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May

2025

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Banking Union – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Today we are once again living in a time of turmoil. The world is worried about the stability of the dollar, about global trade, about cryptocurrencies. But we in Europe have our own silent problem: rising sovereign debt and banks' overexposure to domestic debt. It's a delayed-ignition bomb. It blocks investment and res…

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May

2025

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Competition policy – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I come from Poland, a country that knows the bitter taste of a centrally planned economy. That is why I am watching with concern how competition policy in the Union is drifting towards EU economic planning. Central planning is polarly opposed to what is most valuable for competitiveness: innovation, innovation, grassroots initiatives. I am even more concerned about his …

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Apr

2025

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Social Europe: making life affordable, protecting jobs, wages and health for all

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, Employment security is the foundation of every person and every family. Meanwhile, in my country, Poland, we are seeing a wave of redundancies, often in violation of workers' rights. Nearly 15,000 people have lost their jobs since the beginning of the year. Behind each of these people is a tragedy – a man who does not know how to pay the bil…

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Mar

2025

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Social dialogue and respect for collective agreements should be the cornerstone of the restructuring process in order to provide workers with special protection during this difficult time. What does it look like in practice? In my country, the cradle of the Solidarity Trade Union, which changed the course of history in Europe, the rights of workers, the rights of trade …

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Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Finally, the Commission recognises the problem of skills shortages in the Union. That's good, but why so late? For years, it has been clear that the lack of industry professionals will become one of the biggest challenges. Meanwhile, in Poland, under the rule of Law and Justice, the modernisation of vocational education began long ago, preparing young people for …

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Mar

2025

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European Semester (joint debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The European Semester was supposed to ensure financial stability and coordinate economic policies, but the results are disappointing. Lack of effectiveness, lack of sense of need. Lack of effectiveness is a consequence of an ideological approach. Green ambitions have led to recession and drained fiscal space. The public debt of many countries exceeds 60% or even …

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Feb

2025

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Boosting vocational education and training in times of labour market transitions (debate)

Ladies and Gentlemen, The shortage of employees and competences is a great challenge faced by both small companies and large corporations. We have just discussed them in the context of the care sector, but this problem actually affects all industries. In the past, a learned profession gave a job for a lifetime. Today, we have to learn new professions throughout our lives. This is primarily the res…

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Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Madam President, The European Central Bank has been operating in a difficult environment for years – political games, conflicting interests and ideological pressures. But its role is clear – the fight against inflation, the stability of economies, the security of citizens. However, there are a few questions. Did the European Central Bank beat inflation? Not …

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

Ladies and Gentlemen. Thanks to the introduction of MICA rules, the European Union has become a global pioneer in regulating the crypto-asset market, liberating it from the shadow economy. It should be appreciated that the MICA regulation introduces a reporting obligation, provides internal control mechanisms and requires the separation of the client's assets from the assets of cryptocurrency serv…

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Jan

2025

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Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We are facing a demographic tsunami. Experts warn that from 2026 the population of the European Union will begin to decrease, and in some countries this decrease may even reach about 30%. In 25 years, Africa's population will grow by 1 billion 300 million people, further exacerbating the migratory pressure on Europe. The European Commissi…

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Dec

2024

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Tackling abusive subcontracting and labour market intermediaries (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, Work should give every worker a sense of dignity, stability and security. However, migrant workers are often victims of unfair labour intermediaries and abuses in subcontracting. Unaware of their rights and regulations, they are exposed to lower rates of illegal working conditions, lack of social security and exorbitant costs of transport an…

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Nov

2024

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Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap (debate)

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Oct

2024

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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. The skills gap is a serious problem that affects the European Union as a whole. According to the Draghi report, about three-quarters of European companies report difficulties in finding employees with the right skills. At the same time, around 42% of Europeans lack basic digital skills. This adds to the demographic problems of a…

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Oct

2024

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Need to strengthen rail travel and the railway sector in Europe (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The weak economic situation and deteriorating financial results of many state-owned companies in the rail freight industry require in-depth analysis, recapitalization as investment support. Unfortunately, the PKP Cargo company referred to by the Member in the restructuring process from Poland is going easy, laying off employees en masse, and the new management bo…

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Oct

2024

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Findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law (debate)

Dear Mr President, Poland is a democratic state governed by the rule of law, guaranteeing equality for women and men in all areas. Making a complaint here about the lack of equality between women and men before the law, i.e. alleged discrimination against women in the field of free, informed decision-making about having children, is a serious abuse. Once again, under the guise of combating discrim…

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Oct

2024

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am pleased that the updated Employment Guidelines include many elements related to VET and new technologies. This is very important from the point of view of shortage of employees and skills in many industries. However, I do not share what the rapporteur said that migration is the answer to the challenges of the market. It's a shortcut. For years we have been hearing from t…

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Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Ladies and Gentlemen, As a result of more than 50 years of the centrally controlled economy, the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are facing the problem of unmet needs and poor housing conditions. In connection with the construction directive adopted in March, we are facing a revolution in the construction industry. There is also a demographic crisis: it i…

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Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

Dear Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, The concentration of wealth in the hands of an increasingly narrow group is undoubtedly a cause for concern. According to Oxfam's calculations, the richest 1% of humanity has accumulated $42 trillion in new wealth over the past decade, which is 34 times more than the poorest 50% of the population. Most of the current tax system is not socially fair enough. …

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Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Ladies and Gentlemen, After the publication of the Draghi report on competitiveness, the word "crisis" can be changed by all cases. It actually affects many industries, including the automotive industry. The author first of all points out that as a remedy we should reduce labor costs, which is very negative for empl…