Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ

Policy topics Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ is active on

What Diana IOVANOVICI ŞOŞOACĂ has said (31)

• 2026-06-17 “(10:16:13 – 10:17:28): Thank you. I am part of the delegation for relations with China, and I was in many meetings and many discussions. I think you did not understand that at the moment, China is the biggest economic force of the world. It is also part of BRICS. BRICS has 49% of the GDP international GDP. And you, instead of wanting to collaborate and to have a dialogue and diplomacy with China, how many times there were meetings, all you did was you asked about Taiwan, which is a complete lack of respect towards the Chinese state and a complete lack of diplomacy. If we were to think about how many Taiwans there are in this world, then maybe we would not have a united Europe. It would be better if you were interested in the relations of European Union with China. You shouldn't get involved in the internal affairs of a state which do not concern you. More than that, you refuse dialogue while all other countries trade with China. You accuse them, with no reason because, unfortunately, the European Union and the”
  EU-China relations
• 2026-06-16 “(11:56:22 – 11:57:40): Can you hear me? Thank you. Do you want to matter, on the international stage? I want to ask you, when you want to matter on the international stage, how would you how did you protect your MEPs? We had an MEP who was arrested by the state of Israel when he was going with the aid in Palestine. The same MEP was arrested in France for some posts on Facebook which didn't harm anybody, and their immunity was not lifted. You didn't help anybody. There was a fleet of help to Palestine, and you didn't intervene to free those hostages which were caught by Israel, your partner, a partner which is perpetrating crimes against humanity and genocide in Palestine in West Bank. Where are you when you want to matter? Pakistan is is Pakistan is in front of you. Russia is getting involved. The US is getting involved, and China is getting involved. You do not exist. We Will suspend the sitting. Under the minutes, we'll have, the president of Montereyko, Milakovic.”
  Relations with Israel - Palestine
• 2026-06-15 “Thank you, president. I have attended the debate, and I think this is a useful debate for the Americans. Obviously, this is a debate that's being broadcast directly. I think Europe seems to be, lacking experts in the most important posts. You don't really understand, the economy properly. I am a commercial lawyer. I've negotiated a lot of contracts. And, what I can say is that you should never show weakness. You should only, show yourself to be strong. And that isn't the case for Europe because you're always, going on about Trump and Putin and Xi Jinping, but they're the ones doing the the business and destroying the European Union. I, A week ago, I attended the, Saint Petersburg Forum in Russia, and I can tell you that there was a large American delegation, and they signed contracts for tens of billions of, dollars with the Russians and on speaking time with the new format.”
  EU-Russia relations (from March 2022)
• 2026-02-26 “E-000818/2026 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Ribera on behalf of the European Commission The European Steel and Metals Action Plan 1 , adopted on 19 March 2025, outlines a roadmap to help secure the industry’s competitiveness and support its decarbonisation. To this end, policy instruments and initiatives available or forthcoming include: - Trade defence instruments on unfair pricing, subsidies for the steel sector, and tariffrate quotas on EU steel imports. The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism keeping carbon costs of imported steel comparable to those of EU producers; - Funding for low-carbon steel technologies under the European Green Deal; - The Industrial Accelerator Act 2 to help boost manufacturing, grow businesses, and create jobs; - Amendments to the European Social Fund Plus and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, as well as the Pact for Skills 3 support workers, companies affected by structural change, and large-scale partnerships of energy-intensive industries; - The Emissions Trading System State aid Guidelines 4 , the Clean Industrial Deal State aid Framework 5 , and the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy 6 support decarbonisation plant development. The General Block Exemption Regulation 7 helps retain skilled staff during plant transformation. Besides, Romania listed the Liberty Galati plant under the Romanian Just Transition Programme. Its funding contributes to the steel industry’s transition towards clean and efficient technologies, including training and re-skilling of staff. These measures show the Commission's commitment to support the steel industry. Without prejudice to other EU law obligations, they can be tailored to specific strategic industrial needs. The Commission is also ready to discuss any planned measures by Romania under EU competition rules. 1 https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications/european-steel-and-metals-action-plan_en. 2 https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/publications/industrial-accelerator-act_en. 3 https://pact-for-skills.ec.europa.eu/about/industrial-ecosystems-and-partnerships_en. 4 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=oj:JOC_2020_317_R_0004. 5 https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/about/contribution-clean-just-and-competitive-transition/cleanindustrial-deal-state-aid-framework-cisaf_en. 6 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52022XC0218%2803%29. 7 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/EN/legal-content/summary/general-block-exemption-regulation.html.”
