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Jan

2025

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Ceasefire in Gaza - the urgent need to release the hostages, to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to pave the way for a two-state solution (debate)

It's very simple. Mr. Trump's first mandate was a peace mandate, ended the wars and, at this point, reached the ceasefire, so I have no doubt in saying it. He also advocated an arms race in the first term, and there were no wars that resulted from it. On the other hand, the move of the Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem – I was there – was a mere paper transfer, because the Embassy in fact continu…

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Jan

2025

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Ceasefire in Gaza - the urgent need to release the hostages, to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to pave the way for a two-state solution (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today is a historic achievement for all of us, for the world, for the United States in particular, and for Europe. We will have the opportunity to discuss this issue, which is the inauguration of President Donald Trump, and that come different times, come. Another historic fact was the ceasefire in Gaza yesterday. It is a small step – the conflict has not been r…

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Dec

2024

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Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, this is a Green Deal which looks more like a black deal. What has been said here in general, I will not repeat, but I will talk about my country, about Portugal, and the effect that Green Deal It has been about Portugal. It is very simple: agricultural land transformed into solar panels, destroying fauna and flora; the destruction of thousands of cork oaks, which is an …

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Dec

2024

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Toppling of the Syrian regime, its geopolitical implications and the humanitarian situation in the region (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner and Vice-President of the Commission, one message I would like to convey to you, Commissioner, is that you will not have an easy job at this stage in Syria. A terrorist will always be a terrorist. Someone who has been to Abu Ghraib never forgets in his life. What do I mean by this? I want to say that those who took power in Syria at the moment were terrorist and mercenar…

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Nov

2024

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Foreign interference and espionage by third country actors in European universities (debate)

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, today we address a real threat to European sovereignty: foreign interference and espionage in our universities carried out by countries like China, Russia and Iran to acquire strategic and sensitive knowledge. Recent cases have highlighted this problem, such as academic partnerships in our countries that have resulted in access to sensitive technologies in fields …

27

Nov

2024

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, today I wish to express my concern about the state of the procedure for appointing members of the European Commission, which undermines the credibility of our Union. What should be an example of transparency and meritocracy has become a stage for political games. This politicisation undermines citizens' trust in our institut…

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Nov

2024

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Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)

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Nov

2024

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Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we are here today to discuss a crucial issue for the future of our Union: Europe's civil and defence preparedness. Patriots for Europe advocate an approach that combines national sovereignty with European strategic cooperation. The Niinistö report highlights multidimensional threats that affect not only military security, but also public health, the economy a…

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Nov

2024

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EU-US relations in light of the outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am amazed when the minority in this House, the House of Democracy, comes to say that, with the election of Trump, the world will end. Trump is the evil being who will end the world. My dear friends, nothing could be more wrong. Trump's election was a boon to the Western world and we, Europe, have to deal with it. It's not going against Trump t…

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Oct

2024

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Situation in Tunisia (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, everyone is talking about the current situation in Tunisia, but nobody is talking about what caused this situation. This situation originated during the so-called Arab Spring, which was pushed by the Muslim Brotherhood, as in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Algeria. That is where the destabilization of Tunisia began and that is what we do not want to under…

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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, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there is no doubt that Iran has become a terrorist state. It is no longer a sponsor of terrorists, it is itself a terrorist state. We see it in the region, sponsoring Iraq, sponsoring Hamas, sponsoring Hezbollah, sponsoring the Houthis and all those who somehow want to fight what society is as we conceive it. We cannot let that happen, as they a…

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Oct

2024

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People’s Republic of China’s misinterpretation of the UN resolution 2758 and its continuous military provocations around Taiwan (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Thank you for your speech, I think it was very to the point. Ladies and gentlemen, today we are discussing a central and very important issue for global stability, which is the interpretation of United Nations Resolution 2758 of 1971. It is clear that China makes a rather changed political interpretation of what the resolution was made for and that it was to give the…

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Oct

2024

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the 2025 budget of the European Union must give priority to our citizens in terms of efficiency, safety and the protection of our values, cutting unnecessary spending and simplifying administrative procedures, rather than financing a bureaucratic machine that is heavy, inflexible and distant from the citizens; This includes the case of Switzerla…

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Oct

2024

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Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am surprised - or not - at this debate, because we have the solution in hand, and that solution is called Schengen. All of our countries are practically part of Schengen, and while Schengen was complied with, there was no illegal immigration and no forced immigration. There was the immigration that would have to be. I am not against immigration, …

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Oct

2024

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Recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on the 3rd of this month, last Thursday, I landed in Bosnia-Herzegovina, under a very strong storm, to be part of the delegation that was to oversee the municipal elections. I had no doubt that something different was going to happen for the worse that night, given the violence of the elements, namely the rain. Bosnia is an extremely important country for us, it…

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Oct

2024

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Outcome of the Summit of the Future: transforming global governance for building peace, promoting human rights and achieving the sustainable development goals (debate)

Madam President, Mr High Representative, I would like to start by saying that this Pact for the Future is a kind of appetizer for the 2030 Agenda, so popular in the United Nations and other globalist circles. I must say that we do not allow ourselves to be deceived by wolves dressed in sheep's clothing. I will give you some examples on key topics of this pact. Firstly, the problem of the centralis…

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Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

It is clear that each state is sovereign in the decisions it makes. And it is also clear that shortly after the massacre of 7 October, the Secretary-General of the United Nations came to say practically that it was a justified attack, thus supporting the terrorist movements and saying almost that Hamas had done something that Israel had provoked. Now, I find this extremely serious, much more serio…

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Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

Madam President, Vice-President Borrell, the conflict in the Middle East is not new, it is very old. And those roots are deep roots, and you have to go to those roots to resolve the conflict. Ceasefires are not possible; Humanitarian corridors are mere Band-Aids that do not solve the essentiality of this conflict. This is what we have to do fundamentally: is to study, is to see, is to be able to f…

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Sep

2024

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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, I have been a career diplomat for 40 years. I was one of the Schengen negotiators. Everyone is talking about Schengen in this plenary. No one has any idea what you're talking about. Not only have I worked Schengen I and Schengen II, but throughout my career I have practiced Schengen. It had to grant visas in accordance with the requi…

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Sep

2024

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today's conflict in Gaza is a structural conflict and not a mere conflict dating back a few years. It is a conflict that is deeply rooted in mutual hatred and racism. Let's be very clear: It is not in two days that what has been going on for a long time will be resolved. It is not just a ceasefire, which will be broken at the next opportunity, t…