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Jun

2026

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EU-US trade deal (joint debate)

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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)

Madam President, colleagues, if the single market in the European Union requires the same status for all European firms in every Member State, I also require the same for employees. Trade unions in the banking sector in Slovakia face ignorance and rejection from the banking association, which refuses to conduct sectoral collective bargaining. Die Erste and Reiffeisen in Austria, INTESA and UniCred…

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Apr

2026

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Danger of normalising relations with Russia, including its participation in major cultural and sports events (debate)

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Mar

2026

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, the really serious threats facing the European Union do not come from the outside, but from the inside, and the massive unavailability of housing for disadvantaged groups, but even for workers and their families, is one of the most serious threats in addition to unfair working conditions. That is why I reject the increase in arms spending. And I consider the so-called …

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Feb

2026

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Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (debate)

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Dec

2025

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The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia (debate)

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Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

Mr President. Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the practical implications of your proposal. In addition to our own, the Slovak Petroleum Refinery covers almost 30% of Austrian and 30% of Czech fuel consumption. In addition, Slovakia is currently the second largest supplier of petroleum products to Ukraine. All this will end if the European Union bans us from importing Russian oil…

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Oct

2025

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Establishment and functioning of European Works Councils - effective enforcement (debate)

Madam President, I would like to call on you all to support the compromise proposal on the empowerment of European Works Councils. Many, especially our right-wing colleagues, clearly cannot even imagine the unfair practices that many employees in multinational corporations are exposed to, how humiliatingly some Western companies in Eastern Europe can be towards workers. I urge you to strengthen th…

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Oct

2025

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Europe’s automotive future – reversing the ban on the sale of combustion cars in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, I support all the measures that will bring about the cleaner air we breathe, the cleaner water we drink and the cleaner land in which we grow food. However, the reduction of internal combustion engines has not yet yielded the expected results. I personally lack a fair assessment of the environmental impact of the entire life cycle of cars, from the production of each component to its…

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Sep

2025

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

Madam President, colleagues, the speeches we have heard here are the best proof that it is not here, and from the outset it was not about the rule of law in Slovakia, because there are no arguments that the situation in our country is worse than elsewhere. In fact, this fanatical and reckless attack against Slovakia is a repeated abuse of European institutions by Progressive Slovakia. Please remem…

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Sep

2025

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Public procurement (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, we must spend taxpayers' money more responsibly through public procurement. We will increase the value for money if public buyers are obliged to apply the social benefit principle of any public contract, not just to buy a good or service. For example, in order to ensure better working conditions and higher remuneration, no firm may be awarded a public contract unless it h…

9

Jul

2025

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EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

Mr President, Trump's trade war is supported by ordinary Americans because international trade does not bring fair profits to working people and their families. Not even in Europe. That is why, in addition to negotiations, we need to start systematically promoting production and consumption in our home. If the EU is the richest market in the world, it must benefit our producers and our workers and…

9

Jul

2025

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The EU’s post-2027 long-term budget: Parliament’s expectations ahead of the Commission’s proposal (debate)

Madam President, we must make the spending of European funds conditional on two principles. First of all, no money for armaments, no money for armament corporations, no funding for future wars, international tensions and conflicts. Priority must be given to investment in modernising the economy, improving the quality of education, making health and housing more accessible to workers and dependents…

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Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia (debate)

Madam President, I want to thank Thomas, first of all, for his very good job. Thank you, Thomas, for the report. I think the report is very good and is mirroring the real situation and is very balanced, and I want to thank Thomas for that. Secondly, I want to condemn attempts to humiliate the Macedonian nation. Sorry, colleagues, but if you say Macedonia is Greek, Macedonia is Bulgarian or anythin…

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Jun

2025

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

My colleague, we have one organisation called the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, and that organisation has a clear mission in its name. It is intended to contribute to security and stability in international relations in Europe. This organization has no armament expenditures and is not intended for armaments. Dear colleague. International stability is not achieved by armamen…

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Jun

2025

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I strongly protest against the financing of armaments at the expense of investment in the development of education, health and social services. It is not true that we can increase arms spending without reducing investment for the benefit of the people. After all, in July we will vote on the European Commission's proposals to redirect resources from the Europe…

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Jun

2025

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Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, if the existence of the European Union is to make sense, we must not resort to financial support for regions facing a lack of employment opportunities, a lack of investment in modernisation and development, threats to the environment, social inequality and population outflows. Funds for our regions must not fall victim to European militarisation and the arms race, nor …

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May

2025

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Competition policy – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I personally believe that the competitiveness of our businesses must serve their employees. And if we are talking about how to increase the competitiveness of companies, then we simply have to appreciate those companies that fairly care for their employees, that fairly pay their employees, that create a working environment in which work and family responsibilities can be balanced.…

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May

2025

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Competition policy – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I am using this debate to call on you to assess the competitiveness of European firms according to their ability to create well-paid jobs, to guarantee a safe and healthy working environment and to protect our nature. The competitive capacity of European firms should not serve to increase the profits of multinational corporations, but the social and economic development of our reg…

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Mar

2025

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we can show that we are serving working people and their families, that we are on their side, even if it does not suit the big corporations. When they talk about restructuring, they mean layoffs, worsening working conditions and lowering wages, but not management. The Volkswagen Group announced the need for restructuring in a year when it earned €16 bil…

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Jan

2025

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Further deterioration of the political situation in Georgia (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the most absurd is the accusation made by the Georgian Government that it is pro-Russian. How can there be a pro-Russian government that has not reconciled itself with the occupation of more than 20% of its territory, which demands that the Russians withdraw and fight to restore the territorial integrity of Georgia? Today's situation is the result of ignoring Ge…

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Dec

2024

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Tackling abusive subcontracting and labour market intermediaries (debate)

Mr President, Slovak workers are also facing a deterioration (The Pardon of Lifeworking conditions, in particular by multinational and foreign companies. Subcontractors seek to reduce costs at the expense of workers' salaries and safety. Particularly dangerous is the pressure for employees to become self-employed, who are not entitled to holidays, food allowances, fair social security and to whom …

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Dec

2024

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Promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining and the right to strike in the EU (debate)

Mr President, although at national level in Slovakia social dialogue operates at the level of sectors and companies, foreign firms in particular are putting unfair pressure on trade unionists so that they cannot sufficiently represent the interests and needs of employees. The practice of unlawful dismissal of trade union leaders who refuse to compromise at the expense of workers is widespread. We …

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Dec

2024

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Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)

Madam President, the RESTORE proposal is a positive example of using EU funds to help ordinary people, especially those who have faced natural disasters. I support an increase in European co-financing up to 95%, which will save resources from national budgets. Also an accelerated advance payment of 25% of costs, which will help Member States to respond to natural disasters. Therefore, I would urge…

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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, on this occasion, I would like to call on you and the Commission to make our Union a peacemaker once again, not just in words. According to the UN, at least 8 620 children were killed or maimed in 2022. More than a year earlier, 338 boys and 275 girls have already died in Ukraine, and in fact not all cases are documented, so there are undoubtedly more child victims. Save the Child…