Krzysztof ŚMISZEK

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What Krzysztof ŚMISZEK has said (19)

• 2026-01-21 “Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas on behalf of the European Commission 5.5.2026 Written question Human rights and the rule of law are an essential part of EU-Azerbaijan relations, as outlined in the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement [1] . The EU was made aware of the reports about a police raid on a LGBTIQ-friendly night club in Baku in December 2025, during which more than 100 persons were reportedly detained. Reports about alleged ill-treatment during the detention are particularly concerning. All allegations of ill-treatment or torture need to be independently investigated. Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is unacceptable. In Azerbaijan, the human rights situation for LGBTIQ individuals remains fragile and characterised by inadequate legal safeguards and institutional protection. The EU will continue to closely follow the human rights situation in the country and will maintain dialogue with the authorities on such issues. Human rights, democracy and the rule of law will remain central to the future development of EU-Azerbaijan relations. The EU Delegation will continue to co-host and participate in events dedicated to supporting human rights defenders in Azerbaijan. [1] https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/azerbaijan/.”
  LGBTIQ+ · EU-Azerbaijan relations
• 2026-01-08 “E-000040/2026 Answer given by Ms Roswall on behalf of the European Commission From 21 May 2026 onwards, the description of entry EU3011 as established in Annex III to the Waste Shipment Regulation 1 will clarify, in a legally binding manner which plastic waste shipped within the Union can be classified under that entry. Footnote 3 accompanying the entry provides a clarification for the qualifiers in the description. For the purpose of this Regulation, the terms ‘almost free from contamination and other types of waste’ and where relevant ‘almost exclusively consisting of’ shall be understood to mean that in a consignment of plastic waste or mixtures of plastic waste, classified under entry EU3011, the content of contamination, other types of wastes or non-halogenated polymers, cured resins or condensation products, or fluorinated polymers, other than the one nonhalogenated polymer, cured resin or condensation product, or fluorinated polymer that makes up the bulk of the plastic waste shall not exceed a total maximum of 6 % of the weight of the consignment. This clarification builds on the wording in the Correspondents’ Guidelines No 12 2 , mentioned in the question, which were developed prior to the adoption of the Regulation. The abovementioned provisions in Annex III to the Regulation lay down the classification, including the levels of contamination that is allowed in legal terms. A Regulation in EU law is directly applicable, meaning it becomes a binding legal rule across all Member States upon publication, without requiring national implementing legislation. 1 Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on shipments of waste, amending Regulations (EU) No 1257/2013 and (EU) 2020/1056 and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006, OJ L, 2024/1157, 30.4.2024. 2 https://circabc.europa.eu/ui/group/636f928d-2669-41d3-83db-093e90ca93a2/library/6e87092c-1c7d-47049c55-34650fb5cf88/details.”
  EU policy towards plastics · Circular economy
• 2025-11-26 “E-004699/2025 Answer given by Ms Roswall on behalf of the European Commission Ensuring compliance of plans and projects with EU environmental legislation is primarily the responsibility of the Member States. In case of the project in question, which is to be located within the Natura 2000 site PLH 220032 Zatoka Pucka i Półwysep Helski, several provisions of the EU environmental legislation may apply. According to the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive 1 projects such as hotel complexes outside urban areas must be subject to a screening to decide if a full environmental impact assessment is necessary. The Habitats Directive 2 Article 6(3) requires that a project likely to have a significant effect on a Natura 2000 site must undergo an appropriate assessment in view of the site's conservation objectives and can be authorised only if it is confirmed that it would not affect the integrity of the site. According to information available to the Commission services 3 , two decisions issued for this project by the mayor of Hel, i.e. on the construction of the hotel complex and a permit to cut down over 400 trees are subject to a review procedure by the Local Government Appeal Board in Gdańsk 4 . The Board has also suspended the implementation of these decisions until its verdict is delivered. The project can therefore still be brought into compliance with applicable EU law, if any non-conformities are identified. The Commission focuses its enforcement action where there is evidence of a systematic breach of the EU law, rather than on individual cases of incorrect application 5 . The Commission does not have any competence to review permits or stop individual projects approved by the Member States. In its role as guardian of the Treaties, the Commission will continue monitoring the situation and may decide to take appropriate action. 1 Directive 2011/92/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment, OJ L 26, 28.1.2012, p. 1–21, as amended by Directive 2014/52/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014, OJ L 124, 25.4.2014, p. 1–18. 2 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7. 3 https://oko.press/na-zywo/na-zywo-relacja/hel-na-razie-uratowany. 4 second instance permit authority. 5 Communication from the Commission - EU law: Better results through better application, OJ C 18, 19.1.2017, p. 10–20, and Communication from the Commission - Enforcing EU law for a Europe that delivers, 13.10.2022, COM(2022) 518 final.”
