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Feb

2024

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Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (joint debate - multiannual financial framework revision)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, this debate has always showed very clearly what is going on in the European Parliament. Because of the changes in the budget, we have the very clear presentation of anti-Europeans and pro-Europeans, even the pacifists who are now becoming pro-Russians. So, I think this is quite a typical situation. But the big majority is on a very clear mainstream and very…

27

Feb

2024

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Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (joint debate - multiannual financial framework revision)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Today's decision of the European Parliament has many important meanings for the functioning of this institution and for the functioning of the European Union in general. Firstly, this decision of today's Parliament to give its consent to the budget revision closes a certain procedure related to the preparation …

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Feb

2024

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Conclusions of the European Council meetings, in particular the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr President of the European Council, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We, as Parliament's rapporteurs on the Multiannual Financial Perspective, are well aware of the gravity of the situation. And we are aware of how much depends on the European Parliament today. That is why we very much welcomed the decision of the European Council to provide assistance to Ukraine. But we …

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Jan

2024

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. I have the impression that after such a debate Victor Orbán will be the main hero of the European Union and that his importance will grow. And yet we have to pay attention not only to who he is and what he does, but what he blocks. I would just like to draw your attention to the fact that, firstly, we are at…

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Dec

2023

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! It is not only the European Parliament that is waiting for the decision on next year's budgets. This is what the citizens of the European Union are waiting for, who would like to know whether, if we set certain priorities, certain tasks – such as, firstly, Ukraine, the most important, secondly, immigration issues, as …

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Nov

2023

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2024 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The 2024 budget is running, in its preparation, in a rather specific atmosphere, because on the one hand we have very difficult external conditions, because there is war and other conflicts, and on the other hand, as we have been talking about for a long time, it is undoubtedly necessary to prepare a budget amendment, i.e. a revision …

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Nov

2023

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System of own resources of the European Union (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. First of all, I would like to stress that the role of the rapporteurs, who are implementing the European Parliament's plan in a very consistent way, should be pointed out with great respect, but in order to bring about fundamental changes. It is worth noting this, because in politics it does not always happen that someone is consistent and f…

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Oct

2023

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Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Listening to this debate, it is clear that the majority of Parliament is in favour of the proposal for a revision. But can someone say if we are standing on the ground at all, or are we behaving rationally? When the Commission proposes to increase the budget, the Council is really saying that it will not increase it, and we are responding to…

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Oct

2023

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Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, thank you very much. I would like to remind you that today the European Parliament will vote on its position on the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027. But it should also be an important indication for us and an important reminder of the debate that has been going on for many years in the European institutions. Can we really predict …

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May

2023

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Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs - Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. It is worth recalling here once again that the issue of own income, new own income did not arise in connection with the loan taken out. This issue had already been raised much earlier and concerned the future of the European Union in general. It concerned the shape of the European Union and its construction, but also the way we pay fo…

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Feb

2023

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Following up on measures requested by Parliament to strengthen the integrity of European institutions (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The title of our debate today refers to all the European institutions, but of course we know that the pretext for these activities and discussions is the corruption scandal in the European Parliament. We ask ourselves whether the fact that this type of crime occurs is the result of the weakness of human nature, that is, the vulnerability to crim…

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Dec

2022

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Resumption of the sitting

The last sentence is very important. For this reason, the EPP Group has decided that until the integrity of this procedure is restored, it will not take part in any preparation, any negotiation, any co-signing and any debate, and will not take part in the plenary votes on the urgency resolutions.…

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Dec

2022

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Resumption of the sitting

Madam President, we take note that the Chamber has rejected our request. For this reason, allow me to explain the position of the EPP Group. The EPP Group has tried hard to persuade other groups to include in this week’s resolution on corruption a need to define the scope of urgency resolutions better in order to ensure proper scrutiny of a third-party influence. But incredibly, this was not accep…

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Dec

2022

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Resumption of the sitting

Madam President, dear colleagues, the EPP Group requests a point of order on the basis of Rule 200(4) of the EP Rules of Procedure on the adjournment of a vote. In light of the ongoing criminal investigations into a corrupt network of individual Members, former Members and assistants in the European Parliament, the EPP Group is extremely concerned about the integrity of the foreign policy position…

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Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

Madam President, Mr Commissioner, I think that at the end of our debate, before voting, it’s very clear that the European Parliament, in its majority, really feels co-responsible for the actions which should be organised and made by the European Union. This is our challenge but, of course, we know very well how difficult it is and how difficult it will be to find the financial resources to do it. …

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Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The question we ask ourselves today is this: Why are we now, before the end of 2022, adopting the text of the resolution on the Multiannual Financial Framework? What is the reason why Parliament wants to strongly ask the European Commission to prepare a proposal for a revision, i.e. a revision of the multiannual finan…

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Dec

2022

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Defending the European Union against the abuse of national vetoes (debate)

Mr. Secretary of State! Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The debate on the veto, of course, has two sides. On the one hand, we have countries that are afraid of being voted on. And it's not just about small countries, it's also about big countries. On the other hand, there is the fear of using the veto as a method of blackmail. Different points of view must be taken into account, but first and foremos…

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Nov

2022

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Amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as regards the establishment of a diversified funding strategy as a general borrowing method - 'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The discussion on macro-economic assistance is in fact on two levels. The first level is, of course, the necessary assistance to Ukraine in maintaining macroeconomic stability, in maintaining the functioning of the state in all its functions. This is not money for the reconstruction of Ukraine. This is money to maintain the stability of the …

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Nov

2022

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System of own resources of the European Union (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. As co-rapporteur for the Multiannual Financial Framework, I have the opportunity to look at whether the European Union budget is well-designed to face new challenges. Of course, in the coming months we will be asking the Commission and the Council to revise this budget, but the key issue is what the European Union budget will be finan…

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Oct

2022

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Commission Work Programme 2023 (debate)

Mr President, let me first express my thanks on behalf of the EPP Group for the very good cooperation with the Commission on the programme from last year. And I think that it is important, especially in this Chamber, to remind all of us that this is the third year of the multiannual financial framework (MFF) – I mean, 23 – but this is our fourth year of this term. So the end of the term is coming.…

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Oct

2022

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2023 - all sections (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! 2023 is the third year of the multiannual financial perspective. In a normal situation, it would have been a year of very serious advancement in spending. Unfortunately, external conditions have meant that expenditure will accumulate in the second part, so it will probably start in 2023. Therefore, we assume that more…

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Oct

2022

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The EU's actions in the field of freedom of religion or belief worldwide (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. Secretary of State! Today we are talking about one of the most serious issues, one of the fundamental human rights. And, of course, we very much welcome the information on what action is being taken by both the European Commission and the Council. However, we have the impression that for the most part these are declarations and not necessari…

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Sep

2022

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Interim report on the 2021 proposal for a revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework (short presentation)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. At the moment, we are asking ourselves the fundamental question of whether the budget of the European Union is prepared, whether it is properly structured, whether it is sufficient to meet the new challenges that lie ahead. The answer we give in the Committee on Budgets is that it is not prepared. We therefore have to revise the multi…

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May

2022

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Madam Minister, I'm sorry. Today we are talking about the social and economic consequences for the Union, but we should not say what the consequences will be, but what the consequences may be. If we talk about what the consequences might be, it is a question of what we, as the European Union, will do to reduce the negative consequence…

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Apr

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - von der Leyen Commission: Two years on, implementation of the political priorities

Madam President, by the way, we are not speaking about the mid—term review, but mid-term revision. But my question was what about the stress test? I mean the revision of legislation which exists in the future.…