What Matteo spoke about.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are going to vote on Dr Manfredi Selvaggi, an Italian candidate for the European Court of Auditors and a professional with considerable expertise and experience in the field of public finance and accounting management. In addition to having a strong curriculum at national level, with two degrees obtained with flying colors, and having become the younges

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today, while European farmers are rightly protesting outside this building in order to defend their rights, save farms and guarantee genuine products to us consumers, we are here debating plants obtained through some new genomic techniques and the food and feed derived from them. At a time when food safety, environmental sustainability and technological innov

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the aim of this text is to reduce dependence on China in the extraction and processing of critical raw materials, which are essential for the energy transition, for digital technologies and for electronic and medical devices. The EU strategy aims, on the one hand, to increase extraction and processing capacity in Europe and, on the other hand, to diversify

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, at a time when the economic landscape is characterised by unprecedented challenges, it is essential to take concrete measures to facilitate and support the growth of the business sector, especially the youth sector. In a context such as the current one, regulatory simplification must be an essential step to foster the development of small and medium-sized ent

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the issue of urban waste water is of fundamental importance, but it must be analysed with a critical and realistic eye. The proposal put forward by Mr Torvalds seems to ignore the principle of subsidiarity, leaving much decision-making authority to the European Union at the expense of sovereign nations. We should ask ourselves whether this is really the way forw

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of this regulation is manifold: moving towards a circular economy, protecting nature and raising environmental standards in the European Union and worldwide. The new rules require that the import into Europe of a range of raw materials and products, including soybeans, beef, coffee, cocoa and palm oil, be accompanied by certification that they have n

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the obsessive quest for climate neutrality risks creating a real social tragedy. A few years from now, the ban on combustion engines will affect families, territories, workers and the automotive industry, requiring large public and private investments. I want to express in this House all my concern that, in the face of early political assessments, the economic,

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the current multiannual financial framework is under severe strain due to the multiple crises that the European Union is facing, in particular the war in Ukraine and the effects it has unleashed. With the funds and flexibility measures already widely used and high inflation, an urgent revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework is desirable.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the pandemic has highlighted the need for greater digitalisation of our economy and society. The digital transformation offers us a great opportunity to create new opportunities for young Europeans and to improve the accessibility of digital skills and make them more accessible to all citizens. Increasing the digital skills of European citizens, who are laggi

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the particular historical moment in which we live, with strong economic and social repercussions, obliges us to pay even greater attention to issues relating to the management of the Community budget. The sensitivity of citizens, burdened first by COVID and now by high bills, would require that reference to an ethical conduct already reiterated

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we must certainly acknowledge that the European Investment Bank has been at the forefront of tackling the COVID crisis. The EIB, with a support programme focusing on the sectors most affected by the pandemic, has provided key support to companies that have been particularly burdened by the effects of the crisis. The call for the development of measures to int

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, without prejudice to the need to decarbonise road transport and the importance of steering the market in this direction, it should be stressed that zero-emission mobility requires significant investment by manufacturers and the components sector, which includes many small and medium-sized enterprises. It also presupposes the rapid development in Europe of a

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, by examining the discharges of the European institutions, we are watching over the proper spending of public money. Since the beginning of the parliamentary term, I have been supporting a battle over Parliament's and the Commission's buildings policy, which frankly seems to be outdated and out of step with the times. But I would like to emphasize one thing: b