119 Plenary speeches of Nicolaus FEST
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Statement by the candidate Commission President (debate)
Humanitarian assistance in the Mediterranean (debate)
Presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget - 2020 financial year (debate)
Importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe (debate)
Importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe (RC-B9-0097/2019, B9-0097/2019, B9-0098/2019, B9-0099/2019, B9-0100/2019) (vote)
Importance of European remembrance for the future of Europe (RC-B9-0097/2019, B9-0097/2019, B9-0098/2019, B9-0099/2019, B9-0100/2019) (vote)
The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany) (debate)
The danger of violent right-wing extremism (in the light of the recent events in Halle, Germany) (debate)
Taking forward the Horizontal anti-discrimination Directive (debate)
Search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)
2020 budgetary procedure: joint text (debate)
Situation in Israel and Palestine, including the settlements (debate)
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Conflict of interest and corruption affecting the protection of EU's financial interests in Member States (debate)
Conflict of interest and corruption affecting the protection of EU's financial interests in Member States (debate)
EU Pollinators Initiative (B9-0233/2019) (vote)
Cross-border organised crime and its impact on free movement (debate)
Distortion of European history and remembrance of the Second World War (topical debate)
Rights of indigenous peoples (debate)
Commission Work Programme 2020 (debate)
Commission Work Programme 2020 (debate)
Commission Work Programme 2020 (debate)
Assessment of the revised enlargement methodology proposal of the Commission (debate)
US Middle East plan: EU response in line with international law (debate)
Fighting against antisemitism, racism and hatred across Europe (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees at EU external borders (debate)
Better internet for children (debate)
Vaccines and therapeutics in the context of Covid-19 (debate)
The Anti-racism protests following the death of George Floyd (debate)
Statements by the President
Preparation of the Special European Council, focusing on the dangerous escalation and the role of Turkey in the Eastern-Mediterranean (continuation of debate)
The establishment of an EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (debate)
Situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union – Annual Report for the years 2018-2019 (debate)
The need for a dedicated Council configuration on gender equality (debate)
EU global strategy on COVID-19 vaccinations (debate)
Humanitarian situation of refugees and migrants at the EU's external borders (debate)
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)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Equal treatment in employment and occupation in light of the UNCRPD (debate)
Action Plan for the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, in preparation of the Social Summit in Porto in May (debate)
Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone (debate)
Children's Rights (debate)
Application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092, the rule of law conditionality mechanism (debate)
System of own resources of the European Union – Own resource based on non-recycled plastic packaging waste and certain aspects of the GNI-based own resource – Collection of own resources accruing from value added tax (debate)
Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme 2021-2027 (debate)
Digital Green Certificate - Union citizens - Digital Green Certificate - third country nationals - The accessibility and affordability of Covid-testing (debate)
Preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online (debate)
Impacts of EU rules on the free movements of workers and services: intra-EU labour mobility as a tool to match labour market needs and skills (debate)
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights: interim report (debate)
Women in politics – combatting online abuse (debate)
The Commission’s 2020 rule of law report (debate)
Signing of acts adopted in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 79)
Foreign interference in democratic processes (debate)
State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate regulations (debate)
EU Blue Card Directive (debate)
Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (debate)
Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (continuation of debate)
Government crackdown on protests and citizens in Cuba
EU transparency in the development, purchase and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines (debate)
The impact of intimate partner violence and custody rights on women and children (debate)
Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)
European Union Agency for Asylum (continuation of debate)
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The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)
The first anniversary of the de facto abortion ban in Poland (debate)
The outcome of the Western Balkans summit (debate)
Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU (debate)
Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)
Legal migration policy and law (debate)
The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)
Fundamental rights and the rule of law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors (debate)
The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe (debate)
Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 (debate)
MeToo and harassment – the consequences for the EU institutions (debate)
Citizenship and residence by investment schemes (debate)
Shrinking space for civil society in Europe (debate)
Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)
The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)
A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (continuation of debate)
Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Cooperation and similarities between the Putin regime and extreme right and separatist movements in Europe (topical debate)
Ongoing hearings under Article 7(1) TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (debate)
Violations of right to seek asylum and non-refoulement in the EU Member States (debate)
The Schengen evaluation mechanism (debate)
Threats to the safety of journalists and media freedom, on the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (debate)
Resumption of the sitting
The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)
Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report (debate)
The fight against impunity for war crimes in Ukraine (debate)
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2021 Report on Turkey (debate)
The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (debate)
Security in the Eastern Partnership area and the role of the common security and defence policy (debate)
Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)
Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)
Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)
Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)
Impact of Russian invasion of Ukraine on migration flows to the EU (debate)
Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)
Assessment of Hungary's compliance with the rule of law conditions under the Conditionality Regulation and state of play of the Hungarian RRP (debate)
Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (debate)
The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)
The Commission’s reports on the situation of journalists and the implications of the rule of law (debate)
The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (debate)
90 years after Holodomor: Recognising the mass killing through starvation as genocide (debate)
Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)
Protecting the Rule of Law against impunity in Spain (topical debate)
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