Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI

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• 2025-04-12 “E-001512/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on behalf of the European Commission The Commission, supported by the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights hosted by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (‘EUIPO Observatory’), has been actively monitoring the effects of the 2023 Recommendation on combating online piracy of sports and other live events 1 . The Observatory conducted in the first quarter 2025 the first of two foreseen data collection exercises, aimed at gathering relevant evidence on the impact of the Recommendation from rightholders, intermediaries and national authorities. The data collection exercise is based on several Key Performance Indicators published by the Commission in July 2023, after consultation with relevant stakeholders. The Recommendation also entrusted the EUIPO Observatory to create a Dedicated Network of administrative authorities as a forum to exchange on measures, procedures and remedies applied to tackle online piracy of live events at national level. Four meetings of the Dedicated Network have taken place to date, and these have allowed to gather valuable information on the measures put in place in the Member States and on their impact and efficiency, as well as on the good practices and challenges faced in tackling online piracy. Additionally, the Commission recently published a Call for evidence 2 to collect stakeholders’ views on the effects of the Recommendation and the remaining challenges. Based on the information collected throughout this process, the Commission will assess the effects of the Recommendation by November 2025 and on that basis, consider if additional measures are needed at EU level. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=PI_COM:C(2023)2853. 2 https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14599-Combating-online-piracy-ofsports-and-other-live-events-assessment-of-the-May-2023-Commission-Recommendation_en.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• 2025-03-28 “E-001309/2025 Answer given by Mr Hoekstra on behalf of the European Commission The CO 2 emission performance standards regulation only concerns new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles. Heritage vehicles are therefore not affected by this Regulation. The European Climate Law 1 concerns the overall EU greenhouse gas emissions. Since mobile heritage only represent an extremely small part of the existing stock, the economy-wide emissions reduction objectives are unlikely to affect those. The Commission is committed to provide support to European industries, which are currently faced with high energy costs and fierce global competition. The Clean Industrial Deal Communication 2 outlines concrete actions to turn decarbonisation into a driver of competitiveness. Specifically for the European automotive sector, the Commission has recently adopted an industrial plan 3 , aimed to tackle the challenges caused by rapid technological changes and increasing competition. The automotive industry is a core engine of European prosperity and an essential part of Europe’s identity. The EU is committed to safeguarding and enhancing Europe’s industrial and mobile heritage through a number of policies and programmes. 1 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1119/oj. 2 COM(2025)85 final. 3 COM(2025)95 final.”
  Fossil fuels · Road transport environmental policy
• 2024-11-20 “E-002603/2024 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Mînzatu on behalf of the European Commission In response to the significant information technology (IT) challenges that affected the early stages of Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps, the Commission has taken decisive steps to enhance the quality and usability of the IT systems. Over the past two years, a range of measures have been implemented, in close cooperation with National Agencies 1 , to improve system stability, user-friendliness and performance, to implement new features and improvements to user experience, system reliability and performance, and to expand the helpdesk services. As a result of these efforts, system usage by the National Agencies has significantly increased, demonstrated by the number of projects processed, assessed, and reported on. The Commission implemented a technical monitoring framework for the underlying infrastructure of its own IT systems to prevent outages or performance issues that could disrupt program implementation. Thanks to these measures, applicant registration and submission have proceeded without major incidents or delays for the 2023 and 2024 calls for proposals. To overcome the challenges of a centralised IT infrastructure, data accessibility for decentralised programme actions was improved. The Commission successfully implemented the Interoperability Reinforcement Plan for the Erasmus Without Paper 2 (EWP) network and revamped the EWP Dashboard 3 – a free-to-use digital solution for institutions without their own digital systems. In April 2024 the Commission launched a revamped version of the EWP Statistical Portal 4 , including a new section that enables National Agencies to access data on the digitalisation of Erasmus+ workflows. 1 https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/contacts/national-agencies?facets__permanent%7Cfield_eac_topics=1964 2 https://erasmus-plus.ec.europa.eu/news/seamless-data-exchanges-for-erasmus-without-paper-for-2022 3 https://ewp-dashboard.eu/login 4 https://stats.erasmuswithoutpaper.eu/”
  Governance of academic priorities within the EU
• “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. I will speak Polish. First of all, I agree with what you said. I agree with your message and this thesis that strengthening the media freedom, the freedom of expression and safety of journalists is a founding stone of our democratic systems. This fast changing political and social context is something that is a huge challenge also for us. The Cult Committee, which I represent is responsible for the European Media Freedom Act, which is crucial for protecting and securing the role of free media in our democracy. The committee is monitoring the process of implementing MFA in the working group, and its president is Madame Verhoeven from the committee. We have one representative from each political group in the committee, representative from Imco and Libe committee, who are also invited here. They also have one representative in this working group. So this is just a technical remark and the aim of our activities is to focus on monitoring the implementation of the current legislative instruments and non-legislative instruments, which are similarly important. They concern media freedom area and especially relate to MFA and the aspects of implementing the act on the level of all the Member States. What is especially important is to analyse those cases where we see an interference that may influence the media landscape. And in this context, our hearing today is extremely up to date and very important for our work and for the work of the journalists themselves. I also want to remind you that artificial intelligence is also posing another set of threats, but also opportunities. And I also wanted to thank you both to the chair and our experts from academia and from social civil society. And especially I would like to. Welcome Madam Renate Schroeder, who is director of the Federation of European Journalists, because she is an expert who is proposed by cult committee. Thank you.”
