What Dan spoke about.

8 Oct

2026

RO Speech

The upcoming EU anti-corruption strategy (B10-0423/2026)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, I strongly supported this report on the European Union's anti-corruption strategy. Corruption costs the European Union almost €1 trillion every year, stolen directly from hospitals, schools, highways or kindergartens. For Romanians and all European citizens, the rule of law cannot be negotiable. Hello and I greatly appreciate the work of my colleagues from the Renew …

8 Oct

2026

RO Speech

The state of play of advancing EU-Africa trade and investment relations (B10-0435/2026)

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Mr President, I voted with confidence for this resolution more than necessary for the economic and geopolitical future of the Union. Africa is a vital strategic partner, especially in securing critical raw material chains and countering the influence of other global powers. Our partnership must be peer-to-peer, supporting the integration of the African Continental Free Trade Area and sustainable i…

8 Oct

2026

RO Speech

The 2026 undemocratic elections to the Russian State Duma and its implications on civil society (RC-B10-0441/2026, B10-0439/2026, B10-0441/2026, B10-0444/2026, B10-0445/2026, B10-0446/2026, B10-0449/2026)

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Mr President, I voted firmly in favour of this resolution. The so-called elections in Russia are a complete butaforie of the Putin regime, devoid of any democratic legitimacy. We cannot recognize a State Duma voted under terror and illegal electoral simulations, organized in the occupied territories of Ukraine, but also, without agreement, in the Republic of Moldova and Georgia. More than 4,000 po…

7 Oct

2026

EN Speech

The cases of Ali Karimli, Anar Mammadli and other political prisoners in Azerbaijan

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Mr President, dear colleagues, we must acknowledge a stark reality. Earlier this year, Azerbaijan's National Assembly unilaterally suspended cooperation with the European Parliament, dismissing our human rights concerns as ungrounded. Yet, outrageous new cases prove otherwise. While trade and connectivity projects with the EU flourish, democratic voices continue to fall victim to repression. Ali K…

16 Sep

2026

RO Speech

Urgent need for EU support to Ukraine against Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, looking after four and a half years, the images that continue to come from Ukraine are simply heartbreaking. We are talking about innocent people, about families left without a roof over their heads in the middle of winter and about a civilian infrastructure destroyed by Russia with unjustifiable cruelty. We stand with Ukraine and that is how we must remain. But…

16 Sep

2026

RO Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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(the beginning of the intervention was not done on the microphone)...I welcome the idea of close cooperation with Canada and congratulate you on Prime Minister Carney's presence here today. Associative membership of Canada equates to the enlargement of the Union across the ocean, and this alliance is a very strong prerequisite for security and development for our citizens. But about the domestic e…

15 Sep

2026

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Hybrid attacks against the EU Member States (joint debate)

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Mr President, Romania is today on the front line of the hybrid war waged by the Kremlin on the Black Sea and on the eastern flank. Repeated incursions of Russian drones into Romanian territory, violations of airspace and constant misinformation are not mere accidents or errors. They are a deliberate campaign to intimidate and test our European cohesion. Romania's security is the security of the en…

7 Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Moldova (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur, the report we are debating today confirms an undeniable reality: The Republic of Moldova is advancing rapidly and decisively towards its goal of becoming a member state of the European Union. I want to welcome the extraordinary resilience of Moldovan citizens, despite hybrid threats, disinformation and unprecedented interference orchestrated by the Kremli…

17 Jun

2026

RO Speech

Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

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16 Jun

2026

EN Speech

An EU future for the Western Balkans (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, North Macedonia has been a candidate country for over two decades – a lot of time for trust, fatigue and disappointment – yet 71 % of its citizens still strongly support joining the European Union. This dedication deserves a clear European future. However, further progress on internal reforms is still needed. This is especially true for the rule of law, fighting corrupt…

16 Jun

2026

RO Speech

Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (debate)

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21 May

2026

EN Speech

Decision of the Azerbaijani Parliament on suspending cooperation with the European Parliament (debate)

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Madam President, as standing rapporteur, I have to share a matter of deep regret: Azerbaijan has recently made the unilateral decision to break off relations with the European Parliament. Now, make no mistake – Azerbaijan is an increasingly important partner for the European Union in reality. We see eye-to-eye on energy, and we see eye-to-eye on regional connectivity. But a true partnership requir…

19 May

2026

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EU governance under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges (debate)

