What Tomáš spoke about.

30 Apr

2026

CS Speech

How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the report presented confirms that livestock production is a pillar of our food security. They account for 40% of agricultural production, worth EUR 214 billion, yet we have lost 37% of farmers in the last 20 years. The report clearly warns that the overwhelming legislative burden and constant changes to the rules are to blame, destroying farmers' willingness to invest.…

12 Feb

2026

CS Speech

Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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15 Dec

2025

CS Speech

Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, when we talk today about simplifying the CAP – the common agricultural policy – it is worth taking a moment to look back. Its rules started to apply in 2023. In 2024, we modified them for the first time. In 2025, we are simplifying them, we are modifying them again. The next round is coming up. This is clearly due to the fact that the initial set-up was too c…

7 Oct

2025

CS Speech

Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, it is good to acknowledge the mistakes and try to correct them. The simplification package is a step in the right direction. The Commission was forced to do so only by protests in the streets, and only began to listen when voices penetrated the windows of Brussels offices. And it's too late. But it's not just the Commission. So far, Member States' strategic plans have o…

1 Apr

2025

CS Speech

Dramatic situation in Gaza and the need for an immediate return to the full implementation of the ceasefire and hostage release agreement (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, I have become accustomed to hearing from the left side of the room that Israelis are expected to stop a war they have not started, to negotiate peace with those who do not want it, and to provide humanitarian aid to those who want to kill them. So, as of 7 October 2023, nearly 30,000 humanitarian aid trucks worth more than $3 billion have been sent to Gaza. And what …

27 Nov

2024

CS Answer

Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate)

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I will continue in Czech. Have you heard a single word from me to say that we should continue to buy fossil fuels from the Russians? I never once said anything like that. I'm talking about reckless deployment Green Deal, about the completely meaningless continuation of what destroyed the distribution system of this Europe. I was talking about the destruction of resources such as nuclear resources.…

27 Nov

2024

CS Speech

Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in an international group of experts, we dealt with energy poverty in Europe some 15 years ago. At that time, however, it concerned a commodity, i.e. power electricity and its price. In a liberalized market and in extreme social situations, someone simply did not have the money for the goods. Occasional sources of electricity, which is a more ac…

13 Nov

2024

EN Speech

Deplorable escalation of violence around the football match in the Netherlands and the unacceptable attacks against Israeli football fans (debate)

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Mr President, I will start with the quote: 'We failed the Jewish community of the Netherlands during World War II, and last night we failed again', said His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on Friday. What happened in Amsterdam, almost on the anniversary of Kristallnacht, was a textbook case pogrom. Jews were stabbed with knives, thrown or chased into the water and kicked in the fa…

10 Oct

2024

CS Speech

The rise of religious intolerance in Europe (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, after the Second World War, Europe tried to become wise and, with some exceptions, succeeded. Religious intolerance has been gaining momentum in Europe in recent years. This is mostly manifested against religious minorities, but in Europe it is different. Of the 73% of religiously-based citizens, more than 90% are Christian. Yet Christianity is the target of …