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Jun

2026

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Joint Declaration on ‘Culture for Europe - Europe for Culture’ (debate)

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May

2026

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Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)

Madam President, today I do not accept blue cards because I am trying to protect our Commissioner, Piotr Serafin, in the level of this plenary, because it is too much.

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May

2026

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Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, ensuring adequate and predictable funding is one of the main factors in ensuring the success and effectiveness of the European budget. The introduction of new sources of revenue is key to enabling the Union to respond to the new needs and current expectations of citizens, but also businesses. In order to implement the traditional and new politic…

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May

2026

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Europe's response to reduced US military deployments in Europe, particularly at its Eastern flank in the light of the latest US decisions (debate)

Madam President, Madam High Representative, there are policies that are done by words and there are policies that are confessed by gestures. And when it comes to defense, gestures don't lie. The reduction of the American military presence on our continent, particularly from Germany to the eastern flank, is evidence of a trend and not of chance. It is therefore not up to Europe to regret it. We hav…

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Apr

2026

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Joint debate - Discharge 2024 (joint debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Serafin, ladies and gentlemen, the discharge procedure is clearly a fundamental moment of democratic control over the use of European taxpayers' money. Regarding the budget implementation of the year 2024, the Committee on Culture and Education highlights the remarkable acceleration in the implementation of the Erasmus+ and Creative Europe programmes. I emphasise the Eur…

28

Apr

2026

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

Mr President, Commissioner Serafin, ladies and gentlemen, to define the next multiannual financial framework is to choose clearly the kind of European Union we want to build. In this draft report, the European Parliament advocates an ambitious budget, but at the same time a realistic budget. As draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Culture and Education, I would like to highlight the increa…

10

Mar

2026

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Tackling barriers to the single market for defence - Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the war has returned both to our continent and to our neighbourhood. With it, we realised very late that supply chains are extremely vulnerable and external dependencies have clearly revealed ‑se a real risk to our security. Faced with this reality, one thing became ‑ evident: we cannot continue with the fragmented European defence market, where…

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Mar

2026

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Guidelines for the 2027 budget - Section III (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Serafin, in these challenging times, we must ensure that the European Union budget remains a real investment tool. In this context, education, culture and youth have a central role to play in leveraging the competitiveness of the European economy, promoting territorial cohesion, economic and social cohesion and safeguarding principles, rights, but above all European valu…

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Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

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Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

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Feb

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Jan

2026

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Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, drones are today a turning point in European security and defence. In Ukraine, its use has already demonstrated a decisive impact on the battlefield and has dramatically accelerated innovation cycles. Europe needs to keep pace with industrial scale, clear rules and predictable investment. For smaller Member States, this means a realistic way to cre…

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Jan

2026

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Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the future of democracy is at stake in Honduras. The elections of 30 November 2025 had results proclaimed by the National Electoral Council, and the results were clear. Nasry Asfura was announced as president-elect, and this result must be respected. We therefore call on the current president, Xiomara Castro, to continue to give express and also cl…

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Jan

2026

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Online piracy of sports and other live events: urgent need to address unsolved issues (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, let us begin with the essentials: the fight against piracy online It is not an attack on the citizen trying to watch a football match, nor does it boil down to economic losses. It is clearly a matter of safety, consumer protection and public trust. Today, piracy online It is recognized as an intellectual property crime, increasingly linked to organ…

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Dec

2025

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Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there are coups born out of the ambition to conquer power and coups born out of the fear of losing it. In Guinea-Bissau, on 26 November, we witnessed an assault on popular will on the eve of the proclamation of the election results. We therefore unequivocally condemn the military’s seizure of power on 26 November and the interruption of the elec…

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Dec

2025

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Incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this resolution deals with something very specific: how we adapt existing European programmes to a profoundly changed security and defence reality. Many in this house have already identified the problem: Europe needs to produce faster, Europe needs to innovate better, Europe needs to reduce its dependence on third countries and reduce its bureaucra…

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Nov

2025

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Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements (debate)

Madam President, today I don't accept the blue card question because Mr Oliveira only publishes the questions and he never publishes the answers. And it's the third time. Dear Colleague, in English: That's not fair. I don't take it today.…

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Nov

2025

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Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the regulation we are debating today reinforces one of the most effective instruments for promoting competitiveness, but above all, as has already been said, for leveraging the private investment that the European Union has at its disposal - we are talking about InvestEU. The simplification proposal will bring numerous benefits to businesses but…

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Nov

2025

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2026 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, in these difficult times, marked by uncertainty and instability, the adoption of the budget for 2026 is a very positive signal from the European Union for European markets and citizens. In the face of current fiscal constraints, this agreement safeguards the interests of European taxpayers, strengthens investments – particularly in resear…

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Nov

2025

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Nov

2025

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Enhancing police cooperation in relation to the prevention, detection and investigation of migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings; enhancing Europol’s support to preventing and combating such crimes (debate)

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Nov

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 25 years has been a long time to come to the EU-Mercosur Agreement, but every day that passes is an opportunity that is lost because it is time to move from words to deeds. Europe has woken up late to the issue, but it seems it is still dormant. A trade agreement with the Latin American bloc offers opportunities that the European Union cannot affor…

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Nov

2025

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The new 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework: architecture and governance (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the future prosperity of the European Union is directly linked to the internal competitiveness and cohesion of the regions. A modernised, regionally focused and properly funded cohesion policy remains essential and the recent Commission proposal to strengthen the role of local and regional authorities in the preparation of national and regional par…

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, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the many challenges facing the European Union clearly set the context for the negotiations on the next multiannual financial framework. To meet the aspirations of our fellow citizens, we must provide the European Union with adequate resources. The next multiannual financial framework should be sufficiently ambitious, ensuring both the stability …

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Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the European Union has a direct and strategic responsibility for the stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The appeal that comes to us is clear. This is a European problem that only Europe can and must solve. If it is not us, others will do it for us, with interests in destabilising the region, such as Russia or China. But words aren't enough and…