01/10/2026 | 10:53:46 Mr President, Dear colleagues, Europe is warming more than twice as fast as the global average. The consequences are already being felt: heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires are threatening people, their health and their livelihoods. The climate crisis is not some abstract issue for the future. It is already determining how safe and affordable our everyday lives are. That is why climate action must not be played off against social security. Those who rely on buses and trains need... 30/09/2026 | 19:05:24 Madam Chair, Dear colleagues, A ballot box alone does not make an election free. Where political opponents are persecuted, where independent media is silenced and any serious competition is suppressed, holding a vote does not automatically amount to democracy. The so-called election in Russia, therefore, should not and cannot be regarded as free and fair elections. This applies all the more to the votes held in the occupied territories of Ukraine. They violate Ukraine's sovereignty and must...