39 Plenary speeches of Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE
Search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)
Ongoing hearings under article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Hungary (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees at EU external borders (debate)
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 23 April 2020 - New MFF, own resources and Recovery plan (debate)
The Anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd (debate)
Conclusions of the extraordinary European Council meeting of 17-21 July 2020 (continuation of debate)
Preparation of the Special European Council, focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern-Mediterranean (continuation of debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 October 2020, in particular the negotiations of the future relations with the UK (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10-11 December 2020 – MFF, Rule of Law Conditionality and Own Resources – Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 – Proposal for an Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources – Regulation on the protection of the Union’s budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States (debate)
Inauguration of the new President of the United States and the current political situation (debate)
Democratic scrutiny of social media and the protection of fundamental rights (debate)
Government attempts to silence free media in Poland, Hungary and Slovenia (debate)
Digital taxation: OECD negotiations, tax residency of digital companies and a possible European Digital Tax (debate)
Recent deaths in the Mediterranean and search and rescue at sea (debate)
Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)
Situation in Afghanistan (debate)
European Union Agency for Asylum (continuation of debate)
Pushbacks at the EU's external border (debate)
Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences (debate)
Digital Markets Act (debate)
Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)
The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)
The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)
EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)
Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)
Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)
Racial justice, non-discrimination and anti-racism in the EU (debate)
Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)
Deaths at sea: a common EU response to save lives and action to ensure safe and legal pathways (debate)
Decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations: Screening of third country nationals at the external borders (A9-0149/2023 - Birgit Sippel) (vote)
Externalising asylum applications and making funding to third countries conditional on the implementation of return agreements (topical debate)
The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
Presentation of the programme of activities of the Belgian Presidency (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meetings, in particular the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 (debate)
Screening of third country nationals at the external borders - European Criminal Records Information System - Third Country Nationals - Common procedure for international protection in the Union - Establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 - Asylum and migration management - Addressing situations of crisis and force majeure - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) - Union Resettlement Framework - Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection - Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (joint debate - Migration and Asylum package)
Screening of third country nationals at the external borders - European Criminal Records Information System - Third Country Nationals - Common procedure for international protection in the Union - Establishing a return border procedure, and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 - Asylum and migration management - Addressing situations of crisis and force majeure - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013, for identifying an illegally staying third-country national or stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes (recast) - Union Resettlement Framework - Standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection - Standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) (joint debate - Migration and Asylum package)