What Stephen Nikola spoke about.

9

Jul

2026

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Provision of digital euro services by payment services providers incorporated in Member States whose currency is not the euro and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1230 of the European Parliament and the Council (A10-0183/2026 - Fernando Navarrete Rojas) (vote)

Dear Chair, colleagues, the introduction of the digital euro is not a technical issue but a first-rate political question and deserves an answer from this entire Parliament. While here we are discussing numerous reports, one of the most important legislative proposals, the creation of money in digital form, does not come before the entire home for an open discussion. The question is why? I've been…

9

Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

Thank you. Commissioner Kadis, colleagues, we are finally discussing fisheries policy in plenary. It is not an exaggeration to say that the situation is alarming. Europe imports over 70 percent of the fish we consume. In a way, our regulations help competition, we create stronger competition than necessary, and our fishermen continue to cope with a very heavy burden. I have not yet met a fisherman…

8

Jul

2026

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Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Dear Chairwoman, thank you for asking my colleagues Sokol. Unfortunately, this is a great hypocrisy in Europe, so today Europe is actually ashamed of its own identity. We have people who raise their voices in the name of human rights. I would even say, sometimes I have the impression that animals enjoy more protection in some people in this Parliament than innocent people. So we have to clear up s…

8

Jul

2026

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Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Dear President, colleague and colleague, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. The media ignores this fact, this plenary hall is empty. Today we stand in front of a terrible massacre in the village of Kawel, Nigeria, where militants stormed the village on June 22 and killed dozens of innocent people, priests, women and children. As we condemn this massacre of Christian v…

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Jun

2026

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An EU future for the Western Balkans (joint debate)

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May

2026

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The Union’s preparedness for and response to health emergencies: the case of the MV Hondius and the hantavirus warning (debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues, what have we learned from the COVID pandemic? It seems to me very little, unfortunately. What actually happened? A horrible abuse of a situation where, above all, the media spread fear among people. Today we see in the streets especially older than ourselves wearing masks. The day of today. Therefore, we must not allow this to happen again in the name of protecting people. …

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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)

Dear Chairwoman, colleague and colleague, there has been a lot of talk lately about increasing competitiveness in Europe, but words are not enough. We need to look into reality and look into the eyes. The reality is that Europe is losing the economic race. The greatest talents move to America, and today the poorest state of Mississippi has the same standard as one Germany. So more expensive, we pa…

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Apr

2026

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Topical debate requested by a political group (PfE) (Rule 169) - Commission interference in democratic process and elections (topical debate)

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Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

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Feb

2026

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State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States (topical debate)

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Jan

2026

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Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague, the way of war is certainly changing rapidly and Europe needs to adapt. Here Croatia can be an example in many ways. It is important to emphasize that we have great experience in warfare due to the imposed war from Serbia during the nineties and we learned here on our own skin and use drones, already then. During the Homeland War, despite the embargo and lack of resources…

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Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

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Dec

2025

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30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement (debate)

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Nov

2025

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Digital Package (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleagues, we are again looking at another large Brussels package, this time digital, beautifully packaged, and inside full of new procedures and hidden cargoes. They present it as simple, but we know very well what it looks like in practice. Any reform that supposedly reduces bureaucracy eventually creates even more bureaucracy. We are talking about better use of data. But we know…

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Oct

2025

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UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30) (debate)

By imposing the so-called green agenda, the European Union is destroying its own production and industry and trying to frighten people with the climate disaster narrative. Climate alarmism has taken hold, but common sense will eventually prevail. The European Commission is not able to protect Europe's borders or solve, for example, the migration crisis, and it thinks it can save the planet. It is …

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Oct

2025

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Polarisation and increased repression in Serbia, one year after the Novi Sad tragedy (debate)

One year after the tragedy in Novi Sad, we are having another discussion about the situation in Serbia, but there is no progress, as if we were spinning in a circle. Serbia has made no significant progress in the past year. The government continues to refuse to recognise core values. As far as Croatia is concerned, it still refuses to acknowledge the aggression of the 1990s. Serbian society seems …

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Oct

2025

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Promoting EU digital rules: protecting European sovereignty (debate)

Thank you for that question. My view, in principle, is that hate speech as a legal concept is almost impossible to define. We also have many examples of abuse of this concept; for example, the former German Minister of Economy Habeck, I believe from The Greens, reported over 700 cases of hate speech. These German citizens are now awaiting trial because of something they said, perhaps critical or i…

8

Oct

2025

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Promoting EU digital rules: protecting European sovereignty (debate)

Thank you for the question. I don't impose any false thesis. I am delighted with every success of Croatian start-upHowever, I cannot support that our government continues to fund the so-called. fact checkers. We need to learn lessons from the past. So, very much is being censored, still, on digital platforms and unfortunately the Government accepts the principle that it will determine to some exte…

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Oct

2025

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Promoting EU digital rules: protecting European sovereignty (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, the European Union is in trouble. Particularly worrying is the excessive control of social networks, where behind the story of security lies the desire for censorship and manipulation of political processes and even elections. As a sovereign state, Croatia must not be allowed to be imposed externally by rules that restrict freedom of speech, freedom of choic…

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Sep

2025

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

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, when talking about Serbia, we must speak realistically, not about the wishes left in this high house. First of all, it should be said that in Serbia, politicians still nurture old myths and live in a parallel world. It is not only a question of Vucic and the change of power, a deeper catharsis of the entire society is needed, which does not recognize its res…

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Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Dear Chairwoman, colleagues, this year we are marking several important anniversaries. A terrible crime has already been mentioned in Srebrenica, but we also have 30 years of the Dayton Accords. I would also mention the 30th anniversary of the military operation Storm in Croatia, which not only liberated Croatia, but also enabled peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As far as the European aspirations …

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Jun

2025

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Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

Dear Chairman, I would like to thank my colleagues. Peace through strength, ‘peace through strength’, must remain the principle guiding our defence policy. Croatia proved this truth during the Homeland War when it managed to liberate the country from Serbian occupation and this principle applies to all of us today. We see on the example of Ukraine that sanctions and other measures are not a soluti…

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Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Montenegro (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, it is in the Croatian interest, as well as in the European interest, that Montenegro be a moderate pro-European country, but it has unfortunately been backsliding lately. The concept of the Serbian world has already been mentioned. It is the source of many troubles, it was and still is today. We also see the toxic influence of the Serbian Orthodox Church in …

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May

2025

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80 years after the end of World War II - freedom, democracy and security as the heritage of Europe (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, totalitarian ideologies destroyed Europe during the twentieth century. The end of World War II brought Croatia a new captivity. The new evil has replaced the other. This was followed by mass murder, the looting of private property and the expulsion of innocent people. What are the lessons today? Unfortunately, Croatia has not succeeded in prosecuting any com…

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, this report fairly objectively illustrates the situation in Serbia. We all know that this is not a country of liberal democracy of the European type. She is still trapped by her national myths and nothing changes. As far as Croatia is concerned, there is no normalization. Again, there is no normalization until Serbia acknowledges its responsibility for the a…