What Elżbieta Katarzyna spoke about.

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PL Written Statement

Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

The European automotive industry is at a crucial moment of transition. In the face of increasing global competition and the challenges of digitalisation and sustainability, our regulation must support innovation, not block it. First of all, access to data from vehicle systems must be regulated in a manner adapted to the specifics of the automotive industry. Placing these provisions only in the Dat…

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Jul

2026

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Air passenger rights (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I am glad that we are closing a process that has taken far too long. After years of negotiations and difficult conciliation, we are sending a clear signal: The European Parliament can effectively defend the interests of passengers, even in the most difficult negotiations. We were able to defend what was most important: the right to compensation after 3 hours of delay an…

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Jun

2026

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Events around the Strait of Hormuz have shown that conflicts thousands of kilometres away can affect energy prices, transport costs, airline operations and the availability of goods in Europe in a matter of days. Therefore, the resilience of the transport sector is not just an economic issue, it is part of European security. In times of geopolitical crises, stron…

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May

2026

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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Unpaid care work for women in the European Union is one of the most important but often invisible pillars of the functioning of society and the economy. This work, as we all say here, is usually not remunerated, despite the fact that it takes time, effort and responsibility. It is also not included in social security systems. We often tal…

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Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I was born, raised and live in the countryside and I know how often women from such regions are devalued, how their wings are cut, how their sense of value is destroyed. But I also know how much ambition there is in these women. Unfortunately, there are many barriers. Today we talked about them: healthcare, access to finance, credit, public services, high-speed internet…

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Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Mr. Commissioner, I'm sorry. First of all, I would like to thank the shadow rapporteurs from all political groups for their constructive cooperation on this report. Today we are talking about millions of women from all over the European Union who live and work outside big cities, in rural, insular and outermost areas. They are the backbone of local communities, they do …

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Apr

2026

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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. According to Amnesty International, one in 20 women in the European Union has been raped. It's millions of people, millions of stories and millions of human tragedies, dramas that have often been ignored and the guilty have not been punished. That's the only way it means yes. This is a definition that should apply in every country of the European Union. We cannot…

25

Mar

2026

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Implementation of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (UWWTD) and risks to the security of supply of medicines (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Commissioner, I'm sorry. I share and support the concerns of my colleagues regarding the pharmaceutical sector, but I would like the concerns of the cosmetics sector to be heard today as well. Both sectors, because they are affected by this directive, have the right to expect from us reliable data, proportionality and a fair principle: the polluter pays for hi…

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Mar

2026

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Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (debate)

12

Feb

2026

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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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Jan

2026

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Air passenger rights (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. I am pleased that in this room there has been a loud statement that passenger rights are not negotiable. And I am very pleased that the Committee on Transport, in which I have worked for many years, speaks with one voice: We are on the side of the passengers. And I was astonished to accept the position of the governments of the Member States, which we have been waiting …

16

Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (debate)

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Ambitious climate targets must go hand in hand with a real path that does not kill European industry and jobs, that does not give oxygen to anti-European groups and that does not give oxygen to the anti-European narrative. I am glad that the Commission has been a little open to the concerns and arguments that have been coming from the people of Europe and European indus…

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan (debate)

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Oct

2025

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Combating violence against women and girls, including the exploitation of motherhood (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. Often in this room we talk about physical violence, about visible violence. Today I would like to talk about violence, which we often do not touch, and which happens quietly in the workplace. This is institutional and economic violence. According to the Fundamental Rights Agency, one in five women in the European Union experiences such violence. One in three single moth…

8

Oct

2025

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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. What is very troubling is the awareness of how many useful Putin idiots we have in Europe who are helping to spread disinformation and fake news. And it is terrifying that there are politicians – including in this room – who still believe that it is possible to negotiate with Putin. Ladies and Gentlemen, Putin understands only the language of force, which we have talked…

8

Jul

2025

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Presentation of the Chemicals Package (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The chemical package is a test of whether we can regulate wisely, taking into account scientific achievements, innovation, market realities and whether we can defend the competitiveness of European industry. In cosmetics, for example, we are currently seeing a dangerous shift from a risk assessment to a hazard-only approach. Current interaction between the Regulation CL…

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Jun

2025

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Latest developments on the revision of the air passenger rights and airline liability regulations (debate)

(beginning of speech outside the microphone) ...I think that there is rarely such consensus and unanimity in this House. We do not agree to lower the rights of air passengers. The current proposal raises many concerns. Firstly, raising the time thresholds for obtaining compensation from three to six hours for transatlantic flights means a real loss of compensation or compensation for hundreds of t…

11

Mar

2025

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Roadmap for Women`s Rights (debate)

Of course, I agree with you. Also sexual education is very important.

11

Mar

2025

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Roadmap for Women`s Rights (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Years of fighting for our rights and equality, and it seems that we still have a long way to go, or even that the climate for fighting for our rights, for equality is not friendly in the world today, and I get the impression that there are more and more conservative politicians who would like to close our mouths and would like to close wo…

19

Dec

2024

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Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women - EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (joint debate - EU priorities for the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women)

Mr President, thank you very much. It is very sad that, despite the knowledge, awareness, actions and many debates in this House, we still have a problem with equal rights, with equal pay between women and men, and we still have a problem with violence. It's sad and embarrassing. Speaking of our indications for the UN session, I would like to touch on one point: the voice of women in rural and rem…

18

Dec

2024

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Urgent need for EU action to preserve nature and protect biodiversity to avoid the extinction of species (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. The most effective way to protect biodiversity internationally is through cooperation and joint efforts at global level. And we must remember that the causes of deforestation or forest degradation differ when we look at the global context and the European backyard. Because when we look at the global context, it is caused by the expansion …

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Nov

2024

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Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Smoking is one of the leading causes of death, disease and enormous social costs. Today we are facing a new challenge: e-cigarettes. In my country, Poland, almost half of young people use them every day, and 21% reach for disposable devices that tempt with easy accessibility and attractive flavors. And let's not be fooled by the fact that e-cigarettes are a way t…

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Nov

2024

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Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap (debate)

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Nov

2024

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UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Europe is responsible for less than 9% of global CO2 emissions, but this, of course, does not relieve us of our responsibility to fight the climate crisis. However, the ambitious targets we set for the European economy and Europeans must be acceptable and bearable. Taking care of the environment, we must not forget to support the competitiveness of the European e…