Małgorzata GOSIEWSKA

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• 2026-06-15 “you so much, chair. Andrey Pochabot is, for us, a symbol, for the fight of the freedom of speech, the human dignity, and right to truth, to the truth in the country where you have to pay with being imprisoned, when you fight for these values. And, also, you see he's a totally normal and very humble person. He has been sentenced because of false evidence, but also because he was fighting for the rights of Polish minority in Belarus. But he was also talking about the memory of Polish heroes, the soldiers of the home army, of those who were persecuted by the communist regimes who fought for the independent Poland and who had to pay the highest price for that. He fought for the memory of those who the total whom the totalitarian regime wanted to erase from the from history. So today's meeting is not only a possibility of discussing with a person who survived prison and torture, but also a possibility of talking about hundreds of political prisoners who are still imprisoned in Belarus, imprisoned because of their ideas, social activity, belonging to ethnic minorities, being active in protest, being journalists, or defending human rights. Many of them are isolated, tortured tortured. They are denied medical treatment. Their contacts with family and lawyers are limited. And each and every one of these numbers represents a human being, name, family, history, their pain, and bravery. And totalitarian regimes often, treat, the, the prisoners as as hostages. And this is also the case in Belarus. Every time someone is liberated is a small win for us, but we have to remember that the system is still working and is still having new victims. And these repressions are not something isolated. They are a part of a wider authoritarian authoritarian mechanism that, we've known also, as something that the Kremlin has been using, threatening the independent society, civil society, and using prisoners as tools to put pressure on others. But we also have to speak about the EU countries. Polish journalist has been has been arrested, mister Lesze Kraszkowski. He is a political president, and he's been arrested in Poland. And this is something that happens more and more often in Poland. Journalists whose ideas are different than what the government supports are more and more often being arrested. So if you want to have the courage to protect journalists. We have to be consequent wherever it happens in Belarus, in in Russia, or in the EU countries. And as Andrei said, it is natural that a journalist should be free and should speak freely about the truth, about what he can see, what he registers as reality. And his visit today is a proof of bravery that, could not be destroyed by the regime because Al Andrei cannot be destroyed and cannot be broken. And he is speaking on behalf of those who cannot be here and who who cannot speak on their own behalf. It was, a great privilege for me to be able to, nominate him for Sakharov Prize. Andre, we welcome you here in freedom and in the European parliament. Thank you.”
  EU-Belarus relations
• “Ladies and gentlemen, the decision to impose a fine on Google is an example of a worrying trend penalizing success rather than supporting innovation. Google attained its position thanks to its technological superiority, superiority and the services that are used by millions of Europeans. So is this really about protecting media pluralism, or is it an attempt to weaken an awkward giant? By way of a reminder? The Euro commission never intervened against Twitter, now known as X, despite the fact that the clearly leftist platform influenced public debate by removing tweets and accounts. They only reacted once Elon Musk took over the service and liberalized its content policy. And then the commission threatened with billion level fines and blocking the service. However, you react immediately in the case of Google and Amazon. But when it comes to left wing opinion setting platforms, you limit yourself to purely symbolic gestures. Is this really out of concern for media balance, or is it out of fear of losing Ideological influence and on the subject of freedom of the media, we should perhaps ask ourselves, where was the European Commission when Donald Tusk's government took over public media in Poland by force? What did the commission do then? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, absolutely nothing. The decision to punish Google does not serve the aim of protecting media pluralism, but merely bureaucratic control. It is an example of politically motivated, regulated activity in its purest form. Europe, rather than being a space of freedom and innovation ever more resembles, resembles a censor afraid of proper competition, including ideological competition.”
