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Feb

2023

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The further repressions against the people of Belarus, in particular the cases of Andrzej Poczobut and Ales Bialiatski (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Oh, my friends! Thank you very much for this debate in the European Parliament. We have been celebrating – in our hearts, in our deeds – a year since the terrible invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. At this time, the repression of the Lukashenka regime against its own peaceful society is also increasing. Andrzej Poczobut, a…

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Feb

2023

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One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, High Representative, Vice-President. The alarm bell we have been speaking about since the beginning of this debate is still on, and the war is not over. Thousands of Ukrainians have perished in this war, and the Russian atrocities because of this criminal war of aggression are unbearable. Russia has to be defeated. The alarm bell is still on for Ukraine and for all of us. We have to …

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Feb

2023

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Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

Mr President, during the previous legislature, the sudden admission to eastern province of Kivu and the city of Goma of the DRC was able to put to the report findings about extremely fragile security and humanitarian situation in the region. We were able to see with our own eyes the border violence between Rwanda and the DRC. The findings of you and a group of experts mandated by the UN Sanctions …

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Feb

2023

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EU response to the humanitarian situation following the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Last week's series of earthquakes hit territories that have been experiencing humanitarian disasters for years. Especially in Turkey and Syria. This caused and causes that the quick and efficient delivery of help, searches is such a complicated and difficult matter. Despite this, the institutions of the European Union and the Member States, …

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Feb

2023

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Order of business

Madam President, colleagues, in the course of criminal war of aggression against Ukraine waged by Russian Federation, Alexander Lukashenka, the oppressor of Belarus, launches his next wave of atrocities against society, in particular by convicting the very important member of the Belarusian opposition, an outstanding journalist, Andrzej Poczobut after 690 days in prison earlier, awaiting this judg…

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Feb

2023

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Situation of the former President of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, several years ago, Vladimir Putin personally described the kind of treatment he wanted to impose on Mikheil Saakashvili, who was then the third President of Georgia. As any other person in the world, he is entitled to his homeland, not being an outlaw. Therefore, he returned there, wishing to face the court. He’s not treated as any other person there. I appeal to the G…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, I’m deeply grateful for all Europeans do for Ukraine. In particular, I’m proud of my people. Now let me tell you quickly and shortly, it’s ‘sanctions, sanctions, sanctions’, without circumventing of them; weapons that are necessary to defeat Russia delivered to Ukraine immediately; and real fighting impunity, including crime of aggression, not just as a slogan used, bu…

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Feb

2023

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Order of business

Madam President, colleagues, all of us were able to see videos and photos of the third President of Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, testifying remotely to the Court of Tbilisi. We were able to see the very shaky, fragile condition of his health. In many documents, we have voiced our concern and appealed for his humanitarian release from prison enabling him to be cured abroad in proper conditions. No…

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Jan

2023

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The establishment of a tribunal on the crime of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, we are firm and quite sure: first, arms and ammunition to deliver to Ukraine in order to enable this country’s full victory over the appalling aggressor, the Russian Federation. Simultaneously, we have to ensure bringing all perpetrators of crimes to justice, all crimes – war crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, but also the crime of aggression. Since the outset,…

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Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, High Representative / Vice-President, colleagues, I deeply feel all areas you mentioned HR / VP and I engage there assisting them in their dire situation in particular people there. Yet allow me to focus on Ukraine, so brutally against all principles of international law, invaded the previous year by the Russian Federation – a full-scale invasion by the permanent UN Security Counc…

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Nov

2022

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The continuing repression of the democratic opposition and civil society in Belarus

Mr President, Commissioner, terror and repression imposed by the usurper Lukashenko and his regime on Belarusian people, thousands of them imprisoned, including the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bieletski and Andrzej Poczobut – over 600 days in prison. Young journalists in cages during court proceedings, de—routing of Poles and Lithuanians, Russifying very actively Belarusians enabling Putin to …

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Nov

2022

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Situation in Libya (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Colleagues, the world is better without dictators. Yet, 11 years after the Arab Spring and fall of Muammar Gaddafi, we have to step up our efforts in order to help Libyans bring stability and peace to the country. We have to support, with all our might, the efforts of the UN Special Representative, who is already in Tbilisi, and also support the acceleration process …

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Nov

2022

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EU-China relations (debate)

Mr President, after a somehow hasty completion of the CAI, we’ve had COVID-19, a crackdown on Hong Kong, intimidation of Taiwan, violence against Uighurs, probably genocide, and also coercion of Lithuania and Australia, not to mention other countries. Moreover, what happens internally in the PRC somehow resembles preparations by Russia to a war of aggression against Ukraine. I warned this chamber …