  Ownership of strategic assets · EU industrial funding · Sourcing of critical raw materials
• 2025-06-25 “E-002545/2025 Answer given by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas on behalf of the European Commission The European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission are aware of the reports on the violent events in Chernivtsi (Ukraine), related to the change of affiliation of one of the parishes, including the faithful belonging to the Romanian national minority. According to publicly available information, criminal investigations related to violent acts perpetrated on this occasion have been launched. The Constitution of Ukraine, as well as related legislation, provides for the right to freedom of religion and belief, as stipulated in the European Convention on Human Rights 1 , the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights 2 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 3 . In the context of assessing the implementation of Ukraine’s law ‘On the protection of the constitutional order in the field of activities of religious organisations’ 4 , the EEAS and Commission pay close attention to the Guidelines for Review of Legislation pertaining to Religion or Belief 5 , the Guidelines on the legal personality of Religious or Belief Communities 6 , prepared jointly by the Venice Commission and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE/ODIHR), and the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief 7 . In accordance with its foundational treaties, the EU promotes human rights within and beyond its borders. The Treaty on European Union 8 particularly highlights the importance of the rights of persons belonging to minorities. Human rights, including minority rights, are included in the Copenhagen criteria for accession to the EU and part of the regular dialogue between the EU and Ukraine in the context of Ukraine’s for accession to the EU. 1 https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/convention_eng. 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:12012P/TXT. 3 https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/ccpr.pdf. 4 Law No 3894-IX of 20 August 2024. 5 https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL(2004)061-e. 6 https://www.venice.coe.int/webforms/documents/default.aspx?pdffile=CDL-AD(2014)023-e. 7 https://www.eeas.europa.eu/sites/default/files/137585.pdf. 8 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/resource.html?uri=cellar:2bf140bf-a3f8-4ab2-b506fd71826e6da6.0023.02/DOC_1&format=PDF.”
  EU engagement with Christian communities inside and outside the EU · EU-Ukraine relations
• 2025-01-08 “E-000053/2025 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on behalf of the European Commission According to Article 168(7) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Member States are responsible for the definition of their health policy and for the organisation and delivery of health services and medical care. The responsibilities of the Member States shall include the management of health services and medical care and the allocation of the resources assigned to them. The questions raised by the Honourable Member concern the management of health services and medical care, which are in the remit of the individual Member States. The Commission, however, supports the Member States in the area of public health. In particular, the ‘Healthier Together’ — EU non-communicable diseases (NCDs) initiative 1 supports the Member States in their efforts to reduce the burden of major NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases. The initiative supports knowledge sharing, the exchange of best practices between the Member States, and activities to improve health literacy and awareness among the population. The EU provides financial support under the EU4Health programme 2 to complement the policies of the Member States by pursuing to improve and foster health, protect people, enhance access to medicinal products and medical devices and strengthen health systems. The Member States may decide to organise specific awareness campaigns at national level with the aim of increasing knowledge on the use of defibrillators for resuscitation in the case of cardiac arrest. 1 https://health.ec.europa.eu/non-communicable-diseases/healthier-together-eu-non-communicable-diseasesinitiative_en 2 https://health.ec.europa.eu/funding/eu4health-programme-2021-2027-vision-healthier-european-union_en”
  Medical devices · EU competences on health
