so badly injured by Syrians and Libyans in the schoolyard that he had to be hospitalized. A young man from Bad Oeynhausen was beaten so brutally by a Syrian at a high school graduation ceremony that he died…

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Nov

2024

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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

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Nov

2024

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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

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Nov

2024

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EU-US relations in light of the outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! A Communist of this House had tried to denounce me today just because I took a cap with me to a hearing, a MAGA cap. And I would like to confess once again to this Parliament: Yes, I was happy about Donald Trump's election victory. Yes, I was happy for the American people that they chose Donald Trump as their new leader. Yes, just as Donald Trump represents t…

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Oct

2024

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Protecting our oceans: persistent threats to marine protected areas in the EU and benefits for coastal communities (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! No one reasonable is against protecting the oceans from destruction, but environmental protection doesn't work with rigid data, utopian targets, and ideological delusion. Practical things make sense, such as harsh punishment for captains throwing their waste into the sea or companies causing tanker accidents negligently, but we don't need a blue…

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Oct

2024

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Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President! Listening to some speakers here, I wonder, frankly: What will be transferred to your accounts by the Ukrainian regime? That's awful, I get earaches from it. If you want to hear and see, you could already see years ago that the Commission on Ukraine wrote papers where Ukraine was portrayed as a corrupt country, as the most corrupt country in Europe. Not much has actually changed in th…

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Oct

2024

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Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast) (debate)

Mr President! The EU has been planning a single sky for 20 years, but little has happened. We share airlines' criticism of the Commission's proposal on the Single European Sky. It will lead to higher taxes, more bureaucracy, more reporting obligations – all of which we do not want. Europe is already a very safe airspace. So why bend and break the competences of national air navigation services and…