  EU support for traditional (non-digital) media
• “But we should not forget that diplomacy is not enough. We, given that the autonomous trade measures are due to expire. It is essential that we carry out an effective review of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement and make sure that this is implemented as swiftly as possible. The previous trade agreements and the subordinate mechanisms rightly address some of the needs of Moldova. And obviously we are Moldova's main trading partner, and I don't think we should miss this opportunity to give support to our partner again at this very key moment in time. There are 2 or 3 questions I'd like to put. We don't have very much time. There's a very small window of opportunity, especially in light of what we've heard from the commission representative. But I'd like to know just what stage we're at with the negotiations with Moldova and whether we are going to be able to finalize these. Secondly, can the Commission share any information with us as to which elements have been agreed upon and which issues are currently under direct negotiation? And is there any opportunity to talk today to talk about the protection mechanisms for domestic markets and what kind of monitoring can be implemented. Thank you.”
  EU-Moldova relations
• “It's not about more power. No, it's about having specific tools and using specific tools. We call on the commission to present a long term strategy for sport policy, and this should be focused on the most, most important aspects of sport. The Commission should also present or Us present, um, specific activities. We want to see more effective solidarity mechanisms. Specifically, when it comes to distribution of funding, the European Commission should present an analysis to present mechanisms, how to show how this solidarity could look, and about how we can have a better redistribution within the EU. More funds for sport in EU programmes such as Erasmus+ and. We also want to strengthen financial solidarity in sports organisations. We see that more. So we want to see more and more volunteers involved in sport. Obviously skills Gills need to be developed in volunteers. Its citizens should. We would like to see citizens show more and more interest in voluntary and voluntary work and volunteering. So we would like the Commission to draft some recommendations in that regard. The report also calls for further commitment. In helping with decision making in sport. Committee could be created like in football, which represents the interests of all stakeholders. The European Commission should also say the extent to which European law should be applied in relation to competition in sport, because there have been several rulings from the ECJ in this regard.”
  EU volunteering programs
• “Thank you very much. Well, I'd like to thank you all very, very much for your input. We know that sport brings us all together. It unites us and sport here in this room. That's a great thing. Perhaps it can bring us all together in Europe. Who knows? I'd particularly like to thank you for two common elements. One is the value of volunteering, the idea of strengthening the volunteer network, underlining, underlining how important it is for volunteering to be present in all possible sporting activities. And secondly, thank you for your individual comments. Sometimes they seem to be a bit of a Mantras Mr. Papa said are right for all and not a privilege. Well, thank you also to the colleague who talks about the importance of maternity, of women, of sportswomen and team players. You also talked about the fight against illegal ticket touting and piracy. So all of these things are things we can all agree on. I think because this report will be indeed something positive, it will be a positive contribution from our committee, and I think we can all be very pleased and very proud of that. I would like to thank Mr. Salsi for Mr. Souza. I'm sorry for reminding us of the importance of for children and younger members of our society. Thanks also for mentioning the, uh, sporting events recently held the games recently held in Lisbon. Thanks for your part in that, but we need to make changes. Uh, as far as changes are concerned, this is already quite a complete document, but I'm willing to take on board any changes. Uh, I know that, uh. Uh, footballers and, uh, tennis players have very heavy, uh, worker programs, and that's something we'll be taking into account in conclusion.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• “Quiet on debate. I've been listening carefully to this debate, and I have to confess that those who are most critical with regard to this act are those who are afraid of the impact of foreign empires when it comes to the spread of their own propaganda. What is the freedom of media? It's not only about the law, it's our joint responsibility, the culture of respect for different viewpoints, the consciousness and awareness of our citizens media literacy so that our readers, our citizens, can check and verify facts and sources. Mfa is unambiguous. The freedom of speech is the foundation of democracy. It's not a privilege. It's an obligation. The member states are obliged to make sure that public media providers be independent on the editorial and functional level. We need pluralist media. We need media pluralism. So I'm very hopeful when it comes to the European Board for Media Services. I'm hopeful, but I'm also skeptical because I know that we don't have a great track record here. This act provides for editorial independence. It bans the use of spyware against the media, transparent advertising protection when it comes to media contents. Respect for copyrights. I am convinced that this will translate into progress.”