  EU policy on permitting for renewable energy projects · Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• 2025-09-23 “E-003678/2025 Answer given by Mr Šefčovič on behalf of the European Commission The Commission, jointly with the High Representative/Vice-President (HR/VP), continuously engages with Uzbek authorities on issues related to human rights, notably in the context of the EU’s Special Incentive Arrangement for Sustainable Development and Good Governance of the Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP+) from which Uzbekistan benefits, as well as through regular Human Rights Dialogues, held most recently in June 2025. The Commission and the HR/VP are committed to advancing equality and combating discrimination in all its forms. In their engagement with third countries, both the Commission and the HR/VP encourage efforts to address multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, including on the basis of sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, property, birth, disability, age, sexual orientation, and gender identity. The specific issue of compulsory human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing and the criminalisation of HIV transmission was also discussed with Uzbek authorities during the last GSP+ monitoring mission in March 2025. The Commission and the HR/VP are prepared to discuss this issue further in the context of upcoming engagements. This development will further be addressed throughout GSP+ monitoring, including in the forthcoming GSP monitoring report.”
  EU policy on Central Asia · EU competences on human rights
• 2025-07-15 “E-002886/2025 Answer given by Mr Brunner on behalf of the European Commission As Guardian of the treaties, the Commission oversees the effective implementation of EU law in the Member States and the respect of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. It is for Member States’ authorities to examine applications for international protection, in accordance with the rules set out in EU law, and to guarantee access to effective remedies. The Commission does not intervene in individual cases and is not in a position to assess the case of Mr Wadi referred to by the Honourable Members. The Commission is in regular contact with the Bulgarian authorities to ensure the effective implementation of the asylum legislation, including the new Qualification Regulation 1 , which harmonises the criteria for granting protection and the associated rights across Member States, and the recast Reception Condition Directive 2 , which establishes the grounds for detention and the applicable conditions, including judicial review. As part of the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum 3 , the Commission remains engaged in an ongoing dialogue with all Member States. This dialogue provides an opportunity to address challenges at national level, including in detention related measures, and supports Member States for a full and timely implementation of the Pact. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1347/oj/eng. 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1346/oj/eng. 3 https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/migration-and-asylum/pact-migration-and-asylum/implementingpact-migration-and-asylum_en.”
  Asylum & border control
• 2025-04-01 “P-001330/2025 Answer given by Ms Lahbib on behalf of the European Commission 1. Striving for equality for all and equality in all of its senses continues to be central to the Commission’s work to comprehensively tackle discrimination in the EU. This is why the Commission is fully committed to continue leading efforts at the EU level to do more for everyone to live freely, thrive and lead, regardless of who they are, particularly with the new strategies to be adopted on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) equality, anti-racism and gender equality, the full implementation of the Strategic framework for Roma equality 1 , the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2 and the recent adoption of the Roadmap for women’s rights 3 . 2. In line with the interinstitutional agreement on better law making 4 , the Commission provided the reasons proposing the intended withdrawal in the Annex IV of the 2025 Commission work programme, together with a time indication 5 . The Commission will take due account of the positions of the European Parliament and the Council before deciding on the withdrawal of the proposal. 3. The proposal for the Equal Treatment Directive 6 file has been under discussion for almost 17 years and almost every Presidency has placed the file on the agenda of the Council, including the comprehensive efforts to arrive at a compromise text of the Belgian Presidency during the first half of 2024. However, despite all these efforts and the Commission comprehensively supporting the legislative process, it has not been possible to reach the required unanimity and there is no clear prospect that unanimity could be reached in the foreseeable future. 1 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1813. 2 https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/policies/justice-and-fundamental-rights/disability/unionequality-strategy-rights-persons-disabilities-2021-2030_en. 3 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_681. 4 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2016/512/oj/eng. 5 https://commission.europa.eu/document/download/7617998c-86e6-4a74-b33c249e8a7938cd_en?filename=COM_2025_45_1_annexes_EN.pdf. 6 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52008PC0426.”
