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Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

Thank you, Mr. Nemec, and I congratulate you on being the first man of this discussion! I believe that men should be with their colleagues, women, in this discussion, and if I were on the other side, I would certainly have contributed to the debate. Mrs. Heléne Fritzon.…

7

Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner, and thank you for your very important words on combating gender-based violence and violence against children in Europe, and I give the floor on behalf of the European People's Party group to Mrs Meleti Eleonora.…

7

Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

We move on to the next item on the agenda which is the Commission statement on the need to tackle the systematic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (2024/2847(RSP)). We are opening the debate with the presence of Commissioner Helena Dalli. Thank you, Commissioner, and this is an important issue throughout Europe. I invite you to the lectern.…

7

Oct

2024

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The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner, and we are waiting to see the Commission's actions on Schengen. (The debate is over)

7

Oct

2024

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The reintroduction of internal border controls in a number of Member States and its impact on the Schengen Area (debate)

To all my colleagues, this is obviously a very sensitive topic. Commissioner Johansson, you see, I tell you, not only as a Romanian, but as a European, Schengen is important to many of our colleagues. I give you the floor to answer them.…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, it was said today, it is not the flood of the century, it is the century of floods, and today I feel a bit like a family funeral, because we are all suffering, from Gdansk to Budapest, to Bucharest, to Galati, to Vaslui and to many other European places. We wake up with pictures on TV, with people on the roof, we see bridges being taken as if they were sand castles by rivers, and …

17

Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner, thank you, dear colleagues, for setting yourself in time with respect for European democracy. I want to thank you, this is the first time I chair this forum, on my behalf and on behalf of the Romanians. The following is Mr Mario Draghi's speech.…

17

Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Mr. Pérez Alvise, I can't give you the time because you talked 30 seconds over and you also had time to talk. We have to be equal in terms of speaking time. Mr. Vandendriessche.

17

Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Mr Sieper, we have a blue card, but you are also registered for catch-the-eye. It's either that or catch-the-eye, not both. OK, we continue the mailing list, Mr. Złotowski Kosma.

17

Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Colleagues, we have received several requests for catch-the-eye, we are quite pressed with time, so I will close the catch-the-eye procedure. We have another hour of debate and we will see, depending on the remaining time, how many interventions will be possible. I'll take as many as I can.…

17

Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, we have a very long debate. This is my first time presiding. I extend my sympathy to flood victims across Europe and present Mr Agius Saliba for 2 minutes and 30 from the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.…

16

Sep

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr. President, Mr. Geoana, Mrs. Lasconi, Mr. Ciolacu, Mr. Ciuca, on November 24, a young student will travel nine hours to go home to vote for one of you. He's a young man you don't know because you're not used to talking to young people. He's probably a 12th grader who's going to vote for you for the first time. Did you know that he'll wake up at 6 o'clock on Monday to commute to school and come …

23

Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

Mr President, I cannot, as a Romanian, sit here in the European Parliament and accept what has been said in this debate. It's unacceptable! Mr Terheș of the AUR said that the ‘so-called right to abortion [...]’ spoke of the ‘so-called right to abortion’. What, I mean, the so-called right to abortion? What about the "so-called" victims, millions, who fell victim to communism and other extremist tim…

26

Feb

2024

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Mr President, "women are afraid of getting this guy psychotic, of killing him, of rape, of beating her, of getting her drunk, of stealing her, of kidnapping her, of arguing. Girl, let me give you a live location in case of anything." This is a song by Erika Isac, who revolted half of Romania and many women listened to her, some in headphones, scared not to hear a certain Mirel. They're lyrics that…

7

Feb

2024

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis (debate)

Madam President, Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, today we are talking about the future of Europe and Romania and we want every peace, freedom, equality. Reality is not like that now. A lot of Romanians are still leaving the country. We don't have new hospitals and we have a poor population. Millions of young people don't know what to hope for in the future. If populism and extremism are not …

15

Jan

2024

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Mr President, family doctors in Romania are neither respected nor paid. Half of the 10 000 family doctors are over 60 years old, and still waiting for a post to be vacated, over 4 000 family doctors from Romania have gone abroad. And who can condemn them? Family doctors are on the front line, we go to them when we cough, as many of you do in this room, and when we have colds and other things, now,…

13

Dec

2023

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EU strategy to assist young people facing the housing and cost of living crisis (topical debate)

Mr President, I kept looking at those young people upstairs who came to support Europe, but it's hard to support Europe when you don't have money in your pocket, when it's humiliating that you don't have a home, that your only home is the couch in your parents' house. A young man in Romania does not have the same conditions as in the West. Credit conditions are different, interest rates are very h…

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Dec

2023

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Madam President, in Romania, students are preparing for Christmas break, but they may be returning to some empty schools. This is because the Government's lack of respect for teachers has no limits. Tens of thousands of teachers took to the streets last summer and left only because they were promised to raise their salaries to dignified salaries by 40%. Students also demand that the man in front o…

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Nov

2023

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Mr President, 6 700 dorm places, but 90 000 students. This is what happens in Cluj. It's like admitting to home, not college. What do young people do when they don't have room at home? I'm going to the free market, looking for a private rent. It starts somewhere around 400 euros. They're humiliated at first by the system, and then the real estate sharks take over. Have you heard of the garage made…

18

Oct

2023

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Mental health at work (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, 95% of young employees aged 18 to 30 are affected by mental health problems. That is, almost all of our children at the beginning of their careers. They go through many pressures that can lead to exhaustion and, in some cases, regrettably, suicide. In Romania, one third of Romanian employees are in burnout, but only 1% go to therapy, that is 7 people in this room. I'…

18

Oct

2023

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Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act and in times of conflict (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, it used to be said that social networks democratise information, that journalists keep it all to themselves. Is that true today? Hasn't the situation returned to 180 degrees? How is it possible for a man like Elon Musk to say ‘this content is ok, this is not ok, here I leave, here I do not leave, here I give the internet, here I do not give the internet’? Especially …

17

Oct

2023

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, rapporteur, first of all, I want you to do one thing for us, for the European Union, to tell Mr Kuhs, who has right now lied to us ‘that European money finances terrorism’, so to speak, and has not given a single example. I want you to defend the pride of the European Union and not let the lie travel twice around the planet until the truth puts on its shoes. Secondly, I…

16

Oct

2023

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Madam President, please allow me a point of order before I begin. Because Mr Hahn cannot speak at this session, I want to correct Mr Terheș, who is no longer here, because he always leaves. The EU does not pay for the book he showed. I know this very well as the responsible person for the budget of this year. Now please allow me to continue on the topic I prepared. It is important that we do not l…

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Oct

2023

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Medicine shortages and strategic healthcare autonomy in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would first like to send a message to the Romanian Government from 782 independent pharmacies asking for their outstanding bills to be paid. Brussels, we have a big problem: Not all patients are treated the same. A doctor in Romania waits on average two years longer than a doctor in Germany to be able to prescribe the newest and best medicine on the market. I think of…

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Oct

2023

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Madam President, how did the academic year start? How? The government has already taxed students. Students in Iasi cannot travel for free by public transport, although they have this right by law. Even those in Bucharest could not, and those in Constanta are judging for this. Night of the mind. All sorts of administrative hens. They pay the children for transportation and the state returns the mon…