What Sandro spoke about.

I would like you to help me to understand a little bit; what is the position of the European People's Party on this issue? Because we have heard three different versions. The first version: for Ms Kokalari, regulation is the problem. So, we have got it wrong and we should only innovate – full stop. The second version is from Mr Voss, who even says that we have to export our standards. The third ve

Madam President, artificial intelligence is already transforming the world. But who will set the rules? Because the next major global competition will not only be technological or economic, it will also be a battle to define the standards that will govern AI. We cannot let the United States or China decide our future alone. Europe has led the way by adopting pioneering rules, reconciling innovatio

Mr President, I think that the best part of this debate was the quote by Nico Ștefănuță about Bob Marley. So I would like to contribute to the quality of this debate by referring to a famous 80s band, Simple Minds. They used to sing: 'Europe has a problem. Talk, talk, talk, talking on.' Forty years later, Mr President, the European Council has the same problem: too much talk, too little action. Wo

Madam President, dear Commissioner, Brexit has been a disaster – 10 years on, the verdict is clear. Prime Minister Andy Burnham is right to reopen the debate. The November summit must deliver real results: fewer barriers, more trade, greater support for Ukraine and more opportunities for our young people. But we must go further, much further. Every option must be on the table, from a special partn

Mr President, Commissioner, caro RaffaeleFirst of all, let us change our eyes on the overseas territories. In the world to come, our so-called outermost regions are becoming ultra-central. They give Europe a global presence and exceptional strategic depth. Overseas countries are not on the margins of Europe. They can be at the heart of its geopolitical power. But it also requires changing the way

Madam President, our single market remains fragmented and national gold-plating is one of the main causes. Let's call it as it is: governments cannot blame Brussels bureaucracy while creating more bureaucracy themselves at home. They cannot demand simplification in Europe and then transform one European rule into 27 different national regimes, adding obligations, procedures and paperwork. That is

Madam President, democracy cannot defend itself if we leave its digital infrastructure in the hands of private interests without transparency or accountability. This is why the Regulation on political advertising must be firmly enforced, Commissioner. It tells citizens who is trying to influence them, who is paying for the advert, and how their personal data are used to target them. These are not

Mr President, digital sovereignty is not a technical debate: it's a question of power. The decision by the Trump administration to restrict access to advanced AI models must be a wake-up call for Europe. Artificial intelligence is no longer just innovation: it is a strategic asset, a matter of security, competitiveness and geopolitical influence. So let us stop opposing regulation and innovation.

Madam President. Too many obstacles and not enough money, Commissioner, that is the problem of the single market. Too many obstacles. The root cause is protectionism, the persistence of 27 national barriers in strategic sectors: energy, services, telecoms, capital. Use your power. You can force Member States to dismantle these barriers. Use powers with infringement procedures. And then there's the

Mr President, Europe must become independent. To achieve this, a true European defence is no longer a choice; it is an emergency. But arms alone will not secure Europe's future. Without political and democratic unity, there can be no European power. That is why new European governance and also Treaty revisions are now indispensable. We need a new transnational coalition, cross-party, across instit

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, on 4 May, after being diagnosed with an incurable disease, Olivier Dupuis, a former Member of this Parliament, freely chose to leave us at the age of 67. Olivier Dupuis was of Belgian nationality and was elected to two legislatures in Italy with Marco Pannella's Radical Party. It was the most successful embodiment of the dream of a party and transnational pol

Madam President, proxy voting is about freedom. Nothing less. It is about making equality real, not rhetorical. Pregnancy must never become a structural penalty, a barrier that limits representation. So if we are truly serious about gender equality, if we are truly committed to democratic representation, the path before us is clear. Yes, there are still issues to be addressed in our electoral law.

Mr President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, you said a deal is a deal. Yes, but it takes two to tango. We can be a reliable partner, but the trust is not there if the other partner does not practice what we preach, and Trump does not. We can make effort to clarify the legal framework, but the framework falls if the other partner is in a legal limbo, and Trump is in a legal limbo. We can, under ce

Mr President, we must reform the Union to unify Europe. Let us be serious, the Union is not fit for purpose with 27 Member States; it cannot act with the necessary speed in the current world disorder. We need a stronger and enlarged Union on the world scene. But if it does not work with 27 Member States, how could it work better with 35 Member States without reforms? Unanimity and vetoes are no lo

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, too many obstacles and too many barriers. Now we are even talking about internal tariffs: 45% for manufactured goods and 110% for services, according to the IMF and the Draghi report. But what is the cause? The cause is the persistence of 27 different national laws in strategic sectors. It is the Council's duty to eliminate them. Of course, we w

Madam President, 'And yet it moves' – this must be the title of tomorrow's summit. After months of hesitations and vetoes, we need to move, faster and better – no time to waste anymore. The message from today's debate is clear: simplify the single market; diversify our trade partners; protect our strategic sectors. We have forgotten to finance innovation also with Eurobonds and strengthen the inte

[Start of speech off mic] ... point in our partnership, the end of the current world order is very far from our common interest. But nostalgia is not a strategy. In this time of brutality, we must build new coalitions, which work. We need to create new institutions and agreements among like‑minded partners. To this end, the EU‑India trade deal will unlock new potential not only for our business an

Madam President, colleagues, we often say that we do not have the means for our ambition. I will say that in these cases we do not have the ambition to use our means, because when it comes to trade and digital matters, we can be powerful and we can be effective, but we really have to want it. Since last July in Scotland, the appeasement approach pushed by the Commission with the support, we know,

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, you have all, alas, cited very good examples of what is happening on social networks. I'll add one. Take the test. Go to Grok, take a picture of a known person. For example, Anne Frank. Undress her, add swastikas as tattoos. Shocking, isn't it? Revolting even, and yet, perfectly possible on Grok. This has been done. What we see with sexual content by AI is no

Mr President, we must face reality. Washington now sees a strong European Union as a problem to solve, not an ally to support. President Trump has decided that Brussels is a bigger problem than Beijing. And the Kremlin endorses all this, in Ukraine and elsewhere. Washington doesn't like an EU self-confident enough to defend its own interests, starting with the digital legislation. We can pretend t

I listened to you very carefully, colleague, and I fully agree with you. I mean, either we give ourselves the strength to be an actor or we are on the menu. Either we stay at the table or we are on the menu – the menu of Trump and Putin. So I wonder how your group can join forces every day in this Hemicycle with allies of Trump and Putin? How can you today say here that you want a stronger Europe,

Madam President, we are in 2025, but our electoral law quite literally belongs to another century. It was adopted in 1976 and is now completely obsolete. Today we are taking an important step to allow women to reconcile motherhood with democratic participation – a long-awaited step into modernity and justice. But our role here is to fully reflect today's society – and today care and responsibility

Mr. Speaker, Shein wants the best of both worlds and, in return, makes us experience the worst of nightmares. This platform wants to take advantage of the European market, but without respecting the rules and promoting abject illegal practices such as child pornography. Chinese platforms like AliExpress or Temu make sure they respect all the dictates of their communist regime – in China – but bypa