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23

Apr

2024

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The use of Russian frozen assets to support Ukraine’s victory and reconstruction (debate)

Madam President, war is certainly a violation of international law, but also what we are proposing here today and what we are talking about here is, in my opinion, a violation of international law. You yourself have said this, Mr Borrell, that there is some innovative idea that we need to innovate and invent a way to do it, because it is clear to us from the outset that this is not right, and I th…

22

Apr

2024

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Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (debate)

Madam President, work must be voluntary, working conditions must be adequate and, of course, there must also be a well-deserved reward for these people. Forced labour has no place in the 21st century, and we can already see that even chronic violators of these rules are gradually approaching the rules of the International Labour Organization. If it is standard and prohibits such work. There is no …

22

Apr

2024

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Common rules promoting the repair of goods (debate)

Madam President, I would like to congratulate Mr Répas on a great report and perhaps tell you a little about what I am wearing. This skirt from my sister, but this part is part of the costume from the village of Čeľadice near Nitra in Slovakia, which was worn by both my grandparents and people before them, and it was precisely those generations who valued their resources and all that they had and …

11

Apr

2024

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Attempts to dismantle Rule of Law and media freedom in Slovakia (debate)

Madam President, it is such an interesting debate that there is, I think, even up to fifteen MEPs who are interested, even though Mr Hojsík is saying that the whole of the European Union is here. Some who signed up for the debate did not even come to it, so this is how the Slovak Republic and this is your fictional topic of all MEPs. And I think it's completely meaningless again. We transfer domes…

13

Mar

2024

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Cohesion policy 2014-2020 – implementation and outcomes in the Member States (debate)

Madam President, cohesion policy is an investment policy, as someone has rightly said to me just now. I think that this is one of the best policies that the European Union has, and that is why it is very important that we continue to support it and that we continue to leave sufficient funding for cohesion policy, because we see, as someone also said a moment ago, that when you go anywhere in Europ…

12

Mar

2024

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A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (debate)

Madam President, the European Union is a place that is both interesting and attractive for talent and for skilled people, including from third countries. And I am very pleased that we are going to promote legal migration to the EU, because that is what we need. There are no illegal migrants who are being exploited, but we need legal people who will come, who we know who they are, what their job sk…

28

Feb

2024

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Data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services (debate)

Madam President, information for people who use such platforms for temporary housing is, of course, very important. For example, many of us live in some other country, such as Belgium, Brussels, and sometimes we need to rent something for a short period of time or go on holiday and rent accommodation via different platforms, because we do not like to live in a hotel. However, the information provi…

28

Feb

2024

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Deepening EU integration in view of future enlargement (debate)

Mr President, I think the enlargement policy of the European Union is one of the best things we have. However, whoever wants to be a member of the European Union must comply with the rules, as we have all had to do here today. And all countries, of course, must agree to the accession of this country. I think it's a good policy. It is a way of improving life, progress, better cooperation for all pe…

28

Feb

2024

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Preventing work-related deaths following the Florence tragedy (debate)

Mr President, health and safety at work is very important. And up to 97% of the various accidents that happen in the workplace could be avoided if really sufficient training or safety measures were made, which are sometimes forgotten by employers. People are tired people, they have a lot of work and they do not have enough rest, and therefore sometimes some misfortune can also happen. The greater …

26

Feb

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, I will talk about the right to unions. Large foreign companies coming to Eastern Europe and Slovakia feel that they can choose from our legal order what they will respect and what they will not. In my opinion, the law applies equally to everyone. And even a large company, which has thousands of employees, can not choose what it will adhere to and what it will not. It happened to us r…

6

Feb

2024

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State of play of the implementation of the Global Gateway and its governance two years after its launch (debate)

Mr President, I think that the Global Gateway proposal or initiative is a very good, correct way for us to actually support the whole world. As the richest, most successful, we also have a responsibility towards other parts of the world, and this infrastructure support is a very good idea for me that the European Commission has come up with. After two years, we can see that it works. I very much l…

6

Feb

2024

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Quality traineeships in the EU (debate)

Mr President, eight months ago in June we had the same discussion on this subject. And when I look around the room, there are the same people sitting here. There was Agnes, there was Alicia, João, Brando, Atidzhe, Seán, all the same people who are still talking about the same thing that we want to support young people in the European Union, and that internships are not a substitute for a job and m…

6

Feb

2024

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EU2040 climate target (debate)

