What Ádám spoke about.

8

Jun

2022

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The massacre of Christians in Nigeria (debate)

Dear Madam President, Nigeria is one of the countries most affected by the persecution of Christians. Between 2020 and 2021, the number of Christians killed for their faith rose by 290% to 3,530. Unfortunately, this continues in 2022, with the barbaric massacre at the temple in Owo. Dear colleagues, More than 2.5 million people have fled the region. We have to act! In order to safeguard Christian …

7

Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

Dear Madam President, Fighting climate change is in our best interest. At the same time, I watch with concern as we cross over to the other side of the horse: there is a lack of robust calculations and a sustainable vision behind some of the proposed measures. Perhaps that is why the Social Climate Fund was proposed? Europe is watching the spike in utility costs and fuel prices in the Member State…

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Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (debate)

Dear Mr President, Without effective prevention, the number of accidents, illnesses and deaths at work cannot be effectively reduced or even reduced to zero. Workers should be protected from exposure to carcinogens or toxins. At the same time, the disease can be caused by many other things. Long standing, sitting, lifting heavy objects or continuous vibration. It is time to take seriously the prob…

9

Mar

2022

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Dear Madam President, The well-being and equal opportunities of children and young people must be one of Europe's most important goals. It is therefore more important than ever to implement the Child Guarantee and the reinforced Youth Guarantee. Families are the cornerstone of European society. They ensure the survival of nations, only strong families can form a strong society that can stand its g…

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Jan

2022

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Empowering European Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (debate)

Dear Mr President, Young people do not need big words, but good help, knowledge, their own home and let's say financial support. In Hungary, from this year onwards, young people under the age of 25 do not have to pay personal income tax, and thus they can take home more money up to the amount of the average salary. This measure involves 280,000 young people already working. In addition, students r…

24

Nov

2021

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2020 (debate)

Dear Madam President, Hungary's performance is outstanding in the 2014 and 2020 financial periods. By the end of 2020, we had spent almost €15.5 billion from the European Structural and Investment Funds. As a result, we have achieved the best result among the V4 countries in proportion to their populations, with no risk of loss of funds. EU funds increased Hungary's GDP growth by an average of 2.6…

22

Nov

2021

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Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)

Dear Mr President, Without the development of a common IT system, it is impractical to implement the idea of a digital social security card. Hungary is among the seven Member States that have already successfully met these technical requirements. However, this has only been achieved in seven of the EU's 27 Member States. So the question arises as to how to have a common EU social security number i…

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Oct

2021

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Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)

Dear Madam President, I am convinced that the fight against poverty, and especially child poverty, can only be successful with the complex support of families. Hungary has achieved that energy poverty is not generalised through the reduction of public utility charges introduced earlier. In addition, he was very serious in supporting family tax relief, personal income tax repayment, free textbooks,…

7

Oct

2021

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Human rights situation in Myanmar, including the situation of religious and ethnic groups

Mr. President, please. Since August 2017, at least 700,000 Rohingya have fled persecution in Myanmar to Bangladesh. Many of them are Christians. This situation was exacerbated by the military coup. The persecution of religion further endangers religious minorities in Myanmar. It is clear that quick and tangible help is needed. Hungary supported the improvement of the situation of the Rohingya refu…

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Oct

2021

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The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)

Mr. President, please. I've worked here for 12 years. There is progress: already in the first version of the report a number of important elements had to be fought for separately in the past. Thank you from colleagues for standing up for deaf people and sign language. At the same time, I reject in the strongest terms the fact that the report does not focus exclusively on people with disabilities. …

14

Sep

2021

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EU Blue Card Directive (debate)

Dear Mr President, The US brain drain, i.e. attracting the most skilled European professionals overseas, has been opposed by the EU as long as it is preparing to do the same. It would invite highly qualified third-country nationals to live and work freely within EU Member States. Let's stop this hypocrisy. I am afraid that you really want to use this tool to speed up migration. We know that unempl…

14

Sep

2021

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Natural disasters during the summer 2021 - Impacts of natural disasters in Europe due to climate change (debate)

Dear Mr President, We saw shocking footage of the devastation of the floods in July. We have barely recovered from this, and we have already witnessed the unbridled destruction of the forest fires. In Sinzig, Germany, the flood killed 12 people with disabilities in a home because help arrived late. However, we do not have accurate statistics on this. What is certain is that, according to statistic…

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Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

Dear Madam President, Innovative solutions are needed and consumers are keen to use applications to order services. Platform workers also have the right to healthy and safe working conditions, social assistance, upskilling and fair and transparent salaries. At the same time, they are often self-employed, and care must be taken to ensure that this is not a coercion on their part, while at the same …

8

Jul

2021

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Labour rights in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)

Mr. President, please. Hungary is a smaller country than Bangladesh. There is an even greater difference in the number of people, but it is still possible to learn from us how to create a modern, competitive, market-economy-based economy with full employment, which respects the rights of workers. Our Prime Minister told us about the recipe at the Porto summit: a strong social policy with energetic…

5

Jul

2021

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Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)

Madam President, I'm sorry. The elderly are valuable members of society. It is important that they live their lives in a dignified and independent way. We need to help our ageing family members live with new technologies, adapt their homes to their needs and learn how to manage e-services. In the same way, older people can help their adult children with the arrival of new generations. In my countr…