• 2024-12-17 “E-003000/2024 Answer given by Mr Tzitzikostas on behalf of the European Commission 1. The Commission agrees that addressing driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs is crucial. Alcohol-related incidents account for around a quarter of road deaths in the Union 1 . The Commission supports platforms like the High-Level Group on Road Safety for sharing best practices among Member States and the EU Road Safety Exchange facilitates learning between Member States on enforcing drink and drug-driving laws, including using alcohol interlocks. Directive (EU) 2015/413 2 covers drink and drug-driving offences, allowing easier punishment of non-resident offenders. The proposed Directive on the Union-wide effect of driving disqualifications aims to extend driving bans for such offences across the EU under certain circumstances. Addressing drug-impaired driving is also one of the priorities of the EU Drugs Strategy 3 and its related Action Plan 2021-2025 4 , which call for the implementation of measures raising awareness of the risks of driving while impaired by drugs and further research and innovation of on-site drug detection tools. 2. The rising number of fatal crashes involving electric scooters is also a matter of concern to the Commission. While setting traffic rules is primarily a matter for the Member States, the Commission has supported the publication of guidance for the safe use of personal mobility devices 5 which offers suggestions and good practices to local authorities. A recent study 6 suggests a universal technical approval system for such devices, and the Commission is considering how best to follow up on those recommendations. 1 https://road-safety.transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/bd2408b2-64ce-44a8-a4cad7820c7c91ba_en?filename=ERSO-TR-alcohol_drugs_2023.pdf 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2015/413/oj/eng 3 EU Drugs Strategy 2021-2025, OJ C 102I, 24.3.2021, p. 1. 4 EU Drugs Action Plan 2021-2025, OJ C 272, 8.7.2021, p. 2–28. 5 https://urban-mobility-observatory.transport.ec.europa.eu/sustainable-urban-mobility-plans/expert-cornersump-reference-materials_en 6 https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/4286a092-a55f-11ef-85f0-01aa75ed71a1”
  Road transport environmental policy
• 2024-12-17 “E-003001/2024 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on behalf of the European Commission When information becomes available that indicates that a contaminant might cause a health risk to consumers, for example because of its carcinogenicity, the Commission requests the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to assess the risk. If EFSA concludes that there is a risk, the Commission can establish maximum levels (MLs) for the contaminant in food under Regulation (EU) 2023/915 1 , which has been done for mercury in fish. In relation to the press reports referred to by the Honourable Member, according to the available official control data, Member States have not identified non-compliances for canned tuna. The enforcement of EU food safety rules and the reduction of levels of contaminants in the marine environment 2 are Member States’ competences. In this context, the Commission has adopted Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931 3 and Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932 4 setting out rules on the combinations of contaminants and commodity groups (including mercury in fish) to be sampled by the Member States and the sampling strategy, to ensure that they are efficiently targeted in all Member States. Official controls on contaminants in food have to comply with relevant requirements on sampling and analysis, to ensure the reliability of the controls. When the MLs for contaminants in food are exceeded, Member States have the responsibility to take the appropriate actions such as market withdrawals, recalls and other penalties for operators to ensure that these foods are no longer available to consumers. Furthermore, via the Rapid Alert System of Food and Feed 5 , Member States inform each other on such noncompliances, so that the necessary measures are taken also in other Member States. 1 Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006. OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, p. 103, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/915/oj 2 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p. 19–40 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2008/56/oj 3 Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/931 of 23 March 2022 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council by laying down rules for the performance of official controls as regards contaminants in food OJ L 162, 17.6.2022, p. 7–12 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2022/931/oj 4 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/932 of 9 June 2022 on uniform practical arrangements for the performance of official controls as regards contaminants in food, on specific additional content of multiannual national control plans and specific additional arrangements for their preparation. OJ L 162, 17.6.2022, p. 13–22. ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/932/oj 5 https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/rasff-window/screen/search?event=SearchForm&cleanSearch=1”