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Oct

2022

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Outcome of the first meeting of the European Political Community (debate)

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, despite question marks, I welcome the EPC’s additional informal format to face the enormous security challenges we face in Europe. Good that UK and Turkey were there. Good that Russia and Belarus were not there. Good that Armenia and Azerbaijan used our table instead of the Moscow—based one. I urge European leaders to invite the legitimate representative of…

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Oct

2022

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Lukashenka regime's active role in the war against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, against the will of the Belarusian people, the usurper Lukashenko turns his country into a bridgehead for he Russian army, thus becoming an accomplice in the war of aggression against Ukraine. He gave his consent to launches of more than 700 rockets on Ukrainian territories and numerous drones. Together with Putin and other perpetrators of war crimes and crimes again…

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Oct

2022

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EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the enlargement package 2022 for Western Balkans certainly brings new dynamics to the region and to us. Big news is, of course, the Bosnia and Herzegovina in cohesion with also NATO’s security recommendations. This notion should be accompanied by our additional pressure put on Serbia in order to fully align with collective West’s policies vis—a—vis Russia, in particu…

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Oct

2022

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Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism (debate)

Madam President, Beslan, Dubrovka, Grozny, Anna Politkovskaya, Nemtsov, Litvinenko, the Skripals, Georgia, most probably Smolensk, then Crimea, Donbas, Luhansk and now the whole territory of Ukraine, including nuclear power plants. Do we need further evidence? I wholeheartedly support denomination of Russian Federation as a terrorist state, despite difficulties that we have to work on.…

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Oct

2022

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The Media freedom crackdown in Myanmar, notably the cases of Htet Htet Khine, Sithu Aung Myint and Nyein Nyein Aye

Mr President, Commissioner, since the military coup d’état in Myanmar of 1 February 2021, we see the accompanying crackdown on opposition leaders and even ordinary activists, public figures, that are detained and also massive crackdown on media as well as telecommunications. Also a variety of social media outlets are curbing the access to internet and to uncensored information within Myanmar. Four…

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Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, High Representative / Vice—President, thanks to the fantastic resistance of the Ukrainian army and people and facing humiliating defeat in his war waged against Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and the Russian institutions committed a series of fatal mistakes, but he also renewed his nuclear threats against the collective West, not only against Ukraine. My appeal here from this chamber to …

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Oct

2022

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The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (debate)

Madam President, Mr High Rep., Vice-President, Mahsa Amini, the young Iranian woman of Kurdish origin was beaten to death by the so-called law enforcement forces of Iran. The regime – directly responsible for her killing, as well as for violent crackdowns, murders, violent crackdown of the massive protests that followed this crime – has been led for a few years already by President Raisi, a person…

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Sep

2022

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Human rights violations in the context of forced deportation of Ukrainian civilians to and forced adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia

– Madam President, once more, the method so well known to all of us neighbours of Russia, whole generations of us, is now happening in Ukraine. Over 2 million of forcefully departed people to the hands of the enemy attacking brutally their country. Over half a million kids. Terrified undergoing forced Russification, illegally adopted and terrified because they are so distant from their families, t…

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Sep

2022

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The situation in the Strait of Taiwan (debate)

Madam President, Taiwan is a vibrant democracy in the Indo-Pacific, a like-minded society and an important partner with regard to our political engagement, including parliamentary. It is true: the EU accepts the One China policy, but there is a second part to this – one China, two systems. Certainly, there is a difference between communism and vibrant democracy. Therefore, and with the recent esca…

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Jul

2022

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The arrest of Cardinal Zen and the trustees of the 612 relief fund in Hong Kong

Madam President, it is so painful to speak every time about Hong Kong, showing precisely the nature of atrocities against ordinary peace-loving and democracy-loving people who, as my colleague said minutes ago, were betrayed by neighbours. And that shows the real nature of the Communist regime, regardless of propaganda. The arrest and charges against an authority, a great authority, 90-year-old Ca…

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Jul

2022

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The UK government’s unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, it is for the first time in history that we try to implement the Withdrawal Agreement. With pain, and not all circumstances we were able to foresee while negotiating and signing it. Surely, we did not foresee the vicious war so close to our borders, and necessity to focus on the security. I think there is room for compromise. Surely, the unilateral solutions are not the…

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Jun

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, it’s almost 20 years now of my active public support of all three applicants on their way to the EU. Also to Balkan states I can feel this wind of change blowing here. Yet the success of the whole of Europe, including enlargement policy, depends on our will and ability to help Ukraine win this war. Also Belarusians know this. They now fight in the Ukraine along with Ukr…