What Ljudmila spoke about.

22

Apr

2024

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Common rules promoting the repair of goods (debate)

Madam President. Dear Commissioner. Colleagues and colleagues. Of course, I support the circular economy. I am aware that we throw away too many small and large appliances and thus increase the amount of waste. Despite our positive plans and the great goals we have with this proposal, I am rather skeptical. There is a large number of different appliances, different types and different brands on th…

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Mar

2024

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Type-approval of motor vehicles and engines with respect to their emissions and battery durability (Euro 7) (debate)

Mr President. Dear Commissioner, colleagues. Countries with transit traffic are particularly exposed to excessive emissions and greenhouse gases. This is changing our climate as well as our environment. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent, life, our homes and nature as a whole are at risk. I therefore welcome the provisional agreement on the Euro 7 rules. This is a step closer to decarbon…

27

Feb

2024

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023 (debate)

Mr. President! Dear Commissioner, dear colleagues! The best thing a man has is a naked life. Who has the right to take another's life just because he thinks differently, because he has a different religion, or because he has a different race? Not me, not you, not the Pope, not Putin, who killed Navalny. He even denies his mother the right to bury her son as she would like. It's sad, outrageous! Au…

27

Feb

2024

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Driving licences (debate)

Madam President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues! The free movement of people within the European Union has increased the need to introduce a single driving licence. I welcome the simplification of administrative procedures, which will make life easier for our citizens. I also support increasing the weight of vehicles that can be driven with the B category of driving licence. Driving licence i…

8

Feb

2024

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Working conditions of teachers in the EU (debate)

Mr. President! Hello there. I still remember the words of my teacher of Latin and history in high school, who said, who said one saying: ‘Whoever the gods hate, they have made him a teacher’. This is a Latin or Greek proverb, I do not know exactly, but it did not prevent me from becoming a teacher myself, and I have been happy to practice this profession for twenty years, like many of my colleague…

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Feb

2024

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The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)

Madam President! Hate speech and disinformation are spreading through the veins of our digital platforms. This poses a serious threat that lies prevail over the truth, which in turn threatens our democratic society. The Digital Services Act is not just a legislative act. It is proof of our shared determination to fight the wave of online hate and lies. Social platforms, modern public markets, have…

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Jan

2024

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Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)

Madam President! Dear Commissioner! Man, where are you going, where are you falling when it comes to humanity and values, which are the cornerstones of our democracy, humanity and solidarity? Where is this civilization going? Hate speech and hate crimes constitute a direct attack on human dignity and the integrity of society. This also undermines the fundamental values of the European Union, in pa…

17

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! I'm going to speak English, so please take your headphones. I'm asking you what you think of Orban's son-in-law's investments. For example, Forbes Serbia reports: Orban's son-in-law's ambitious business: In Belgrade, he bought five business parks, eleven office buildings. The value of this investment is about 275 million euros. So I ask you, what do you think, where does this wealth…

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Jan

2024

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Ozone depleting substances - Fluorinated gases regulation (joint debate - Gas emissions)

Dear President, Commissioner, colleagues! The Green Deal is our strategy to reduce the adverse impacts on the environment, on climate change and also on the ozone layer, which protects the soil from harmful radiation. Chemicals that reduce the ozone layer can be reduced in various areas of our lives and activities. The good news is that the state of the ozone layer can be improved with good measur…

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Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner! Solving problems with violence is in no way justifiable and unacceptable. Women are most often exposed to violence as physically weaker, not only in societies where women have to submit fully to men, but also, unfortunately, in our democratic societies. Violence is an expression of weakness and the inability to solve problems in a respectful and appropriate …

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Nov

2023

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System of own resources of the European Union (debate)

Madam President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues! Own resources in the European Union, or in its budget, will be increasingly important and necessary. The rapporteurs said that egoism is on the rise in the Member States. I fear that this selfishness will continue to increase, especially in the face of various crises. With the envisaged enlargements of the European Union, we will have even more…

9

Nov

2023

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Outcome of the EU-US summit (debate)

Mr President, honourable Commissioner, colleagues! I always support fair and honest cooperation. It is clear that the European Union needs new partners, unfortunately we are not self-sufficient in the supply of critical raw materials. At the same time, we should not blindly trust or follow larger and stronger partners. Once upon a time, we were too dependent on our energy partners. We cannot repea…

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Oct

2023

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Water scarcity and structural investments in access to water in the EU (debate)