  EU support for traditional (non-digital) media
• “The general budget for Erasmus+, which we want, is 50 billion. This 50 billion will not allow us to return to this 2.5% of the budget that we had before, but it will give us a chance to maintain all the advantages of the programme and to increase the grants, the scholarships. Thank you also for cooperation with Mr. Sousa Silva, who represents both the Culture Committee and the Budget Committee, and who does it very, very well. When it comes to the Budget Committee, what is very important for me is to focus on the points which are in your competence. And I think Madam Rapporteur does it very, very well. She does not enter the competences of the cult committee, which is very important for us, of course, especially that we are after four huge rounds of consultations and we know very, very well which are the envelopes or the parts that will be divided in that the money will be divided into. Of course, we also have other important issues, like the European Social Fund or European Competitiveness Fund, especially when it comes to financing of grants. What I want to say, it is very important for us that the financial sector would be decided on in the Committee, and thank you for the great cooperation.”
  Public funding for education
• “We need to make sure that we protect our artists and creators. So, you know, it's not just people who know their way around budgets, but also the people who provide the creative input. Now a specific question. There's been no mention made of specific support for independent producers. For independent creatives. So there's no specific guarantees for those independent operators. Nor is there anything specifically on cross border or transfrontier projects. And that is something that worries me somewhat from what I've heard. So you'd want to have a level playing field in terms of competition. Now I assume that that will be safeguarded, but I just thought it was worth mentioning that. And once again, um, on the subject of music, something that we talked about earlier this morning, Agora EU. Should have a consistent and long term strategy to promote music. I am part of the supervisory board of the Musical Academy in Wroclaw, and I know many of the students there, many of the music students, and I know just how much they are hoping that there will indeed be a long term strategy to promote music education and training music more generally, to help artists, help musicians, and also to perhaps publicize music as an art form. So we want, therefore to have a transparent and long term strategy, as well as the proper resourcing of that strategy, equally desirable as a name. And then finally On the resources that have been earmarked for all of this.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “This is a program that I am responsible for in the committee. The council is suggesting that there be cutbacks in a number of areas. Firstly mobility education. We're talking about reductions that would particularly affect indirect management. 80% of the total programme would be affected. This really is a key instrument to promote mobility amongst young people and students. The council's cuts here. Would destroy something that we have fought for. We have fought for the commission to boost funding under article five and with an eye on MFF negotiations. We were pleased with the success we achieved at the time. But instead of harnessing that achievement, what we've seen is a net reduction compared to 2025. If the council's cuts get through now, it might only look like a small reduction on paper. But this is critical and it is unsatisfactory. And we, of course, will provide a clearly negative response to this approach. The programme program would no longer be able to function smoothly. Support students, interns, and teachers. So we have grave concerns here. We also have the whole problem of inflation. There is no account taken of inflation here. Looking now at Director management we're talking about university consortia and other institutions working together. Here the council is talking about £107 million in cuts, a cut of about 2% compared to the previous year.”
