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Jan

2025

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

Madam President, Prime Minister Tusk, dear colleagues, the next six months are crucial for the future of Europe. The Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union must find ambitious solutions to the problems we face. For example, defining new relations with the United States under the Trump era. We need a new fair trade agreement, but also a stronger security partnership to protect the i…

18

Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President, this year's last European Council is a chance for a fresh start in how we need to make politics at European level. I am convinced that the new President, Antonio Costa, supported by the European Social Democratic family, will bring a new approach to the way decisions are based and the consensus we so badly need is built. The international challenges we face are pushing Europe to a…

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Before switching to the next debate, I want to inform you that Mr Lukas Sieper requested a personal statement at the end of this debate, according to Rule 180 of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, and this has been granted. I want to remind you that Members making a personal statement may not speak on substantive matters.…

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Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

I have to interrupt because I asked everyone to respect the timing. And this means also respecting this House.

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, more and more of our citizens use social media for information. It is normal because this is accessible to everyone. It is also a reflection of our society searching for faster solutions, where we, as individuals, are more and more isolated while still being connected all the time. We have been talking about this for many years in this House, but it seems that our de…

16

Dec

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, dear colleagues, the elections that have just taken place in Romania have been a real shock for many. The scale of foreign interference has affected the social climate, generating a blaming vote with enormous risks on democracy and Romania's Euro-Atlantic future. But the danger has not passed. Thirty-five years after the Romanian Revolution of 1989, the seeds of distrust in democracy…

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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)

26

Nov

2024

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2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, we did it. We found an ambitious agreement on the EU annual budget for 2025. With our plenary vote, we give the final go‑ahead for the EU budget to be signed into law. As the chief negotiator of the European Parliament, I believe it is important to highlight that this was more than a mere formality. In times of institutional transition, societal…

14

Nov

2024

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Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)

Madam President, Europe needs to wake up. We face unexpected and unpredictable times, and European leaders must be more realistic in the way they design policies and how we build the future of the European Union. The report is right: the war in Ukraine, the conflict in the Middle East, the threat of Russia and China and the growth of the far right are harming us. Europe needs to invest more in our…

23

Oct

2024

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (A10-0008/2024 - Victor Negrescu, Niclas Herbst) (vote)

Madam President, just a short intervention before the vote. First of all, thanking everyone for the support that they have given to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025, the Parliament's reading. And now we are supposed to vote on the resolution, I politely ask you all to support, as you did before, the compromises that we have reached for the resolution. We have so…

22

Oct

2024

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

I want to remind you that, based on Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure, it is forbidden to show signs or other images.

22

Oct

2024

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Ms Li Andersson on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2024)0599 - C10-0084/2024 - 2024/0599(NLE)) (A10-0004/2024). We start the debate with a statement by Mrs Anderson as rapporteur.…

22

Oct

2024

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (debate)

Madam President, thank you, and thank you, Minister and Commissioner, I have listened carefully to all the points of views expressed, and I respect all positions. I'm even more grateful for the strong support expressed in the BUDG Committee for the report and the resolution. The EU budget maze is already complicated enough, and I am happy with the balanced language we have managed to reach on the …

22

Oct

2024

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (debate)

Mr President, dear Commissioner, I also expected the ministers to be here, dear financed, when preparing the speech for today's plenary, I felt triggered in a maze that looks to repeat every year. This is the annual EU budgetary procedure. We know there is a way out – a better solution for the European Union to continue to have a positive impact in the lives of the people we represent – but we alw…

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Oct

2024

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One-minute speeches (Rule 179)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, the referendum on amending the Constitution with a view to the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union has ended well. Citizens voted for the European path, development and security of the Republic of Moldova. Young people and the diaspora set the example and chose the path to a better future for all, even those who voted against. At …

21

Oct

2024

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A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement "A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and fight unfair competition: stronger EU surveillance of e-commerce and imports" (2024/2862(RSP)). We start tonight's speeches with Commissioner Reynders.…

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Oct

2024

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Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast) (debate)

The debate is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow.

10

Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Mental Health Day is a good opportunity to reiterate the European Parliament's call for awareness of the importance of this issue and the need to accelerate investment in policies and support for staff in the field. As the European Parliament's chief negotiator for the European Union's budget, I have called for a considerable increase in funding for the European he…

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Oct

2024

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Prevention of drug-related crimes, their effect on European citizens and the need for an effective European response (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, last year set a negative record for the number of drugged drivers at the wheel in my country, in Romania, who caused accidents leading to the loss of lives. The tragedy of the two young people killed in the May 2 resort shocked everyone. Unfortunately, drug use now also affects non-users. In the absence of clear procedures at European level, sometime…

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Oct

2024

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Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement on strengthening the security of Europe's external borders: the need for a comprehensive approach and increased support from Frontex (2024/2852(RSP)).

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Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

That concludes the item.

9

Oct

2024

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

Madam President, Prime Minister, last year, Romania and Bulgaria were partially welcomed into the Schengen area, after 13 years of waiting. The results achieved as a result of integration by air and sea have been a real success. At the same time, elections in Austria are over, and full membership can no longer be blocked with false populist arguments promoted by certain pseudo-patriots. It is time…

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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)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, the European path of the Republic of Moldova is close to becoming irreversible. If the citizens of the Republic of Moldova will vote massively for joining the European Union, at the referendum that will take place on October 20, then the road to accession will become easier and the support of the European Union more consistent. As Vice-President of the …

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Oct

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, French President Emmanuel Macron has recently said that the European Union is at risk of disappearing. Maybe he is right, but what he forgets to say is that the reason Europe is lagging behind is because the European Union has completely turned to the right of politics, forgetting the concept of solidarity and the need for dialogue. Multi-speed Europe is only the embodiment of an …

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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)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, temporary border controls are only the result of too long-overlooked problems, which we Social Democrats have repeatedly raised. The subject of Schengen has been excessively politicised by populist leaders. This was the case in the Netherlands and Austria, where, in search of non-existent electoral benefits, certain political parties, without any argume…