What Ljudmila spoke about.

14

Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

Commissioner, colleagues. We face challenging environmental challenges. I support the objective of reducing emissions in the coming years. Transport largely pollutes the environment and contributes negatively to climate change. The proposal before us is very ambitious, perhaps even too ambitious and difficult to implement. In solving one problem, we should not cause ten new ones. I have a number o…

16

Jan

2023

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Shipments of waste (debate)

Mr President, Pope Francis said that we live in a throwaway culture, thinking of the sick, the elderly and the unwanted in society. We are also confronted with a culture or non-culture of over-creating and accumulating waste that pollutes and burdens our planet. We even trade in waste, which is why we are talking about an internal market for waste shipments. Waste is often associated with large pr…

21

Nov

2022

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Prevention, management and better care of diabetes in the EU on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (debate)

Dear Commissioner, President-in-Office, colleagues. With the steady increase in the number of diabetic patients, it is clear that we need to act more decisively and effectively. We can do the most in the field of education and awareness-raising of citizens at all levels and at all ages. When one member of the family becomes ill, it affects the life of the whole family, especially if the child beco…

17

Oct

2022

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Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner! Citizens need to feel safe when buying new alternatively fuelled means of transport, especially if they travel a lot beyond everyday routes and a familiar area. If they are worried and doubtful whether they will reach their destination on time with their vehicle, it will be more difficult for them to decide to buy such a vehicle. I therefore support this pro…

17

Oct

2022

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

Madam President-in-Office, I often wonder what kind of heart those people have who make millions, billions of dollars in profits, but do not see that their employees, their neighbours, their fellow citizens, cannot pay basic bills. Our debate here must be a loud signal, a clear signal to all those that their conduct is shameful, unacceptable. And how can they look a fellow man in the eye if they d…

4

Apr

2022

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Use of vehicles hired without drivers for the carriage of goods by road (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner! The European Union still has the highest number of goods and people transported by road, although we want as much freight as possible to be shifted to rail in line with the Green Deal. The current directive on the hire of vehicles without a driver is outdated, which makes it necessary to overhaul the directive and, above all, to respond to current needs and …

9

Mar

2022

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General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)

Dear President-in-Office, Commissioner! These days, we are looking at groups of refugees who have taken the most urgent things with them and set out on their journey. Though frightened, suffering and tired, they are happy when they finally get to safety, get food and warm clothes. There are also more and more environmental refugees. How little it takes to survive. For a good quality of life, we ne…

9

Mar

2022

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

Madam President-in-Office, Commissioner! The recent crises that have affected the world and the European Union have exposed a series of problems that we were not sufficiently aware of before. Not only have we awakened to a new world since the beginning of this war, but we have also been overlooked anew. Now we also see better all the manipulations, lies, deceptions and crimes of the great dictator…

13

Dec

2021

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Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (debate)

Dear Sir/Madam, When we talk about poverty and make statistics, we can easily see that the poorest citizens include a greater number of women than men. After giving birth to children, taking care of their upbringing, taking sick leave in case of their illnesses, after taking care of the elderly and disabled parents, perhaps also taking care of the sick husband, who may have already left them, they…

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Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (continuation of debate)

Madam President, honourable Commissioner, honourable Minister! The European Union has played an extremely important and positive role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. European citizens had enough vaccines at their disposal relatively quickly to ensure that the majority of the population could already be vaccinated and protected. What a privilege this is compared to citizens in the poore…

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Sep

2021

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Presentation of the Fit for 55 package after the publication of the IPCC report (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, welcome. Climate change is a reality. Measures are, of course, urgently needed. We are all aware of this. However, I would like to draw attention to the fact that these measures must be realistic, reasonable and capable of encouraging citizens to take action. I will give one example: I live in a countryside where I have my own forest. We clean it carefully. Be…