Mr. President! In Europe, we still have enough water, often too much. However, we do not know how to use and manage it well and effectively. If you had to carry it for a few kilometers on foot in plastic bottles, on your head, with your hands, then you would treat it differently. A water protection and water efficiency strategy is urgently needed. That is why I support the Blue Deal. When dealing …

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Oct

2023

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The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)

Madam President, honourable Commissioner! The Internet is useful, attractive, but at the same time very dangerous for children and adolescents. Education for proper use of the Internet should start in kindergarten and especially with parents, who are also already the digital generation. Unfortunately, many children, already babies, are deprived of gentle views, kind words and affection from parent…

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Sep

2023

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Surface water and groundwater pollutants (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues. Without water there is no life, and without healthy drinking water there is no quality of life. The modern way of life puts an excessive burden on nature and pollutes water. I therefore support the proposed directive. Increasingly, however, natural disasters remind us that man will have to conform to nature and take greater account of its laws. We need to…

12

Jul

2023

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Delivering on the Green Deal: risk of compromising the EU path to the green transition and its international commitments (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner, colleagues. Fear is also one of the risk factors for the failure of the green transition. Fear of the unknown. The fear that Europe is isolated in its green efforts in the world. The fear that Europe will become uncompetitive and reduce the well-being of our people. Fear of losing votes. Zaradi tega strahu pride do neustreznega izvajanja politik, do odpora n…

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Jul

2023

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Industrial Emissions Directive - Industrial Emissions Portal - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure - Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Energy efficiency (recast) (joint debate - Fit for 55 and Industrial Emissions)

Dear Chair, Colleagues! The rapporteurs say that they have worked well together, and I am really pleased about that. This gives us hope. We are reducing emissions in various areas: industry, road, maritime and air transport. We invest heavily in development and new technologies. All of this must have positive effects. I also agree with those who say that they support small farms, because they cont…

14

Jun

2023

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Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (draft recommendation) (debate)

Mr President. Dear Commissioner, colleagues. Politicians of all colours from all countries are in great temptation to come to power or remain in power even with the help of illicit means. However, the hearings in the Pegasus Committee showed that democratically elected governments in the democratic countries of the European Union acted completely undemocratic by illegally tapping their citizens. T…

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May

2023

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Fighting cyberbullying of young people across the EU (debate)

Mr. President! If someone shames us on the road and calls us and we have witnesses, we go to court and sue him, he'll have to pay the fine. If someone scolds us and embarrasses us online, nothing happens to them. But we know how this can make someone suffer even by committing suicide. We also know how sensitive adolescents are, how they are all disturbed in the age of growing up, how they would ch…

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May

2023

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The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)

Mr. President! Do we really want to increase our self-sufficiency in home-grown food? Do we really want to implement the Farm to Fork Strategy? If that's what we want, then let's help farmers grow healthy food more easily. If we want to have young farmers as well, who are our future, then we must enable them to live a decent life from their work. Farmers have a lot of work in the field, meadow, fo…

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May

2023

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Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (debate)

Mr President. Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner, colleagues. The Stability and Growth Pact is necessary if we are to maintain confidence in our common currency, trust between countries and also trust in the institutions and policies of the European Union. Greater flexibility is needed in times of crisis. This should not go on forever, otherwise the problems will only increase. It is also not …

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Apr

2023

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Children forcibly deported from Ukraine and the ICC arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin (debate)

Mr President. Crimes against children are the worst and most serious crimes, and they happen under the guise of goodwill. Putin's regime is committing the most serious crimes against Ukrainians, as well as lying and deceiving its own people. The punishment for this must come. If this is not the case today, it must happen tomorrow. And tomorrow it will surely happen. I sympathise with the Ukrainian…

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Apr

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

Mr President-in-Office, Commissioner, colleagues! It is nice that you, Commissioner, are attending meetings with young people to attend them in schools. I do this myself often, and I know that young people are very positive about Europe, that they want to come to intern our institutions, that they are interested in the European Union. Of course, this is very easy if they want to study in other cou…

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Apr

2023

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Dear Chairman! Dear colleagues and colleagues! Forests are our lungs, so how we treat them is very important. And I agree that we should not import crops from countries where forests are being over-deforested and mistreated, because we are harming our planet and ultimately ourselves. However, it often happens that regulations are such that they also harm our farmers, and that is why I often hear w…

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Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

Mr President, thank you for the floor. Equal pay for equal work should be taken for granted. We should not discuss this at all, because it is clear that if we do the same work, the pay must be the same. However, this is more questionable when it comes to making work of equal value between men and women equally remunerated. Unfortunately, there are a number of professions that are not paid equally,…