What Achille spoke about.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today in Italy, 25 April, the day of liberation from Nazi-fascism, is celebrated in all the squares. Those who lived and died to redeem freedom and dignity also sowed the seed of our Europe, a bulwark against every tyranny, a temple of rights and democracy. I would also like to mention this on behalf of the entire Italian delegation of Socialists and Democrat

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there are currently more than 200 green claims at EU level and more than 450 worldwide. It is essential that these statements are based on clear and scientifically sound criteria, we must avoid the risk of the so-called greenwashing. Consumers need to be able to trust these statements! The directive we are about to adopt aims to set strict standards to ensure th

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today, with the new regulation on geographical indications, Parliament is putting forward a series of decisive innovations to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of our quality chains, contributing to the development of Europe's rural communities. That is why I want to thank the rapporteur, Mr De Castro, in particular for strengthening the protecti

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the report on the revision of the Driving Licences Directive aims to further harmonise the requirements for driving licences at EU level, with some novelties, such as measures for new drivers or the new digital licence. We are well aware that the main point of discussion is that of compulsory medical checks: I consider this to be one of the key points in ensu

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, critical raw materials are the essential components of many technologies needed by the green industry and require careful and conscious management. Our dependence on these resources must be balanced by a clear understanding of the environmental and social impacts linked to their extraction and production, both on our continent and especially in the non-EU c

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I agree with the Commission's basic approach, which places prevention, the first step in the waste hierarchy, as the main objective of the entire proposal. However, I believe that the Commission's proposal raises problems as to how these objectives should be achieved, in particular for those sectors, such as food, which have very specific characteristics. I reme

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, critical raw materials play a key role in accelerating the decarbonisation of our continent. Europe is a continent poor in raw materials. For this reason, recycling should become increasingly important. Currently, however, recycling rates of critical raw materials are too low and infrastructure is not suitable for the specificity of these materials. A significan

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the hundreds of thousands of premature deaths a year in the EU alone oblige us to take responsibility for actions of great courage, of great courage, in the new legislation. The air we breathe needs stricter standards than today, considering the primary right of European citizens to health. To reach the new target Member States will also have to take structural

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I have listened with pleasure to the presentation by the Commission of this new package which, with various legislative measures, aims to make the transport sector more sustainable. I welcome the intention to propose measures to manage, coordinate and increase railway capacity. Rail transport is an energy efficient and environmentally friendly m

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, there have been many constructive interventions. Some colleagues have said that this is a really important step in the circular economy. The reuse of waste batteries such as lithium, precious critical raw materials, in short, an innovative push for a battery industry in Europe. I must say that the Critical Raw Materials Regulation presented by the Commission

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the various Presidencies of the Council with which we have had the opportunity to work in these almost two and a half years of negotiations, in particular the Czech Presidency with which we have reached a negotiating agreement on this regulation. I would also like to thank Commissioner Sinkevičius and Commissioner Breton and

Mr President, Commissioner, the revision of the ETS Directive and the introduction of the CBAM are two of the key pillars for achieving the 55% CO2 reduction target. They want to be a lever to accelerate the decarbonisation and innovation of our industrial system and, at the same time, prevent non-EU production, not subject to emission control and reduction mechanisms, from crowding out domestic c

Mr President, Commissioner, Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, the Eurobarometer data have shown, once again, that the fight against climate change is one of the priorities for European citizens. The European Parliament, with the approval of this additional "Fit for 55" package, which includes the reduction of CO2 emissions in transport, buildings, agriculture, waste management, wants to send a

Look, I come from one of the most polluted areas in the world, which is the Po Valley, and therefore everything that can serve to reduce pollution, especially air pollution, I agree. Of course nothing here is obvious, nothing is simple. What you say will certainly produce problems, but beware, we are moving towards a circular economy, an economy of recycling, an economy of reuse, a strong economy

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the regulation we are about to vote on today is a historic step towards sustainable mobility in the EU. Setting the ambition that new cars and light-duty vehicles sold in the EU will no longer emit CO2 by 2035 is an unprecedented challenge. A challenge that will find a major boost in the new battery regulation, which I hope will be adopted by June,

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation is an important piece of legislation to protect both the environment and human health, but at the same time it has enormous potential to accelerate the Union's transition to a circular economy. The transport of waste is in fact an activity that requires clear rules and adequate controls. Unfortunately, between 15% an