Debate contributions by Petras GRAŽULIS

Thank you, honourable rapporteur, for agreeing to answer, because the Social Democrats are afraid of my questions. In her presentation, the Commissioner said: “The elimination of gender-based violence is essential”. Is it possible to use gender-based violence when listening to the Commissioner? Can a man be violent against a man? Child against child? What do you mean? Don't you think violence can't be sorted out? Whether it is against a man, a woman, a grandfather or a child, there can be no general violence.

President, gentlemen. I think you should stop deceiving yourself. There is no democracy here. The communist ideology has been replaced by an even more terrible one, the genderist ideology. And I want to say the words of Pope John Paul: Europe, you have no future, he speaks because you have thrown Christian values into the rubbish. You are building a building, Europe, on sand that is unstable. Ladies and gentlemen, I have been convicted in the Soviet Union, I have already mentioned, a political prisoner, the last. And now sentenced for quoting the Holy Scriptures, in the letter of the Apostle Paul to the Romans. I didn't like the genderists, they judged me. No political prisoner was convicted of quoting Scripture during the Soviet period, not even in the communist Soviet Union. The judge told us that Scripture cannot be quoted anywhere but in the church.

Okay, I want to ask you, has anybody in the Soviet Union been convicted of reading Sacred Scripture? No. But I was sentenced a few months ago to read the Holy Scriptures. Is this democracy? And you gave me unanimous permission to waive my immunity, the last political prisoner of the Soviet Union! Do you respect dissidents and fighters? You have become a more terrible ideology than the communist one!

Dear rapporteur. Here one of the MEPs asked the question, do you not consider the European Union democratic as a democratic institution? I believe that the European Union has become a dictatorship and uses all its power to persecute those who think otherwise or those countries and citizens who defend Christian values. In your opinion, has the European Union not been born, has it not betrayed Christian values or has it been thrown into the rubbish bin?

Mr President, MEPs, especially those in power. Fifteen years ago, Obama said: "Dedicate, Europe, more to defence". What are the conclusions? None! In the last term, Trump said he called for Europe to be more defensive. What are the conclusions? None! I saw that in 2024, the sum total of European Union funds – defence funds from countries across the European Union – was over 1%! How much can you sit on the neck of the United States? Isn't that embarrassing to you? You're not making any conclusions, you're just blaming America. If you were principled, united, strong, Russia would not have attacked Ukraine and you would have put Russia in its place. And it wouldn't be necessary for America to offer peace agreements here. Where are you? Look at yourself! You are fierce, you are flabby, you are just a green course, you are just genderism. That's where you care. You raped Ukraine to change orientation and adopt your Istanbul Convention. But you're not doing anything else.

Thank you very much for agreeing to answer the question. Other speakers do not dare. 18,000 years ago, Europe was under the ice. Science has proven this. Who put it under the ice? Automotive industry, factories, what or what? Why was it 18,000 years ago under the ice? Can you answer?

Dear rapporteur, I agree with what you have said, but what can we do to get the ruling majority to wake up? 1,600 scientists have signed up to natural climate change. This includes Nobel Prize winners, but the ruling majority can't even hear it. Right now, the Volkswagen car factory is moving its production to China because of the Green Deal, because of bureaucratic requirements. Not able to compete. What can we do to make the ruling majority wake up to the fact that this Green Deal is leading to economic destruction and bureaucracy?

Honourable MEPs, Honourable Members of the European Commission. Lithuania also faces a major problem of emigrants, but has built a huge border and the number of immigrants has decreased. Today, other problems have arisen in relations with Belarus. It is the flight of air balloons to the territory of Lithuania, smuggled. They have been flying for three years. Lithuania did not see the problem. He has now raised a huge problem. Lukashenko says: “Let’s set up a commission to address these issues”. Lithuania: “no, we will judge from the point of view of force”. What will you decide from the position of strength if you can't shoot down the balloons? If you see a drone flying out in just three weeks. I believe that these negotiations are necessary. Five thousand or less vans are now parked in Lithuania's Belarus. The Belarusians took retaliatory action, and Lithuania has not allowed to drive Belarusian cars in Lithuania for two years. We gotta sit down. And you encourage Lithuania to sit down at the negotiating table and talk to Belarus.

