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The implementation of Article 349 of the Treaty should take into account the additional social, demographic, economic and climate challenges faced by the outermost regions. The green and digital transitions are facing greater difficulties in the ORs that need to be overcome, and it is essential to draw up an action plan for these regions, involving national, regional and local authorities and part

Mr President, this mandate of the European Parliament, which is now coming to an end, has been marked by multiple crises, the largest of which is the COVID-19 pandemic, which has ended up changing our lives forever. The European Union responded to challenges and also responded to Europeans calling for more action in Europe, in health. This is how the European Union for Health was born. A dream, a

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the invention of plastic has revolutionised our lives, but it has also brought with it an environmental curse and a threat to human health. Microplastics are present in all ecosystems today. They're in the sea, they're in the air, they're in the animals, they're in the vegetables. We find them at every stage of the food chain and they cause horm

Madam President, pharmacies with empty shelves, citizens without access to the medication essential for their treatment, for their survival... This is a reality that we do not accept in this European Union! That is why we will pass the pharmaceutical legislation that highlights the best we have in the European project: European solidarity and unity in times of adversity. With this package, the Eur

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, France has recently taken a courageous step in including the right to abortion in its Constitution. In Portugal we live for 48 years under the dictatorship and this Sunday, that was exactly the number of deputies that the far-right elected to the Assembly of the Republic. The same extreme-right that is against the right to abortion, along with those who are talk

Madam President, in the European Union we pride ourselves on having the highest quality standards in our products, and toys are no exception. The truth is that every day, children are exposed to their chemicals and some are potentially harmful. The proposal for a regulation on the safety of toys that we are voting on this week is an essential step towards ensuring that children are protected. As t

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, in any hospital throughout the European Union, patients enter the emergency room in emerging, critical situations. And among doctors, nurses, technicians and auxiliaries, everyone is ready to help. And from surgical gowns, catheters, needles, ventilators and scalpels, all the equipment is little. And the concern is only one, to save that person's life. And a

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, if the five richest men in the world, just the five, spent $1 million every day, it would take about 500 years to go bankrupt. Is this accumulation of wealth morally indefensible or not? Every day, in every sector, we suffer the consequences of this inequity. As the cost of living rises, we also have increasingly poor living conditions, increasingl

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the study on cohesion policy in the outermost regions reinforces the status conferred by Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. And looking at their geographical characteristics, socio-economic profile, demographic dynamics and development paths, it is clear that vulnerabilities and disparities persist vis-à-vis the rest of the Europ

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, very few territories can say that they are not yet suffering any consequences from climate change. The reports produced by the IPCC are not encouraging. Global warming will intensify sea level rise, increase the frequency of extreme weather events, among many effects on human health and, fearfully, also losses in agricultural production. Decreasing

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this disaster bears a bad memory of the tragic accident on the Prestige 20 years ago. Once again, human sloppy action causes an environmental crisis in these territories, and this disaster will have serious consequences and not only for the affected communities. And, contrary to what Mrs Pereira says, this is not a regional problem. This is a Europ

Mr President, Commissioner, Council, ladies and gentlemen, how much does the climate emergency cost? It costs five million lives a year, and it's these frightening numbers that move us. Here, I congratulate the focus of this COP for finally having a day dedicated to health and its effects on climate change. The final COP agreement reinforces this by stressing the need to improve the resilience of

Honourable Member, my question is very simple, is whether you have actually read this proposal, because what we are talking about in this regulation is the most sensitive data of each person. And my question is: Have you read the proposal? Because, in the European Parliament's proposal, we have consent, we also have opt out for secondary data – which goes beyond what the Commission asks us to do –

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, let us talk about a Portuguese emigrant in France who was diagnosed with a throat tumor that was being monitored. One day, while on holiday with his family in Portugal, when he experienced difficulty in swallowing, he went to health care and this is where this regulation comes into play. The European Health Data Space will ensure that electronic

Madam President, non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death in the European Union. They account for 80% of deaths in the European Union and, although we very much want a true European Union for health, we did not have time for debate on this report. With this report, the European Parliament also had the opportunity to act on the reduction of known risk factors for non-communicable di

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are few, but the few are good. The prevalence of mental health problems has reached unprecedented levels. Between 2022 and 2023, one in two people in the European Union suffers from depression and anxiety, and young people, who are our present and our future, have been particularly disadvantaged. Almost half of young people in the European Un

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the consumption of Europeans is constantly growing and, with it, the production of packaging is increasing. On average half a kilo of waste is generated per person per day in the European Union. Such packaging is often bulky and unsustainable and has had a serious impact on our environment. It is therefore necessary to find solutions that are innov

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the increase in carbon dioxide emissions is a threat to our environment, it is a threat to the good quality of the air we breathe, it is a threat to our health. And heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for more than a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions from the road transport sector in the European Union. This review is therefore essential to have

Madam President, the outermost regions face particular challenges because of their geographical location, because they are far from the European continent. However, these challenges should not be insurmountable obstacles, but opportunities to overcome and grow. There is therefore an urgent need for a specific transport POSEI to improve the mobility of these regions, facilitate access to European m

Mr President, 70% of transport emissions come from our roads. At the beginning of 2023, as shadow rapporteur, I supported the proposal to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere from light-duty vehicles from 2035. And today, I would like to be here supporting a more ambitious Euro 7 proposal, because air pollution is a problem that cannot be ignored by the serious consequences for the well-being,

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission welcomes the revision of this important waste water directive. I highlight the polluter pays principle in this review, as it is not fair for taxpayers to pay for the costs of pollution mostly caused by industries, the recognition of the One Health approach and alignment with the global threat of antimicrobial resistance. But, ladies and gentlemen,

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, in the European Union, nine out of ten deaths are attributed to non-communicable diseases. Millions of European citizens depend on essential medicines. And if we do not want to overburden health systems that are already under stress, we need to ensure a European strategy that guarantees access to these medicines in the short, medium and long term. With the p

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the statistics already mentioned here in Europe are too frightening and should make everyone here in this Parliament reflect. That's 300,000 premature deaths a year. There are 10%, 10% of cancer cases in the European Union. A pollution-free atmosphere is essential. And it is essential not only for health, but also for the protection of biodiversity

Mr President, Commissioner, Council, colleagues, this is probably the coldest summer of the rest of our lives and the most frequent extreme weather events are the reality. If we want to protect people and the nature of climate change, we need a multifaceted approach that makes the European Union more resilient to the effects of climate change because natural disasters affect everyone's health, eit

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, before this speech, I was asked: what else is there to talk about COVID-19? Nowadays, it is often said that it is a thing of the past and nobody wants to know about it anymore. But is it possible to ignore all the impact that the pandemic has had on our lives? Do we really want that from our institutions? Parliament's answer is no and this report i