What Dan spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Moldova (debate)

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

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

16

Jun

2026

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An EU future for the Western Balkans (joint debate)

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

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

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May

2026

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

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)

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

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

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)

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

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

28

Apr

2026

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

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)

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

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

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…

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Jan

2026

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)

Madam President, the Cypriot Presidency rightly identifies Europe's urgent need for security, competitiveness and strategic autonomy, but almost none of these priorities can be achieved without the enlargement of the European Union. Enlargement remains one of the Union’s most transformative and geostrategic instruments for ensuring the prosperity of the European area. A safe, resilient and integra…

17

Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (B10-0557/2025, B10-0558/2025)

Madam President, I voted for this report because it is a citizens' initiative. More than one million citizens have agreed to this initiative and it is the duty of the European Parliament to listen to the voice of citizens. This is a first argument. A second argument for which I support this report is that a woman's right to her destiny, to the way she wants to live her life, is a fundamental human…

17

Dec

2025

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Military mobility (A10-0242/2025 - Petras Auštrevičius, Roberts Zīle)

Madam President, I voted for this report on military mobility, because flexibility is the key word at a time when Europe's security and safety are being put to the test. This military Schengen, which is mentioned in the report, is actually the necessary and mandatory answer for Eastern Europe, mainly, given the flank's position vis-à-vis Russia, to be able to move in real time military units from …

17

Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (A10-0195/2025 - Inese Vaidere, Ville Niinistö)

Madam President, the gradual abandonment of Russian gas is a necessary strategic necessity for the future of the European Union. We see in the history of this century and of the last one an aggressive Russia, a Russia that continues to be a danger to Europe and which has been fueled, financed by European money. This dependency must end. The fact that this resolution that I voted on proposes a time…

17

Dec

2025

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Arbitrary arrest and sentencing of academics Bahruz Samadov and Igbal Abilov in Azerbaijan

Madam President, since the beginning of 2025, the number of political prisoners in Azerbaijan has surged to nearly 400, targeting activists and researchers alike. We are witnessing a disturbing trend where academics are sentenced to 15 or 18 years in prison on charges of high treason. Their alleged crimes consisted solely of maintaining academic contacts with scholars from neighbouring countries. …

17

Dec

2025

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The deepening democratic crisis in Georgia (debate)

Mr President, we are currently witnessing a systematic assault on democracy in Georgia. The ruling regime is actively dismantling independent institutions, silencing the media and undermining judicial independence. We strongly condemn the brutality we have seen, including the use of chemical agents against peaceful protesters. This violence must stop. We demand the immediate release of all politic…

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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, we are all aware that geopolitical realities have changed. The new U.S. national security strategy is not just an update. It is a final warning in writing after numerous statements in which Washington tells us plainly: The age of unlimited dependency is over. Europe urgently needs to take responsibility for its own security. For this, the program ReArm Europe It must be fully funded.…