  Public funding for education
• “And in this context, we want to look at the. Diversity of ways in which culture is expressed in the age of AI. We also want to ensure that European cultural production remains visible on the international stage, that it is also competitive as well, and values addressing the challenges of AI and how its use impacts on impacts. The cultural and creative sectors is one of the priorities of our committee. We will be working very, very intensively on this issue and will be following closely any development in that regard. And of course, we'll also be hearing from experts whom I would like to welcome to today's meeting. We have Miss Alexandra Bosserman, who is a university professor and also appointed expert for the Ministry of Culture in France. I'd like to welcome you. We also have Ivona Matsouka. She's not only an artist and an engineer for artificial intelligence, she is also a researcher for machine learning and is representing Poland here. And then we also have Svetoslav Georgiev who who is to my right. He is the founder and manager of B-tree content. And you represent Bulgaria. And I'd like to welcome you to today's hearing as well. We'll also be welcoming Björn Ulvaeus, who's not only representing ABBA but Cisac today in particular. And he is currently speaking to Miss Mazzola. He'll be coming a little bit later, but I'd like to give the floor, first of all, to Professor Bensimon for five minutes. Microphone, please, for the speaker.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “I would just like to like to take the opportunity of this slight chaos to thank our interpreters. It is true that some of the presentations were quite fast. They were very intense. But you, as always, coped. So I would like to thank you very much for your work. And this brings me on to point 11 of the agenda implementation of the Council recommendation of 30th October 2020 on a Bridge to Jobs, reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council recommendation of the 22nd of April, 2013 on establishing a youth Guarantee. And we're going to be considering a draft opinion. The rapporteur has said that he's ready. Mr. Petrov from renew. Go ahead.”
  Youth employment & training
• “Thank you. Let me start with some compliments. I have to say, I welcomed what you said about Agora EU, you mentioned simpler, stronger and richer, I would say, and this is something I'm really happy about. But what I am concerned about is what you were talking about, the compass. So we're talking about the compass of culture and the EU as a noun. So it's like an object. But then we talk about a compass that is focused on culture. So to be focused is a verb. However, the the president von der Leyen talked about cultural compass. So adjective. So it looks like we had a compass and then it was broken. And then we need a new compass. So I acknowledge that. Fair enough. But I believe that all beneficiaries. Potential beneficiaries should know where this compass is directing us, what the priorities are. So my question is what is going to be your legacy after five years? What is going to be the difference? The old compass and the new compass. Where is the difference? Obviously you can't have everything. You can't have museums, archaeology, sports, events, festivals, young people. You can't have it all. Okay. Fair enough. Let's let's maybe focus on on museums. Obviously, you can't get into the Louvre and steal a few objects. Fair enough. Again, what I really welcomed was what you said about education, culture, education. You mentioned sports and young people. This is really important. But I believe that the most important thing is that all potential beneficiaries. Know what the priorities are. That's the key thing.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “Chairman. Uh, we know that Mr. Lang is a very tolerant and patient, uh, chair. And, uh, the first we were going to talk about Moldova, Ukraine or Ukraine. Moldova. Now I have to address another issue as well. I'm speaking on behalf of, uh, Mrs. Sandra County. Uh, she's, uh, she wants to say something thing on Ukraine. Uh, the Sandra says that on behalf of the EPP group, she welcomes the agreement reached on the revised EU Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area. And obviously, it's a very important agreement. This agreement is a significant milestone in Ukraine's EU integration. It is also an investment in strengthening a fair and balanced trade relationship between Ukraine and the European Union. Our message is clear Ukraine's path to the EU is irreversible. The new arrangement introduces conditional market access, uh regulatory alignment and safeguard mechanism. These are necessary elements to ensure that our support for Ukraine remains sustainable and proportionate, particularly in sectors that are sensitive. It is essential to express political support for this framework. It reflects a fair compromise between solidarity with Ukraine and the concerns of European producers. However, Sandra adds the following A unilateral unilateral import bans in some member states are not in line with EU law, and they also risk fragmenting the single market. And she suggests that these measures be withdrawn. And a couple of short questions to the Commission. How exactly will the safeguard mechanism work in practice and how quickly can it be triggered? And secondly, what steps does the Commission plan to take in order to react to the existing unilateral national bans?”
