What Lukas spoke about.

27 Apr

2026

DE Question

Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 (debate)

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Thank you, Mr. Colleague, for accepting the blue card. You mentioned, among other things, investments in Turkey. I'm wondering: Don't you think that investing in the European Union's immediate neighbours, and thus its largest trading partners, will ultimately also benefit the European economy?…

27 Apr

2026

EN Speech

Order of business

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Madam President, Rule 10(4), dear colleagues, 'modern society turns young men weak and gay, and they just need to go to the gym more'. That is a take our colleague Mr Mazurek made in an interview with influencer Ada Lluch, filmed on the premises of the European Parliament. Claiming that people are what they are for any other reason than our God – or nature, if you prefer – made them is hate speech…

27 Apr

2026

EN Speech

Order of business

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Madam President, I learned from our dear colleague, Mr Simon, that the European Parliament only takes debates on topics of interest to the citizens of the European Union. The deception of the ESN is simply not of interest to the citizens of the European Union. Thank you very much.…

26 Mar

2026

DE Speech

EU-US trade deal (joint debate)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe! What always amuses me the most in this House is the mental flexibility of some of our colleagues. The same people who say that we should open up to Putin again, that we should drop the sanctions against Russia, now want us to take a hard line against Donald Trump. The same people who stand up and declare themselves the defenders of the li…

25 Mar

2026

EN Question

European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

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Dear colleague, if you would have the chance to talk to one of these kids that's going through this horrible process, that indeed is not worthy of the name 'therapy', what would you tell them?

25 Mar

2026

EN Speech

European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

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Madam President, dear people of Europe, put me into a camp and tell me that being with a woman is a sin, and I will still be heterosexual at the end of the day. Put me into a camp and parade the most attractive man in the world in front of me, I will still be heterosexual at the end of the day. Put me into a camp and beat me up until I say differently, I will still be heterosexual at the end of th…

25 Mar

2026

DE Speech

European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

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Madam President, I refer, as so often in such debates, to Rule 10(4) of the Rules of Procedure, which prohibits hate speech. And it is about Mrs Boßdorf's speech right now. I am aware that what we know as hate speech is usually strong, defamatory, unambiguous statements. But I think it is precisely you, Madam President, as well as Germans, who know that hate speech in our societ…

25 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

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Madam President, in this House we often honour great statesmen. And sometimes it's only fair to prepare an eulogy for their career, maybe just a little early. We praised the man who calmed the press with grace by gently putting questions in their place. Who cherished votes, the ritual, the show, as long as all results were safe to know. Who built the rule of law so firm, so tight, that law would a…

25 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

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So, if there is this brilliant spy that you are talking about, if he is so brilliant, how do you know that he is a spy?

25 Mar

2026

DE Question

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

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Mr. Colleague, we have already heard today about the ideas and mental turmoil of US President Donald Trump. In your speech, I recognized a lot of what he usually says. And that's why I wanted to ask: what you just did here is either a preparation for the fact that when Orbán loses the election, you can tell something about this big lie of the stolen election? Or is it reverse ps…

25 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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Mr President, thank you, it's a whole different feeling up front here. Japan takes 60 % of its energy from imports. And they use ships for this. And these ships, they travel through a very narrow strait. And recently, the so-called maritime militia of China gathered thousands of boats there. And they did concentrated manoeuvres showing how vulnerable Japan is when a geopolitical opponent decides t…

25 Mar

2026

IT Question

Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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What would change for us in relation to Iran if we were not dependent on oil?

12 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 (B10-0155/2026)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, I supported this resolution because a rules‑based multilateral trading system is essential for global economic stability and prosperity. The WTO remains a key framework that provides predictability and legal certainty for international trade. However, global trade is under increasing pressure from protectionism and outdated rules. That is why the WTO must be mo…

12 Mar

2026

DE Speech

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (A10-0015/2026 - Bogdan Rzońca)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe! It is with a heavy heart that I voted against this report. Not because I do not appreciate the work of the European Ombudsman. I believe that the European Ombudsman is the most important tool for us, as an institution, as politicians, to show responsibility towards the population. I voted against this report because, instead of an objective prese…

12 Mar

2026

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, I supported the report on package travel and linked travel arrangements, because travellers in Europe deserve clear and reliable protection when booking package holidays. The experience during the COVID-19 pandemic showed that parts of the current Directive were unclear, especially regarding cancellation, refunds and travellers' rights. This report improves con…

12 Mar

2026

DE Speech

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

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Mr President, before I do my speech in German, a note to the translators, as I will use German youth terminology: 'Haftbefehl' is an artist's name; 'Achi' is 'brother'; 'Chaya' is sister'; 'The crazy' is 'it's intense'; 'Ballon ballern' is to consume laughing gas; GTA is a video game. Dear people of Europe! The European Parliament has also seen the arrest warrant documentary, and as always: We …

12 Mar

2026

EN Question

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

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Thank you, colleague. I lived in a neighbourhood before I came to the European Parliament, where there was a lot of use of this drug and it was a very poor neighbourhood, while I myself come from a quite rich family. I have never seen the remains, as our colleague described, of laughing gas in the richer areas, but they stack up in the streets of the poorer areas. Why do you think that this drug i…

12 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Prevention and treatment of obesity (debate)

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Madam President, dear people of Europe, honourable Torselli said something very important: obesity is not a question of guilt. He also said something that I would debate from my personal experience, he said: obesity is not a question of lifestyle. After I got elected to the European Parliament, I gained 15 kg of personal weight and, for the first time in my life, my doctor said to me: 'Lukas, you …

12 Mar

2026

ES Speech

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, dear people of Europe, dear Ombudsman, this position is of the utmost importance for confidence in our democracy. Democracy is not free from mistakes. It is not free from lack of transparency. It is not free from the Commission. The real question is how we respond to it. And it is precisely here that its Office comes into play, which allows citizens to participate in the …

11 Mar

2026

DE Speech

Rise of political violence, notably by far-left organisations (debate)

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11 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Immunity of International Criminal Court officials and the activation of the EU Blocking Statute to strengthen EU strategic autonomy (debate)

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Mr President, dear people of Europe, one of the most cynical things about the crimes of the National Socialists in the Holocaust was that it all, under German law, was perfectly legal. All the deportation, all the gas chambers, all the mass killings were not spontaneous acts of violence, but were based on laws, on regulation, on orders. So when the Nazi regime fell, international lawyers and the i…

11 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Multilateral negotiations in view of the WTO’s 14th Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, 26 to 29 March 2026 (debate)

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Madam President, dear people of Europe, the international trading system stands at a crossroads. For decades, the rules‑based order under the World Trade Organization helped reduce tariffs, expand opportunity and create prosperity across continents. Yet today, that system faces unprecedented pressure. When rules are ignored or undermined, it is not institutions that ultimately suffer, it is our ci…

11 Mar

2026

DE Question

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

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11 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Savings and Investments Union: time to accelerate the process to deepen market integration (debate)

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So, colleague, as you're in your first legislative period, once again I will ask: do you think it is possible to craft any law while guaranteeing that there will not be bad consequences of that law? And do you think asking that question to the Commission and Parliament is the right approach?…

11 Mar

2026

EN Question

Savings and Investments Union: time to accelerate the process to deepen market integration (debate)

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Thank you, colleague, for accepting the blue card. You asked the Commission and, I think, the broader Chamber if they can guarantee that the bad things about the savings that you describe won't happen. So my question to you is: have you, as a legislator, ever in your life, in your political career, drafted a law where you could guarantee that there would not be any bad consequences? And is this re…