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Jul

2023

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 (joint debate - European Investment Bank)

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the European Investment Bank is a key institution for the European Union that allows us to boost investment and trigger the implementation of new projects that create jobs and have a positive impact on our economy. According to a recent report, the EIB Group will create almost 1 million jobs by 2026 and add more than 1% to the European economy. Nev…

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Jul

2023

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Madam President, dear colleagues, the NATO Summit in Vilnius is crucial to show our unity and ability to defend our common interests against any threats. The conclusions of the summit must provide a firm and unequivocal response against Russia's barbaric aggression. We need the strengthening of NATO's military presence on the eastern flank, security guarantees for the Republic of Moldova and the B…

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Jun

2023

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Negotiations on the European Electoral Law (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, in less than a year we will have the elections to the European Parliament and here we do not currently have a new European electoral law, although we should show citizens that the European Union has evolved and that the European project does indeed have a future, including from this perspective. What the European Parliament has proposed is clear: provides a common…

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Jun

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)

Madam President, the European story of Cyprus shows that everything is possible and that the European Union allows states to live in peace and overcome the most difficult moments. In fact, you are a model for the future accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union. If Cyprus has managed to overcome its internal divisions, then even the European path of the Republic of Moldova cannot …

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May

2023

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Mr President, Spain will soon take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, at a time when Europe needs immediate solutions to support the population and in an electorally complex situation. I call on the plenary of the European Parliament to all political parties in Spain to support Romania's accession to the Schengen area, especially since its presidency of the Council of the EU…

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May

2023

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Ukrainian cereals on the European market (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, Romania was among the first European states to create green lanes of solidarity with Ukraine to facilitate the export of grain to North Africa, but in the absence of European support mechanisms and a coherent strategy for the frontline states, our farmers were strongly affected, especially because of those who profited from and speculated on the existing situation…

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Apr

2023

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Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, today, when the European Parliament is presenting its guidelines for next year’s European budget, in which we are defining our key priorities for the upcoming negotiations, everyone must be aware that what we are effectively doing is setting our level of ambition and looking to provide the answers to the challenges lying ahead. We call upon the Com…

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Apr

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

(starts off-mic) I thank the Commissioner for her answer, and say to her: but at the end of the year is quite late. We need to get those proposals done by the end of this parliamentary term. And in this regard, the European Parliament has also allocated additional resources for the European Year for Youth of about EUR 80 million, and this was included in the budget for these years. But many Europe…

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Apr

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

Madam President, at the beginning of this year, I requested the organisation of this plenary debate on the legacy of the European Year of Youth. Our proposal, part of the ‘YouthUp’ campaign that I have launched, was supported by the S&D Group, dozens of MEPs from all political groups and many civil society organisations. We were firm in requesting a clear follow—up for young people, asking the Com…

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Apr

2023

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Mr President, farmers in Romania are fighting for survival, in the light of the fact that the current European Commissioner for Agriculture, supported by Eurosceptic parties in Europe, including representatives of extremist parties in Romania in the European Parliament, is unable to provide adequate solutions to the problems they are facing. Under the coordination of the commissioner affiliated to…

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Mar

2023

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The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Mr President, the Republic of Moldova needs our support, in the context in which its stability is endangered. In recent weeks, the authorities in Chisinau have faced unprecedented pressure and situations and have discovered the direct involvement of the Russian Federation in the attempt to destabilize the country by organizing violent protests. Such incidents prove that the European Union needs to…

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Mar

2023

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Mr President, all European patients have the right to medicines. Unfortunately, today, many European patients no longer have access to the treatments they need, amid rising prices and the disappearance of generic medicines. This is due, among other things, to production problems, but also to the growing shortage of essential products in the European Union. Drugs needed to treat cancer, infections …