  Agricultural trade: Ukraine imports
• “First of all, the role of sport in society and the influence of sport on society. Sport unites people, but it's also a very important tool for integration of people with fewer opportunities. The second area. The second role for sport. It's about boosting solidarity and European values. The third area. And this is about listening to the voice, to what athletes and people competing in sport have to say. Also stakeholders and their influence on how sport policy can work. And then we also need to look at the integrity and future of sport in this report. I want to highlight that sport is deeply rooted in our society. And it's more important than just mere entertainment. Sport plays a key role in an active lifestyle and also in achieving certain life goals. It's not just an economic activity, but in this report, we have pointed out that sport faces many new challenges in Europe. There is increased commercialisation. There are more and more, more and more foreign investment. Fewer and fewer volunteers. And this is threatening the integrity and the future of sport in many areas, and this is something we need to tackle. We must foster the European sport model having open competition, equality and integration. Now when we talk about the most important principles, I mentioned this in the report. The role of the EU needs to be bolstered when it comes to sport governance.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• “Yes. Thank you very much. Thank you. Chairman. Today I have two opinions. One is my own opinion on Moldova and the second opinion. Our comments are replacing my colleague Sandra Kalita. When it comes to Ukraine. Perhaps I ought to say that President Donald Trump has set an ultimatum to President Putin, and that if in 45 days, if there's no peace or no agreement with Russia, then he's going to impose very severe tariffs. So this is what has happened today. Important in the context of Ukraine when it comes to Moldova. I just as the rapporteur. And was it a case that previous meeting. I'm rapporteur for the Eastern Partnership and I was able to give my opinion on Moldova. I'm neither an optimist nor a pessimist when it comes to Moldova. Uh, optimist. I don't see any obstacles and pessimists don't see chancellor opportunities. I think the best approach to have to Moldova is to be realistic. There are benefits to achieving a long trade partner agreement with Moldova, and these will be multidimensional and a constructive area. Economic cooperation is strongly tied with the potential positive for giving further impulse to further cooperation. And obviously we want to spread this the further cooperation to the political and social areas.”
  EU-Moldova relations
• “And it's up to us to be responsible. We have a responsibility towards the younger generation, and that responsibility is growing. And I would hope that our politicians can have the same kind of imagination as our experts. I an airplane that is flying and being built at the same time. Well, that's. Yes, but I'm very happy that we have met people that have this kind of creative imagination. Very many of the. In very much of the information that you have given us is has been noted. And obviously we are going to try and find the necessary sources of funding for research. It's very important, obviously, what has been said by the representatives, both of the Commission and the Cyprus presidency, I that this is an issue that is going to be continued. We're going to develop it further. So thank you very much. To the experts, you've looked at pedagogy the critical view of AI. And so thank you very much. And I would very much hope that we will be able to host you again in the European Parliament. Have a very pleasant evening. And then to the members of the committee, we do still have one point left on our agenda. So thank you very much.”
  Research priorities within the EU
• “Yes, thank you very much. I don't want to waste any time. So just three short comments. First of all, in one month the Commission should publish the assessment, um, of its the efficiency of its recommendation on piracy online. It's a very worrying phenomenon related to not only sports events but also arts. We know that the recommendations so far which were implemented are not effective to a large extent. So my question is the following. If the Commission confirms that this is not effective, does the Commission plan to take any new actions to cope with that problem? My second comment is related to media. We merged in terms of media, two structures, one that was dedicated for journalism and one that is related to information in the wide sense of the term. Here at the cult Committee, we are very much attached to our program, and we are worried that the program may lose some funds and lose some prestige. And the third element is related to to pay out is the commission planning to take any legislative action to solve the problem of payout, which has an impact not only on European media creators, but it also leads to a loss in the remuneration of the creators. As such the artist. So are we able to guarantee their interests to a higher extent? We know that there is no more percentage Within the budget allocated to specific areas. So will you not be planning to provide the funds to certain categories of artists so that they don't lose any, any money? If we compare it to the programs that have been implemented so far. I mean, different budgets related to Agora EU and what is very important for us is for no one to lose any funds, despite the fact that the entire budget will be higher. And that is generally possible, I believe. Thank you.”
  EU support for traditional (non-digital) media
• “Thank you. Yes. The Parliament. Addresses different aspects relating to Moldova and Ukraine, which is fully justified. I know we haven't got much time. So now I'll move on to, uh, the, uh, questions concerning the Commission for Moldova. We have a revision of the free trade zone. What are are the what is the time scale for that? Now, on my role as a rapporteur for the Eastern Partnership, I can say that I'm glad we're talking about about Moldova here. Moldova is facing different difficulties and through its actions, it has shown its willingness to stick to the pro-European path. We have in the past supported Moldova's efforts, and Moldovan citizens have shown their willingness, uh, in the referendum and by re-electing Maia Sandu as president. This is very important. And despite destabilisation efforts for the situation in Moldova, uh, they are still on this path and we welcome that. We know that Moldova is regularly consistent in moving closer to the EU, and we should respect those efforts, and we need to have a timetable which enables us to conclude this process indeed.”
