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Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

I lost at least 20 seconds because of the booing, Madam President. The EPP chooses ... (The President cut off the speaker)

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Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

Well, I was interrupted, Madam President. Do you choose a Europe that properly manages migration, protects our border, or do you keep dragging your feet on the proposals that have already been put on the table by this Commission?…

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Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, President von der Leyen, thank you for setting out your clear vision today and also for reminding us that also in this House, sometimes, we are so busy with debating the small print that the world is writing a new chapter without us, and Europe simply cannot afford this. At a time of war on our continent, of increased global competition, we need to respond with unity and with resp…

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Jul

2025

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European Climate Law (vote)

No, I will use a little bit less, Madam President. The EPP Group will not support this urgent procedure. I would also say – listening to some of the colleagues – let's also keep it a little bit realistic. We're not voting today on the climate law. We're voting on which procedure we are going to use. I think it's interesting to hear from colleague Wölken about, indeed, the use of urgent procedures,…

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Jul

2025

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European Climate Law (vote)

Three minutes? Okay.

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Jul

2025

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Bulgaria's adoption of the euro on 1 January 2026 (A10-0113/2025 - Eva Maydell) (vote)

Mr President, so the EPP is against this request to adjourn the vote on Bulgaria's adoption of the euro. Let's also be frank about what this is really about: Ms Laykova is not interested in the Rules of Procedure or some fantasy allegations on conflict of competence, especially coming from a shadow rapporteur with the same nationality on the same file. What this is really about is that Ms Laykova …

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Jul

2025

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

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, dear Prime Minister, welcome. You have big shoes to fill after the success of the Polish Presidency, but the EPP is ready to cooperate with your Presidency at a crucial time for our European Union. While it's no secret that we do not belong to the same political family, I am happy to see a socialist leader here responsible, pragmatic and ready to engage. …

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Jun

2025

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Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (A10-0097/2025 - Jeroen Lenaers) (vote)

Yes, thank you, Madam president, just to ask you, according to Rule 60(4) of the Rules of Procedure, to refer the file back to the committee to start interinstitutional negotiations.

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Jun

2025

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Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (debate)

Madam President, thank you to all colleagues participating in the debate today. Thank you to all the colleagues, the shadows from the other groups, the colleagues from the FEMM Committee, for the work throughout this whole procedure so far. It has come to this point today where we will vote, I hope, with the same overwhelming majority as we already did at the committee level to protect our childre…

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Jun

2025

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Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (debate)

Thank you, Mr Vistisen. First of all, a small correction: this legislation does not create a new centre. The centre is already there through the regulation, which is still under negotiation. But regardless of that, the centre is there to make research, to help victims, to have reporting. What power does this centre have in your mind that would interfere with the Member States' own responsibility t…

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Jun

2025

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Combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, I know it's customary to always thank the shadows and colleagues for the great work we've done together, but I would like to say this time I really mean it from the bottom of my heart. I think we had an excellent cooperation from left to right, leading to a unanimous adoption of this report in the LIBE Committee. It is a huge, huge step in furth…

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Jun

2025

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State of play and follow-up two years after the PEGA recommendations and the illegal use of spyware (debate)

Mr President, Madam Executive Vice-President, imagine for a moment that someone is reading every message you've ever sent. Somebody is watching every video you've ever watched, listening into your private conversations with your children, your doctor, your partner. And this isn't fiction. It's happening also today. Also in Europe. Spyware like Pegasus doesn't just intercept data, it invades our di…

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May

2025

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The Hungarian government's drift to Russia-style repression: legislative threats to freedom of expression and democratic participation (debate)

I think the colleague fails to understand that today's debate is about Hungary and not about Germany. The big difference between Germany and Hungary is that Germany at this moment has a functioning rule of law with independent institutions free from political control. I would like to invite you to try and help us to achieve the same in Hungary.…

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May

2025

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The Hungarian government's drift to Russia-style repression: legislative threats to freedom of expression and democratic participation (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, we are here today not to simply debate a single piece of legislation, but to recognise a pattern: a deliberate and escalating erosion of democratic norms in Hungary. The recently proposed transparency law was not an isolated development, it is part of a wider strategy that actually reflects something new and hopeful in a way, because for the first time in over a d…

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May

2025

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Order of business

But is it also for the next session?

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May

2025

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Order of business

We are in favour, it's just – is the request to do it on Wednesday afternoon, or for the next session?

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Apr

2025

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Presentation of the New European Internal Security Strategy (debate)

Mr President, the EPP stands for a Europe that protects its citizens. You cannot have freedom or prosperity without security. And Europeans overwhelmingly agree with this. Over two thirds of European citizens support a stronger EU role in security. They also see security as the main area where the EU should act. And with the launch of today's strategy, the European Commission puts security at the …

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Mar

2025

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100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as our priorities (topical debate)

Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear Minister, yesterday marked the 100th day since the second von der Leyen Commission took office. As the President of the Commission said herself last Sunday, the 1 December 2024 now feels like a lifetime ago. Of course, we knew that the world was not going to remain the same, that change was coming, but the scope, the speed and intensity of global developmen…

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Mar

2025

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Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns (debate)

Mr President, Europe is a safe haven for people fleeing war and persecution. And it has to stay that way. But that is only possible if we are also clear to the people who are not allowed to stay, people who are safe in their own country. At present, only 20% of asylum seekers who have been expelled return to their country of origin. Hundreds of thousands of people a year ignore our laws and regula…

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Mar

2025

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European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

Madam President, when your neighbour's house is on fire, you don't haggle over the price of the garden hose. With those words, the US under President Roosevelt came to our aid during the Second World War. 80 years later, war is raging again on the European continent, but this time, the US does not only want to negotiate the price of the garden hose, they bully the neighbour into giving up his hous…

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Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

Madam President, many colleagues were indeed critical of the level of representation of the Commission. Indeed, as the Commissioner has said, it is standard practice that the Commissioner responsible for the relationship with Parliament comes here to present the work programme. But, more importantly, of all the Members who complained, with the notable exception of Mr Gerbrandy and Ms Neumann, all …

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Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Šefčovič, today is an important moment because with the presentation of this Work Programme, we see the first confirmation of what this Commission will deliver on. And I have to think briefly about last year's elections – the highest turnout in over 30 years. Europeans went to vote because it mattered, and they voted to make sure their concerns were heard on the econo…

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Jan

2025

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Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports (debate)

Madam President, more than 90 % of irregular migrants who reached the EU use the services of smugglers, the services of criminals for whom a human life is merely a business opportunity. They built a 6‑billion annual industry on the backs of the most vulnerable people, putting their lives in danger on perilous journeys, often subjecting them to violence and abuse. And investigations revealed, obvio…

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Jan

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President, President von der Leyen, President Costa – welcome, President Costa, for your first appearance here as President of the European Council and congratulations on your first EU summit and on the 50th anniversary of the first meeting of the European Council. There is an impressive history there, but now, more than ever, we need to focus on the future. Thank you for being with us today…

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Nov

2024

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Election of the Commission (vote)

Madam President, before going on to the vote of the new European Commission, let me also thank the outgoing Commissioners for their dedication and their work in the past years. Regardless of nationality or political colour, you have put yourself at the service of the European citizens and we thank you for that. As for the new Commission, almost 200 million voters went to the ballot box and they pu…