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Jul

2026

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Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen! For the first time, China's car imports into the European Union exceed European exports to the People's Republic. 250 000 jobs have already been lost in the automotive industry; More than 100,000 jobs are at stake. Jobs are migrating abroad, and investments in research and development are also going abroad. The situation is really dramatic, but …

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Jun

2026

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

Madam, thank you very much for the question. I think that the more Member States are admitted into the European Union, the more we need to revise and revise our Treaties. And there is exactly the question of how we deal with veto rights here, one of the central questions, but for me it is crucial that we finally check correctly again here at the next recording round: How do we, as the European Uni…

17

Jun

2026

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Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)

Thank you, Mr President, also for your understanding. Commissioner, Member of the Council, ladies and gentlemen! I would like to talk about Europe's relationship with China; This is one of the important issues on the agenda for the summit. I think the most important thing is that we in Europe must not be naïve, but must make use of our opportunities and adapt to the new challenges. China is a diff…

16

Jun

2026

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Achieving digital sovereignty and resilience for Europe, in light of recent developments affecting access to advanced AI technologies (debate)

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May

2026

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Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)

20

May

2026

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

10

Mar

2026

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Cutting red tape to enable a competitive and clean transition – the urgent need to shorten and simplify permitting (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, An entrepreneur who fills out forms for hours and waits years for approvals can neither focus on his core business nor implement his projects. Too long approval procedures rob time, cost money and slow down innovation. In my home country alone, in Germany, companies incur around five billion euros in bureaucracy costs every ye…

10

Feb

2026

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Building a stronger European defence in light of an increasingly volatile international environment (debate)

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Jan

2026

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Preparations for the EU-India summit (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! India is the largest democracy in the world with 1.4 billion people. India is the fourth largest economy in the world, and we Europeans share many common values and interests with India. That is why we need to strengthen our partnership and position ourselves strategically. I very much hope, after the experience of this afternoon's vote …

21

Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Digital Networks Act (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! What happens if our networks fail? When communication is no longer possible? When no data arrives? In a connected world, the answer is clear: Then our society stands still. This is precisely why our networks need to become safer, faster and more resilient. We must not allow our critical infrastructure to be operated by companies from thi…

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Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Cybersecurity Act (debate)

Madam President, Madam Executive Vice-President of the Commission! Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen! Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, targeting data systems and people in all walks of life. IT infrastructure is disrupted, power outages are caused, attacks are taking place on our energy supply, our hospitals, our communications, our transport infrastructure. If we tal…

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Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen! The next summit is a historic one. Are we as a European Union capable of acting? Do we live up to our historical responsibility? I think that's what this summit is all about. I appeal to the Heads of State and Government to make themselves aware of this responsibility for the European project and not to think nationally, an…

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear colleagues! The Commission has adopted the CO2-legislation opened, including for heavy-duty traffic. That, in my opinion, is a good message. But does the proposal really provide for technology neutrality? Does it really secure jobs in Europe? In my home country, Bavaria alone, more than 350,000 people work in the automotive and supplier ind…

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Nov

2025

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European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (debate)

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Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! The Commission’s work programme for 2026 is entitled ‘Reducing dependencies, strengthening Europe as a location and making economies easier’. The latter, in particular, is urgently needed. Simplification is the order of the day. Of the 38 initiatives proposed, almost half have the goal of significantly reducing bureaucracy. And, Mr Vice-Presid…

8

Oct

2025

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Europe’s automotive future – reversing the ban on the sale of combustion cars in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen. The ban on new cars from 2035 is a dead end – a dead end linked to massive job cuts, the flooding of the market with Chinese vehicles and the death of an entire industry. In Germany alone, in my home country, we lost 50,000 jobs in the automotive industry last year. If you believe the forecasts of what I am doing, then the situation will be that by…

7

Oct

2025

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New Strategic EU-India Agenda (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen! India is not only a fascinating country, but also a very, very important strategic partner for us Europeans in the future. 1.4 billion people, the fourth largest economy in the world, a democratic system: All this speaks to the fact that we are intensifying our relations with India. That is why I welcome the new strategic a…

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Jul

2025

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Danish Presidency (debate)

Madam President, Vice-President, Commissioner, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen! What's the point now? Europe must ensure the security of its citizens. We need to ensure our defense capabilities. We must continue to defend Ukraine. We need to tackle illegal migration, and our businesses need to be relieved. We need to cut red tape, strengthen our European location, create a good framework for …

18

Jun

2025

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Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! NATO is and remains the central pillar of our defence here in Europe and beyond. The NATO summit in The Hague must send a signal of strength and cohesion. Security does not exist at a zero rate. We need to strengthen our defense capabilities and continue to massively expand our capabilities. We need to invest in armaments, infrastructure…

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May

2025

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Choose Europe for Science (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen! Europe is an excellent location for scientists from all over the world. The freedom of teaching, research and science is a very important asset for us in Europe. Promoting and incentivising talent to come to Europe is just the thing. I welcome the new funding programme for cutting-edge research, top researchers and internat…

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May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Mr Minister, ladies and gentlemen! U.S. tariffs hit our companies to the mark. The United States is our most important trading partner, and many jobs here in the European Union depend on exports. If the US administration unilaterally imposes unwarranted tariffs and ultimately declares customs war on us, we must act decisively and, above all, together. I think that …

12

Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, Europe is an autocontinent. The European automotive and supply industry is one of our core industries in the economy. More than 13 million people work in the automotive industry, in my home country, in Germany, alone over 600,000. I want it to stay that way. I want these jobs to be preserved, and that is why I welcome the C…

12

Feb

2025

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Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President! Mr Executive Vice-President! Ladies and Gentlemen! Dear colleagues! What kind of sham debate are we having here in this House? The left half of this House is trying to persuade the Conservatives to cooperate with the extreme right here. Talking about it. I can only say: There has never been cooperation, there is no cooperation, and there will be no cooperation with the extreme right.…

12

Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen! Making Europe more attractive again as a business location, strengthening industry and companies, creating freedom and, above all, attracting investment to Europe - this is what the next few years will be all about. In my view, the Commission's work programme sounds very promising. Everything is focused on competitiveness. …

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Nov

2024

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen! We need an effective Commission. The challenges we face here in Europe are enormous and have already been addressed many times: For over 1,000 days of war in Ukraine, the Trump administration will take office on January 20, many regions are shutting themselves off, raising tariffs, our economy is badly off, companies are cut…