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Feb

2023

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A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. For years, the framework conditions of this European Union for industry have been deteriorating and deliberately being made worse. This is also the reason why, of course, the competitiveness of industry on the international market is weakening. Industry must not only exist on the internal market, but industry must exist on the international world market, and for…

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Dec

2022

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Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Yes, I believe that an initiative to simplify bureaucracy is always welcome in the European Union and is also necessary in many other areas. However, this should not only be an emergency measure, but this simplification of bureaucracy should actually be the rule. And in this context, I am also of the opinion that one should evaluate the Russian sanctions in general. Because the on…

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Oct

2022

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UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. What you see here once again is, I believe, less of a crisis of the climate, because the climate on this earth has existed for 5 billion years and has been changing for so long, but we see here more of a crisis of reason. What we are witnessing here is once again an attempt – a naturally misguided attempt – by the European Union to save the climate, the global c…

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Sep

2022

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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)

Madam President, The measures that can be read here in this paper are at least very much reminiscent of the crisis in the 1970s. If, 50 years later, these are your proposals for a solution to this crisis, then one can only say the following: You should not warn against a cold winter, but you should provide people with energy in Europe. This crisis, these energy prices are purely self-inflicted. Ev…

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Jul

2022

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Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)

Yes, dear colleague, I have other information. Since this nuclear power plant dates back to the 1970s, I strongly doubt that the Americans have set up a nuclear power plant in the former Yugoslavia.

5

Jul

2022

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Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Any alternative to nuclear power is better. Even the highly inefficient wind turbines that beautify our landscapes are a better alternative to nuclear power. And very close to the Austrian border, namely in Krško, a nuclear power plant, which still existed from Soviet times, is operated. And when we see an incident there, we no longer need to worry about CO2 pol…

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May

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency

Commissioner! A second question, in connection with the first, of course. In addition to the state, which is here again and again as a profiteer of increased and massively increased tax revenues through the energy prices, there are of course also energy companies that profit insanely from the high energy prices and also collect record revenues. In Austria, for example, it is the partially national…

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May

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency

Madam President, Dear Commissioner, thank you for letting us try out this new instrument and means in the House today. My question is now very specific: The current EU VAT Directive already allows Member States to reduce the VAT rate to 5%. In your toolbox of 21 October, you gave Member States the opportunity to do so in the context of the energy crisis and price developments, also in the context …

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Mar

2022

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Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)

Mr President! So, how far away some people are from the people out here, I think you can also notice that in the one or the other speech that I have heard there today. Dear colleagues, I am by no means a black-eyed person by my nature. I just don't care. But what we are now observing here in the context of this price development, what is happening in the energy market, are deep black clouds that a…

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Feb

2022

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The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)

Madam President, esteemed House! So the approach to this rule of law here in this House and in the European Union is the least rule of law that I have encountered so far in my legal career, esteemed colleagues. This argument, that tax resources must go where they are needed, Commissioner - and we have also heard this from Mr Körner, who has been particularly aberrated there - yes, what does that m…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. The price of natural gas has risen by over 400 percent from January this year to September this year, in less than a year. Energy prices are already reminiscent of the energy crisis of the 1970s, which I think we all remember well. And what is the reason for this enormous burden that will come on the people of Europe, especially in winter? What is the reason?…

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Sep

2021

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Natural disasters during the summer 2021 - Impacts of natural disasters in Europe due to climate change (debate)

Mr President! Disaster relief and solidarity funds are important, I think, that we can put out of dispute in order to help the victims on the ground and express our sympathy. But weather extremes and natural disasters, esteemed colleagues, have always existed and will always exist in human history. The climate on our Mother Earth has been changing for billions of years. And the question now is, wh…