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Feb

2023

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Following up on measures requested by Parliament to strengthen the integrity of European institutions (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the corruption scandals directly affect the image of the European Union and the trust our citizens have in the European construction. The populist and anti-European movement use all of that to blame the EU, but they do not care about solutions, they are even absent here today. But Europe did not steal. The European Union is not corrupted. But yo…

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Feb

2023

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is the only means by which the European Union can cope with the challenges we face, particularly in the energy area, but also with global competition. That is why we must ensure that the national plans correspond to the real needs in each Member State and that all available financial resources are fully used. I am…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the EU-Ukraine Summit (debate)

Madam President, Ukraine is fighting not only for its independence, but also for us. The brutal attack by the Russian Federation on Ukraine was only the beginning of a bloody plan to regain influence in the region. The support of the European Union, the United States and NATO allies has made it possible to block the offensive, but the risk is still very high. The threat of a new Russian offensive …

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Feb

2023

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Mr President, I want to make it very clear: Europe must wake up! We are in an increasingly difficult situation, from which we can get out acting. We need European solutions that lead to a better life for citizens, because we have seen that inflation has increased prices and it is hard to bear, we have seen that many people do not have access to medical services or services in the area of quality e…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

Mr President, the European Union may be confronted soon with a new migration crisis. Many EU countries have difficulties in fighting traffickers and organised crimes. We also did not provide all the proper support to the countries of origin, and we have neighbouring countries that transform migration into a business. Moreover, according to the Commission reports, we also have too many Member State…

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Jan

2023

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Investment practices of sustainable investment funds (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, we need a European regulatory framework that ensures the sustainable development of the European Union and the Member States. For example, with regard to European funds, there are clear targets, but this is not enough. We must ensure that projects implemented with European resources are truly sustainable, including in terms of raw materials used or the social cond…

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Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

– Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, Europe is facing an unprecedented security crisis. The war in Ukraine has shown us the limits of our defence system, the foreign policy challenges and the fragility of European unity. Citizens expect us to guarantee their security and protect our values, interests and borders. We need a dynamic and faster decision-making process, using all the mech…

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Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the current challenges require concrete measures – including, of course, the revision and upscaling of the multiannual financial framework. We need a budget that offers solutions to the current needs that enables us to manage the different crises, including inflation, the energy crises and social and regional disparities. We call, of course, for…

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Dec

2022

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The recent JHA Council decision on Schengen accession (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, I would start by thanking Commissioner Johansson for being a true lawyer for Romania in the sense of joining the Schengen area. But we have to say the way things are: Europe has entered a deep crisis as a result of Austria's veto against the Commission's proposal to include Romania in the Schengen area. How is it possible for a government of a Member State to trample…

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Nov

2022

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Amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as regards the establishment of a diversified funding strategy as a general borrowing method - 'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear minister, dear colleagues, the war in Ukraine cannot be won and people’s lives cannot be saved without European support and commitment. This implies providing Ukrainians with the necessary resources to protect their population, resist during the winter, keep schools open, help the reconstruction, and maintain the activity of their public services and instit…

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Nov

2022

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2023 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, we have succeeded, we have saved the European budget for next year from austerity policy and from those who, in the current difficult context, want to jeopardise the European construction with a lower subsistence budget. If we want a more united and stronger European Union that provides adequate responses to the war in Ukraine and to manage the effects of the pandemi…

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Nov

2022

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Madam President, dear colleagues, the accession of Romania to the Schengen area leads to benefits for the entire European Union. Specialists estimate that the trade volume between Romania and its main EU partners would be boosted by more than 10% in the next few years. The increase of GDP in Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia will lead to a multiplier effect on the European economy already facing an in…

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Oct

2022

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The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (B9-0462/2022, B9-0463/2022)

Madam President, dear colleagues, I approved in the European Parliament the resolution on Romania's accession to the Schengen area, which I initiated with the support of my colleagues in the European legislature and the Social Democratic Group. The favourable vote of 547 MEPs out of the 639 present demonstrates the real support that Romania benefits from. Unfortunately, there were also voices agai…