  Mercury
• 2024-12-13 “E-002940/2024 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on behalf of the European Commission In the EU products marketed with the name ‘wine’ or ‘aromatised wine products’ (AWPs) are subject to strict rules regarding their content and processing. The list of oenological compounds authorised for the production and preservation of wines and the conditions and limits of use, including their function and categorisation as additives or processing aids, is laid down in Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2019/934 1 . Only the ingredients laid down in Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 2 are authorised to produce AWPs. If those products are modified by using additives or processing methods that are not included in the abovementioned regulations, they can no longer be considered wine or AWPs. In this case, those products, including the additives or flavouring contained therein, are examined and regulated by general food law. Concerning labelling, since the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2021/2117 3 , which amended Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013 4 and (EU) No 251/2014, the requirements of the list of ingredients for wine and AWP are considered compulsory or mandatory particulars, respectively, that must be included in the labelling and presentation of wine and AWP. All additives used in the production of any of these products must be presented in the list of ingredients, in line with Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 5 . The provision requiring the compulsory labelling of the list of ingredients and the nutrition declaration for wine and AWP guarantees the right of consumers to access information on the substances used in their production, in line with the EU legislation on food information to consumers. Work on preventive health will be stepped up, ensuring a comprehensive approach to health promotion and disease prevention across the life course. 1 Annex I, part A, table 2 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934: https://eurlex.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/934/oj/eng 2 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2014/251/oj 3 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/2117/oj/eng 4 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/1308/oj/eng 5 http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2011/1169/oj”
  GMOs
• “Thank you. Well, we know that we are a are members that have been elected here representing Parliament. As a lawyer, I cannot accept some of the comments we've heard, especially when it comes to the attacks on these geometric, genetically modified organisms. We have to look at this in criminal terms. And obviously sometimes you're attacking life in Europe. We have discussed what the commission has been doing and the European Parliament. There is this policy for protecting Ukrainian cereals in Romania. The farmers have serious problems with Ukrainian cereals, which are totally genetically modified. We have all sorts of diseases and there are deaths of Romanians. The animals fall ill. And obviously, from the economic viewpoint, there is a situation which means that a lot of Romanian farmers are going bankrupt. So I think we have to focus on what is going on, not authorize the GMOs, but impose customs duties on Ukrainian products and make sure that they don't circulate.”
  Agricultural trade: Ukraine imports
• “Thank you. Commissioner. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia has been going on ever since 2014. I think if you had taken these measures since 2014, maybe nothing would have happened in 22. I wonder why from 2014 to 2022 we did not take such measures. Furthermore, I've heard about your intentions, but I see no strategy at all. And I see you have turned in an office of European prosecutors that will look for the companies that purchase Russian gas, or any other Russian commodity to bring it to Europe. Furthermore, I see a double kind of measure that is yet another international conflict between Israel and Palestine, where Israel is committing crimes against humanity. On the same logic that you are using in Russia. Putin also has an international arrest. Wonder like Bibi Netanyahu. Why don't you put an end to the agreements with Israel? Because the situation is exactly the same. Furthermore, what are we going to replace with? If you say we have a capacity to be self-sufficient? Last but not least, let me tell you that air is also coming from Russia. Perhaps you can stop air from flowing. From Russia to Eastern Europe and Romania.”
