What Michał spoke about.

23

Oct

2024

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Foreign interference and hybrid attacks: the need to strengthen EU resilience and internal security (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland decided to liquidate the consulate of the Russian Federation in Poznań due to the facts revealed by the Polish services related to the arson that is taking place in Poland and behind which Putin's regime is behind. But we also want to talk about actions that we can take in the collective interest at the leve…

22

Oct

2024

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State sponsored terrorism by the Islamic Republic of Iran in light of the recent attacks in Europe (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, Iran is a leading state sponsor of terrorism, providing financial, logistical and military support to militant groups. It allocates USD 700 million annually to train a fund the regime's various proxies, including Hezbollah and Hamas. They conduct terrorist activities across Europe and the Middle East. The Iranian regime also supplies drones and missiles to Russia …

22

Oct

2024

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Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The High House! For 970 days, Ukraine has been fighting not only for its own freedom, for its own sovereignty, for its territorial integrity, but also for our security – the security of the 27 Member States. Today, the European Parliament decides whether to accept the proposal of the G7 leaders. Absolutely, yes. The need to use this macro-financial assistance. It…

9

Oct

2024

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2024 Annual Rule of law report (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, The law-abiding Poland is back. It came back a year ago, and Article 7 no longer applies. For six years, the European Commission has been conducting proceedings against Poland for serious infringements. But I also want to talk about other things, about what we've been able to do over the last year. First of all, we want Poland to be free from c…

8

Oct

2024

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The democratic backsliding and threats to political pluralism in Georgia (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. This will be the most important election in 20 years and will determine the direction of this country for the next decades. In Georgia there is an atmosphere of harassment, an industry of contempt for political opponents, for the opposition. This has to stop. We also need to change the law. What Georgia does not need is draft laws and law…

8

Oct

2024

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Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Today, one message has to come out of the European Parliament: Moldova will be a member of the European Union. This path is irreversible. The resolution prepared by the European People's Party and parliamentarians of the Civic Coalition from Poland is a strong voice of support on the European road and our opposition to attempts by Russia …

7

Oct

2024

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One year after the 7 October terrorist attacks by Hamas (debate)

One contemporary authority, Holocaust survivor Marian Turski, formulated the eleventh commandment: Don't be indifferent. And we in Poland are not indifferent. And in Poland we remember. A year ago, Hamas terrorists attacked Israel. The victims were civilians, including children. Those who have been champions of peace and reconciliation for years have also been attacked, kidnapped and killed. Among…

18

Sep

2024

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The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus

Mr President, thank you very much. High European Parliament. With this resolution, which we have prepared together, we bear witness that we believe in a free and democratic Belarus, but we also bear witness to the fact that we do not forget the political prisoners of the Lukashenka regime. 1332 people are on the list of the Center for Human Rights Vysna. We remember Ales Bialiatski, we remember Ma…

18

Sep

2024

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Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. The topic we are talking about is very important. This is organised crime, which poses a serious threat to the internal security of the European Union. Poland, its location on the eastern border of the European Union makes it a transit country and is, so to speak, a very strong space for smuggling, possible smugglin…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. This is not the time for politics. At the moment, this debate has also been initiated by the Polish delegation, also in order to help those who have been injured in recent days in the areas where the government declared a natural disaster. We do everything. Ursula von der Leyen will be in Poland in a moment. And we call for the activation of the EU Civil Prote…

17

Sep

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Hamas's criminal, barbaric attack on Israel on October 7, 2023 destroyed peace in the Middle East, for which it had been working for years. The ongoing war is taking a life that it should never have taken. I demand the immediate release of the hostages held by Hamas terrorists. Among the hostages was Warsaw-born Ale…

17

Sep

2024

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State of the Energy union (debate)

Dear Mr President, Dear Commissioner, The Energy Union is a secure, affordable and sustainable energy for all citizens of the European Union, with the aim of moving towards a low-carbon economy and reducing dependence on external energy sources. I would like to thank you for the ninth report on the State of the Energy Union, which confirms achievements but also shows further challenges. According …

17

Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

Mr President, Russia is the most significant and direct threat to security, peace and stability in Europe. And this threat will not go away as long as Putin's criminal regime is in power. Realistically, the only thing that could destabilise Putin's hold on power is a strategic defeat in Ukraine. Russia has shifted into full war-economy mode, so we have to introduce a real defence union. Just a few…

16

Sep

2024

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Persistent problems of anti-Semitism in Europe and of other forms of hate speech and hate crimes (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance adopted a legally non-binding working definition of antisemitism many years ago. Antisemitism also manifests itself in words, including when the State of Israel is denied the right to self-determination, the right to exist or the right to defend itself, as in the case of the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023. Commissi…