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Activities of Filip DE MAN

Plenary speeches (36)

2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
2019/11/26
Dossiers: 2019/2028(BUD)
Annual report on the implementation of the common foreign and security policy - Annual report on the implementation of the common security and defence policy (debate)
2020/01/14
Dossiers: 2019/2135(INI)
Fighting against antisemitism, racism and hatred across Europe (debate)
2020/02/11
EU coordinated action to combat the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences (continuation of debate)
2020/04/16
Dossiers: 2020/2616(RSP)
Tackling Covid-19 disinformation and the impact on freedom of expression (debate)
2020/06/18
The establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (debate)
2020/10/05
Dossiers: 2020/2072(INI)
Escalating tensions in Varosha following the illegal actions by Turkey and the urgent need for the resumption of talks (debate)
2020/11/24
Dossiers: 2020/2844(RSP)
The gender perspective in the COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis period - The EU Strategy for Gender Equality - Closing the digital gender gap: women’s participation in the digital economy (continuation of debate)
2021/01/21
Dossiers: 2020/2021(INI)
Visit of the VPC/HR to Russia in the light of the recent crackdown on protestors and the opposition (debate)
2021/02/09
EU pledge for Afghanistan at 2020 Geneva Conference (debate)
2021/03/11
Dossiers: 2020/2916(RSP)
Control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use (debate)
2021/03/25
Dossiers: 2016/0295(COD)
2019-2020 Reports on Turkey (debate)
2021/05/18
Dossiers: 2019/2176(INI)
European Climate Law (continuation of debate)
2021/06/24
Dossiers: 2020/0036(COD)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)
2021/07/07
Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)
2021/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/2042(INI)
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)
2021/10/06
The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)
2021/10/20
New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)
2021/12/14
Dossiers: 2021/2163(INI)
Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)
2022/02/15
Dossiers: 2021/2182(INI)
Role of culture, education, media and sport in the fight against racism (debate)
2022/03/07
Dossiers: 2021/2057(INI)
The Power of the EU – Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (debate)
2022/03/24
The Commission's proposal for "Attracting skills and talent to the EU", particularly the Talent Partnerships with North African countries (topical debate)
2022/06/08
Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)
2022/07/05
Dossiers: 2021/2245(INI)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)
2022/09/14
Dossiers: 2021/2186(INI)
Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)
2022/10/19
The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)
2022/11/23
Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)
2022/12/14
Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)
2023/01/18
Discharge 2021 (continuation of debate)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2022/2088(DEC)
Discharge 2021 (continuation of debate)
2023/05/09
Dossiers: 2022/2088(DEC)
Tax the rich (topical debate)
2023/07/12
2022 Report on Türkiye (debate)
2023/09/12
Dossiers: 2022/2205(INI)
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)
2023/10/03
The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)
2023/10/18
Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)
2023/11/21
Defence of democracy package (debate)
2023/12/12

Institutional motions (1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the blasphemy laws in Pakistan, in particular the case Shagufta Kausar and Shafqat Emmanuel
2021/04/27
Dossiers: 2021/2647(RSP)
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Oral questions (1)

Right of access to documents under Article 42 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and redacted contracts with vaccine manufacturers
2022/02/02
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Written questions (155)

Naval mission in the Mediterranean to combat arms smuggling to Libya
2020/03/11
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Operation of Frontex: return operations
2020/03/11
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Frontex: Greek-Turkish border crisis, February-March 2020
2020/03/11
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Operation of eu-LISA
2020/03/11
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Operation of Frontex: deployment of drones to detect migrants at sea
2020/03/11
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Immigration from areas at high risk from a number of infectious diseases
2020/03/11
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Council Note 7497/20 on demographic challenges in the EU
2020/05/05
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The expression ‘European sovereignty’
2020/05/25
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Civil Protection Mechanism: Airlift to the DRC
2020/06/10
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EUR 36 billion in help for vulnerable countries
2020/06/10
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Reduction in the ESA’s budget
2020/06/10
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Salafism in the Western Balkans
2020/06/15
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Commission position on the millions of illegal foreign nationals in the EU
2020/06/16
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Trade agreement with Mexico
2020/06/24
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Cooperation between the Commission and McKinsey during the asylum crisis
2020/06/29
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Abuses in collection of users’ personal data for coronavirus tracing in France
2020/06/30
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Funding for media and journalism
2020/07/01
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Council Note 7497/20 on demographic challenges in the EU
2020/07/01
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Erection of a statue glorifying communism
2020/07/06
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Statement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, according to which Osama bin Laden is a ‘martyr’
2020/07/09
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Breach of international law by Turkey.