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The European Union is mainly a solidarity project. Cannot be a national interest now in Europe against the rest of Europe in terms of security. This is my position. This is the Renew position. This is the position of every European who consider the solidarity, the development of Europe as a main priority for the whole continent.…

19 May

2026

RO Speech

EU governance under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges (debate)

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Mr President, we live in a harsh geopolitical reality, marked by aggressive power dynamics, in which the governance of the European Union is under unprecedented pressure. Today's questions to the Council and the Commission are more than legitimate: Is our institutional framework, as it is today, still able to act effectively, to respond to challenges? The honest answer is no. We can no longer mana…

29 Apr

2026

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Danger of normalising relations with Russia, including its participation in major cultural and sports events (debate)

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I'll switch to English to be clearly understood. The way the world is today started when Putin attacked Ukraine. That was the flame who burned the world in this moment. And Putin attacked Ukraine without any excuse. This the main problem and this is why we are discussing today exactly this topic.…

29 Apr

2026

RO Speech

Danger of normalising relations with Russia, including its participation in major cultural and sports events (debate)

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28 Apr

2026

RO Speech

Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, for more than four years, the Kremlin has been treating the Geneva Convention as a mere suggestion and not as an international law. From Romania we do not see these horrors only on the news, on TV ‑ 44 drones or fragments of drones have crashed in our country. The last drone fell, not long ago, in a big city. Hundreds of people were evacuated. Justice can no longer be a post-war l…

28 Apr

2026

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

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Mr President, the multiannual budget debated today must support a vision for a truly resilient Europe in the current geopolitical context. We cannot afford to sacrifice cohesion, we cannot afford to sacrifice agriculture, we cannot afford not to support competitiveness, we cannot afford, in fact, to allocate too little funds to the next budget. In order to ensure our role as a credible global play…

10 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (debate)

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Mr President, in a geopolitical environment increasingly defined by a great power rivalry and rising protectionism, the European Parliament highlights a critical truth: strengthening our bond with Canada is no longer just a choice, it is a strategic necessity. As we face an unstable transatlantic relationship with the US, marked by shifting priorities and economic friction, Canada remains our most…

10 Mar

2026

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EU enlargement strategy (debate)

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Mr President, enlargement is no longer just a European policy today - it is our most powerful geopolitical tool for peace and security. For the Republic of Moldova, whose future is inextricably linked to the European Union, the path of accession is a historical necessity that we must support with utmost urgency. But we have to be honest: Enlargement can no longer be a one-way street. It is a moral…

20 Jan

2026

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Humanitarian aid in a time of polycrisis – reaffirming our principles for a more effective and ambitious response to humanitarian crises (A10-0257/2025 - Leire Pajín)

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Madam President, this report, which was adopted today by Parliament and which I voted for with all confidence, is also a response that the European Union must address to the need for humanitarian support that humanity is facing. In the context of the United States that has withdrawn from most markets with humanitarian crises, in the context in which crises no longer come as they did in previous ye…

20 Jan

2026

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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (A10-0269/2025 - René Repasi)

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Madam President, this 28th regime is finally Europe's response to one of the most important crises we have faced in recent years. The fact that those successful European companies that were becoming profitable, that needed growth, had to leave the European market, going to America or to other European markets, to the UK, precisely for the difficulty of doing business in Europe. This regulation com…

20 Jan

2026

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Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest (A10-0272/2025 - Tomislav Sokol)

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Madam President, I voted for this report because it is a tool through which patients across Europe will henceforth have access to basic medicines. Basically, states will now be obliged, European states, to provide stocks for those fundamental medicines that, in one country or another, over time, have been lacking, creating tremendous pressure on people and patients dependent on these medicines. An…

20 Jan

2026

EN Speech

Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, the 2025 report reveals a stark 'deterioration of the global human rights landscape', nowhere more visible than in our Eastern Neighbourhood. We witness 'territories under military occupation' and Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine, where sexual violence is brutally deployed as a 'weapon of war'. Simultaneously, we see a proliferation of 'foreign agents laws', including in 'coun…

20 Jan

2026

EN Speech

CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TEU) (joint debate)

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Mr President, the reports are clear: an arc of instability has formed around us, from the Zapad military exercises on our borders to airspace violations in Poland, the Baltics and Romania. Regarding Ukraine, we must establish a defensive European-led Integrated Air Protection Zone, employing combat air patrols to intercept Russian projectiles over uncontested areas. We must also use frozen Russian…