Voting session: Statement by Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR) and minute of silence in tribute to Milan Kundera. Milan Kundera was a Czech-born French writer. Kundera went into exile in France in 1975, acquiring citizenship in 1981. His Czechoslovak citizenship was revoked in 1979 but he was granted Czech citizenship in 2019. Also, we have a remark by Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR) on the absence of the President of the Council for the "Conclusions of the European Council" debate. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery

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GUETTA, Bernard (Renew, FR)

BARDELLA, Jordan (ID, FR)

Voting session: Statement by Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR) and minute of silence in tribute to Milan Kundera; Remark by Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR) on the absence of the President of the Council for the "Conclusions of the European Council" debate

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SOUNDBITE (French), Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR), Yes, please, If you wouldn't mind. Could I have your attention for a minute? I just wanted. To say, for those who don't know yet that Milan Kundera died just a few moments ago. Milan Kundera is certainly one of the biggest writers of the second half of the 20th century. He also embodied the unity of Europe.

SOUNDBITE (French), Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR), He was one of the leading figures of the Prague Spring. One of the leading speakers of the two. No new denunciation of communist dictatorship. If you agree, President, could we have a moment of silence? A minute of silence? To recognise him. That would be very welcome. Thank you.

SOUNDBITE (French), Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR), Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted to recall the regulate the regulation on the rule 132 of the Parliament. The absence of President, Charles Michel, this morning on the conclusions of the summit. Well, Mr. Michel's last statements in the press on the European future of Europe requires some kind of clarification before the Parliament.

SOUNDBITE (French), Jordan BARDELLA (ID, FR), We understand that President Erdogan can offends in every possible way. But the accession of Sweden to NATO seems to have been horse traded against EU accession negotiations with Turkey. So I'll remind you that Turkey is not a European state. And the frontiers of the EU cannot be in Iraq. Thanks.