2020/08/24
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Frontex budget cuts
2020/08/26
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Decision to allocate EUR 53 million for civil society in Belarus
2020/09/02
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EU confirms full solidarity with Greece and Cyprus
2020/09/10
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Violation of the Libya arms embargo by Airbus
2020/09/10
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Operating agreement between Frontex and Airbus-IAI on long-term surveillance of the Mediterranean Sea
2020/10/23
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Operating agreement between Frontex and Airbus-IAI on long-term surveillance of the Mediterranean Sea
2020/10/23
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Protecting and enhancing the Saracen tower heritage
2020/10/23
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Repeated attacks on, and abductions of, Italian fishermen and their vessels by Libya
2020/11/23
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Recognition and financing of Islamic Relief Worldwide
2020/11/26
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Funding of the European Network against Racism (ENAR)
2020/11/27
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Commission’s position on the growing influence of the Muslim Brotherhood and related organisations
2020/11/27
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Confucius Institutes in the EU
2020/12/10
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Students from the People’s Republic of China at universities in the EU
2020/12/13
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The Commission's order for Remdesivir
2020/12/18
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Role of the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator
2021/01/04
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Turkey’s unilateral actions and provocations
2021/01/04
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EU global human rights sanctions regime
2021/01/04
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Commissioner Johansson calls Frontex to account regarding push-back allegations
2021/02/08
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Greece’s concerns regarding Germany’s sale of Type 214 submarines to Turkey
2021/02/17
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Threat of Kosovo joining Albania
2021/02/22
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Cost of migration and asylum policy
2021/02/24
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Sanctions against Russia
2021/02/24
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EUR 1 billion in development aid to Côte d’Ivoire
2021/02/25
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US extraterritorial jurisdiction
2021/02/26
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The fight against invasive species
2021/03/09
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The EU’s strategic dependence
2021/03/17
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NGOs accused of colluding with human traffickers in the Mediterranean
2021/03/31
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Visit to Turkey on 6 April 2021
2021/04/07
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Visit to Turkey on 6 April 2021
2021/04/07
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Difference in treatment between liberal NGOs related to Open Society and conservative NGOs
2021/04/19
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Picture posted on Commission Instagram account
2021/04/19
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Commission funding for Islamist association
2021/05/27
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Threat from Russia
2021/06/21
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Deterioration in EU-Russia relations
2021/06/21
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Agreement with Turkey on its hosting of migrants and refugees
2021/06/23
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Insecurity among young women in the Union
2021/06/28
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Court of Auditors report on Frontex
2021/06/28
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Contracts with the ‘big four’ consultancy firms
2021/07/05
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Continued erosion of the rule of law in Turkey
2021/07/19
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Sharp increase in illegal migration to the EU – a failure of Frontex
2021/07/20
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Espionage by foreign powers
2021/07/20
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US interference in EU energy supply
2021/07/26
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Invasion of Melilla
2021/07/26
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Galileo
2021/08/10
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Attendance of EU diplomat at the inauguration of Ebrahim Raisi
2021/08/10
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Development aid to Afghanistan
2021/08/10
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European logs to China
2021/08/16
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Migrant crisis at external border with Belarus
2021/08/27
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Rejection of extension request by Czech Government
2021/09/27
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Stepping up development aid for Afghanistan
2021/09/27
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A billion for Afghanistan
2021/10/13
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Conditions for aid to Afghanistan
2021/10/14
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The EU and AI
2021/10/14
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Frontex: Ban on pushbacks
2021/10/26
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Climate change mitigation policies creating a breeding ground for terrorism
2021/10/26
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Huge-scale purchasing of European timber by Chinese firms
2021/10/27
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Islamism and the Muslim Brotherhood infiltrating the European Parliament