  LGBTIQ+ · EU policy on integration and ethnic, racial and religious discrimination
• 2025-03-18 “P-001148/2025 Reply The Commission’s intention to withdraw its proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, as mentioned by the Honourable Members, was announced in the Commission Work Programme 2025 on 11 February 2025 and was notified to the Council on 12 February 2025 (ST 5985/25). On 10 March 2025, some Member States requested to discuss this directive and the Commission informed the Council of its intention. Pending its possible withdrawal by the Commission, the proposal remains under discussion within the Council. The latest progress report on work in the Council on the Directive proposal is set out in document number ST 9573/25. The Council remains committed to the principle of equality, in line with the Treaties and EU legislation. The Council will, in its legislative capacity, address any upcoming proposals from the Commission aimed at addressing all forms of discrimination.”
  LGBTIQ+ · EU policy on integration and ethnic, racial and religious discrimination
• 2025-02-20 “E-000775/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Fitto on behalf of the European Commission The allocation of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) resources depends on the national selection schemes. Both, the geographical scope of the cross-border 1 programmes and the global amounts 2 of the total support from the ERDF have been adopted by Commission Implementing Decisions following proposals by Member States. The Commission does not have the possibility to change the allocations on its own. The ERDF is implemented under shared management. This implies that the selection of projects to be financed falls under the responsibility of the Managing Authorities of the ERDF programmes. For Interreg, this would be the Monitoring Committee of the cooperation programmes, composed of representatives from each of the participating Member States, in this case Czechia and Poland 3 . At the same time, in Poland, the mainstream 2021-2027 cohesion programme FENiKS 4 funds wastewater treatment investments in agglomerations of at least 15 000 population equivalent (‘p.e.’) not compliant with the Directive 91/271/EEC 5 , with exceptions for areas affected by the September 2024 floods, where agglomerations from 2 000 p.e. may be eligible. Moreover, European Funds 2021-2027 for Dolnośląskie 6 explicitly supports wastewater projects in agglomerations from 2 000 to 15 000 p.e., particularly where compliance with the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive is lacking. 1 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1638 of 14 August 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/75 setting out the list of Interreg programme areas to receive support from the European Regional Development Fund and external financing instruments of the Union, broken down by strand and Interreg programme under the European territorial cooperation goal (notifed under document C(2023) 5460). 2 Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/1635 of 14 August 2023 amending Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/74 setting out the list of Interreg programmes and indicating the global amount of the total support from the European Regional Development Fund and from each external financing instrument of the Union for each programme and the list of the amounts transferred between strands under the European territorial cooperation goal for the period 2021 to 2027 (notified under document C(2023) 5459). 3 https://www.cz-pl.eu/ 4 https://www.feniks.gov.pl/ 5 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/1991/271/oj/eng 6 https://rpo.dolnyslask.pl/o-projekcie/feds-2021-2027/”
  Cohesion and rural funding
• 2025-01-17 “E-000191/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Virkkunen on behalf of the European Commission The Digital Services Act (DSA) 1 does not regulate what is legal or illegal content, or individual expressions or statements online which are protected by the right to freedom of expression, as enshrined in Article 11 of the EU Charter, within the boundaries defined in applicable EU or national laws. The Commission has opened ten proceedings against designated very large online platforms under the DSA, including against X for suspected breaches of the DSA, regarding a suspected lack of compliance with, amongst others, Articles 34(1) and (2) and 35(1) DSA. These provisions oblige providers of designated very large online platforms and online search engines to diligently identify, analyse and assess systemic risks, and put in place effective mitigation measures. The current investigations against X comprise risks linked to civic discourse and elections in the EU, including risks stemming from the design and functioning of its algorithmic systems 2 . On 17 January 2025, the Commission ordered the provider of X 3 to preserve internal documents and information regarding the future design and functioning of its recommender algorithms while also requesting internal documentation on its recommender system relating to past changes, and to grant access to certain technical interfaces (APIs) to allow direct factfinding on content moderation and virality of accounts. These measures will allow the Commission to take all relevant facts into account when assessing X’s compliance with the DSA. All actions related to ongoing investigations are confidential until publicly communicated. 1 Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on a Single Market For Digital Services and amending Directive 2000/31/EC (Digital Services Act), OJ L 277, 27.10.2022, p. 1–102. 2 https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/policies/list-designated-vlops-and-vloses 3 https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/news/commission-addresses-additional-investigatory-measures-xongoing-proceedings-under-digital-services”
