What Lukas spoke about.

11 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (A10-0151/2025 - Anna-Maja Henriksson)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, today we face a decisive challenge. Europe must become stronger, simpler and more competitive if we want to safeguard our freedom, prosperity and way of life. The single market is our greatest asset. Yet, red tape and fragmentation hold us back. The reports by Draghi, Letta and Niinistö make one thing clear: we must cut bureaucracy, harmonise rules and ensure e…

11 Sep

2025

EN Speech

A new vision for the European Universities alliances (A10-0135/2025 - Laurence Farreng)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, the European University alliances represent one of the most hopeful projects for our future. They show what it means to build a continent not just through trade or treaties, but through shared knowledge, cooperation and opportunity. By connecting universities across borders these alliances help students and researchers to learn from one another, work together o…

11 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects (A10-0140/2025 - Alex Agius Saliba) (vote)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, this directive is a real gain for consumers. It ensures that their rights are safeguarded, especially in situations where trust is essential. At the same time, small businesses are not disproportionately burdened – because fair competition requires fair conditions, also for the smaller ones. For consumers, this means less bureaucracy. The complaint mechanism is…

11 Sep

2025

EN Speech

European strategy for addressing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, dear people of Europe, one of our colleagues indicated his wish that debates like this take place earlier in the day, when more people are present and more colleagues are present. I could not agree more, because debates like this – where it is about human things like sickness, like the 'big forgetting' – show us that, apart from all political division and apart from …

11 Sep

2025

PL Speech

Solidarity with Poland following the deliberate violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear people of Europe! I am speaking to you now for the first time in Polish, because I have a message for Putin. We are Europe. We have a better army. We have a stronger economy. We have a larger population. We have a vision. The whole of Europe is with Poland today. Poland is Europe.…

10 Sep

2025

DE Question

Rule of law and EU funds management in Slovakia (debate)

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Thank you, Mr. Colleague, for accepting the blue card. In my view, you have explained relatively well why what is being demanded here is not a restriction of the sovereignty of the Member States, but an exclusion of that sovereignty of the Member States. Could you explain again for me and perhaps for the citizens of the European Union why the arguments of the self-proclaimed patriots make no sense…

10 Sep

2025

EN Question

Need for a strong European Democracy Shield to enhance democracy, protect the EU from foreign interference and hybrid threats, and protect electoral processes in the EU (debate)

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Madam Vice-President, in accordance with the last sentence of Rule 178(10), I would also like to have the opportunity, please, to react to the answer that Mr Mazurek will give me. Mr Mazurek, you talked about the not so democratically elected people in this room. So I was just wondering, as the Members of this Parliament are directly democratically elected and the Commission is indirectly, through…

10 Sep

2025

DE Speech

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

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Madam President, dear people of Europe! This reform may sound technical, but I can tell you that it is practically highly relevant. As part of my legal traineeship, I dealt with several cases involving travel cancellations, repayments and insolvency problems. I can tell you from experience: The current system is failing in the crisis. That is why I very much welcome this proposal. It strengthens c…

10 Sep

2025

EN Question

China’s unjustified decision to impose duties on imports of pork products from the EU and the need to support European farmers and workers (debate)

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Mr Vice-President, in accordance with Rule 178(10), I would also like to react to the answer that Ms Walsh will give. Thank you, colleague, for accepting this blue card. My question goes like this: we know that China watches really closely what we are doing, and they will also watch when we impose legislation that while it brings our continent forward, it also is hard for our farmers sometimes – d…

10 Sep

2025

EN Speech

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

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, this is our situation that we have to deal with. This House has said it already, no one is happy. And I don't think that we can change anything with that now. But we have to learn something for the future, while we now have to stand together implementing this. I think the very first lesson is how to deal with bullies ‑ not to give in to them. And if I may suggest t…

10 Sep

2025

DE Speech

After 10 years, time to end mass migration now - protect our women and children (topical debate)

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Mr President, I am referring to Rule 10(4), which prohibits hate speech. Mr Bausemer spoke about the people's fears and concerns about migration. He spoke about the problems related to migration. However, he is unable to express this without calling the people associated with it antisocial. This is scientifically proven to be a language that the National Socialists, i.e. the ideological model of h…

10 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 72) (action taken)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, dear people of Europe, pursuant to Rule 10(3) of our Rules of Procedure, I would like to raise a point of order concerning the behaviour of our colleague Ms Iovanovici Șoșoacă during the address of the honourable Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova. This House has already shown its dismay through its vocal reaction in the Chamber, but such behaviour d…

10 Sep

2025

DE Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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Mr. Jungbluth, can you stop now, please? Really! Madam President, dear people of Europe, I would like to thank the Commissioners working closely in my field, especially Commissioner Šefčovič, Commissioner Kos and Commissioner Lahbib, for their constructive and professional cooperation. Madam President of the Commission von der Leyen, exactly one year ago I had the pleasure of speaking to you for t…

10 Sep

2025

EN Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, dear people of Europe, let me begin by thanking the Commissioners who work closely on the file ... Madam President, can we repeat my time?

