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Kristian VIGENIN

MEP · Bulgaria

Plenary speeches · European Parliament

Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

0.9h

≈ 52 min

Average speech length

1:31 min

≈ 1.5 min · Rank 200/693

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9 Oct

2025

BG Speech

World Mental Health Day - addressing the socio-economic factors (debate)

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Mr President, today we celebrate World Mental Health Day, a day in which we remember that there is no health without mental health. Increasingly, we realize that mental well-being depends not only on our personal strength or attitude, but also on the conditions in which we live. Socio-economic factors such as poverty, unemployment, low income, social isolation and inequality have a profound impact…

7 Oct

2025

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New Strategic EU-India Agenda (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, today we discuss the partnership between the two largest democratic unions in the world – that's the European Union and the Indian Union. Our relationship has been forged over the years, yielding remarkable achievements in trade, investment, scientific collaboration and cultural exchange. Now, in a rapidly changing world, it is imperative that the European U…

8 Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on North Macedonia (debate)

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Madam President, I only have a minute to say three things: Citizens of North Macedonia: Bulgaria wants your country to be a member of the European Union. Whatever they say to you, in the face of Bulgarians and Bulgarian MEPs, you have friends. To the rulers of Skopje: stop creating a parallel reality in your country, looking for excuses and excuses. You have gone so far as to accuse the European U…

19 Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

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Commissioner, enlargement is not only a historic commitment, but also a strategic priority. It is an investment in the security, stability and prosperity of the entire continent. However, the enlargement of the Union also presents us with a number of institutional challenges: more complex decision-making mechanisms, the need to adapt the budget and strengthen democratic legitimacy. In this context…

17 Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, the Republic of Moldova is an example of consistent progress on the path to membership of the European Union. Only two years after submitting its application, the country has not only been granted candidate status, but has also started accession negotiations. This is an expression of real political will, despite serious domestic and foreign policy challenges…

7 May

2025

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Democratic legitimacy and the Commission’s continued authorisation of genetically modified organisms despite Parliament’s objections (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, I reiterate our deep concern regarding the Commission's continued authorisation of genetically modified organisms in direct defiance of this Parliament's repeated objections. The European Parliament has rejected nearly 50 GMO authorisations, raising concerns about biodiversity, food safety and environmental sustainability. Yet despite this consistent opposition, the …

6 May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, Serbia remains a key partner and an essential part of our shared European future in the European Union. Its path to membership must remain open but strictly conditional on real progress in democracy, the rule of law, the fight against corruption, media freedom and the protection of minorities. As the 2023 and 2024 Commission reports underline, progress has been made,…

26 Nov

2024

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Full accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area: the urgent need to lift controls at internal land borders (debate)

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9 Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

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Member of the Commission. - Mr President, colleagues, we welcome the initiative of the G20 to start working towards a fairer taxation of the ultra-rich. In recent decades, their taxes have fallen globally, leading the richest to become even richer, and divisions and social inequalities have deepened. The richest generate their income growth primarily from their available wealth. They also have muc…

8 Oct

2024

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Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, although there are just 12 days until the elections and referendum in Moldova, the EP cannot remain silent following the scale of foreign interference in the internal affairs of the country. I would like to draw your attention to the fact that the strong, destructive role of oligarchs in the national politics in Moldova is not an exception. We have seen and still see…