  Recommender systems · Disinformation & online freedoms
• 2024-09-25 “P-001818/2024 Answer given by Mr McGrath on behalf of the European Commission 1. As explained in preliminary assessment letters sent to the complainants on 3 November 2023 (CPLT(2023)02024), 9 November 2023 (CPLT(2023)02272) and 19 January 2024 (CPLT(2023)01910), the issue related to the fact that only one parent is mentioned on the identity card of Polish children born of same sex parents required an in-depth analysis and internal discussions. This analysis has been finalised and its conclusions have been sent to the complainants. 2. According to this analysis, the reference to only one parent in the identity card of the children having same-sex parents does not seem liable to hinder the right of free movement of these children. In its judgement in case C-490/20 (V.М.А. v Stolichna obshtina, rayon ‘Pancharevo’), the Court of Justice of the EU considered that, to be able to exercise their right of free movement with their parents, children of same-sex parents could have to present two documents: a travel document, which the Member State of nationality is obliged to issue 1 , and a document which mentions both parents as being entitled to travel with the child (if this information does not appear on the travel document). Such a document mentioning both parents may consist in a birth certificate, which the authorities of the Member State of birth may be best placed to issue. 3. The Commission sent a questionnaire to Member States on the possible amendments or adjustments that would be required to implement the V.M.A. judgment. Further contacts have been taken with some Member States when required based on their replies to the questionnaire. The Commission also relies on the complaints received. On that basis, the Commission is analysing the possible impact on the exercise of the rights derived from EU law of specific situations reported. 1 The Member State of nationality is however not obliged to issue a birth certificate.”
  LGBTIQ+ · Support for families
• 2024-08-09 “P-001504/2024 Answer given by Ms Dalli on behalf of the European Commission As set out in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, equality and respect for human dignity and human rights are values common to the Member States on which also the EU is founded. The Commission remains steadfast, within the limits of its competences, in its commitment to tackling discrimination, inequalities and challenges faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) individuals, including in education, as outlined in our LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 1 , of course including in Bulgaria. The Commission is aware of the law adopted by the Bulgarian parliament. On 13 August 2024, Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, sent a letter to the Bulgarian Minister of Education and Science, Mr Galin Tsokov, to request further information on the legislation. The Commission received the reply of the Minister on 3 September and is assessing it. The Commission is analysing whether the legislation is aligned with EU law, including the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The Commission will use all the instruments at its disposal to protect the EU’s values and will not hesitate to take the necessary actions within the limit of its competence. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52020DC0698”
  LGBTIQ+ · Role of education (social change vs. tradition)
• “Thank you so much. Ministers, welcome to the, um to the to the committee meeting. Um, I've got one remark and one question to the Minister of Justice. Uh, you mentioned that one of the priorities for the Danish presidency will be the regulation on the, um, on protection, on vulnerable adults. Just to let you know, because you are starting from not from scratch, but after the Polish presidency, we, uh, closed, um, uh, seven chapters. The eighth is about the registers. You mentioned that it is important for you. So just to let you know that this house is very much opposing the registers, any kind of registers of people with special needs. So, uh, so will we have a we're going to have a interesting debate on that. And the second question that also comes goes to, to to your recent past as a minister for equality. Um, my question concerns your views on, um, one of the biggest challenges for for LGBTQ people in and their families in the European Union. I mean, the the lack of mutual recognition of the civil status documents, marriages, justice, partnerships or parenthood. This is a very big obstacle for, uh, one of the fundamental values of the European Union, which is the free flow of, uh, of persons within the territory of the European, uh, European Union. So, uh, my question is whether this, uh, this this is something that you regard as important and you will be pushing a bit forward this, uh, this issue on the presidency agenda. Thank you so much.”