  EU rules on digital competition
• “Thank you. Thank you, chair, for these kind words and this introduction. Just like you said at the very beginning, the whole subject is absolutely fundamental for our committee because we talk about social aspects, development and respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms in developing countries. I would just like to say that dignity should be in the centre of all our actions. Employment is not, does not stem from economical grounds. Economic grounds. It's a natural, uh, situation whereby we want to apply our skills to make our living. However, we also know that when a person with disability becomes independent financially, it. This person can also strengthen its local community integration. Inclusivity benefits the whole societies. Unfortunately, in many developing countries, but also in countries of the EU, some persons with disability unfortunately suffer from multiple forms of exclusion. We have to put our, uh, we have to move from words to acts and we have to fight segregation, do it in a responsible manner. When we compare developing countries, we see that exclusion does not only stem from limited Resources. Sometimes there are not enough public policies. Insufficient infrastructure. Problems with education or insufficient support for families. I would like to emphasize that public policies should not replace what's offered by local communities. Quite to the contrary, it's the family, neighbors, local institutions, local organizations helping people with disabilities. They all play a fundamental role in creating very important conditions that help such people entering into the labor market. Professional training? Definitely yes. Vocational training. Adapting working conditions to various needs. Fighting with architectural barriers. Organizational barriers. Transport barriers.”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “So thank you very much. Convention on the Rights of Children clearly says the right to life, development and protection of private and family life. These fundamental rules should be a priority for every international policy and not a subject of some ideological negotiation. In Samoa, some 35 countries from the organization of the African countries and aribbean countries refused, signing a contract, an agreement with the European Union. Why? Because there are ideological elements concerning reproduction or sexual rights and the gender theory, which are not in accordance with the values and constitutions of many of these countries. The governments of the countries stress the need for clauses which ban promotion of abortion and sexual education, which is detached from the cultural context, gender identity, autonomous sexual rights, or what is especially difficult sexual services for children for minors. It should be said clearly that abortion is not a human right. On the contrary, it is a denial of a basic Right to for life. At the same time, the European Union is trying to press this ideology under the pretext of the sexual education of children in the developing countries, promoting rights, which are an element of the ideological struggle of lgtb activists, undermines the religious freedom as well as the cultural freedom of these countries. The European Union has to answer a fundamental question what its policy of openness and tolerance, how it relates to pressing these regulations which undermine US sovereignty and undermine the traditional values of its partner countries.”
  LGBTIQ+
• “More investment in technologies that would support independence. So clear, tangible steps that would give us clear tangible effects. Global Partnership for Inclusive Employment should not miss respect for sovereignty and cultural realities of developing states. The EU has a lot of experience. However, we cannot assume that our models will be applied universally or OCD. But also, the UN agencies clearly show that automatic copy paste of European solutions sometimes translates into low efficiency of programmes. We need dialogue and not imposing ready made solutions. I think we should focus on supporting local grassroot institutions, supporting development of professional skills, fighting with barriers, as I have just said, and supporting entrepreneurial spirit developing countries. Understand that overall, 80% of all workplaces are workplaces and jobs in SMEs, and this guarantees very stable effects, positive effects for the labor market. I would like to, however, emphasize the role of local communities and families where those bonds are strong. They give the best effects. That's why we should definitely support local centers that help people with disabilities to become more active professionally. So subsidiarity is not just words on paper. It's actually the most effective model of creating stable support services in order to integrate people with disabilities into the labour market. It will take years. We have to think about health, education, social aspects, economic aspects. That's why all developmental policies should be coherent and long term. Anything that happens at Hoc will not translate into tangible results. We need to do more in a systemic way, to always and always put human dignity in the heart of all actions. Thank you.”
  Global priorities for international development
• “Thank you very much Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, today's debate has clearly demonstrated on the one hand that there's a great deal of suffering in the country but on the other hand there's a lot of bravery in the country too because five years after the elections there is still repression, perhaps more so, but the spirit of the people of Belarus can never be shaken. And that's why we as European members of Parliament have a responsibility to always place human rights at the very heart of everything we do and we are thus responsible and must punish those who violate those rights. That is our absolute duty. Ladies and gentlemen, we have heard a lot said on this subject around the room and I would like to recall the fact that we have a Magnitsky law and when I recently saw the list of sanctions there were no sanctions against Belarus on that list. There were no criminals who were deemed responsible. So these people who have the blood of the Belarusian people on their hands and yet their names do not appear on this list. Ladies and gentlemen, as ever we would call on Belarus to free all political prisoners. We will support civil society and activists in the country as well as Belarusian dissidents abroad and this is a subject which is going to remain on the agenda, high on the agenda of the European Union because if we lose sight of it and forget about it then that would just be present to land in the lap, the lap of Lukashenko. But at the same time we need to think of those who have been freed recently. I held a meeting with some women who were unfortunately imprisoned in Belarusian prisons and what did they tell me? Well, they said that above all they lacked any kind of legal solution and they also lacked medical resources, that they didn't have financial assistance which was sufficient to help them support for their families.”