  EU-Russia relations (from March 2022) · Relations with Israel - Palestine
• “Thank you very much indeed. I've got four questions to ask. I don't know whether you're aware, but in March 2022, when the war broke out in Ukraine, Kamala Harris came to Romania and she signed a contract with the then government and the then president, Klaus Iohannis in Romania on the mini nuclear plants, 12 plants to be installed on Romanian territory. Now, these mini nuclear plants are really risky and no countries around the world, no other countries, have accepted them on their territory. United States, Canada, France no one wanted those mini plants. Now, at a time when relations between the EU and Trump led USA are deteriorating, what's your I? What's your impression about these mini nuclear plants, which are also a threat for neighboring countries? Romanian thermal centers that were working really well have been demolished to build these mini plants. One of those in is in a town called Dojkic. What do you think about Russian gas? How long will it take us to be able to replace it? And how much is it going to cost? It would be interesting if you could tell us. How we can marry the aim of having renewables, wind energy, solar energy and the necessary space for agriculture. When we know that we have a growing population, which means that their food needs are increasing as well. Solar panels damage farming land 7 to 8 years after they've been removed for 7 to 8 years. That land cannot be used for farming. My last question for hydro plants. Romania has quite good hydro infrastructure. We have a large percentage of the water in the EU. Please tell me whether it's true or not that the Romanian government, the Romanian government, has announced that the EU has apparently asked Romania to demolish its dams and To demolish these plants, which were built under communism. Huge investment. A lot of money. Hydro energy is renewable. So, uh, I wonder what this is about. What's the aim? Given the nature restoration laws? This is what we've been told at least.”
  Nuclear energy
• “Thank you. Cohesion policy is a globalist word. We should look at what's happening in the countries concerned. In Romania, we've had 30 years of people in power who steal. They steal money. They steal European money. We have a huge bureaucracy. It doesn't matter whether it's the Social Democrats or the liberals. They they steal. The European public prosecutor should be investigating. The. Court of auditors is investigating a member of the. Social democratic government Movement for trying to destroy the party I run.”
  EU Supervision of the Rule of Law
• “I will speak Romanian. We are talking about research today. A wonderful subject, wonderful intentions, lots of financing. Let's attract American scientists to Europe. But what about European researchers? As a Romanian, could I tell you about Romanian researchers who established the. Physics and anatomy departments that were later in ruins. So it grew up, and then it was abandoned. They have the impression that they are no longer needed. People are doing research. And then end up in concentration camps. Researchers are being killed. Researchers are being condemned to go and collect at fruit and vegetables in your countries. The elixir of youth in an Institute. Is ignored. And we bring in vaccines that kill people. You have gender ideology and you don't respect Europe and European researcher.”
  Research priorities within the EU
• “Mrs. Jovanovic has the floor. Thank you very much. First of all, that person, that colleague who is always calling us names and complaining of us about us. I told the president about this tear gas incident because I'm one of the victims, and I want damages. So please start the clock just for my colleague, because you always giving him more time than he than he should. Now, regarding this topic, the piracy you're talking about will be eradicated when you eradicate corruption in the EU. Corruption? In the in Romania's government. It's of course, if people are thrown in poverty and then subscriptions are very expensive. You're talking about billions of euros lost in Italy, but you're not talking about all these illegal actions behind these contracts from broadcasters and so on. The mafia that's involved in here, and the money that's siphoned off and on the work of of athletes. And before you talk about piracy, make sure that everything is legal in your backyard, because in Romania, everything is being sold, athletes are being sold. The sports has gone to the dogs. Of course, people don't want to pay because they're poor. Sports used to be a pleasure, not a business. Please come to your commission.”
  Broadcasting of sports events
• “I will. Thank you. I will speak Romanian. I feel like you live in a different a parallel world, if you like green ideology so much. May I suggest you take the entire European Commission and leave for a Robinson Crusoe type of island? Because nobody will pollute over there. You'll feel great because the only ones who are polluting are your cells. Because you don't know anything about chemistry, physics, geography, in fact, you don't know anything and you're polluting the entire world. If you do want to do something useful, then go back to school, because what you are doing is you speak about pollution, but you're importing energy from Ukraine with no taxes because of course Ukraine doesn't need to pay any taxes. You are paying for energy based on coal, whereas in Romania you close the coal mines, you left people unemployed and Germany is opening new mines. Is this your policy and what do you want to do? You want to force the Chinese and the Americans to listen to you, whereas yourself you don't know anything about the world. Thank you.”
