What Sabine spoke about.

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Mar

2024

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European Media Freedom Act (debate)

Mr President! Dear Commissioner, Vice-President Jourová! Tomorrow we will vote on the European Media Freedom Act. This law is not only a milestone for the diversity and freedom of the media, but also a significant step for democracy in the European Union. The importance of a free and diverse media landscape for a functioning democracy cannot be overemphasized. Free media is the foundation of every…

26

Feb

2024

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

Dear Mr President, dear Commissioner! The threat to our democracy from disinformation campaigns and attempts to influence elections has become undeniably real, especially online. That is why it is important that we in Parliament have tackled a difficult but correct project, namely the regulation on the transparency of political advertising. We have found a balanced approach that implements strict …

5

Oct

2023

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The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)

Mr President, dear Vice-President Šuica, dear colleagues, in the past decade, children have started using technology more intensively and at an ever-younger age. They are real digital natives. Digital tools and devices are everywhere around them. This creates opportunities, but also challenges. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, children must be protected in the digita…

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Oct

2023

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European Media Freedom Act (A9-0264/2023 - Sabine Verheyen) (vote)

Madam President, thank you very much, colleagues, for the great support. Today we took a milestone to safeguard media freedom in the EU. I would like to thank everybody who has worked on this important file and has supported us here today. Therefore, based on Rule 59(4), I request the matter to be referred back to the committee for interinstitutional negotiations so that we can close the file hope…

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Oct

2023

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European Media Freedom Act (debate)

Madam President, Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for the intense debate. Above all, I would also like to thank the teams of secretariats, the teams of my shadow rapporteurs and the rapporteurs who have done an enormous amount of work at technical level. We have a legally sound text in the Committee on Culture and Education and it does not interfere with the exclusive competence of the Member Stat…

3

Oct

2023

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European Media Freedom Act (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Without free media, there can be no democracy. As Alexis de Tocqueville has already pointed out, the press is the ‘most important democratic instrument of freedom’. While we are proud of our high democratic standards, we must not turn a blind eye to the worrying state of press freedom worldwide, a trend that also affects Europe. The European Media Freedom Act…

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Apr

2023

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, The way in which the European Year of Youth is discussed here shows that it is not just a topic, but a very broad range of topics that interests young people, where young people also want to be involved and which has relevance for young people. That is why I would have liked to see today not only the Commissioner in charge of education p…

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Feb

2023

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Disinformation campaigns and attempts to influence elections have also increased in Europe. They are now a serious threat to our democracy. The Regulation on the transparency of political advertising is not an easy but correct and important project. I believe that we have been able to find a balanced approach in Parliament. While we have often had stricter me…

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Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! The European Year of Youth was the right initiative at the right time, as young people showed particular solidarity during the coronavirus pandemic. It was therefore only appropriate that we made them our priority in 2022. But I think we could have done even better by communicating more into the base, down. Many young people did not know at all that we had a European…

24

Nov

2022

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Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! The European Union must not be dependent on digitalisation. Europe's move into the digital decade is overdue if we want to keep up globally. But all the technical advances we make mean nothing if we don't get people ready and take them with us. I firmly believe that this will be a decisive factor for the labour market. But in order to achieve this with as many people…

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Oct

2022

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Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Madam Commissioner! The war in Ukraine shows that the unthinkable is possible and unpredictability is the new normal. In addition to military aggression, Russia is also waging war on the cultural front. This is reflected in the destruction and attempt to separate Ukrainian cultural heritage from its history, culture and tradition. Against this background, the CULT Committee adopte…

4

Jul

2022

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President! The DMA and DSA are the right steps at the right time as the online world and large platforms increasingly play a crucial role in our lives and economy. We have certainly set a milestone here in the regulation of online content at Union level, but from the point of view of the Committee on Culture, in addition to all the praise for the adoption of the DSA, I must point out some misse…

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Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

Dear Mr President, Commissioner! The European Union is founded on the belief that war on the European continent is a thing of the past. Unfortunately, Putin has destroyed all of our hopes. Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine does not stop at attacks on civilians, innocent women and children. This war with attacks on birthplaces, theatres and schools is also an attack on our European values and a crime…

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the Commission! With the DSA, we have the opportunity to create a milestone in the regulation of online services at Union level. This opportunity is used in many ways in the present draft, but is also missed in some essential points. Unfortunately, the CULT opinion was not adequately taken into account in the draft r…

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Dec

2021

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European Year of Youth 2022 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear MariyaGabriel, ladies and gentlemen! The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit young people disproportionately. At such an important stage in the development of her life, her youth, social life came to a complete standstill at first and continues to experience persistent restrictions to this day. At the same time, they face the challenge of continuing their ed…

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Nov

2021

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The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Michaela Šojdrová's own-initiative report on the Common European Education Area is a very good and above all balanced report. As an EU, we can only benefit from this if we promote the mutual recognition of educational qualifications, not only for professional or university degrees, but also in the school sector. We want degrees to be more equal in the EU. Pupils…