  EU-Moldova relations
• “Thank you very much. Thank you. Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank you for all of your help and all of the commitment from all of you that have supported and worked on this text. In March this year, we had consultations with the Committee of the regions. Sports teams, sports federations and many other organizations took part. And that is a very important part of this report. Thanks to those consultations, we were able to obtain very useful information, and this allowed us to tackle the vision for the European sport model, the. This report is based on four key areas which are the foundation of our analysis and also Will constitute recommendations.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• “Well, thank you very much. I'll be very brief. The government of Poland has confirmed that they are not going to approve the version negotiated in December 2024, as concessions between sectors are being mixed up, which results in the necessity to create a special fund that would compensate losses for some sectors. I, first of all, would like to confirm the very fact that the fund is going to be established and what is going to be its value. First of all, the tariff quotas for beef and poultry are too high. That's the first thing. And secondly. We are we went too far when it comes to, uh, regulations and the quotas for importing tobacco and unprocessed tobacco. I'm agreeing with what Mr. Johnson has said. Standards are different, which will result in interruptions in competitiveness of our agri food market. So I would like to echo to what my colleagues have said, we need to protect EU agriculture and its standards. Thank you.”
  Import of agri-food products in the EU
• “Thank you. Of course, we need to remember that culture is within the competence of European member states. We very often emphasize that also in this resolution, that the principle of subsidiarity does not only define where the competences lie, but also helps us protect cultural diversity. That's why it's extremely important to focus on the last point in the resolution. Point number five, we call on the European Commission to reject any attempts to reject this AVM directive and to we call on the commission to protect it because it's a justified regulatory instrument. It's very important not only to guarantee diversity, cultural diversity, but also sovereignty and the soft power of the EU. Culture and culture is something extremely important internally, but also important when we fight for cultural sovereignty of Europe. Thank you.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “And I think we would be better served if we were to specifically address those problems and have a dedicated programme in which to do that. Then we need to have a separate programme to counter external threats. Now moving on to civil society as a separate space, we now have the decoupling of certain programmes which are likely to lead to a tapering off of the visibility of those programs. And that is why I think it's important that we guarantee the availability of assistance in certain areas so that target audiences know exactly what the programs are and how they can avail themselves of them. So that, of course, is part of our job. So basically, it's important that the information flows and, you know, the various parts in which we have money are publicized. Now, these cross cutting resources also need to be available to smaller actors. Now, up until now. Things have run pretty smoothly, been fairly effective. But there were fears that the new application forms would make it easier for the larger entities. So again, there is a problem, perhaps for some of the smaller applicants who possibly have less experience in finding their way through these application procedures. But we need to make sure that we have more guarantees in place, because our cultural operators, of course, need additions to their budget. In order to achieve their objectives.”
  Conditions to access EU budget
• “Cyber. Cyber violence. Dehumanization. Cyber bullying. Cyber mobbing. Bullying. Depriving of privacy. These are not empty words. This is part of our reality now. Escapes mental disorder, suicidal thoughts, depression. Unfortunately, sometimes suicide themselves. This is the result. We have to fight it. This is our duty of us as politicians of the European Commission of Teachers. So put it simply, it's the obligation of all institutions. The right side of this chamber. I can't see anyone here. Magda Adamovich is from EPP, but those sitting on the right hand side, they are proposing a jungle mud. No rules. Please throw away the Rhodes code. Get rid of all the lights on traffics. Get rid of bike lanes and pedestrian crossings. Who will be the victorious one on such roads? Tanks. We need to be responsible. And you need to be held responsible for your words. As words are a tool, as these words cannot lead to the unhappiness of children. Thank you. The European Commission for this initiative. We will support it. Thank you.”
