What Ryszard spoke about.

24 Apr

2024

PL Speech

Recent attempts to deny dictatorships and the risk of Europe returning to totalitarianism (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The prominent left-wing writer George Orwell, who once communised and then understood what communism was and converted to freedom and democracy, wrote the book Animal Farm. There he described the governments of pigs, which believe that they are more equal than other animals. I have the impression that George Orwell's book is still rel…

24 Apr

2024

EN Speech

Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response (debate)

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Mr President, High Representative, since the October War, the world is gradually confirming the analysis that the Iranian resistance has been telling us for four decades: the Iranian regime is the head of the snake that creates war. The Iranian regime is active part of two main wars that are threatening European peace and tranquillity. They are providing drones and missiles to kill Ukrainians, and…

23 Apr

2024

PL Speech

The use of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Mr. High Representative, thank you very much. This debate is certainly listened to attentively in Moscow, because the words of condemnation, verbal sanctions Russia is not afraid. But strikes on the pocket are afraid, because it is an instrument that can actually harm Moscow and Russian imperialism. It must be said very clearly to those who …

11 Apr

2024

EN Speech

Discharge 2022: EU general budget - European Parliament (A9-0067/2024 - Andrey Novakov) (vote)

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Mr President, an oral amendment to Amendment 29: ‘underlines that the Parliament should provide the financing of the APA missions in question from the same budget line as the one for EP missions’. Shortly speaking, we cannot discriminate our assistance.…

10 Apr

2024

PL Speech

Discharge 2022 (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Representatives of the Court of Auditors! Well, it is not good, as once again for the budget discharge, and so such a technical and financial report adds political matters. Making politics out of everything is the wrong way. To say that it is regrettable that Hungary has been given money is a misunderstanding. It shouldn't be. On othe…

14 Mar

2024

PL Speech

Healthy lifestyle and active ageing in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Perhaps it is a pity that our former colleague Alexander Stubb, who was elected president of Finland and who recently, although not much younger than me, took sixth place at the triathlon world championships, is not here with us. This is an example of a healthy lifestyle! However, I think that in this debate we should pay s…

29 Feb

2024

PL Speech

Major interpellations (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, Unfortunately, Commissioner Johansson's colleague has caused great concern in the societies of our European Union, saying that the Union needs four and a half million immigrants a year. Of course, this can be divided into individual countries. My country, Poland, is the 5th largest in the European Union. That's h…

28 Feb

2024

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The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I think that this debate must show our unanimity. This is very important because Russia would like a divided Europe. I think this death can and should strengthen our response to this empire of evil. Here Prime Minister Verhofstadt said that the Commission is doing wrong, probably so that the Council is doing wrong, probably so, and I will…

27 Feb

2024

PL Speech

The current situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner! President from Finland, Commissioner from Finland! I'm sorry, I'm not from Finland, but I'll say "kiitos" at the end. I think this is an important debate because we are talking about a country that is in second, third place when it comes to territory, when it comes to population in Africa. It is a key country for this continent and, at the same time, a country which,…

27 Feb

2024

PL Speech

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

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, I'll get straight to the point. What was far too little in this report? For non-political reasons, there was not enough about Cuba, not enough about Venezuela, not enough about Nicaragua. Well, and there are pros that we were talking about Ukraine. It was good that there was talk of the need to enforce the human rights …

6 Feb

2024

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Russiagate: allegations of Russian interference in the democratic processes of the European Union (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. We, Poles, and our neighbours the Baltics, and not only our neighbours in the north-east, can have bitter satisfaction, because we have been talking about these Russian interferences, including agents, for years. However, we are aware that this does not apply only to one political group or just the Baltic countries, where in each parliamenta…

6 Feb

2024

PL Speech

The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. This is an important debate. It is a pity that the President of the European Commission did not persevere to the end. I want to thank you for these important declarations. Words are important. They change reality, but they cost less than deeds. I cannot understand why we, as the Union, are still not really sealing the sanctions regime, wh…

17 Jan

2024

PL Speech

Situation in Serbia following elections (debate)

