With a democratic Russia, we can build stability and prosperity in our common continent
Plenary intervention in the debate on the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union and its significance for the future of Russia and Europe
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Category: VERBATIM
TAIWAN: ONE COUNTRY, TWO SYSTEMS, NO THANK YOU
Plenary speech in the debate on political relations and cooperation between the EU and Taiwan
Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, there are times when even a dictator can speak the truth. When Mr Xi Jinping says that Taiwan is China, yes, he is right. Taiwan is China, and it is the destiny of Taiwan and Communist China to reunite one day, just as West Germany and East Germany did, just as the two Koreas, let us hope, let us be certain, will do one day. But under what conditions?
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FACED WITH THE DISORDERS OF THE WORLD, THE UNION MUST pull ALL ITS WEIGHT
Speech in the plenary session in the debate on the situation in Burma
Mr President, my dear colleagues, the situation is unbearable. The facts are appalling. We know the facts and the figures: more than 1 000 people killed, more than 8 000 people imprisoned and, above all, hundreds of thousands of displaced people and even more Burmese citizens now threatened with extreme poverty, if not worse.
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THE ATLANTIC ALLIANCE MUST BECOME AN ALLIANCE AMONG EQUAL PARTNERS
Speech in the plenary debate on the relations between the USA and the European Union
Mr President, my dear colleagues, not so long ago, under the previous mandate, the two words “European defence” were taboo. Not so long ago, the words “strategic autonomy” were simply unknown in this House. Today we are adopting a report in which it is said that “the European Union must pursue strategic autonomy in the field of defence and economic relations” and that “the Atlantic Alliance must become an alliance among equal partners”.
EU-Russia: one day we will rebuild this continent together
Mr President, dear colleagues, why are we so proud of this report? Why do we owe Andrius Kubilius our thanks? For two reasons – and a third.
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