What Adrián spoke about.

Madam President, the International Criminal Court was born with a conviction very present in the American democratic tradition: that power must have limits and that no one, however powerful it may be or may be created, can be above justice. That vocation of justice is one of the pillars of the West; a bond of freedom and democracy that has been uniting the fate of Americans and Europeans alike for

Mr President, Koldo case: the former Minister of Transport of the Sánchez government, sentenced to 24 years in prison for criminal organisation, bribery, embezzlement and influence peddling – 19 years for his adviser. García Ortiz case: the State Attorney General, sentenced to two years of disqualification for disclosure of secrets against the political opposition. David Sanchez case: the brother

Madam President, Commissioner, the news coming from Turkey deserves the utmost attention of this Parliament. The international press has reported legal actions against 162 people, nine associations and 13 locals linked to the LGBTIQ+ collective. If confirmed, we would be talking about real raids against a specific community disguised as a fight against pimping. Unfortunately, this is not an isolat

Mr President, the rule of law is not an abstract concept, it is the basis of trust between citizens and their institutions, and that trust depends not only on the rules, but also on the perception of the independence of those who interpret them, but also of those who apply them. In the European Union we are seeing worrying actions in many Member States: Politicization of constitutional courts, att

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Europe has the talent, ambition and economic capacity to be a tech giant. Europe, as much as some insist, has nothing left to succeed, if anything is left over and I would say it is bureaucracy and legal fragmentation. For years we have tried to move towards European corporate frameworks, without success. We have tried to drive innovation from t

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Georgian Government is walking backwards, saying that it is still looking at Europe, but all it is doing is taking steps in the opposite position. Claims to want freedom for its citizens, but represses freedom of expression; His prime minister says he defends national independence, but he does – again and again – what Mr Putin dictates. The cri

Mr President, I wish this debate had never happened. I wish Spain was news for other things and not for the scandals of a government that proclaimed itself the most feminist in history. The reality is devastating: passed the law of the only yes is yes and more than a thousand sexual aggressors saw their sentences reduced; acquired defective anti-maltreatment bracelets and no one took responsibilit

Madam President, in recent years we have debated a lot in this Parliament about espionage as a form of foreign interference that threatens the future of our Union. However, it is incredible that today we have to be here discussing an alleged case of espionage committed not by a foreign power, but by an EU Member State against the EU itself. While in this House and in the European capitals - at lea

Madam President, in the last five years Bulgaria has held five legislative elections. These five electoral processes are the result of the inability on which the country has settled to form stable governments, leading Bulgaria to an eternal spiral of early calls. However, the worst news of all political instability is how it has been harnessed and empowered by pro-Russian political movements to ga

Mr President, in the face of an extraordinary situation, especially in my region, in Galicia, there has been an extraordinary reaction, because the fight against fire is a collective struggle of institutions, of course our officials, our firefighters, our firefighters and, above all, our citizens, who have responded as a united people. But we must do more: the ability to react to such emergencies

Madam President, as representatives of European citizens we have a fundamental responsibility, which is none other than to defend the values that have made our Union great. The freedom and dignity of the individual are some of the pillars of that greatness. Therefore, again the Government of Orbán by prohibiting that free association, that LGTBI march, in Budapest last weekend all it does is show

Madam President, while some promise to resolve the war in 24 hours, such as President Trump, we must focus on continuing to support the Ukrainian people seamlessly and without excuses. While, in Moscow, Mr Putin prefers to brag about tanks and continue massacring Ukrainian citizens, we must prepare for any scenario, no matter how harsh it may be. And yes, we must exhaust all diplomatic channels to

Madam President, the fact that Mr Orbán is disturbed by freedom no longer surprises anyone. He has been passing laws for years that restrict freedom, twist the rule of law and reduce democracy to a system where only those who think, feel and love like him can fit. The most striking thing this time is not the prohibition of political opposition or persecution of the LGTBI community, but the excuse

Madam President, according to the ranking in Shanghai on university quality, only one of the 30 best universities in the world is located in the European Union. By contrast, 19 out of the top 30 teaching and research institutions, or 63%, are in the United States. The race for competitiveness and innovation is a race in the background. Many of the technology companies that dominate the market toda

Madam President, in the last five years the European Union has produced more than 13 000 standards; At the same time, the United States has produced 3,500. According to the Draghi report, this regulatory avalanche has resulted in expenditure and loss of EUR 150 billion to Europeans, or 1.3% of GDP. It is unsustainable to continue to undermine our competitiveness in this way at a time when we need,

Mr President, Commissioner, what we are discussing today, if true, we see again a serious violation of democratic principles and the rule of law in the European Union. It is deeply alarming that the Hungarian Government might be involved in illegal spying on our institutions and fact-finding bodies. This practice not only jeopardises the security of our data and the integrity of the investigations

Mr President, the strength of the transatlantic link between Europe and the United States, based on democracy and the rule of law, does not depend solely on who occupies the White House. It depends, above all, on respect for democratic rules and the sovereign decisions of States. Americans have spoken and Europeans would do well to note that there are a majority of Americans tired of identity poli

Madam President, Mr Vice-President, Mrs O'Reilly, tomorrow we will choose who will succeed you for the next four years as the head of the European Ombudsman, a key institution in protecting the rights of European citizens and the fundamental values of our Union. Democracy and the rule of law are not only the system that governs our political organisation, they are also central elements of our iden

Madam President, we have just seen you. We see on the far right of the camera people who hate anyone who doesn't live like them or, at least, who doesn't live like them publicly. But we've also seen and heard on the far left of the camera those who cancel you if you don't say or think as they want you to say and think. But Europe is much more than this, Europe is perceived in the world as a bastio

Mr President, without the rule of law there is no Europe. And without respect for the law, there is no democracy. They are two of the fundamental pillars common to all the laws we pass in this House. But, unfortunately, this report on the health of the rule of law does not stop growing year after year, and much of the blame lies with governments such as the one now in Spain, such as the Government

Mr. President, do you remember this? For many months, a mask like this was the difference between getting sick or not, between infecting or not, a symbol of protection in the middle of one of the biggest health, economic and social crises we have experienced. Today, sadly, this mask is also beginning to become a symbol of corruption. Corruption of the most outrageous because they took slice of the

Mr President, the truth is that it is good that most Members agree that we have to move forward, that we have to support legislation that is going to prepare us for future crises. And it is true that there are some Members who want to approve the INTA amendments and I just want to reinforce what the Commissioner said: that there are mechanisms to guarantee those exports, that those mechanisms exis

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Breton, today we are debating the report on compulsory leave for crisis management. This initiative is a reflection of our collective commitment to public health and a response to improve our ability to face future crises such as the one we unfortunately experienced with the COVID-19 pandemic. First of all, I would like to stress that this is a meet

Mr President, first of all I would like to congratulate President Ursula von der Leyen on the support of her European political family in renewing her position. He certainly hasn't had an easy legislature. We started with a global pandemic and ended up facing a war on Europe's doorstep. Along the way, the Union has had to take the reins of an economic recovery and in terms of legislation we have e