We also stood firmly for national sovereignty and constitutional balance 🇭🇺🤝. We rejected the one-sided, ideological drive to intensify Article 7 pressure on Hungary and called out the double standards behind it. Our interventions hit home – several ESN speeches were widely shared and went viral 📲🔥. Member States’ democratic choices deserve respect, not political stigmatisation.
Across multiple files – from toy safety to financial data collection and InvestEU – we resisted Brussels overreach and the quiet shift of powers away from capitals 🚫🏛. That’s why we opposed the Draghi institutional report, which would expand qualified majority voting and weaken national vetoes. In contrast, we backed the subsidiarity report strengthening national parliaments as guardians of democratic accountability ✅📜.
We were also one of the few strong voices for persecuted Christians in Africa ✝️🌍 – naming the suffering clearly while others stayed silent.
On aviation and shipping, we pointed out that Brussels sets objectives that cannot be met in real life. In shipping especially, the rules are impossible to achieve with current technology and costs, and there is no long-term visibility for operators. Asking the sector to invest hundreds of billions under these conditions makes no sense.
We supported pragmatic help for farmers and SMEs 🌾🏭 – backing sensible progress on biological control agents, while rejecting new layers of Green Deal-driven bureaucracy that hit small businesses hardest.
We also defended freedoms online 🗣📱, opposing measures that turn age checks into digital ID systems. Protecting minors must not become a pretext for mass surveillance or ending anonymity.
Positive outcome: Parliament continues to uphold the ban on importing genetically modified food 🥦🚫🧬 – something we explicitly welcome.