  EU-Belarus relations
• “Thank you very much. Today we are speaking about the new strategic EU India agenda. A country that, on the one hand is in an economic and technological power, but on the other hand, it is a country that is pursuing policies that do not comply with what the EU foundations are. We cannot pretend not to see the fact that India became one of the main recipients of Russian oil. Oil, which in effect means supporting the aggression against Ukraine. The situation changed after the US, under the leadership of Donald Trump, imposed a 25% tariff to clearly show the economic cooperation cannot come at the expense of principles and security. So how can we have these ambitious policies? How can we have a common policy when India has huge social issues, huge inequality, caste system, social inequality? And what about women and women? Women's rights? How will Europe be able to build a cooperation when women are systematically marginalised and discriminated against, and when violence is frequently brought against women with impunity? And what about a security and defence policy with a country that has a close relations with Russia? So the EU strategy. We have do we actually have common values? Madam Commissioner, thank.”
  EU-India relations
• “Thank you colleagues. Child abuse online has very specific forms nowadays. Grooming, sextortion, publishing content. Content that includes the images of children or sometimes life transmissions which were. Violence against children can be watched by millions. This. The perpetrators should be persecuted. This content should be removed from the internet and technological platforms should be responsible for the space that they create. If they can analyze data for advertising purposes, they should be able to do more when it comes to protecting children. But it does not all end on the internet. In the EU actions, I see hypocrisy. On the one hand, we. We talk about protecting children. On the other hand, we promote education, which. Which leads to a situation where children are sexualized and the role of families is undermined. We can't talk, on the one hand about protecting children against perpetrators, and then open up the doors to ideological experiments on our children. Fight with such crimes cannot be also used as a pretext to introduce censorship and limit freedom of speech online. Thank you.”
  Privacy & detection of online child abuse
• “Legend. Gentleman in the internet you've got hate speech. His gender ideology that's being pushed. And this is causing a disruption in children's growth. Um, it's in families. That's where we have the, the, the fundamental values. And we need to bring up barriers to protect them. We need to protect children against, um, inappropriate content. But essentially the biggest, um, ally that we have in all of this is parents. It's adults. We need to know, um, what is endangering children? We need to be able to protect them. And what's clear is that, um, children should not be the victims of dirty political campaigning. And that was the case in the most recent presidential elections, those that support the current government. You know, they they attack the the children of the of the leader of the opposition. And this really, um, goes completely against the rules of engagement that we have in politics. This was the initiative of the the Polish first lady. Um, it was very important. She actually set up a foundation to protect children from, um, inappropriate content on line. We need to protect children, but we need to do this at a national level. And I am against.”
  Support for families
• “In the East, we're also talking about persecution of Christians, one of the most persecuted groups in the world. In Egypt and in other countries, there are brutal attacks on churches. They're burnt down. Priests are assassinated or abducted. Churchgoers who refused to give up their faith are assaulted. We're seeing attacks in Alexandria, in Egypt. There were deaths recently at a time of a church ceremony. There was a bus with 33, uh, mortalities, a bus attack with 33 mortalities. The Christian community was deprived of a monastery. This is systematic, planned terrorism. There are terrifying figures here. There's one Christian dying around the world every six minutes. And the Middle East is one of the most dangerous areas for Christians. If we believe in human rights in Europe, then we must protect Christians and speak out against this, not become accomplices.”
  EU engagement with Christian communities inside and outside the EU
• “Thank you very much. For decades Now, the left is trying to strengthen what they call action against discrimination. However, your ideas are not in line with reality. Even the parallel reality that you are molding at the moment, the reality isn't about 156 different genders and the colors of the rainbow. We believe in a Europe where a family has a mother and a father, and includes a proper education and manners. It's there is no persecution or discrimination. And. And you talk about abortion and euthanasia and were against that. As Christians, we protect everyone, not because the law obliges us because, but because of the law of love which underpins family. Uh. Wake up. We have Christian roots in Europe in. Don't use poison to cure the disease. We have to go back to basics and the nativity scene. Thank you.”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “Thank you. As it was rightly pointed out, the EU is the biggest donor of humanitarian assistance in the world. But the needs have been growing and the current amount of funds is insufficient and hard choices have to be made. I would like to turn our attention to our imminent vicinity, to our neighborhood, because in our close neighborhood, we have crises which influence clearly our situation in Europe. In such areas as security, illegal migration, increased prices, or instability of the economy. And here come my questions. What specific mechanisms are planned for Easter? Easter, neighborhood and southern neighbourhood countries and in its humanitarian policy. How is the Commission going to support our strategic interests such as security, regional stability, economic stability, or limiting the reasons behind migration and what actions are to be taken to verify on an ongoing basis whether financial humanitarian assistance financed by the EU is bringing the results, is improving the quality of life and what's very important, whether this assistance is not passed on to corrupt government or. Corrupt elites, and it actually reinforces our position in the world. How is the commission monitoring the situation on that front? Because I know from my own experience that we are financing things that we wouldn't be really caring for normally, and that's putting forward the interests of local elites elsewhere. Thank you. Thank you to the colleague for the ECR. Now for the renewal. Mr..”