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, It must be made very clear – and this may have been lacking – that Serbia is a country in a geopolitical match between us, the West, and Russia. And, of course, there are many Serbs who want to be closer to Moscow than closer to the European Union. Question: What do we say? Will we, as the Union, try to westernise, ‘swe…

17 Jan

2024

HU Speech

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)

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Dear Mr President, Hungary is a European country with a great history and a determining European nation. Hungarian culture has had a great impact on European culture and our common European traditions. Of course, Hungarians also represent a wide range of political opinions, make free decisions and go their own way, just as Hungarians deserve respect from all nations. However, following the Europea…

16 Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, I would prefer, however, that – this is a remark to my previous speaker – the German Members deal with their internal affairs outside this room. We are talking about European solutions, not disputes within Germany. This debate is needed. I think it is important to be clear that some NGOs have been in the past and…

12 Dec

2023

PL Speech

Environmental consequences of the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the need for accountability (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Vice-President of the Commission, Ladies and Gentlemen, This is a total war for Russia, which is not only about turning industry into war and delivering more than twice as many tanks in a year as the West delivered to Ukraine. This is a total war, also in the area of propaganda, minds and mentalities, since cadet schools and officer schools in Russia have never e…

12 Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Dear Vice-Presidents, Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, It is good that there is this debate, it is good that there are two vice-presidents of the European Commission. In principle, this European economic security strategy needs to be supported, but it is also worth creating a full map of threats and vulnerabilities to our European economic secur…

23 Nov

2023

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

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen! It is good that men are speaking in the European Parliament on this issue. And it is good that this issue is something that unites MEPs from different sides of our House. This is an important message to the world. I think that unanimity in this matter, or almost unanimity, is something important, necessary and expect…

22 Nov

2023

PL Speech

The killing of Tamaz Ginturi, a Georgian citizen, by Russia’s occupying forces in Georgia

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The three countries that are candidates for accession to the European Union, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, are countries whose territory is occupied by Russia. In Moldova it is Transnistria. Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk are known in Ukraine. It is also known that in Georgia it is Abkhazia and South Ossetia. And the death we are talking about toda…

22 Nov

2023

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The unlawful detention of President Mohamed Bazoum in Niger

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Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, If I were to ask how many of you were in Niger, I'm sure a few people would come forward. I was. It is perhaps the poorest, certainly one of the poorest countries in Africa, and perhaps the world, a country that is a dictatorship. But this, of course, does not mean that it must be a poor country, because we know in Africa –…

17 Oct

2023

PL Speech

Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Secretary of State! Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I think that we are in agreement in many respects on this issue, although as a historian I would prefer that we also talk about the past, because Russia's full-scale war with Ukraine is also the responsibility of politicians on our side, who for years have preferred to be blind when it comes to Russian imperial…

4 Oct

2023

PL Speech

The case of Zarema Musaeva in Chechnya

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Yes, we owe Chechens solidarity, especially those who fight for the freedom of their homeland. And they fight for this freedom with those who have a Russian umbrella. But we also owe them because we, as the European Union, have sins of conscience against Chechnya. After all, I recall the situation I was a participant in when the admin…

4 Oct

2023

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Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Ladies and Gentlemen, When I was a dozen or so years old, 20 years old and in martial law in Poland we fought the communists for the freedom of our country, in distant Afghanistan Massoud was also a legend for us. After 40 years, today I am an MEP here, and Massoud continues to fight, Afghanistan continues to fight. I'm glad his son i…

3 Oct

2023

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Taking stock of Moldova's path to the EU (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I had the honour of being a member of the European Union-Moldova delegation for several years. I have been to Moldova several times, in a country that has historical ties to Poland several centuries ago. I think what is happening there is really a very important geopolitical match between the West and Russia. Moldova deserves our full…

12 Sep

2023

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Ukrainian grain exports after Russia’s exit from the Black Sea Grain Initiative (debate)

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You are doing an election campaign and you are doing it at the expense of Poland, because you are doing it in the European Parliament. Voters will see this soon. I think it is precisely on this point that we should thank the Polish government for what it has done for farmers in the last eight years. It is not appropriate for the people who represent us in the European Parliament to campaign in suc…