What Dan spoke about.

17

Dec

2024

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Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, when we speak of Vladimir Putin, the already historical truth is as follows: we are facing a serious threat to the international order and democratic principles. Russia has actively falsified history to justify its aggressive policy, invasions and hybrid warfare against independent countries. This dangerous rewriting of history is not just an academic problem, it is a calculated s…

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)

At the moment, the data that have been presented in Romania by the authorities show extraordinary similarities with what has already happened in the Republic of Moldova. It's not hard to connect these points. There is no doubt that a candidate who says ‘Romania’s future is Russian wisdom’ is supported precisely from that area of Europe.…

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)

Madam President, the recent elections in Romania have shown a major and very real danger to our European democracy: unregulated and unsafe use of social networks such as TikTok explicitly, but also Facebook, X or Instagram. We are just discovering at this time that these platforms, when left unattended, become very fertile grounds for disinformation and manipulation, and threaten the very integrit…

17

Dec

2024

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Toppling of the Syrian regime, its geopolitical implications and the humanitarian situation in the region (debate)

Mr President, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria is an extremely important moment for the country and the region. I myself was born in a time of dictatorship and respect, and I admire the determination of the Syrian people in the face of hardships impossible to imagine for all those who were lucky enough to live only in democracy. However, while we are at this crossroads, we must recognise that…

27

Nov

2024

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

Madam President, it is a sign of responsibility and maturity towards European citizens that the political negotiations have come to the result that we can say today that we have a committee and that it will take office on 1 December. The electoral architecture after 9 June was not at all and is not a simple one, so I congratulate all the negotiators for the endurance to achieve a result at this ti…

26

Nov

2024

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Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

25

Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

Mr President, the importance of this debate today is so great that I find it difficult to find the words to describe it. From all the statistics related to Romania and violence against women, I chose a sad and painful one. This year, between 1 and 15 July, so in just two weeks, 6 843 women turned to the phone line dedicated to victims of domestic violence. Only 57 then agreed to report it to the p…

13

Nov

2024

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EU-US relations in light of the outcome of the US presidential elections (debate)

Madam President, we are reading and hearing these days that Donald Trump's victory is a wake-up call for Europe, from both his supporters and his opponents. But few people say that Europe didn't need Donald Trump or anyone else to wake up. Europe's competitiveness, security, industry and technology sectors must be developed regardless of who is in the White House, and the partnership with the Unit…

22

Oct

2024

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Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, the loan mechanism for Ukraine, which we will vote on in this House, is an extremely important step that Europe is taking both in support of Kiev and in the process of holding a dictatorial regime to account. Since the beginning of Vladimir Putin's illegal invasion of Ukraine, we have often heard the words: ‘Russia must pay!’ This mechanism is truly a bill to the Kremlin. I have hear…

8

Oct

2024

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Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

Mr President, for decades, Moldova has endured Russia's relentless campaign to undermine its democracy and sovereignty. Moscow's tactics have included disinformation, cyberattacks, economic pressure and support for anti-European forces. These actions threaten not only Moldova as a state, but the entire European security order. If we look today at all the countries confronted with Russia's interfer…

18

Sep

2024

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The severe situation of political prisoners in Belarus

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased to see the support of pro-European groups for the release of political prisoners in Belarus. I come from a country where the memory of the communist dictatorship is as vivid as possible and so is the struggle of courageous dissidents who have spent decades in communist prisons. Lukashenko must be tried by a court for these illegalities, for the l…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, on Saturday, for five hours, my father-in-law was nowhere to be found in a commune in Galati County, in eastern Romania. Neighbors told me he had tried to escape by car, but he didn't make it and the car was 200 meters from the house, under water, from the flooded house as well. I found out later that he had managed to get out of the car and found shelter on a hill. In a panic, hi…

17

Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, one thing must be said clearly and unequivocally in the context of the war in Ukraine: The fight of the Ukrainians against a bloody dictator is also the fight for the freedom of Europe. Putin will not stop and Russia's neighbours in Eastern Europe know this very well, because history has this bad habit of repeating itself. Now, in Ukraine, brave soldiers defe…