What Jacek spoke about.

28 Apr

2026

PL Speech

Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate)

Watch

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. At the beginning, I would like to thank the authors of the report very much for their very good work. Faced with the enormous challenges facing the European Union today, its budget must be ambitious and geared towards security, growth and equal opportunities for development. It must be the financial backbone of deepening European inte…

17 Dec

2025

PL Speech

Implementation of the rule of law conditionality regime (debate)

Watch

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The rule of law conditionality mechanism, which has been in place for five years, is one of the pillars of protecting the transparency, purposefulness and soundness of the management of European Union funds. Today, when we start the planning process for the next Multiannual Financial Framework 2028-2034, we also need to review the functionin…

26 Nov

2025

PL Speech

EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

Watch

22 Oct

2025

PL Speech

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2024 (debate)

Watch

Mr President, thank you very much. Let me start with a quote from the report: "Cohesion policy is a key pillar of the European Union budget. It aims to reduce economic, social and territorial disparities between the countries and regions of the European Union, foster innovation, the green and digital transitions, and strengthen economic cohesion." Let's not forget these key tasks. In 2024, we allo…

9 Sep

2025

PL Speech

Cohesion policy (joint debate)

Watch

Dear President, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Cohesion policy is the cornerstone, backbone of the unity and cohesion of the European Union. Equalizing development opportunities, eliminating differences in the level and living conditions of the inhabitants of European regions is our primary task. If we forget this, we will lose the glue that builds the European community. I am talking about this in …

5 May

2025

PL Speech

Ninth report on economic and social cohesion (debate)

Watch

5 May

2025

PL Speech

Ninth report on economic and social cohesion (debate)

Watch

1 Apr

2025

PL Speech

Improving the implementation of cohesion policy through the mid-term review to achieve a robust cohesion policy post 2027 (debate)

Watch

Mr President, Commissioner, thank you very much. Speaking of the review of cohesion policy, I would like to draw attention today to one very important aspect, namely the need to move away from a rigid framework of thematic concentration. Development needs, barriers to economic growth, social deficits are very different in the countries and regions of the European Union. Our regions differ from eac…

26 Nov

2024

PL Speech

Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

Watch

23 Oct

2024

PL Speech

Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2023 (debate)

Watch

Mr President, thank you very much. The European Court of Auditors report shows a negative trend of increasing the error rate in budget expenditure to 5.6% and in cohesion policy to as much as 9.3%. Undoubtedly, these are alarming phenomena. This is likely to be influenced by objective factors, such as the cumulation of the implementation of cohesion policy and the Recovery and Resilience Facility.…

8 Oct

2024

PL Speech

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

Watch

Mr President, thank you very much. The authorities of the European Union should remain firmly on the side of the Georgian people, who strongly expect integration into the community. Georgia's membership in the European Union is a guarantee of sovereignty and independence from Putin's Russia. As a Pole, I understand very well and I wholeheartedly support these aspirations. If, as a European communi…

18 Sep

2024

PL Speech

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)

Watch

Mr President, thank you very much. Natural disasters, floods, fires that have hit Europe in recent weeks have caused massive damage to public infrastructure. Roads, bridges, hospitals, schools, cultural and sports facilities have been damaged or completely destroyed. I would like to point out that many of these facilities were still under construction with the support of European funds. Therefore,…