  Funding for EU Neighbourhood
• “Thank you Minister. The number of people in need of humanitarian Assistance rose twofold over the last five years. According to most recent UN information, 300 million people in 72 countries will be in need of humanitarian assistance and protection in 2024. In the first quarter of this year, almost 40,000 migrants made it to Europe. This means growing costs and growing threats to our security. Europe will not be able to solve the problems of the world by itself, given all the crises and problems on our borders and the level of humanitarian needs. So the EU should ask for involvement of other players. Now my question is this how is the Hungarian presidency going to work towards mutually beneficial partnerships in order together to be able to face the challenges together, including illegal migration. How are you going to encourage better cooperation with developing countries on returns and readmission, and on fighting human trafficking? How is the Hungarian presidency going to encourage rich regional actors to increase their participation in solving humanitarian crises in Asia and Middle East, in some regions in Africa? And the final question, how are you going to reinforce cooperation with similarly thinking partners such as the US, Britain or Japan in order to use more efficiently the resources that are at hand? Thank you.”
  Asylum & border control
• “Ladies and gentlemen, this issue, the issue of Andrzej Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi, illustrates how dangerous it is when the authorities start treating journalists and activists as enemies. We do not give our consent to violence, to using services to oppress those who defend human rights and freedom of speech. Parliament is very eager to lecture other countries, but in Poland we are witnessing a really serious actions concerning actions invading homes of important persons in public life, and serious breaches of the rule of law. You cannot defend the freedom of speech in Jakarta, but be silent when it is being trampled in Warsaw. In the EU we cannot defend other countries but turn a blind eye to what is happening in a major European country. So let's defend human rights equally in Indonesia, in Poland and everywhere, everywhere there where the authorities want to silence oppositions and journalists.”
  EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
• “Thank you very much, Madam Minister. You mentioned problems with the rule of law in Serbia. I have a question. What does the presidency intend to do? How to defend these values in the EU itself. For example, looking at the illegal activities of limiting the freedom of media in Poland or for example, limiting, limiting and restricting public institutions like the public prosecutor's office in Poland. Also on Belarus, you mentioned many countries, and this is a country that directly neighbours the EU and there are serious problems related to Lukashenko's dictatorship. Does the Danish presidency intend to increase the sanctions against the Lukashenko regime? And what additional initiatives do you intend to implement to help the political prisoners in Belarus? Thank you very much.”
  EU-Belarus relations
• “Thank you. I've been supporting Ukraine for years. Firstly, the Ukrainian nation. I was supporting them in their European aspirations and after 2014, I've been supporting them, fighting the aggressor, the Russian Federation. I prepared a report on Russian war crimes committed by the Russian Federation in Donbas. The report with relevant proof, was sent to the court in Hague. I've been cooperating with many NGOs in Ukraine, including one that associates victims, those who were arrested by Putin. Those are normally wives, sisters, women, in other words, who fight for the fate of their loved ones, and in their fight they need heavily support from the Red cross, as far as I know, because this was said by them on many occasions. The support from the Red cross has been non-existent or very small, even on very simple issues on identifying the dead bodies of their loved ones, where they had reservations on the identification process conducted by Ukrainian organizations. And that support never came. But that is not the point today. My question refers to something that I believe is more relevant the activity of the Russian Red cross, because the employees of that organization, they are openly involved in the war, and that is not in line with the principle of independence. Pavel Savchuk, a member of the Central office, in his own words, a Former member of a Russian organization that was set up by Putin, and their logo includes the Z symbol, the symbol of the war against Ukraine. And he is heading this Russian organization. He is the head of the Russian Red cross. There are other accusations in place the participation of Russian Red cross in military training for children, where eight year olds are taught how to operate a gun, or the Artek camp in Crimea, where there were patriotic re-education actions for children abducted in Ukraine. To conclude, chairman, to conclude my question is this when will you include us? Exclude or suspend the participation of the Russian Red cross in the International Federation? You could have done you did do it for you, for Belarus, so why not do it for Russia? Have you even started any work on the accusations on the neutrality principle? And is a representative of this country still on the board? Thank you.”
  EU-Russia relations (from March 2022)