What Alex spoke about.

Madam President, artificial intelligence is changing everything. It is changing how we think and changing how we work. It's affecting our physical, our mental health. Big tech and their billionaire owners are sending very mixed signals: "Don't worry, you can leave it to us to do whatever we like with it." But our signal should be crystal clear: we say 'No' to the self‑regulation of AI. Stop lettin

Again, coming here and attacking your country, it does not make you worthy to sit in this parliament, especially, I tell you again, when you have the European Commission telling you that many and many reforms that the Venice Commission, the same European Commission and several other institutions have for years been pushing for implementation in our country and have been implemented. I tell you aga

I am appalled that there is a Maltese MEP who is supposed to represent his country, today he comes here and calls on the European Commission to wear iron gloves and attack his country. When you have the European Commission here in front of this Parliament that is telling you that we are perfect, but that many and many reforms have been carried out so that justice in our country can move forward. P

Ms President, European citizens living on an island deserve to be united with the rest of Europe. The geography of Malta and Gozo leads to additional costs and dependencies that we must address. To benefit from the internal market we need a European connection in order to guarantee continuity in energy services, of connection to European supply chains. To keep consumer prices low and frequent mean

Madam President, Vice-President, as a parent, I worry about my child. It is part of them growing up. Nowadays, the effect of online platforms on my daughter worries me the most. It is impossible to bring up children without addictive screens, but for some parents, social media addiction turned into a nightmare of depression and also of self-harm. Too many families are mourning the loss of a child

Mr President, having a home is not a luxury, having a home is a basis for a decent life. But, for a long time, the property market was not working for our families. In Malta we are seeing how the increase in short lets has led to a substantial increase in prices and made it very difficult for many Maltese to afford their homes. And we must be clear: we are not talking about a family that has an ex

Ms President, Europe has always been a pioneer in regulating technology and must remain the same in protecting minors. I speak as a father and I know that many of you also want your children to be protected. Parents are concerned about digital security. As a Socialist group, we have been asking to act and look forward to the Children's Act proposal. Big tech companies have put addictive products o

Ms President, All European citizens have a right to privacy and should be reassured that their personal communication remains private. But one asks: This is still the case? Nowadays a spyware has been created through which smartphones can be accessed without knowing and without the need for the victim to press a link intended for phishing. This development can kill our right to privacy and, worse,

Mr President, the more we digitalise our lives, the more vulnerable our society is to cyber attacks. Where previously hackers were only human beings, today we are facing bots and artificial intelligence models. They can further expose our vulnerabilities. We have seen what Anthropic Mythos can do and in the future we will see much stronger artificial intelligence-based hacking tools. This is not a

Mrs President, the dear thing for us the parents always remain the children. We want to see them succeed, but every parent today is frustrated when he sees the heavy dependence of our children on social media, which is hindering them from their development. Whoever has adolescent children can understand what I am saying. Social media is the biggest headache for us, especially because of screen tim

Mr President, is there anyone left who believes that Europe can put its economy in the hands of Donald Trump and his big tech oligarchs? We have seen what happened to the international court judges being cut off from essential digital services because of sanctions. Just try to imagine living without Microsoft, Mastercard and other American technologies – good luck! But you can't. Therefore, Europe

Ms President, starting with, first of all, congratulating the new Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho, I wish her every success in her term of office. Its commitment to a focused administration that gives more transparency and accountability to European citizens is vital. Europeans expect from us, from the European institutions, more ethics, more transparency and better administration. Our political g

Madam President, for our voters, their holiday is the highlight of the year, something they have to save money for, something that is planned well in advance, something to look forward to. But things can go wrong and the holiday can be spoilt by a natural disaster, a pandemic that leads to travel restrictions, an armed conflict – something which is also unfolding right now in the Middle East, whic

Mrs President! The European single market - is the world's second largest market: Four hundred and fifty million consumers depend on our decisions. Four hundred and fifty million consumers who are today waiting for the European Commission to take action as soon as possible to also see that the pressures that our consumers are falling on their own, due to the geopolitical crises we are facing due t

Ms President, in Europe we can never accept that our children are raised in poverty. Financial stress within the family, food missing in children's school bags. How can you expect these children to reach their educational potential? And this is not fair, and this is something we can prevent with a financially backed European Child Guarantee. If the Commission needs inspiration, you can visit Malta

Ms President, see, having a balance, ultimately, on regulation, not putting unnecessary burdens on our businesses, is something we are totally not opposed to. However, when I see this side of the room attacking, today, so ferociously the Green Deal when yesterday we were talking to the European Commission, as we did, in order to help in the aftermath of the climate crisis that led to devastation i

Ms President, we can never be competitive if we do not incentivise our workers on the best conditions, with the best rights. We can never be competitive if we do not produce the best quality products for our consumers, European consumers. And this is not a question of ideology, as we have heard in various interventions today, but it is one of common sense. The American economic model is not, not t

Mr President – Paul, a 15-year-old. Last year, his parents found him dead in his bedroom. Dead after months of bullying. As his friends were making fun of his looks and bullying him non-stop on different online platforms. There is nothing worse for a parent than seeing your child suffering, nothing worse than losing a child because of bullying, which, in today's world, has shifted online. Too many

Mrs President, one of the sectors that we have the most consumers talking to us about because of problems they are facing, always remains that telecommunications sector. And so, in every reform we move forward, we must ensure that the most important element that always protects our consumers, which is that of competition, remains at the centre of our work. And so, it is important that no new regul

Mr President, I remain amazed that the far-right and political groups on this side of the room consistently continue to defend their idol - their idol that is Trump - in the face of all these attacks on European integrity. Nowadays not only attacks on European legislation, but a direct attack, directly, on one of our Member States and its territorial integrity. I think that if you really want to c

Mr President, the best weapon we can use against bullies, like Trump, is to be consistent. First of all consistent with our principles and values, consistent with the way we ultimately lead diplomacy and act in the face of threats. And so, I think the message that as a European Union has led us forward, when, following threats from the U.S. government, directly from President Trump, against theacq