  Safety features & content control for child protection online
• “That means Moldova. So, um, dear colleagues, we, uh, were most pleased with the election results, uh, last autumn in Moldova, which seemed to confirm that this country is very much determined to follow the path of European integration. We, uh, remember that the, um, Solidarity Party got more than 50%, and it created very good conditions to start an intensive accession process for Moldavia. As far as the manifesto, uh, the very title of it, uh, brings a lot of hopes. It provides the end of accession negotiations until the end of 2028. So the plan is very ambitious. They, uh, set out a goal of two years to meet all our conditions. Let me also remind you that within the Eastern Partnership Framework, we had a first meeting on the 13th of October of the Inter Monitoring Group that was devoted specifically to Moldova only. And right now we are building on the negotiation clusters. We already have three of them. So the basis of accession process, internal market and external relations. The Commission has already decided that Moldova is ready to start negotiating on those three clusters, so the work can start. The Commission also expects the conditions for negotiating. The remaining clusters will be met by the end of 2025, so this process is really taking off, although some of the most difficult issues Shoes are put on the back burner and they will only be touched upon next year. Parallel to this, we are working on political cooperation and security. Especially. Security is very important in the context of Russian hybrid attacks. Uh, the elections are over and the the tensions de-escalated. But they are still there. Uh, we are also talking about fighting disinformation. And, uh, we want to support the mission of the EU. In Moldova itself, the mandate of the mission has been prolonged until 2027. As far as the instrument for peace, the peace facility, we have almost 200, 2 million, €200 million until 2025. This is the largest support offered among other states. And this, I think, confirms very well that this country is very, very important to us. Thank you very much.”
  EU-Moldova relations
• “Sorry to complicate my name. Uh, I will, uh, speak. Polish. First of all, I will speak on behalf of Miss Kalniete who unfortunately cannot be with us today. Of course, I will not attempt to interpret her words. I will simply present her approach. So we're debating this subject today. While Ukraine continues its unprecedented efforts to defend our common, to defend our common European security, all while reforming with a view to joining the EU, trade with the EU needs to remain the cornerstone of Ukraine's economic resilience. The Dcfta is a framework, a sustainable, long term framework which enables us to guarantee, uh, the reflection of the extraordinary Circumstances that we're facing today. I regret that this process has been delayed to this extent, and that the negotiations on the future arrangement should have been. Concluded before the expiry of the ATMs, not afterwards. This gives us this uncertainty for Ukrainian producers and for the EU market. And here I share the views of others who've spoken before me. We need to strike the right balance, uh, with the TRC, uh, balance of, uh, the Ukrainian, uh, exporters with the concerns of EU producers. And we need to make efforts to prevent, uh, fake news, uh, which crops up here and there. We need to act with clarity and take decisions based on facts. The European Parliament, as a co-legislator, needs to have total control in the definition of the next phase of trade relations between the EU and Ukraine. And that's why Miss Canetti asks the following question of the European Commission. Could you tell us what the time precise timescale would be on the conclusion of current negotiations on, uh, agricultural tariffs, uh, within, uh, the free trade agreement? And how will the Parliament be informed, properly informed throughout the process? And secondly, how, uh, will the Commission ensure that the proposals are based on a complete and full facts on the impact of Ukrainian produce on the EU market, particularly in sensitive Segments. And finally, what specific guarantees do you have in mind to fight fake news, which saps the enthusiasm of the public opinion for our trade relations with Ukraine?”
  Agricultural trade: Ukraine imports
• “Thank you. I will speak Polish. I think the chair will also understand me better now, and it is very important for me that our opinion on Erasmus+ was very positive and very understandable. I am very glad because of today's meeting and I feel as if I wasn't in the Budget Committee, but in culture committee, when I hear about wider availability, more money, higher grants and bigger budget. And at the very beginning, I would like to thank you for inviting me. And I would like to say that we cooperate very, very well with Madame Lucia here. Thank you for that. There is full understanding for Erasmus+. We are aware of how successful this program is and how popular it is. And it is shown as a certain model of programs of European programs. It's one of the flagship programs of the EU, which finances not only education, but also mobility and youth projects, sport projects without professional sport, and also some, uh, voluntary actions. And Erasmus+, as is worth mentioning, connects two programs. So we have Erasmus+ and European solidarity courts. That's why we also think that this €41 billion is not enough. And I think that a very good news that I can give you. From the 1st of January 2027, the UK will also come back to Erasmus+. So this shows how valuable this programme is, but it also shows how important it is to increase the budget.”
  EU volunteering programs
• “We have to remember that Moldova is under unrelenting pressure from Russia. Russia is interfering in all possible political processes in the country, exploiting the weaknesses of the young. Moldova and a democracy. And we know that, of course, there are problems in Moldova, existing social and ethnic divisions, immature institutions, and unfortunately also corruption. At the end of 2024, the Moldovans went to the polls and I finally voted Maia Sandu again to the office of president, and thus expressed there themselves in favor of accession to the European Union in a country wide referendum. This pro-European trajectory. However, I would have to stress, is very fragile, especially in the face of extreme intensive Russian interference. There is ample proof of the broad scale of Russian cyber attacks, but we would also have to recall that on the 28th of September of this year, the Moldovans will be going back to the polls, but this time for parliamentary elections. And at this stage, we should not ignore any threat stemming from further attempts. That interference, that external outside interference. The recent summit, together with the with Mrs. von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and the President and President Sandu. This was a summit, a meeting in Chisinau that led to a very good and important signal.”