  Energy (green transition)
• “Thank you. I've listened to your answers and I listen to your introductory remarks. From what I gather, you're trying to do the best you can, but we can't afford it so far. Results may be positive. I'm positive. We're trying. We're experimenting. We've been trying to identify. We're trying to find the right way. So these are the expressions you've been using. Have you had any tangible results yet? We're talking about a very concrete reality now. But at the moment I see you just trying and experimenting. In the meantime, the EU, uh, emits only about 7% of these of these emissions that are apparently so damaging. Uh, 93% of the world's population apparently doesn't have the issues that the European Union has with emissions. And while you're blaming Putin and China and America, the rest of us simply don't find ourselves in this reality. I think we should move on with what we have and keep experimenting, if you will. Thank you.”
  Climate efforts
• “Thank you. I have been listening to you and I have understood that you have no strategy for data protection and for observing the GDPR. But it is in your intention to adopt new regulations. Let me tell you that excessive regulation does not necessarily mean that it is enforced. Where we have problems is with regards to enforcing the regulations. So there's no point in having regulations if they cannot be enforced. Furthermore, the red tape, the bureaucracy is excessive and everyone has been complaining about it in the EU and with respect to the DSA. Have you thought that there is a limit between what we regulate and the right to free speech, to free speech and the right to opinion, which right now is being violated in Europe because as a lawyer, I cannot but notice that the right to free speech, the right to opinion has been censored and the level of censorship is unimaginable. And I've heard someone mentioned about Romania. This has not been demonstrated. It has not been demonstrated that there has been a Russian interference in the Romanian elections, but it has been demonstrated that there are have been interferences from Mies van der Leyen to the Romanian elections. Given that she she made so that I got abandoned, another candidate got banned from from running. So with all due respect.”
  Disinformation & online freedoms
• “Thank you. I speak Romanian. What business you are talking here about the single market. Who are you? Who is the European Commission to make laws for our countries. You are not capable of anything. Just words. Just debates, votes and other countries want to have an advantage. What economy are you talking about? The. The 52% where we import gas from Russia, but you also sanction Russia? What economy are you talking about? The one where you want to sanction Hungary and Viktor Orban. And you're accusing him of russophilia when in Austria, 80% of its economy is Russian. What economy are you talking about? Your economy. The great Eight powers. Economy. You used to be empires, but in Romania, you're destroying our agriculture. You are killing our animals. You are giving us all sorts of animal diseases and you are forbidding our animals, our animal growers, from growing animals. This is an insult to us. Thank you.”
  EU political integration
• “Well, I've been given the floor, and I would like to speak to the colleagues in the EPP. Mr. Pepper, I think there's a different question you should ask for Mrs. van der Leyen. Namely, why hasn't she mentioned that Qatar was attacked by Israel yesterday in 15 civilians were killed in that attack? Mr.. Mrs. von der Leyen was talking about the Talmud and saying that the religion of Israel was linked to the.”
  Relations with Israel - Palestine
• “Thank you. I think members of the European Parliament deserve more respect from President von der Leyen. Um, talking about, uh, China, I've been working with the Chinese for 30 years as a lawyer. China has always been friends with Russia. We are part of NATO. China and Russia are part of BRICs. I wish we were part of BRICs. They're much more respectful. You want to talk about Taiwan? Big mistake. When, uh, if you want to talk about, uh, Taiwan, you have to expect them to say, uh, you have to expect them to say that they will unite with Taiwan the way that Germany became reunited. There's no point talking about human rights either. The premise is you're basing yourselves on a wrong. You know nothing about international diplomacy. Thank you.”
