Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately, children too often lose or risk losing their rights simply because their parents have joined together in a state where the parenting relationship is not recognised. The European Parenthood Regulation is an important step forward on the rights of the child based on the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which on several occasi
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Implementation of ‘passerelle’ clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, as we all know, the unanimity of the vote in the Council, designed as a rule to strengthen unity between the Member States, has increasingly become the cause of delays and downward compromises. From the negotiations on the recovery fund to the delays on the approval of sanctions against Russia, the veto of individual countries has slowed down, and sometimes w
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, I would like to thank you for this exchange of views, which is interesting and important in any case. It seems clear to me, and it seems to me that it has also emerged from the debate, that we should not deal with Libya only to stop migratory flows at all costs, even ignoring respect for human rights and international law. Managing flows does no
Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the recommendation on Libya is the result of months of intensive work. From the outset, I would like to thank our interlocutors in the institutions and civil society for their fruitful exchanges of views, and in particular the shadow rapporteurs for their cooperation and contribution. The situation in Libya is increasingly dramatic and the postp
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The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it has been more than ten years since we amended the European Treaties. Today's Europe is very different from those of ten years ago. As demonstrated by the approval of the Recovery Fund or the reception of millions of people who have fled war and hunger, the European Union is able to respond to the challenges it faces. But there are too many occasions when unan