What Marie-Pierre spoke about.

Mr President, Commissioner, trade should remain an area of cooperation and shared prosperity, not a geopolitical battlefield and economic conflict. But we must be clear: This dream world is an illusion at the time of the return of the belligerent imperialisms. Beijing, I regret, has just made a choice. A damaging choice is to target the European Union with unfair retaliatory measures. A reaction t

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this is not a deal. It embodies an ideology and a strategy, that of protectionism, that of unilateralism, that of authoritarianism: everything I reject as a politician, everything I fight as a liberal, everything I despise as a democrat. Commissioner, I appreciate your difficulty and your commitment to resisting. But the day after - for we are sure

Mr President, Executive Vice-President, every year nearly EUR 2 trillion in public procurement is mobilised in Europe and more than half of these contracts are still awarded on the basis of price alone. This model, not only outdated, is dangerous. The revision of the Directive is therefore a historic opportunity. It must mark a clear turn, making public order a strategic lever: economically, suppo

Mr Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, the shock we experienced with the pandemic could have broken our cohesion. But we have built an unprecedented instrument of solidarity, a massive recovery plan financed by a common loan. This joint effort has injected more than €650 billion. However, as the rapporteurs have pointed out, obstacles remain. This solidarity mechanism cannot remain a mere parent

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, heir to those who have lived through war and barbarism in the depths of their flesh, heir to the silence surrounding these buried and long-killed wounds, I commemorate today and with you, here in this Chamber in Strasbourg, the heroes whose names cross our textbooks and streets, like the anonymous people who remained in the shadow of the Second World War. To

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, almost no country is spared, no sector is immune. Ideology lurks in the corridors of Donald Trump's White House, brutal protectionism, assumed, without rules or limits. Some here, embarrassed, struggle to hide a background of satisfaction. Their project becomes reality, zealously implemented by a foreign administration. Others would like to drag us into an end

Madam President, Executive Vice-President, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, steel is the foundation of the European political project, which was cooperation for peace and the economic reconstruction of our continent. This raw material remains the basis of a historic industry, which must remain an industry of the future and has an impact on many other economic activities. The sector provides a found

Mr President, Commissioner, empires are advancing, democracy is retreating. Even more serious, we face a relentless reality: our difficulty in demonstrating concretely how effective we are in building just policies. It is time to stop astonishing, condemning or congratulating ourselves. Enough hesitation and shyness. When will we fully assume our own security, ensure our prosperity and accompany t

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, these 100 days have changed Europe and our history. From now on, Europe must not hesitate, wait or submit. The time for speeches and soft consensus is over. Faced with external predators and internal saboteurs, we no longer have a choice. Who wants a powerless Europe? Those who, in the name of deregulation, serve foreign powers, weaken ou

Madam President, Commissioner, German cars against French agriculture: some would like to reduce the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union to this divide. To my colleagues, especially in Germany, I tell you, I will not be complicit in this instrumentalisation. It is a heresy, an abysmal political weakness to nurture an exacerbated protectionism that only deepens divisions and pre

I was expecting this question and I am expecting especially the little video behind it, lying, as you are accustomed to do, Mrs Aubry. I can't wait to see her and see what your collaborators will do on social media. But Madame Aubry, I assume everything I say: defending European interests, working on a trade policy that is evolving in conjunction with the European Commission, strengthening an indu

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, all the signals sent by the Trump administration are clear. The pressure builds up. Imposing tariffs or using economic blackmail as a destabilizing tool may seem like an attractive strategy. Actually, it's a dead end. To launch an offensive against a historical partner is to open a conflict that no one knows when it will end. After the clashes, there will b

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, yesterday the United States invested Donald Trump as President. Eight years ago, it seemed like a historic accident. Today, the will of a people is upsetting the world, with a presidency marked by a brutal and hegemonic vision of power. To those who put hope in strategy, to those who think that submission offers protection, to those who believe that waiting is

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, our Parliament is installed, the Commission has taken office, and in a few hours the Council will meet with an agenda on Europe's place in the world. Europe is on track, but where are we going? In a world where empires are recovering – USA, China, Russia, Turkey – where is Europe’s place? We must be an actor, a shield for our citizens, and also a force that m

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today marks the culmination of a democratic process that is unique in Europe: hearing candidates and electing them in order to give the European Commission the legitimacy to act, in consultation with us. Not to hesitate, but to move forward, fast and strong. On behalf of the Europe Together delegation, which I chair, dear Ursula, I spoke with you during our e

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, two weeks ago we discussed here the future of our automotive industry, faced with the threat of Chinese subsidies. Today, we are looking at the steel industry, which is a key pillar of our economy. The reality is striking: Since 2008, steel production has fallen by 30%, resulting in the loss of 100,000 jobs. Why did we get to this point? Because China is floo

Mr President, Commissioner, today we must reaffirm our commitment to Ukraine, a nation fighting for its sovereignty and for the democratic values that unite us. Moscow's unjust war threatens more than peace: it threatens stability in Europe and challenges the international order. The macro-financial assistance we are proposing is more than just economic assistance. It is a resolute response to the

Madam President, yesterday our companies were leaders in the production of solar panels. Our automotive industry was going to be ready for the electric age. But today, where are we? Our solar sector has been devastated. The electric car automotive industry is on the same slippery slope. Our competitors are injecting billions, in dollars or yen, into the technologies of the future, while Europe rem

Madam President, Commissioner, decarbonising our economy, stepping out of naivety, investing in our industry and in Europeans is the course set by my delegation when it arrives in the European Parliament, in order to build a sustainable, prosperous and sovereign Europe. While the shocks we have seen in Europeans demonstrate how necessary this goal is, while our great rivals are injecting billions

Madam President, Commissioner, moving away from fossil fuels is a pressing necessity and obligation. Building our energy sovereignty is a common challenge and an imperative requirement. This corresponds to issues of security, prosperity and freedom for Europeans. This challenge can only be met with the EU's coordinated exit from the Energy Charter Treaty. In this Chamber, together with several col

Madam President, Commissioner, competitiveness, sovereignty and sustainability: These pillars are not only compatible, but also essential for our future. As Europeans, we must pursue this objective, in order to strengthen our capacity to act by and for ourselves. Europe is built on the strength of its internal market. This is our asset and when we choose unity, nothing stops us. In a changing worl

Mr President, on 17 January 1975, France, through the commitment of Simone Veil, guaranteed in law the right to the voluntary termination of pregnancy. On 8 March 2024, France, through Emmanuel Macron, guaranteed this right in the Constitution. When will we Europeans finally guarantee this right in the Charter of Fundamental Rights? This is a crucial moment in the history of women’s rights. This r

Mr President, the time has come to rethink our fiscal policies. While millions of Europeans are affected by successive economic shocks and rising costs of living, our citizens expect concrete answers from Europe to their concerns. What have we put in place for them in recent years? In particular, we guaranteed a salary for everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic to support them with the SURE mechani

Mr President, for the past two years, Europe has been supporting Ukraine in the face of Moscow’s aggression. While Russia exports its agricultural products to the EU without restrictions, it is with Ukraine that some want to stand firm and vote against support measures for Ukrainian farmers. By taking each of the different paths, the Rassemblement National, La France Insoumise and the populists of

Ms Aubry, I invite you to look at the impact study that has just been carried out by the European Commission on the cumulative effects of trade agreements, first point. Secondly, you say that you want to defend French farmers in particular. You were also at the Agricultural Fair. Do you think you defend them when you completely isolate the French positions? Do you think you really defend them when