9 Sep

2025

DE Speech

Wave of violence and continuous use of force against protesters in Serbia (debate)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe! It does not surprise me at all that the colleague of the AfD admires a strong leader. What surprises me a bit more is that the MEP who is under criminal investigation for being smeared by the Russians – presumably – is now denouncing the corruption here. What does not surprise me at all is that he has something against opposition, because he allows himself to b…

9 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Cohesion policy (joint debate)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, the green transition will only succeed if it's just. We cannot reach climate neutrality by 2050 by sacrificing the livelihoods of miners in Sicily, young workers in Asturias or entire communities in Western Macedonia. Cohesion policy is not just a funding tool. It's Europe's promise that no region and no citizen will be left behind. This report reminds us that the…

9 Sep

2025

ES Speech

Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

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Mr President, dear peoples of Europe: With helmet, courage and heart, you fight without condition. When the forest cries and burns, there they are, firm, without boasting. Climate change does not expect or ask for borders or flags. But you do respond united, by dear peoples big and small. They do not fight with words or falsehoods, but with water, courage and nets. Against fires, storms, heat, you…

9 Sep

2025

DE Speech

Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (debate)

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Madam President, the House! Long before this war, which has plagued the peoples of Israelis and Palestinians for so many decades, entered the latest round, there were a number of lawsuits and demonstrations within Israel's rule of law. These were directed against the corruption of Benjamin Netanyahu. Fortunately for Benjamin Netanyahu, he was then able to wage a war that distracted his people and …

9 Sep

2025

EN Question

Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (debate)

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Thank you, Ms Bentele, for accepting my question. I have been following your position on this situation quite closely, and I also saw that you visited the German‑Israeli summer festival in Berlin just a few days ago. I take that your support for Israel stems from the right of Israel to exist, which is enshrined in our German national ideals, and I'm just wondering, in your opinion, does this also …

9 Sep

2025

DE Speech

Ukraine (joint debate)

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I agree with everything you said. However, I would have liked you to have answered my specific question a little more clearly. Nevertheless, I think we can continue to fight together for Ukraine's support.…

9 Sep

2025

DE Question

Ukraine (joint debate)

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Madam President, in accordance with our Rules of Procedure, I would also like to be able to respond to Mrs Strack-Zimmermann's reply. Mrs Strack-Zimmermann, you talked about the fact that we are no longer allowed to do national solo trips, and you talked about the fact that we have to go home and kick our governments' asses. There is a concept that so far only drives a European government, namely …

8 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, every time this Parliament takes a step toward progress, we hear the same tired chorus: 'Brussels bureaucracy'. This time it is about circularity and vehicle designs, a reform that makes total sense if you are serious about sustainability, consumer rights or even basic industrial logic. Because yes, setting common standards across 27 countries isn't simple. But…

9 Jul

2025

DE Speech

EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe! At the age of 20, a friend and I opened a steakhouse. The business went well until a change of ownership of our supplier for T-bone steaks and whisky. Suddenly this supplier demanded renegotiations of current contracts, threatened us with delivery stops and price increases, and at the same time we learned that the new owner had cheated business partners several…

9 Jul

2025

DE Speech

EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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I think you have raised a good point with the table. In fact, we are not alone in this. Of course, we still have to ask ourselves the question, to what extent does this hit us hard and to what extent does it hit the other states and blocs hard? The absolute numbers may be different or the same. The effect can be different. I think the solution is that we in the EU really put ourselves at the foref…

9 Jul

2025

DE Question

EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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Thank you, Mr. President. In accordance with the last sentence of Rule 178(10), I would also like to be able to react to the reply that the colleague gives me. Thank you, Mr. Colleague, for accepting the blue card. I can only agree with you in the need for stability. You have raised one point – I have also raised one point: It was also supported that we are now strengthening our trade agreements w…