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May

2022

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Artificial intelligence in a digital age (debate)

Mr President, Executive Vice-President, Rapporteur, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, in the past, whoever ruled the waves ruled the world. In the future, I believe whoever rules artificial intelligence will dominate the world. And this is where I believe Europe’s challenge lies. Just as we seek to use AI for the betterment of society, we see autocracies seeking ways to weaponise it. They do …

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Apr

2022

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Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (debate) (debate)

Madam President, today, more than ever, the world needs multilateralism, and so does innovation and research. Many of our challenges know no borders: the pandemic, war or climate change. And in the same way of thought, no man or lab is an island. This is why working together is more important than ever in order to achieve great things and at greater speed. This is why protectionism and nationalism…

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Apr

2022

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Data Governance Act (debate)

Madam President, it is very often said, and we often hear people saying, that data is the new oil. But, in a way, this comparison is not very accurate. We all generate data. Data can be shared, it can be used, it can be reused, and it can create value and different types of values. This is why I think that the DGA will help ensure that all areas of society benefit from this data. And, of course, w…

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Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is part of a wider campaign to undermine our democracies. Disinformation and foreign interference isn’t a new phenomenon, but Russia has digitised it, and it has combined it with other hybrid tactics. It’s a playbook that has been borrowed and has been used before – be it by China, by Venezuela or by Trump. Sometimes it feels that people may want to acc…

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Nov

2021

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The outcome of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) (debate)

Mr President, I would like to be clear, I think that only together will the EU and the US influence global rules in the decades to come. I think that we currently see that our combined share of economic output is shrinking. Our democratic allies are fewer and fewer. And even after the election of President Biden, both of us engage in avoidable mistakes. I think we need each other, and this is why …

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Oct

2021

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Joint Undertakings under Horizon Europe (debate)

Madam President, ‘What is not defined cannot be measured. What is not measured cannot be improved.’ This quote by a renowned mathematician should be kept in mind by everyone who wants to work on the European twin transition. If we want to improve our wind turbines or energy efficiency, we need precise measurements of their performance. If we want Europe to be ahead of the curve in green and digita…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Commissioner, while we are having this debate, every business in Bulgaria pays EUR 170 per megawatt hour of electricity. Unlike other governments in Europe, the Bulgarian government is doing little to cushion the blow to businesses and citizens. The fact that the price per megawatt hour is three times higher than usual and that many governments, like the one in Bulgaria, do not react is not only a…

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Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your speech. I think that at the moment Europe needs vision, but it also needs security and stability until it can emerge from the various crises it is in. Crises, as you said, have always been our strongest allies, because they make us evolve, they also give us the painful signal of where we are wrong and what we need to change. This is how I think w…