Nikos Papandreou
Member of the European Parliament · S&D · GR
“Madam President, Commissioner, I think the word that we need in this discussion is the word 'addiction'. We know about alcohol. We know about cigarettes. This has to be added as a health danger. There's no doubt about it. We know that it causes isolation, depression and even, unfortunately, suicide. So let's be practical about it.”
“How about big tech platforms mentioned by Veronika should be held liable for cyberbullying and the wave of related suicides. They have to be responsible, the same way cars are responsible for faulty brakes. Restrictions. Ban addictive features like doomscrolling, autoplay, constant notifications and streaks.”
“Madam President, Vice-President, I think sometimes we need to restate the obvious and to take a look from the outside. What is the European Union, in fact? It's a very strange animal. Empires until now were built through force.”
“We need to continue the energy of membership so that we break down the national interest, as was mentioned earlier. The single market problem will not be solved only by Brussels.”
“Κύριε Πρόεδρε, Επίτροπε Várhelyi, συνάδελφοι, μάθαμε ή μάλλον αργήσαμε να μάθουμε ότι εξαρτώμαστε από ξένες χώρες όλο και περισσότερο για τα φάρμακα μας. Η γεωπολιτική έχει εισβάλει και στον χώρο των φαρμάκων. Πολιτικές ξένων δυνάμεων απειλούν τα εθνικά μας συστήματα υγείας.”
“Κυρία Πρόεδρε, κυρία Επίτροπε Albuquerque, έχουμε φυσικά, ζούμε στην εποχή της τεχνητής νοημοσύνης και του διαδικτύου και μέσα στο διαδίκτυο, ξέρουμε όλοι, έχουμε τα καλά και τα στραβά. Έχει αναπτυχθεί το φαινόμενο του finfluencer, σύντμηση του financial influencer, το οποίο δίνει και σωστές συμβουλές και κακές συμβουλές.”
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“Finally, dear Commissioner, we should also pressure the third‑party countries – this was mentioned earlier – in the Middle East to stop supporting the war in countries with money and with weapons. As you said, this is a fight for humanity, for their humanity, and in the end for our humanity. We are here, all of us in Parliament, to lead that fight. 2-0545-0000”
“Mr President, Commissioner, after years of conflict, Sudan suffers from what we must call the world's worst humanitarian disaster. We have spoken about the massacres and rapes, famine, cholera and malaria. Half the population is in dire need of aid. Dear Commissioner, you are right to say that the EU has done a lot – over EUR 200 million – and you also said we need to do more. Let me be a little practical: we need to pressure the African Union and the UN. The United Nations, unfortunately, has lost its legitimacy in Sudan. The African Union can deploy force to create safe areas, especially for the women who have been raped and abused and fallen victim to sexual violence. There also we can provide humanitarian aid, and there also we can provide the food and even cash. That would be something very practical that you could do.”
“He terrorises the poor in his barrios. So dear Minister, dear Commissioner, we do not recognise this regime. You spoke about peaceful transition. Yes, but it will only happen with great pressure: sanctions. We might have to stop buying petroleum products. We have pain in oil today, but we have to continue that process. Our motion for a resolution on Thursday shows that we support the people of Venezuela. 2-0489-0000”
“Mr President, Commissioner Kubilius, who better than you to support the Venezuelan people in their struggle against oppression? We heard many things here today, and I personally don't care if Maduro came from the working class and was a trade unionist. Today he's a dictator. I don't care if the dictator is communist or from the landed aristocracy. I care that there's torture in that country, and that's what we care about here. How do we know that the elections were not real? Because the results were never handed out. If they were, we would have known who won. So for those who doubt the results, we have the answer: publish the results. And of course we know that Urrutia won and Maduro lost, yet Maduro is in power. To stay in power, he resorts to torture, he puts people in prison and he collaborates with organised crime.”