2021/10/27
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Audit of EU strategic dependencies
2021/10/28
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Development assistance to the Sahel region
2021/10/28
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EUNAVFOR MED IRINI: refusal of Turkish vessels to undergo inspection
2021/11/10
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Migration crisis Unequal treatment of Belarus and Turkey
2021/11/15
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NGOs as beneficiaries of EU funds
2021/11/15
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Nature of relations between the Commission President and Atlantic Council, Pfizer and Biontech
2021/11/22
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Urgent need for deterrence campaigns to combat illegal migration and people smuggling
2021/11/30
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Presentation of the brochure ‘Union of Equality’ by Commissioner Dalli
2021/12/03
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Global Gateway
2021/12/03
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Irregularities in the Pfizer clinical trials
2021/12/07
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Development aid and migration
2021/12/13
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Expenditure from the EU facility for refugees in Turkey
2022/01/10
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Talks between Presidents Biden and Putin in Geneva on 10 January 2022
2022/01/13
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Contacts between Commissioners and representatives of the Chinese Government
2022/01/18
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Medicines produced in third countries: possible health risks
2022/01/18
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Blacklisting of Chinese technology
2022/01/18
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Talks with Taliban representatives in Norway
2022/01/27
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Aid to Ukraine
2022/01/27
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Contacts between Open Society European Policy Institute and the Commission
2022/01/27
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Role of the EU in talks on the situation at the Ukrainian border
2022/02/01
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NATO announcement on the control of space
2022/02/02
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Extension of the EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation
2022/02/04
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Inadequate forward planning for energy supplies
2022/02/16
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EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey
2022/02/16
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Donbas – Cyprus – Nagorno-Karabakh
2022/02/24
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Increase in trade using the yuan
2022/03/10
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Consequences of financial sanctions
2022/05/05
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Impact of sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas revenues
2022/05/16
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Trade relations with Pakistan
2022/05/25
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EU: increasing trade deficits
2022/06/15
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Oil and gas imports from Saudi Arabia and Qatar
2022/06/15
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Debt union
2022/06/20
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‘Attracting skills and talent to the EU’ – particularly the talent partnerships with North African countries
2022/06/23
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Publication of texts exchanged between Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla
2022/07/12
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Impact of free-trade agreements on the EU trade balance
2022/11/22
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Subsidising NGOs involved in migration operations in the Mediterranean
2022/11/22
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Contacts with Open Society Policy Institute
2022/12/01
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Funding the far-left European Network against Racism
2022/12/05
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Influence of left-wing liberal NGOs and think tanks on Commission policy
2022/12/05
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Commission President’s statement on the Ukrainian death toll
2022/12/05
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Impact of US extraterritorial jurisdiction on European companies
2022/12/05
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European response to the US ‘Inflation Reduction Act’
2022/12/05
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Measures in response to distortions of competition resulting from state aid to businesses in third countries
2022/12/06
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Council President’s visit to China
2022/12/06
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Impact of NGOs on political parties
2022/12/07
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Investment in EU by Chinese state-owned companies
2022/12/07
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Screening of foreign investments
2022/12/07
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Global Gateway: state of play
2022/12/07
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Metaverse ‘rave’ party
2022/12/12
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Relations with Qatar
2022/12/13
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Interest costs resulting from macro-financial assistance to Ukraine
2022/12/16
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Abolition of Economic and Social Committee
2022/12/19
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Development assistance
2023/01/05
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Taking back of Moroccan illegal migrants by Morocco
2023/01/17
