What Marcos spoke about.

For socialists, the struggle for the eradication of poverty is a moral and political priority. The European Commission gives an optimistic assessment of the objectives achieved during this parliamentary term. 90% of the policy initiatives presented in 2019 as part of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan have been achieved. Of the 75 specific measures to which the Commission had committ

Madam President, Mr Juan Fernando, tell me how a city is designed and I will tell you what rights its inhabitants have. As an architect and as an urban planner, I am clear: we have to transform our cities completely and do it from the eyes of those who inhabit them, changing the perspective. We need more creativity to design neighborhoods where you want to live, squares where being does not depend

Madam President, Mr Vice-President, Europe cannot be made with a one-size-fits-all policy: a capital city does not have the same challenges as an island, a coastal community or an outermost region. That is why we appreciate that the Commission recognises your specific needs: connectivity, employment, public services, energy or adaptation to the climate emergency. But what is important is that thes

Mr President, Commissioner, the future of Georgia belongs to its people, and only to its people. For years, we in the European Union have built a very close political and parliamentary relationship with Georgia. I've checked it myself: The Georgian people are a brotherly people. But today, its authorities persecute the opposition, suffocate social movements and corner the free press. That is why,

Madam President, Your Honor, I'm glad to agree with you. You say that we need a solid budget, and I believe that this Parliament has to make its voice heard; But defending the European Parliament's position here in the European Parliament is easy. What I believe is that it will be more difficult – and more important – to do so when the negotiation with the Council comes. That is why my question is

Mr President, housing is the greatest social fracture of our time and, as always in politics, it is about choice. With this law, Europe is faced with a choice: Choose between the impunity of vulture funds or the tranquility of families, choose between wild speculation that expels young people or the non-negotiable right to a roof. The time has ended to look the other way, we must stop this bleedin

Madam President, we spent the morning debating, in this Chamber, the state of the Union and, of course, the struggle of the Ukrainian people has also had its place. Ladies and gentlemen, it is unbearable to see how in this Chamber there are those who actively boycott aid and play into Russia's hands. Don't be fooled: The same ones who are holding back aid to Ukraine are the ones who tomorrow will

Madam President, Commissioner, in the elections in September, the Moldovan people gave a lesson and clearly said that they want to move forward together with the European Union and towards the European Union. In addition, it did so in a difficult context marked by external interference, pressure, disinformation and much intoxication. That is why the message delivered by the citizens of Moldova has

Madam President, we have long viewed the expansion of the internet and social media with optimism. We thought that information would circulate freely and that public conversation would be more open. However, the digital space that crosses us completely has changed radically and that optimism has become clouded. The concentration of power in a few hands, opacity and a business model based on perman

Madam President, 70 years ago, when the first evidence linked tobacco to cancer, the industry blew the bundle, hid reports, appealed to individual freedom and claimed that regulating was going too far. Today, the big digital platforms fit this same script. Faced with the undeniable impact on the mental health of minors, they wash their hands, minimize the damage and intend to carry the full weight

Madam President, if I buy a book, no one can enter my house after five years, take it off my shelf and destroy it so that no one can read it again. If someone wants to see with their children a film that marked their life, we would not accept someone erasing it because of a business decision. If this seems implausible to us with literature, music or cinema, why do we allow it with video games? Vid

Madam President, Commissioner, Armenia is experiencing a turning point, and the European Union must accompany it by supporting its people. The upcoming EU‑Armenia summit should consolidate a much closer relationship, and Europe should help strengthen Armenia’s democratic institutions and contribute to stability that reduces external dependencies in strategic sectors such as energy, connectivity an

Madam President, the time of Russian impunity must end. The daily attacks on civilians in Ukraine seek to sow fear, exhaust democratic resistance and impose a morale of defeat among the Ukrainian people. They are a violation of international law, an attack on human dignity and an attack on the very idea of Europe. That is why we must move towards an autonomous European security, committed to peace

Mr President, Commissioner, what is the point of talking about a stronger Europe if we weaken the policies that hold it together? Few policies better represent the link between the European institutions and citizens than cohesion policy. Let us not fall into the trap of those who want to reduce us to a mere sum of broken States without solidarity and without a common project. You have to take side

Madam President, Vice-President Mînzatu, in a world where inequality has become the great problem of our time, the root cause of disaffection, polarisation and lack of horizon, to defend public education is to defend a more complete, more perfect democracy. Claiming a dignified and equal education, regardless of your origin or last name in your mailbox, is deeply transformative, because education

Mr President, Commissioner, whoever evades taxes, sponsors the underground economy and breaks the law in order to profit from the work of others cannot go unpunished. Piracy of live events harms the European audiovisual sector and erodes funding for the European sports model that creates jobs and supports grassroots sport and inclusion. We cannot wait any longer, we urgently need legislation. We h

Madam President, against those who impose force above the rules, against those who mock peace, against those who despise multilateralism and international law, the time has come to demonstrate what the European Union is. This 2026 has started with difficulties and it is precisely at this moment that our principles must be defended more strongly: a united Europe, a cohesive Europe, a Europe that pr

Mr President, Commissioner, this Union was founded to protect citizens' rights, not to finance those who cut them. Respect for the rule of law is not subsidiary, ancillary or supplementary. Judicial independence, checks and balances between democratic powers and respect for fundamental rights are what make us Europeans and Europeans. And that is why today we say to those who attack the founding va

Madam President, culture is a matter of sovereignty. Our sovereignty and independence are built with culture. That is why today we are not just talking about a directive, we are talking about defending the European Union against those who want to impose their rules by force. Trump's threats, with his 100% tax on European productions, are a direct attack on our cultural freedom. The Audiovisual Med