  EU-Moldova relations
• “Please sit down. Thank you. Good afternoon. I'm very happy to be able to welcome you to this public hearing. I am very pleased that some of our previous guests have stayed in the room. But before we start, I would like to remind you that tomorrow. It is the World Day for Cultural diversity, for Dialogue and development, and we will be celebrating that. According to data from Unesco, the cultural, cultural and creative sectors are not only a major global driver of development, they provide over 48 million jobs around the world, and these sectors also employ the largest number of young people under 30. Today we will be looking to answers for certain questions, whether it leads to opportunities or or threats. This is very important. And for this meeting. We'll be hearing from artists in and be focusing on artists in the AI age. This is why we've invited experts to this hearing. Today. We'd like to look at the challenges that AI represents for the creative sector. And of course, we want to look at the huge opportunities that AI offers for innovation and growth. But today we'll be concentrating on the challenges that the culture and creative sectors face. The use of training data, the ethical problems, the remuneration of artists, copyright law and the potential replacement of artists. These are critical issues and we need to look at in order to protect and support our cultural cultural sector. We'll be looking at the challenges of AI and also the rights of those producing cultural products.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “So as I say, it's a fairly cost effective doesn't cost too much. So for that reason should be expanded. Let me move on to addressing the media component of the program. Now, it is quite true to say that film production in Europe does benefit. It is making film more popular. It is increasing the scope and range of filmmaking and their audiences. But there is something that we should allude to, and that is advances in technology and the digitization of film production. And of course, we've got AI as an extremely strong component now in filmmaking, and I think that we should take that as read. That should be a given. Making sure that our programs actually cater to what is actually going on in terms of film production and then geographical balance. It's not entirely satisfactory yet, and therefore we need to be at pains to see to it that Creative Europe has better geographical distribution. I mean, it's not so much that we have cultural deserts, but certainly there are areas in which creative Europe doesn't work as it should.”
  EU and national cultural identities
• “Now if you factor in inflation here once again, then this is something that we would not be happy with in the opinion we are preparing. We are keen to reject these cuts. Instead, we would suggest that we bolster the funding 42 million for mobility on Erasmus+ and an additional 15 million when it comes to youth and sport. We also need to fight for 3 million more for the European Solidarity Fund. It would be a small increase, but it is important. There is a huge demand here and we cannot keep up with demand. We also need to look at promoting solidarity and tackling crisis. For example, the crisis in Ukraine. Now turning to creative Europe. We need an additional 20 million. That is what we will call for. That would be justifiable investment. This programme has been highly efficient. Works well, has secured huge success and is really showing its worth. It is making a huge contribution. When it comes to promoting a sense of European identity, we are calling for a pragmatic approach. Overall, we are not going overboard in our demands. I think we are being realistic. We are looking at the need for repayments in connection with next generation Europe. It is something that we concede is ambitious, but we are sticking to our line with the views expressed in various working groups and elsewhere.”
  Public funding for education
• “Thank you very much indeed. Creative Europe is a very comprehensive program. It's one that is designed to strengthen cultural diversity. I mean, that's what it is for freedom of opinion. Absolutely. I mean, that is something we're all concerned about. You know, that's all well and good and without a shadow of a doubt, Creative Europe is, as far as we're concerned, an extremely valuable program and one which we hold in the highest esteem. But let me just perhaps home in on a couple of criticisms. Now, I believe that the Commission already broadly covered all the positive aspects. What about music? What about the focus on music? I mean, I think that that proved its worth. I think that that was one of the tangible results of the program and was well worth including it in the Creative Europe programme. However. For a variety of different reasons, that is no longer working. It would appear that a lot of the submissions are filed extremely late, and it would also appear that those who are bidding for funds struggle with visibility. So what can we do to beef up this pillar, you know, to try and make sure once and for all that this strand actually works. Now, secondly, Creative Europe is a programme is extremely popular and is also highly cost effective. But it's all too easy to draw the conclusion, given that there is a high take up, that the program is actually underfunded.”
  EU and national cultural identities