23/04/2026 | 16:30:04 Thank you Mister Chair. Mister Chair, Dear colleagues, It is an honour to speak on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party. First, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Ms Valérie PILLER CARRARD, for this reliable and comprehensive report. It is an important document, not only because it identifies the problem, but because it does so in a thorough and credible way. The report clearly shows that, despite extensive legal frameworks, social dumping and the exploitation of workers... 21/04/2026 | 18:14:38 Dear colleagues, I would like to thank Mr Francesco VERDUCCI for his important and timely report on religious freedom in Europe. It draws attention to issues that require our continued vigilance. Although legal standards exist, the protection of religious freedom remains uneven. In many countries, it is guaranteed in law, but not always respected in practice. This is particularly visible in cases concerning offences against religious feelings, where the balance between freedom of expression... 28/01/2026 | 18:10:08 Thank you very much, Ms. Chair. Ms. Chair, dear colleagues, At the outset, I would like to warmly thank Ms Carmen LEYTE for her thorough, courageous and responsible work as rapporteur. I thank her not only for the report itself, but above all for her clear and unambiguous call to reject the draft additional protocol in its current form. This position reflects genuine concern for human rights understood in a coherent manner and in full compliance with the international obligations of the... 02/10/2025 | 19:02:25 Madam President, Dear colleagues, I am pleased to present the position of the Group of the European People's Party in the joint debate on the reports, analysis and guidelines to guarantee the right to housing and promoting universal health coverage. I thank the Rapporteurs, Ms Aurora FLORIDIA and Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for their work. In particular, I appreciate Mr Stefan SCHENNACH for presenting a report on behalf of a colleague, which is never an easy task. Allow me to highlight the key points... 02/10/2025 | 10:51:23 Mister President, dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank the author of the report, Mr Iulian BULAI, for his work on the new threats that Russia possess to European democracies. The fact that our debate is taking place today under the urgent procedure shows how serious this situation is. As a Pole, I must stress that the situation is unprecedented. For the first time in more than 80 years, Poland and NATO member states have been directly attacked, forced to shoot down hostile... 30/09/2025 | 17:30:20 Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Dear colleagues, Today we reflect on the future of Kazakhstan, a country advancing along the path of democratic reforms, respect for human rights and the rule of law. These efforts matter not only domestically, but also internationally. We commend the authorities for a policy of zero tolerance towards violence against women and children, ill treatment and corruption. This shows that protecting human dignity is a state priority. Preventive measures against... 08/04/2025 | 19:11:56 Mister Chair, Dear colleagues, Mr Pierre-Alain FRIDEZ's report titled “Putting an end to collective expulsions of aliens,” would have been an important and comprehensive contribution to a critical discussion a few years ago. Unfortunately, today, that is no longer the case. The situation has changed because, in Eastern European countries such as Lithuania and Poland, illegal immigration has become a tool of political manipulation, a means of waging hybrid warfare against our nations by the... 31/01/2025 | 10:23:08 Thank you very much, Mister Chair. Mister Chair, dear colleagues, First I would like to extend my sincere thanks to my dear friend Ms Carmen LEYTE for her extremely important report entitled "Long Covid and access to the right to health". Why do we, her colleagues in the EPP group, consider this report important? Firstly, because today many people forget what a great trauma and socioeconomic problem the COVID-19 pandemic was for societies around the world. And yet it was only five years ago... 27/01/2025 | 17:15:42 Okay. Thank you very much, Mister President. Dear colleagues, First of all, I would like to thank all the participants of this debate about Georgia, this very important debate. Why is this debate so important? First, because we have to fulfil the role for which, among other things, our Assembly was established. Our discussion clearly indicates a significant violation of the impartiality of the electoral process in Georgia on 26 October last year. Our Assembly was established especially for... 03/10/2024 | 11:17:36 Mister Chair, dear colleagues, First, I would like to thank Mr Knut ABRAHAM and Lord Richard KEEN very much for this very important and even shocking report. In this report, we are actually talking about two events: about the great famine, which took place 90 years ago in Ukraine, and which we commemorate and we commemorate up to 10 million Ukrainian citizens who died. We commemorate not only the victims. We also recall this – one could say the satanic plan of the Stalinist regime – as a...