What Alessandra spoke about.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, from time to time Europe not only issues what I have so often referred to as 'eurofollies', but also adopts sensible measures such as this one, which bans products made with forced labour on the EU market. Forced labour is a serious scourge of society affecting an important part of the world's population. According to the International Labour Or

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, around 600 million nights are booked online every year: So every night, more than 1.5 million people stay in short-term accommodation. The issue is relevant for countries with a strong tourist vocation, such as Italy, and we are satisfied with this proposal, even if it is a relationship that began with controversial content, because it is not up

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, let us be clear, with the aim of encouraging movements, this measure also aims to facilitate the practice of the 'rental womb' even where it is prohibited, as in Italy and in many Member States, without being able to invoke public order. In fact, it is provided for the recognition of filiation in any way the child was born or conceived, therefore also throu

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we understand that in times of crisis, such as the present one, there must be greater attention to the removal of illegal content. For the rest, I have always been critical of the overall structure of the text, and not because it is contrary to the fight against disinformation or in favor of fake news, but because the line between freedom of though

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the development of new technologies has certainly facilitated access to financial products and the pandemic has further accelerated this process, leading to the growth of online purchases. The era of fax exchange now belongs to prehistoric times. Conversely, consumers buying online have become more vulnerable to manipulative practices, such as the use of in

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in Italy, where there are almost one and a half million craft companies, you have long expected this legislation. I would therefore like to thank the rapporteur and her colleagues. We are talking about products with unique characteristics, present in every Italian region, of artifacts with a strong territorial roots that will now finally have a pro

Madam President, first of all I would like to thank President Metsola for her words and her closeness to the affected regions. I also appreciated that the speech was done in Italian. I would also like to thank all my colleagues for their solidarity. Italy, unfortunately, for its conformation is certainly a territory at hydrogeological risk, but what happened is not a new fact. These disasters have

I hope I understood your French well because there was no translation here. However, gender ideology, LGBT and so on must not be introduced into schools, respect must be taught. A colleague here spoke well before, said that "respect for women is lacking especially in certain cultures" and it is certainly not by introducing LGBT or gender ideologies or discussing these things that we will help thes

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the dramatic problem of increasing violence against women must be a priority. While so many groups are talking about gender equality and fighting inequalities by putting forward little concrete proposals, we should all focus on concrete solutions that need to be given by the Member States. The Istanbul Convention is certainly not conclusive, where between the

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, with all the problems we have in Europe today we are talking about this. I thought it would be a big problem for the European Parliament to talk about an Italian issue. I looked for accurate data, but I couldn't find it. Some articles speak of 150,000 children, but in reality there are far fewer. These are probably extended families, not first-time

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in order to achieve equality, and I do not like to call it gender, we do not need pink quotas or laws that reserve us some place, almost as if it were alms. For the European Union, the priority must be education, including digital education. Instead, in developed countries we often see battles to arrive at an inclusive language: "partner" instead of "husband" an

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this text is an excellent starting point for the protection of consumers, especially the youngest. The video game industry is growing rapidly and steadily in Europe and thanks to this sector almost one hundred thousand jobs have been created in our continent. This growth must not be discouraged, but at the same time the risks to our citizens, espec

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy we did not have to wait ten years to hear how many women should occupy decision-making posts. In Italy we already have effective legislation since 2011 that has allowed us to achieve one of the alternative objectives imposed by the early directive. Imposing a quota system at European level, and therefore a system of quantities in command posts, is an

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we in the European Parliament very often talk about the single market, about equal opportunities and about having a Union that is suitable for all citizens. Often, however, they are words in the wind. Our most vulnerable citizens, those with disabilities, need more protection and to be at the centre of parliamentary work. In recent years, several measures hav

Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the epilogue of a complicated work on the DSA, for us it has been a missed opportunity to contribute to online security and the protection of fundamental rights. I note with regret two aspects: One, the presence of trusted flagger, professional flaggers, whose alerts will take priority over the alerts of an ordinary citizen; two, t

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, our Union's market is the most in demand on the planet and we cannot allow goods produced in countries where the barbaric practice of forced labour still exists to access it. First we have to put life before profit. We must help our companies, which are often penalised by unfair competition based on the exploitation of children. Those who exploit c

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am surprised, or perhaps not, that the European Parliament is discussing hypothetical decisions concerning the United States over which it has no authority. I am surprised because today, in Europe, there are millions of women who make the decision not to continue pregnancy because there is no one to support them. A country that wants to consider itself civi

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in the meantime I would like to thank everyone for their work. This work has touched on themes of great impact in the lives of citizens, from transport to health, agriculture, up to the use of artificial intelligence in the military sector. The aim was to analyse the various perspectives to provide the basis for future Union legislation in this are

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the issue of the safety of toys is of great importance to us, because it is directly linked to the protection of the health of the children who are our future. The work done by the IMCO Committee has been positive and we have addressed important issues, such as the safety of the chemicals used, the surveillance of products in the market and the effects of the ap

Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the members of the IMCO Committee, the rapporteur for her work and my colleagues in the other committees. For the purpose of this regulation, the concept of illegal content should emphasize not only the principle that what is illegal offline must also be considered illegal online, but also that what is legal offl

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we all know how long and complex the negotiation process has been, but unfortunately I can only be half-satisfied. First of all, I am not convinced that the increase in the thresholds for determining which companies fall within the definition of gatekeeper It was a good move. The Commission's proposal was more stringent and would have allowed a

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, a rare disease has only one disadvantage in terms of visibility, namely that it affects only 5 out of 10 000 people in the European Union. This does not make it less painful, but simply less statistically relevant. Since the time of Hippocrates treating the sick has been a priority and the history of our continent has seen hundreds of men and women who have d

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Europe was unprepared for the arrival of the pandemic. His initial response was neither quick nor effective. Over time we have tried to fix the shot, but it is good that Brussels has learned the lesson to prepare for the difficult months ahead and in the hypothesis of future epidemics. On this front we cannot afford mistakes, uncertainties or missteps. When w

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the objective of zero hunger in the world must be achieved without over-exploitation of the environment or a lowering of the food quality standards that we have developed over time and which we hope will spread globally. "Food for all" does not mean food of poor quality, on the contrary the quantitative effort must be accompanied by a qualitative improvement, ac