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Spanish breach of European animal health legislation
2023/03/06
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Internal combustion engine phase-out and job losses
2023/03/06
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Budgetary aid to third countries
2023/03/15
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Commission support for FEMYSO and affiliated bodies
2023/03/15
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Commission subsidises to the European Environmental Bureau
2023/03/27
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Use of Arabic in Commission communications
2023/03/30
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Commission President’s visit to China
2023/04/19
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Funding of an Islamist association under the Erasmus+ programme
2023/04/20
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Relations between the EU and Iran
2023/06/06
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The migration challenge
2023/06/28
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Use of artificial intelligence
2023/07/07
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Lobbyists and NGOs
2023/07/10
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15th BRICS Summit
2023/08/29
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EU Blue Card
2023/09/18
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NGOs and lobbyists
2023/09/18
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Investigating anthropological decline in the EU
2023/09/21
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Growing trade deficit with China
2023/09/21
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Giving away EU furniture to IMPACT Furniture (Oxfam) (2)
2023/10/05
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Giving away EU furniture to IMPACT Furniture (Oxfam)
2023/10/05
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Paragliding flight by the EU representative in Gaza in light of recent events
2023/10/13
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Development aid for Gaza and Hamas’ financial assets
2023/10/17
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Influence from Middle-Eastern regimes on EU universities
2023/11/21
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Influence of Qatar and Qatar Charity in the EU
2023/11/21
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Individual motions (15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terrorist list
2020/06/10
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting our economy against foreign takeovers
2020/10/15
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on safeguarding free democratic debate on social media
2021/01/28
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting democracy against censorship
2021/07/05
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe
2021/11/12
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation at the Belarusian border
2021/12/06
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Motion for a resolution on the EU Digital COVID Certificate
2022/03/15
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the current migration crisis
2022/11/14
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the Twitter files and the threat to our democracy from big tech oligarchs
2023/01/10
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on Member States planning to outsource asylum centres outside the EU
2023/03/03
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terrorist list
2023/03/14
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the 100 million victims of communism
2023/04/26
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on banning ethnocultural ‘positive discrimination’ in Europe
2023/07/17
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the need to abolish the European Economic and Social Committee
2023/08/04
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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the threat to independent media in the Netherlands
2023/10/11
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Amendments (25)

Amendment 1 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States of 1933,
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 26 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
— having regard to the European Union Institute for Security Studies’ study on the fight against climate change and the effect this has on fuelling terrorism, specifically in the Sahel region, published in December 2020,
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 50 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Is extremely concerned by the challenges to human rights and democracy, resulting in the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and of universal human rights, as well as the shrinking space for civil society, observed around the world; calls for the EU and its Member States to make stronger efforts to address the challenges to human rights, both individually and in cooperation with like- minded international partners; recalls, however, that the EU does not have the mandate to impose its vision of human rights and democracy on the world; emphasises that the EU is not the world’s human rights watchdog, nor should it be;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 58 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the importance of both the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 for this goal; recalls that the use of the rule of qualified majorinsists that unanimity voting within the Council on human rights issues would result in a more effective and proactive EU foreign and security policy, and would strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU, while reflecting itsmust remain in place and that a move towards qualified majority voting in foreign policy matters will cause a slippery slope that will even further erode the sovereignty of Member States; recalls that the ability to enter into relations with other states, and by analogy the ability to determine foreign policy, is one of the foundamental values;tional elements of statehood and sovereignty as encapsulated in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States.