  LGBTIQ+
• “Thank you, chair. And thank you, Madam Director, for, um, providing, uh, this kind of information on strategy for us, for socialists and Democrats. The strategy is of utmost importance, since we do believe that, uh, the vibrant civil society that is free to operate at the local, regional, national and also European level as an essential elements of the rule of law and democracy. So, uh, I've got two or maybe three, three questions that, um, attracted my attention when I was reading this, uh, this document one is, uh, civil society platform that you mentioned. That seems to be very interesting mechanism and and tool. My question is how to or are you prepared to, uh, take on board? Also, the small organizations, grassroots organizations, also watchdog organizations from local level to avoid having only those big ones that that the voice of them is already heard. So this is this is one question. The second question, when elaborating the strategy, did you take into into consideration the the phenomenon of, uh, so-called alternative civil society that is generated or created by some of the member states that are not very willing to cooperate with the naturally, um, let's say, generated civil society organizations. That was the case of Poland a few years ago. This is a case of Hungary and some other countries that the governments, they, they do do like to that they do like having, you know, friends from, from from, uh, civil society that we call um, Gong goes. And the third and last question is, I was I'm very much curious, um, you mentioned the the so-called early warning mechanism, uh, in the, in the strategy, how will you how will you ensure that, uh, evidence collected, uh, um, through these tools leads to timely and concrete follow up actions. So I think that the European Commission just should be a very on time in when reacting, uh, when civil civil when the space for civil society is being limited. Thank you so much.”
  EU engagement with civil society
• “Thank you. Chair. I'll be speaking Polish. That will be easier for me. Ladies and gentlemen, today's meeting is a very important one. I think that we have a genuine role to play here. And you have an important role in your national parliament. Your role is not completed with the adoption of the legislation at the European level. In fact, your role now is to ensure that the European rules are properly transposed and implemented in national law. Transposition in national law is not the end of the story either. That's just the beginning. In fact, I would certainly subscribe to what we've heard from colleagues in Italy and Ireland. They say they need a lot more resources, financial resources in particular, in order to use this legislation properly. The second thing I wanted to say is that the judicial system has to prepare itself for the application of these rules in practice. As a vice Minister of Justice in Poland, I know this from experience. It's all fine having beautiful laws on paper. You can have the best rules in the world. But if prosecutors don't understand those rules, if the police don't do their job, and if the courts don't implement the legislation properly, then this is all just fine words and it will not A leap off the page. So we need to ensure that executives do everything that is required. We need to ensure that practitioners are able to do their job, so that they're able to understand the new definitions that the directive introduces, so that they understand the obligations that member states will have to follow. We also need to ensure that all of the different institutions involved are will be usable. We're still right at the beginning of our work, although at the adoption of the directive was a major step forward.”
  EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
• “So my question is whether, uh, whether you took it into account as well, that the costs of, uh, of of court trials, uh, based on, on discrimination, discrimination claims. And the second thing, uh, the second question that would be of legal nature, because to my mind, when we look at the, uh, the article 19 of the of the treaty of the functioning of the European Union, we see that all six grounds of discrimination are listed on an equal on equal basis, right? I mean, they are all equals, uh, the discrimination grounds. And when we look at the primary and the secondary, uh, law. Uh, we see that there are still some differences and there are still some gaps. So do you think that the argument that, uh, actually the current legislative framework is somehow discriminating some, uh, some, some social groups when we, when we, uh, take into account the scope, material scope of, of of the, uh, of the of the, of the law would be also a helpful one to use, uh, with, uh, in the dialogue with the, with the council. Thank you so much.”