  EU-China relations
• “I never said that this should not be should not be done. All I said that from a legal point of view, because this is all I can talk about as a lawyer, as a politician, I cannot tell anybody, do this or do that. I can only tell that person what the choices are. What happens if they get vaccinated? What happens if they don't get vaccinated? More than that. Respectfully, Mr. Stephanos, even you, you cannot tell anybody. Go get vaccinated. Had you been a doctor? Maybe. But you're not. And neither am I. So I will not do these things. I will not give this advice. I leave the doctors to to to give their opinion. And each and every patient decides. And you should know that there are a lot of diabetic people who refuse insulin, but it's their choice.”
  Vaccination
• “It is not Denmark that has the highest energy prices. But Romania, although Romania is an energy producer, a large part of this energy goes for free to Ukraine and Moldova. And another part goes to some consortium through various papers and documents signed by Romania, uh, after being forced to do so by the European Commission. So not much left is not much is left in uh, in Romania prices have increased and Romanians are no longer able to pay for the energy prices. Romanians are taken to the streets and they will probably be freezing to death in winter. And I keep hearing about Russia. Russia is this Russia that everyone has heard about Russia? Everyone is fed up with having heard about Russia. So we are talking about green energy. The air that is used to produce wind energy goes through Russia. So how can you stop this phenomenon? Air that flows above Russia goes into Europe. And there's also the Volga River, which is the largest in Europe, which through its channel flows into the Baltic Sea. The Azov see, the Black Sea and so on, thus leading to hydro energy. How can you stop this energy that does come from Russia? Thank you.”
  EU approach to energy security (home-made vs import sources)
• “Thank you. Well, I'm a lawyer. I can only speak from a legal point of view. However, my mother is a gynecologist, so if you like, I can give you her number and she can explain these things to you. You mean you want me to talk about vaccination? Vaccination can have positive effects, but it can also have negative effects. I think each and every person should decide personally about this. We should not force anybody to get vaccinated. I listened to your speech, and I think that a doctor should not tell a person you should get vaccinated or you should not get vaccinated, but rather they should give that patient all the information about the positive elements and the negative elements that vaccines can entail, because nothing is 100% positive. So this is, again, the doctor's job. The role of politicians is to talk from a legal point of view, to show the reports and for everyone to decide. Thank you.”
  Vaccination
• “Thank you. No problem. I was listening to you carefully. And I agree to my colleague that actually left the meeting. Yes. Uh, this sounds like Kafka. You seem to fail to understand that 76% of the rare metals are in the BRICs countries, and you Who are reluctant to collaborate with such countries. You accuse them of all things. And the car manufacturers in Europe, especially in Germany, uh, and their representatives, uh, in the EU parliament are saying that, uh, you actually brought them on the brink of bankruptcy, that there are no jobs and that Europeans are going to other continents to buy cars. And you are wondering why the Chinese cars are flooding us? Uh, with all due respect, I believe that we should have the possibility to choose and to have a choice when it comes to vehicles and combustion vehicles. The technology is being under development. You shouldn't put extra pressure on the car manufacturing industry that already, uh, has to deal with the taxes and levies, I believe that you brought the entire Europe on the brink of bankruptcy, and you're distracting from a social standpoint the least.”
  Road transport environmental policy
• “You are talking about stabilising the European economy because of the pandemic. Actually, you have only given money to some countries, whereas the other countries, through their citizens, have to reimburse your loans. You should speak to the two rapporteurs who are Romanians and who are members of the parties which destroyed Romania and which determined Romania to take loans at interest rates of 8.9%, and that is the lowest interest rate. Why should my Romanians pay for this? Because they already have a huge debt per capita in order to pay for, um, what other countries benefit from? You are talking about rescuing the European economy, but we have bankruptcies in agriculture, in industry, in Romania. And recently we've witnessed another blackmail from the European Commission to privatize all the enterprises that still belong to the Romanian state nuclear Electrica, hydroelectric Romgaz and Transelectrica, because the two persons destroyed the country.”