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 170 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Strongly condemns the killing of human rights defenders around the world and stresses that most of them were engaged in the protection of their land and the environment and the defence of the rights of indigenous peoples; reiterates its call to ensure that the principle of free, prior and informed consent is fully respected, in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; stresses the need to improve access to justice throughout the world with a view to combating the widespread impunity for such killings; notes, however, that greater efforts are needed not only on reparation and redress, but also in prevention through, inter alia, the strengthening of national plans for the protection of human rights defenders in third countries; stresses, however, that it is neither the duty nor the mandate of EU institutions to actively support self-appointed, undemocratic and subjective organisations and individuals engaged in defending democracy and human rights;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 174 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Notes with concern that NGOs have played a major role in facilitating human smuggling and that private entities should not be actively involved in carrying out search and rescue missions;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 188 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the interdependence between human rights, a healthy environment and combating climate change, and welcomes the UN’s call for global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; underlines the vital role played by environmental human rights defenders and local and indigenous populations in preserving such an environment, despite the threats of violence that they often face from those responsible for, and profiting from, environmentally harmful practices; encourages the EU and the Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC, and requests that the Commission study the relevance of ecocide to EU law and EU diplomacy;deleted
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 200 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Notes that, according to a recent study published by the European Union Institute for Security Studies, the argument that environmental changes exacerbate violence, conflict and terrorism cannot be proven or confirmed; further notes that the study has found that environmental protection programmes in the Sahel have contributed to exacerbating terrorism that one-size-fits- all approaches to environmental challenges and climate change mitigation are “recipes for disaster”, creating a “fertile ground for terrorist groups” in, for example, Burkina Faso.
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 240 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates its strong condemnation of any form of discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance, persecution and killings linked to race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation and gender identity that continue to be a major problem in many countries; welcomes the launch of the EU’s anti-racism action plan 2020–2025, which recognises not only the individual and social dimensions, but also the structural nature of this phenomenon; stresses that in spite of 20 years of work since the signing of Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in 2001, racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a scourge around the world and calls for a zero-tolerance approach to them;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 250 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Expresses its deep concern regarding policies of reverse racial discrimination in South Africa; notes that South Africa is the only country in the world where a majority of 80% is protected through affirmative action policies against a minority of no more than 8%, more than 25 years after the end of apartheid; further condemns the brutal and torturous murders of white South Africans, and farmers in particular; urges the South African government to prioritise the prevention, investigation and prosecution of these attacks and murders as a matter of extreme urgency, to prevent a potential genocide from occurring and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable; further confirms the right of peoples in South Africa to pursue self- determination in all its forms and urges the South African government to ensure that the right to self-determination is given meaningful effect for all peoples in South Africa, and in particular for minorities; further condemns the fact that these attacks are widely ignored or rationalised by the international community in its perpetual pursuit of political correctness; urges EU Member States to condemn all such acts of violence against minority groups in South Africa;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 262 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Fully supports the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believe, and the right to manifest and to change or leave one’s religion or belief without fear of violence, persecution, or discrimination; deplores the persecution suffered by minorities on the grounds of belief or religion in many places in the world; condemns the abuse of blasphemy laws to perpetuate discrimination and deplores the use of religion and religious institutions to the detriment of human rights through the persecution, including by legal means, of belief or religious minorities, women and LGBTIQ personsis deeply concerned about the increase in desecration and vandalism of sacred and religious sites; calls on the EU and its Member States to condemn all such actions and stand in defence of the Christian heritage;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 277 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Notes with concern that Christians remain the most persecuted religious community in the world; condemns in the strongest terms the perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists; recognises that expressions of sorrow are inadequate in protecting these vulnerable communities from further violence; emphasises the role EU Member States have to play in condemning and confronting these attacks against communities that share their Christian heritage;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 324 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection ofbut emphasises that these rights have to be balanced with these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangemof citizens of Member States; calls for the EU Member States to interpret the Geneva Convents ion return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seekeras was originally intended and insists on a policy of regional placement of refugees;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 333 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Equally, calls for independent, effective mechanisms to monitor formal readmission agreements, both at the EU’s bordersUrges the EU and its Member States to