What Stephen Nikola spoke about.

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Dear Chair, Commissioner Kadis, colleagues, in principle, the Ocean Pact can look good on paper. So, nothing is controversial in the goals, but in the implementation we have a lot of problems. We see this in the European Union. So, let me repeat once again the fact that we import over 70% of the fish we consume. So we didn't strike the right balance. Our competitors don't follow the same rules. We…

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Mar

2025

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100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as our priorities (topical debate)

Dear Chairman, colleagues, the same people who brought Europe into this situation today, the vulnerable situation, certainly not the ones who can save Europe, we need urgent change. When it comes to competitiveness, we listen to big statements and wait for new studies, but I have a simple suggestion. Europe should set up its DOGE, the European Unit for the Efficiency of Governments. Following the …

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Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

Dear Chairman, colleague and colleague, U.S. President Trump is not the biggest problem for Europe. And before his return to power, Europe's share of the world economy has been declining - for years. Why is this happening? There's more than one reason. One of them is certainly hyperregulation in Brussels. It is impossible to continue in this way. Then I would say that if Europe does not urgently a…

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

With the purchase of Twitter and the creation of the X platform, Elon Musk has taken the level of freedom of speech to a new level. While the EU wants to restrict freedom of speech through its acts and determine what is true for all of us. Today, users on X are those who create content and news that are checked in real time and that are relevant. I hear that the European Federation of Journalists …

28

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)

Dear Chairman, Colleagues and Colleagues. This morning we are hearing many about what children's rights are, and it all stems from the fact that no right is actually guaranteed if they do not have the right to be born. So, we have a lot of hypocrisy in this home and it should be said clearly and loudly that children are not protected today, 35 years after this charter. In addition to not having th…

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Oct

2024

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U-turn on EU bureaucracy: the need to axe unnecessary burdens and reporting to unleash competitiveness and innovation (topical debate)

Dear President, colleagues, I will once again emphasize that officials in Brussels are alienated from the real needs of people. They have the ambition to micromanage the daily lives of millions of people. They are not chosen and do not answer to anyone. They have become an end in themselves, unfortunately. The most basic question is not what is best, but actually, who will decide what is best. How…

9

Oct

2024

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Recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Dear Chairman, it is good that we have a discussion today on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is known that recent floods have caused a great tragedy in that country, especially in the areas of Donja Jablanica, Jablanica, Kiseljak, Fojnica and Konjic. So far, 22 people have been killed. There may be more of them, still searching for the living. I express my condolences to all and our th…

9

Oct

2024

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)

Dear President, Dear Prime Minister Orbán, I would first like to thank you once again. Your support is remembered when Croatia should have joined the European Union. However, today, as far as Hungary's priorities are concerned, I must say that Serbia, as a candidate country, is not ready for membership and is far from it. As long as he does not acknowledge his responsibility for the war and traged…

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Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Dear Chair, colleagues, the new Digital Services Act gives the European Commission new powers, in fact, without precedent. So here we are facing new pitfalls and a great deal of space is opening up for the abuse of power by censors who can't wait to control what people are allowed to read. So we can't kill democracy to protect it. Some include parts of Scripture in hate speech, for example, so wil…