More than 80 years ago, some scientists reported that the Earth was freezing. Fifty years ago, the United Nations declared that the Earth is warming – climate change. And that by 2025, Europe will be underwater because of melting glaciers. But 10 years ago, when they saw that Europe was not hurt, they announced that climate change was happening. I want to ask you, are you against the fact that there would be no summer and winter, no night and day? What are you for? Is it always summer or winter?

Mr President, you criticise Trump for going to Alaska and meeting Putin, the Russian dictator. You further criticize Trump for going to Hungary and again wanting to meet with the Russian dictator. But I want to tell you that if Europe were united, strong and principled, it would have defended Ukraine without Trump. Putin knows that this is just a flop, that this is just a speech, and that there is no decisive action from the European side. Perhaps Putin would not even agree to meet with any leader of the European Union, because the European Union is not united. Look, Merz said he would give Taurus, but he became chancellor and did not give them. Why do you only make resolutions? Why don't you give serious support to Ukraine? Why don't you defend Ukraine?

I wanted to make a comment on the order of conduct. Because you allow the representatives of the ruling majority to ask questions twice on the same subject and then to speak on the basis of the blue card. For us from the opposition, if we ask a question, you are not asking us to speak on the basis of the blue card. This is not a question, but a comment to you.

Mr President, I am very sorry for this bias in the Presidency. He has spoken on this subject five times, a colleague who has spoken before me. Oh to me čiut You give me the word. I want to tell you, the defenders of Belarus, that Beliatski was betrayed by the government of Mr Kubilius, the current Commissioner from Lithuania. the Lukashenka regime. They didn't even apologize. We protested then in Parliament in Lithuania. Who are they serving? Now the next question: Is our policy of isolation towards Belarus, do you not think that it is very useful for Putin? I know Lukashenko is a dictator, but these all... such an isolationist policy pushes Lukashenko into Putin's arms. Is it good for Europe? Is this good for Putin? The sanctions against Belaruskali are very beneficial to Russia, as fertilisers have increased almost fivefold and Uralkali is making huge profits. Who are we serving? Let's think! There are many dictators in Europe, there are many in the world, but some are good for you and some are bad for you.

Mr President, honourable Members, I wanted to react, perhaps by supporting the speech of my colleague Vytenis Andriukaitis. We criticize Trump for negotiating with Putin. But if we, I want to ask, the leaders of the European Union, were to be determined and principled, should we intervene here in this conflict, in this war, where Russia has attacked Ukraine, in America? No. But we are divided, not united. Putin is mocking us. Now, I'll admit, I've already started ridiculing Trump. The President of Germany, Scholz, said: “I will not give Taurus. Merz said I'd give it. They are not there today. There is neither financial support nor military support. Wait, let's look at ourselves first, what are we? Did we do everything? I wouldn't give anything instead of Trump, let Europe deal with it. It is a powerful union.

Dear rapporteur. Europe was "climbed on a big rake", i.e. Russian gas and oil. It is not until 2027 that the "weed" will disembark. Now, when we develop green energy, we climb onto the Chinese "weed", because the entire raw material for the production of car batteries, solar batteries, is Chinese. Will it not happen that we will again have to climb away from another, Chinese "weed"?

Dear President! MEPs from the ruling majority have just said that there is an institute of democracy and justice here, but that is not the case. You just a few weeks ago protected and did not lift your immunity to yourself. Those who organized a rally in Hungary, acts of violence during the rally, who defended the family. Va, the chair of this colleague who has just spoken, allowed me to ask, allowed me to speak. And to me, since I am a representative of the opposition, if I ask, I never give a word. This is not an institute of justice. The Double Standards Institute! Next, let's see whether death – whether by a journalist, politician or other person – is evil. When he was shot by Ch. Kirk, we asked for a minute's silence. What are you? The presidency did not even allow MEPs to stand up. What are you talking about? This is an institute of shame! Look what it is. What's going on in Europe?

Dear MEPs. It was only when I was elected to the European Parliament that I stayed at a hotel in Brussels and went for a walk in the evening. I only walked a few meters from the hotel and was attacked by drug addicts and other criminals. In the capital of Europe! The police told me I couldn't go there. Criminals, drug addicts and immigrants are rampant in these areas. What's going on?