What Ştefan spoke about.

18 May

2026

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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (debate)

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Dear colleague, I have said on numerous occasions that the Green Deal must be adjusted according to the geographical, economic and social context. The global context must be taken into account, because if we fail to relax certain conditionalities, including from the Green Deal, we risk losing global competitiveness.…

18 May

2026

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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the fate of tens of thousands of Romanian and European working families also depends on our vote tomorrow on the regulation that sets the future of the European steel industry. Our decision will also go beyond the limits of an economic market and determine the economic security of the Union, Europe's ability to continue to produce and its industria…

27 Apr

2026

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Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, the protection of European companies, jobs and products must go from being on paper to being implemented as quickly as possible. The preservation of the more than 30 million jobs in the European Union, which depend directly on exports, but also of the industry which generates around 20% of European GDP, calls for this urgency, and the additional pres…

9 Feb

2026

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19 Jan

2026

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are for international cooperation, but not on the backs of European farmers and not at the expense of consumers. The EU-Mercosur agreement can be an opportunity, but only if it is well understood and correctly applied for all parties. I voted on the safeguard clause, I tabled amendments. On paper, the clause has good provisions. For example, investigations ca…

16 Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

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24 Nov

2025

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6 Oct

2025

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Madam President, dear colleagues, the extension sine die the armed conflict in Ukraine is constantly accentuating our new major political responsibility: to do everything possible to defend our borders and the economies of our states, to ensure regional stability and the reconstruction of the Eastern neighbourhood. In this respect, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the development of rail t…

8 Sep

2025

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Mr President, dear colleagues, extremism and populism are no longer just a latent threat that has reached alarming levels in the European Union. They feed both on the errors of political decisions at European level and on poor communication with our citizens. If we want to regain people's trust in the European project, it is not enough to condemn these slippages, but to act firmly. We need to find…

7 Jul

2025

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Madam President, dear colleagues, under the slogan ‘A strong Europe in a changing world’, the Danish Presidency has announced that it will work towards a secure, competitive and green Europe. I welcome these ambitious evolving commitments, just as I welcome the enlargement strategy. However, in order to achieve the expected results in terms of increasing competitiveness, it would also be necessary…

5 May

2025

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2 Apr

2025

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The importance of trans-European transport infrastructure in times of stalling economic growth and major threats to Europe’s security (debate)

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Colleague, I believe that the development of transport infrastructure ensures connectivity, the transport of goods, goods and people; ensure greater social, economic and territorial cohesion. I therefore believe that the development of transport infrastructure contributes to a much safer and more developed single market.…

2 Apr

2025

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The importance of trans-European transport infrastructure in times of stalling economic growth and major threats to Europe’s security (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, one of the main concerns and priorities of European citizens is security in the face of today's global challenges, namely the consequences of economic stagnation and military threats. This leads to a greater need to increase the importance of trans-European transport infrastructure. It plays a key role in maintaining the economic, social and strategic c…

31 Mar

2025

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Madam President, dear colleagues, we have been witnessing in recent years a far too rapid process of maturing our own children, caused by the use of social media since the age of 5. It's alarming. Equally alarming is the fact that almost 50% of children spend more than 6 hours a day online, according to a recent study. But even more worrying is the fact that these harmful habits, combined with ina…

10 Mar

2025

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Madam President, dear colleagues, we have little time until August 2026, when the procedures for the implementation of the national recovery and resilience programmes will be completed, but most states have difficulties in implementing the projects financed by this mechanism and the scheduled reforms needed to achieve it. This is because the war in Ukraine has generated an energy crisis, followed …

23 Jan

2025

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Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, at Union level, desertification affects 8% of the territory, as my previous colleagues have said. The most affected areas are those in Central, Southern and Eastern Europe. And my country, Romania, suffers from this unhealthy process of nature. 40% of its agricultural area is at risk of becoming sand dunes. This is why we must not allow this major short…

20 Jan

2025

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Madam President, I come before you as a parent and as a man who loves children to express my concern about the increasingly destructive impact of social media on the harmonious physical and mental development of minors. Total access, regardless of age, to propagated content has transcended our preoccupation and attention as parents and grandparents, and the negative effects we all see anywhere in …

17 Dec

2024

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Towards a shared vision for European tourism, its sustainable growth and brand Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, in the context generated by this declaration, as a member of the TRAN Committee, but also as a citizen passionate about and concerned about everything that this area entails, I propose today to pay even more attention and importance to the role of regional collaboration in achieving this goal. Cooperation between neighbouring countries to jointly promot…

17 Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, democracy in Romania is still quite young but solid. We cannot compare ourselves with other European states, with democracies hundreds of years old, but we must all admit that Romania is successfully continuing the democratization process and that it is also catching up in this area through constant efforts. But my country is also under pressure fr…