  EU policy on integration and ethnic, racial and religious discrimination
• “Discrimination is something that many Europeans face every day. For example, when they try to rent an apartment or use a public service to get to school. Um, they can't live freely and openly without fear. But the EU should stand for non-discrimination and freedom of rights. But this, um, narrative ends when you are at work because the Commission wants to get rid of this directive. They're saying it's not important. We didn't agree with the Europeans who were pro-Democratic, who were saying they were saying that the parliament is not going to. Allow these equality of rights to be the victim of this kind of legislation. They're saying that we don't need these rights. If that was true, then women wouldn't be able to vote today. Women wouldn't be able to have all of the freedoms that they currently have. It's our responsibility as a European family to move forward and to show that the right is living in the Middle Ages, mentally speaking. So that's why I'd say stop blocking the equality of rights.”
  EU policy on integration and ethnic, racial and religious discrimination
• “Thank you, Madam Chair. And thank you so much for this. Uh, extremely, extremely interesting and very useful piece of of of of work. I mean, I've been waiting for this, for this document for years, and, uh, and I'm very happy to, to, to to to have it. I've got actually two questions. One is very much connected to what what what was raised by Maria Walsh from EBP because when we talk about costs and actually not cost benefits. So, uh, you mentioned, uh, access to goods and services, the, the increase, um, increase in, in selling the goods, goods and services. But as a lawyer who was participating for many years in, in discrimination trials, uh, before the courts in my country, in Poland, I'm just wondering whether saving the the costs of, uh, uh, on one hand of, uh, courts works on discrimination cases when there are, you know, dealt, being dealt by, uh, by, by, uh, by courts. So this is a saving for, of public money. And on the other hand, uh, this is also a saving for saving for for um employers and not only employers, but also service providers. Not to be taken to the court and not to be obliged to pay compensation to the victims of discrimination.”
  EU policy on integration and ethnic, racial and religious discrimination
• “Uh, good morning, Minister. It's great to have you here. Uh, thank you for for for for being, uh, at the meeting of our committee. I've got a question, um, concerning one thing that was mentioned, actually, by you. Uh, that is the, uh, proposal of the regulation concerning the International Protection of Adults. We are having great, uh, discussions here. Uh, and most of the political groups are of the opinion that it is a really needed piece of legislation. However, uh, we do differ a bit over a few things. Uh, one of them is, uh, um, the one of them are the provisions concerning curatorship, legal incapacitation or guardianship. And I would like to ask you what what is your position on those institutions? Because as we all know, there is a UN convention on the rights of people with disabilities. And the convention rather encourages UN member states to introduce the support decision making institution and to and those provisions should replace the provision on legal incapacitation. And I know that the Polish Ministry of Justice is working currently on lifting the or abolishing the institution on legal incapacitation in, in Poland. So I would love to hear your, your, your view whether we should rather stick to the UN idea that was introduced by the UN convention, or we should still keep, um, this traditional old, old fashioned, I would say, provisions on legal incapacity, incapacitation and guardianship. Thank you so much.”
  EU policy on disability inclusion & accessibility
• “Thank you. Starving people as a form of carrying out war. Denying humanitarian assistance. Persecution or murder. This is what Netanyahu's been doing. That is why there is an arrest warrant before the ICC. And then, of course, Putin kidnapping, Ukrainian children, cruelty, torture, and also the recognition of rape as a crime against humanity. These are examples of the actions of the ICC actions, which are not to the liking of those people who do not wish to respect law and don't like respect of law. We know that the previous president of the ICC, and we also have. Uh, applied sanctions and an arrest warrant as well, uh, to Putin. There are those who are carrying out the worst crimes, and they're the ones who don't want who don't like the ICC. So we need to do something about the sanctions that are being imposed on the judges and the prosecutors, if only for our European protection.”
  Support for International Criminal Court