make anid in partner countries in order to ensure full respect for human rights, including the principle of non- refoulement; recalls that the right to asylum is guaranteed by Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; expresses its hope that the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, including the new European Union Agency for Asylum, will help the EU Member States in creating efficient, properly functioning asylum systems, improving protection for asylum seekers and respecting the principles of the fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity among Member States; reiterates the need for a European agreement on a humanitarian visa or on thgranted to developing countries conditional on agreements on the effective readmission of illegal migrants present in the EU; stresses the importance of blocking funding to civil society groups that act as an illegal shuttle use of the European Temporary Protection Directivervice to smuggle migrants;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 343 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Condemns in the strongest terms the weaponisation of migration by certain states; expresses concern about the fact that the EU has made itself vulnerable to such attacks by implementing its Wilkommenspolitik since 2015;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 357 #

2021/2181(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
38a. Underlines Turkey’s role in creating new and escalating existing conflicts in various vulnerable regions; in this regard calls on the EU to permanently terminate accession negotiations with Turkey and to stop all funding to the country effective immediately;
2021/10/13
Committee: AFET
Amendment 18 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas migration is a global A. phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violence; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote the rights of migrants, notably in its external dealingpolicies that create pull factors for migrants;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 124 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the practical human rights implications stemming from the increasing number, and hence the extrajudicial nature, of informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are concluded in the absence of due democratic scrutiny and parliamentary oversight and are not subject to judicial scrutiny; calls on the Commission to prioritise the conclusion of formal readmission agreements, thus ensuring full respect for Article 218(6) TEU, and to ensure that formal EU Readmission Agreements (EURAs) exclude the application of informal agreements; believes that Parliament must assess the legality of informal agreements which include commitments on issues that fall within its competencies, such as readmission, and must be ready to undertake further action if these informal agreements appear to be incompatible with the Treaties;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 148 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the extension of the mandate of the Fundamental Rights Agency to allow it to exercise an advisory role in the external dimension of EU asylum and migration policies and its involvement in monitoring exercises;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 169 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Urges the EU and its Member States to make aid granted to developing countries conditional upon agreements on the effective readmission of illegal migrants present in the EU;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 186 #

2020/2116(INI)

18. Stresses the importance of alblocatking a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries for providing assistance and for the protection and monitoring of the rights of migrants, and of ensuring that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the improvement of human rights, international protection, and the future perspective of refugeefunding to civil society groups that act as an illegal shuttle service to smuggle and traffic illegal migrants;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 207 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the commitment of the EU and its Member States under the Global Compact on Refugees to share responsibility for the protection of refugees and ease the pressure on host countries; stresses in this regard that the EU and its Member States should contribute to a more structural and substantial funding of the regions hosting most refugees, and should not use financial means to shift responsibility for the protection of refugees to third countries; reiterates the importance of fully implementing the 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; believes that Parliament must ensure the proper scrutiny of the implementation of both Compacts by the EU;deleted
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 215 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the EU and its Member States to pursue a migration policy that fully reflects the human rights of migrants as enshrined in both international and regional law; calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage with third countries on the rights of migrants as an integral dimension of the EU’s human rights policywishes of the indigenous community of Europe; insists that the human rights and migration nexus be adequately covered within the framework of bilateral EU human rights dialogues with the relevant countries; calls on the EU Delegations in those countries to monitor closely the rights of migrants, particularly in countries of transit; insists on the proactive engagement of the EU in countries where human rights defenders and civil society organisations, including those who are protecting the lives of migrants and asylum seekers who are at risk, are under threat or are being criminalised for their legitimate workdefenders and civil society organisations comply with national and international law and cease activities that create pull factors for illegal migrants to come to the EU;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 222 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for the EU to carry out a global campaign to support universal ratification of the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; urges Member States to lead by example by adhering to the UN Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers, as one of the core UN human rights conventionsMember States to interpret the Geneva Convention as was originally intended;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET
Amendment 225 #

2020/2116(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the EU must not take a leading role in supporting policy and normative developments in relation to the rights of migrants in multilateral fora; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and political support for the relevant international and regional bodies, including NGOs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNRWA, as well the OHCHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants;
2020/12/14
Committee: AFET