Mr President, I would be very interested to know why we came up with such an overambitious goal. When I listen to this debate, it's not funny for most people, but it's just something we disagree with. I think we should focus more on how to reduce the European Union's own consumption and how to use what we have, how to stop exploiting third countries for the raw materials and resources we need for …

6

Feb

2024

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Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed (debate)

Madam President, I join the crowd of people who have spoken before me, who do not support this proposal in its current form, because whether we call it NGTs or GMOs, it is still a genetic modification of plants, and for me it is not a natural process, and we still do not have sufficient information about the consequences and consequences this can have not only for the human organism, but also for …

5

Feb

2024

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State of EU solar industry in light of unfair competition (debate)

Madam President, I am very pleased that we are talking about this topic, such as the solar industry in the European Union, because it is a standard trade war. The overproduction of solar panels in China caused a significant drop in prices, led to a surplus of imported modules in the ports and warehouses of the European Union, and today European producers are unable to sell their production because…

5

Feb

2024

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Instant payments in euro (debate)

Madam President, today, when you want, for example, to go to lunch with your colleagues and pay the amount you owe, or when you want to pay, for example, a hairdresser by transfer to his account, it so often happens that this payment takes time because your bank keeps the money so that it can trade with them and make money from them. Currently, these instant payments, which we are talking about to…

17

Jan

2024

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)

Madam President, I think that the report as such on fundamental rights in the European Union is important. To say that even though we love to teach others, we ourselves are not perfect, but we should subtract what we have done and where we still need to improve. Personally, I think that the right to live in dignity is also highlighted in this report as one of the key attributes, because we want al…

17

Jan

2024

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Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition (debate)

Madam President, I am wearing a green one today, like grain in the spring when it grows up here in Slovakia. And I would very much like to point out that we sometimes think that food will come to the canteen where we choose it, but in fact it is these people, farmers, farmers, whom I would like to support from this place, who will prepare the food that we eat every day. These are the people of wor…

17

Jan

2024

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Quality jobs in a competitive future-oriented social market economy (topical debate)

Mr President, while technology, automation and robotisation make our work easier, they also dismantle some types of work and put jobs at risk. Thank goodness, I think that these new technologies also mean that workers may not have to do such a hard job, and we are seeing new opportunities, especially in the area of digitalisation or even the silver economy, for new, better, better quality jobs. Ho…

16

Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

Mr President, everyone who receives money from the European Union and from our budget must, of course, operate transparently. The dot. That is simply our rule, and I do not think there should be any exceptions, even for non-profits or NGOs. This could indicate that these organisations may be using some unfair practices. We do it for countries, we do it for governments, companies, universities. Eve…

16

Jan

2024

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Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

Mr President, we are still talking about a greener economy and how great it is for the environment, and about solutions. It's still a mantra. I am pleased that we are also looking at protecting the final consumer who uses such products on this occasion. And I would like to commend the rapporteur, Mrs Borzan, for a very good report. We don't want it to be written on everything. eco, bio, rawTo be s…

14

Dec

2023

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Ensuring proper functioning of EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes (debate)

Madam President, I think we should calm down a little and not bring the courts to judgment when we do not know what is really going on. We cannot really sacrifice ourselves in everything for Ukraine. First of all, we should think a little bit about our citizens. And you know, in the east with Ukraine, these are Schengen borders, and now our short-sighted bombastic decisions have put these borders …

13

Dec

2023

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Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the Rule of Law (continuation of debate)

My colleague, I understand that you have friends from political groups other than my friendly groups and that they are telling you some delusions. And I would be interested to know that when you talk about the fact that Mr. President, Prime Minister Fico, has been accused of some corrupt things, I would be very interested in which ones. Because what he was accused of was Facebook status and the or…

13

Dec

2023

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Planned dissolution of key anti-corruption structures in Slovakia and its implications on the Rule of Law (continuation of debate)

Madam President, I think this meeting is absolutely useless, and I do not know why we have it here today. The opposition in Slovakia did not win the elections, so the sulfur, the fire on Slovakia, we defame our own state. This is probably the latest practice. In three and a half years, the opposition was persecuted, even the representatives of my own party, so you did not mind. No one asked for a …

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 am very pleased that the socialists have sparked a debate about young people and their situation, both in terms of the cost of living and in terms of housing. I have spoken a lot on this subject and I am very pleased that we can talk about it again in this House today. But what really matters is what we can do. I am very pleased that it was also the leftists, it was the socialists …