Speeches

Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Commissioner, We have been hearing from Brussels for months that we are regaining control of illegal migration. The Commission is proud of the statistics that are supposed to prove this. However, the migration crisis is the result of the extremely irresponsible policies of the European Commission itself, Berlin and some of the key governments of the Member States. It is you who have created this problem for the citizens of Europe. The face of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Commissioner Ylva Johansson have become a symbol of European helplessness. Over the years, in the name of political correctness, successive waves of illegal immigrants have been thoughtlessly received. This situation has led to a deep social and political crisis across Europe. Instead of supporting the governments that have sealed European borders, you have proclaimed that you do not want any walls in Europe. Instead of streamlining procedures for returning irregular migrants to their countries of origin, you have funded de facto migrant smuggling organisations to our continent from the EU budget. Today you believe that you have found a way to solve the problems: the migration pact, Commissioner, forced relocation and forced financial solidarity are a way to nowhere.

Dear President, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. This debate takes place in the context of the British court's sentencing to ten and a half years in prison for treason to Russia of former MEP Nathan Gill. A few months before his arrest in 2021, Polish special services arrested Janusz N., a member of the same spy network. I know the matter well, because then, as a member of the government, I personally supervised the special services. Janusz N. was extremely active on the premises of the European Parliament, claiming to be a representative of an NGO with the beautifully sounding name ‘European Centre for Democracy and Human Rights’. He managed to recruit several MPs from different countries who presented the Kremlin's political line for Russian money in their public statements. I informed the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, about the whole case in 2023, and the Polish counter-intelligence prepared a special presentation for MEPs showing the methods of action of the Russian services. Unfortunately, this initiative, due to the change of government in Poland, has not been implemented. In the European Parliament, Russian influence agents involved in this case did not play a key role. However, there is the issue of Russian influence, which may concern the very decision-making center of the Union. This is a scandalous case of money laundering by Commissioner Reynders. Explaining the nature of his contacts with Putin's friend, Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, must be a priority for Parliament and the European Commission. Stop burying your head in the sand. You can't have this case, and we're not gonna let this case get swept under the carpet.

Mr President, thank you very much. The free choice of the authorities of one's own country is the most sacred right of its citizens. Any external foreign interference in the conduct of elections is a crime against democracy and the sovereignty of nations. Today, the European Commission, under the banner of a democratic shield, wants to create a European Centre of Democratic Resilience. This new institution with vague competences and location is to deal with the fight against disinformation and foreign interference. This is to be done, inter alia, through the European Network of Information Controllers. They are to decide what is true and what is false. The Commission wants to issue guidelines and recommendations on the organisation of elections and proposes to allocate billions of euros to NGOs. Who and on what basis will receive this money? We don't know. It all looks like a plan to defend the political interests of the left-liberal European establishment. This is happening under the guise of fighting Russian disinformation. We in Poland are not afraid of Russian disinformation. We fear interference in our elections by the Brussels bureaucracy and the countries behind it.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We are entering the first phase of the implementation of the Migration Pact. The mere fact that the Commission's proposal on relocation comes with a significant delay shows the extent of the controversy it causes among Member States. From Poland's perspective, the migration pact is unacceptable. We do not agree to any relocation to our country of illegal immigrants located on the territory of other European Union countries. We do not agree to coercive solidarity in financing the stay of illegal immigrants in the Union. President Karol Nawrocki in a letter to the President of the European Commission stated unequivocally: The Poles will never agree to this. The migration pact does not solve any problems related to the migration crisis. He aggravates these problems. The only effective means of combating illegal immigration is the hard defence of the external borders of the European Union, a strong limitation of the right to asylum and a consistently implemented policy of readmission, i.e. the deportation of illegal immigrants to their countries of origin. Only in this way can we ensure the security of our citizens and preserve Europe's identity.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Once again, the European Parliament is addressing the situation in Belarus. I am pleased that, in view of this debate and the resolution adopted, we will hear the voice of a free Belarus here in Strasbourg. Our guests will be Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya and her husband Siarhei, a long-time prisoner of Lukashenko. Unfortunately, his release is not a signal of changes in Belarus, but only a cynical game of the dictator. Prisons in Minsk are not devastating, on the contrary. The regime continues to hold thousands of political prisoners. Among them is Andrzej Poczobut, our steadfast compatriot, Ales Bialiatski, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Katsiaryna Andreyeva, an extremely brave journalist of Belsat TV. We'll never forget them. Human and civil rights do not exist in Belarus. Our actions towards Lukashenko must continue to be firm and consistent. Sanctions against the regime must be maintained and continued. Lukashenko's crimes must be tried before the International Criminal Court.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Dear Commissioner, The European Union has been struggling with the migration crisis for years. One of the reasons for its duration is to turn a blind eye to systemic pathologies. The issue of visa-free travel is a perfect example of this. Currently, citizens of more than 60 third countries enjoy visa-free access to the Schengen area. The consequences of the lack of real control over this movement are shocking. In recent years, hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants have entered the EU under the visa-free regime. This is the responsibility of the European Commission, which has been able to trigger the visa suspension mechanism on its own initiative since 2017, but has never done so. On the one hand, Member States spend billions of euros to protect the Union's external borders and, on the other hand, the Commission, through its omissions and lack of responsibility, keeps the door wide open to illegal immigration. The revision of the regulation we are debating today is a step in the right direction, but, as usual, it is late. Countries that do not cooperate on readmissions, that support instrumentalisation of migration, cannot count on the privilege of visa-free travel.

Madam President, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, What happened over the Polish sky on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday was a cynical Russian provocation, a provocation aimed not only at Poland, but at our entire European and transatlantic community. The cases in the Lublin region, where a Russian drone hit the house, are as much the territory of NATO and the European Union as Strasbourg, Antwerp or Barcelona. Our response to Russia's actions must be tough and communicated in the only language the Kremlin understands: In the language of strength. These primitive brutes must know that any violation of the borders and airspace of the Union and NATO will be met with a swift, solidarity-based and firm response. If the Russians do not see it, you will soon see Russian war drones over Sweden, Finland or Romania, and then Russian tanks on the streets of your cities. To prevent this, the hard 19th package of sanctions against Russia must be implemented immediately, the sanctions against the Belarusian regime must be strengthened, effective anti-aircraft defence of the entire eastern flank must be ensured and the Ukrainian army fighting against Russia must be given further real support. This is the way to a safe Europe.

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Parliamentary elections will be held in Moldova in a few weeks. These elections will decide whether Moldova will continue its march towards freedom or whether it will be turned back from this path. We want Moldova to be a modern democratic European state, to permanently break out of the post-Soviet sphere of influence. Russia's goal in this election is to seize power by corrupt oligarchs pursuing Putin's imperial interests. Supporting an independent Moldova is not only an obvious requirement of human solidarity, but also a geopolitical imperative. The Union must act consistently and responsibly. However, it is not a responsible or wise call in the resolution we are about to adopt for the Moldovan authorities to support local LGBT organisations. Such surrogate topics are convenient for Russian propaganda. Today, Moldova is fighting for fundamental issues, for its freedom and independence. We are with you, Moldovans.