  EU fiscal rules and oversight of national budgets
• “Thank you. It all sounds great, doesn't it? On paper, it looks great in reports. But please get back down to earth. And with us here, regular people. Please understand that in Romania, over 70% of Romanians live in poverty, 30% of them in dire, in dire conditions. And Madame Lagarde, what you are saying that citizens are being represented here in the European Parliament is a lie because with the exception of a few people, a handful of people who care about citizens and raise these issues, nobody here cares about them. They They care about banks and all these other interests. Please remember that 80% from of Bulgarians do not want the euro. We were talking about the digital euro. But. But organized crime. Uh, this is a gift to them, uh, for they use this money for prostitution, for pedophilia, for drugs. And not only that, please look at the Russian oil paid by India to Russia in Chinese, uh, coin. And we've resolved the historic problems. And, uh, the dollar is going down. The then the BRICs coin is based on gold. What do you what guarantees the digital euro? And please do not forgo cash. Without cash, we will never agree to a digital coin.”
  Digital euro
• “Thank you very much, Madam President. Many people say that they have mental illnesses, but they do not have to undergo examinations themselves to attack a colleague and say that you know about somebody's health. Well, I think I would, as a lawyer, put the person who has just spoken in prison. That's defamation. You talk about prevention. You're never going to prevent anything if you work together with big pharma all the time. And then when it comes to the corona vaccine, you saw that when under the Oviedo agreement, article five, if you'd looked at that, you would have seen that the vaccines were experimental and I have seen confirmation of this. This you talk about Cuba being a dictatorship, but Cuba has combated measles, whereas we're seeing more more problems here in Europe. This is a disgrace. What you are doing with vaccines and the money that you are spending.”
  Vaccination
• “Thank you. My grandfather used to be a neurologist. I cannot consider myself to be a drinker of any alcoholic beverage. However, I would like to tell you that what you intend through the production of no alcohol wine. Well, you're actually talking about grape must. The first production after grapes are harvested. If you want to sell must, then you can do that. But don't call it wine. May I also remind you that for the control of alcoholism in the first century before Christ, there was a king called Burebista who ruled over territories from Central and Eastern Europe and who at some point banned alcohol, banned wine, and burned the vineyards because the soldiers were no longer, um, productive. Well, of course, this could not be could not last for a long time because people wanted to drink wine. Well, uh, maybe you should reconcile with China and export to China. Maybe, uh, you should export to the BRICs countries. Export to Russia and change their taste from vodka to wine. Thank you.”
  Drinking regulation
• “Thank you. I will speak Romanian. You speak about spying, about democracy. But let's be serious. Romania. Europe has long left democracy behind. Romania has never had a democracy since. Ever since the Communist age, we used to be registered, spied on. And as a lawyer, I can tell you that all the lawyers in Romania are recorded and spied on. Former President Basescu paid about €500,000 for recording gear to be able to permanently record Romanian lawyers. Absolutely everything going on in Romania, in politics. And I'm not only talking about protecting journalists, but most of the journalists are actually bought by the governing parties. But I'm talking about lawyers, about politicians. I myself, I am constantly monitored and spied. Many of my messages are actually public, but in Romania it is legal. And if it were illegal in court, judges are themselves spied on. And followed and are blackmailed as politicians and Mr.. Mrs. Grapini is right. That is why people no longer want anything to do with politics. Because these are blackmail files.”
  Surveillance equipment & spyware
• “Thank you. You keep talking about the freedom of expression and the opinion of the Echr. But we have article 30 in the Romanian Constitution that mentions that censorship of any kind is prohibited. Still, we have people who are sent to jail for expressing their opinions because they dare to think, because they dare to issue opinions that are different from yours. Who can decide what is fake news or disinformation? When power gives itself the right to say that some what someone else says is fake news and disinformation. That means we already have a dictatorship. So what's the difference between the leadership of the European Union and the communist regime, who used to impose on us their ideas and their words, and they limited our right to think and speak and would send our parents and, uh, and our grandparents to jail. The DSA has to be cancelled, and we cannot censor the freedom of expression. Thank you.”
  Disinformation & online freedoms