What Yvan spoke about.

Ladies and gentlemen, In Europe, in 2025, women and girls continue to be beaten, raped, exploited, sometimes even silenced by fear or shame. This is our collective failure. Because as long as a woman cannot live free and secure, no democracy is fully achieved. The EU Directive against violence against women is a major step forward. But it will not save any life if it remains a dead letter in the d

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, for our independence we must electrify, for our prosperity we must electrify, for decarbonisation we must electrify – all sectors now. For this, we do not need yet another plan, we need a concrete plan, with clear ambitions. This plan must include at least four key dimensions. The first is a clear ambition, with sufficiently precise and concrete objectives, f

Madam President, Commissioner, what if we break the taboos and finally make the real reforms we need? Europe needs its own resources, that is clear. In this respect, the proposal on online betting is an interesting track, but it is the tip of the iceberg. For decades, we have known that we have a problem of tax competition within the European Union itself. We know that we have a problem capturing

Mr President, when Europe wants, Europe can. Europe can protect our jobs, our industries, our autonomy from the massive influx of steel being sold by Chinese people who do not know what to do with their overcapacity. Rather than allowing our industries to be destroyed, rather than creating new dependencies, Europe has decided to act and cut import quotas by half while doubling customs duties beyon

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, almost two years ago Mario Draghi warned us that if Europe did not change course, it would slowly wither away. Two years later, I ask you: Where are the $800 billion a year? I've been hearing you for two hours. the programmes will be reviewed, the Competitiveness Fund will give prospects... It's true, but it's still variations on the same theme. So, I repeat to

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome the Commission's willingness to support a real European dynamic for small nuclear reactors, to facilitate the financing of renewable energies and the involvement of citizens. These are steps in the right direction. But I have to admit that I stay a little bit hungry. Having clean, abundant, cheap European

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, for too long our young people have been left to their own devices on the internet, exposed to dangerous content, to systems designed to make them addicted and to the massive exploitation of their personal data. Finally, this text sets clear rules, a harmonised age limit of 16 and enhanced protection for those under 13, but also the end of targeted advertising

You talk about China's coal mines, but you forget to say that China has installed photovoltaic panels twice the equivalent of all photovoltaic panels installed in Europe and the United States. China has a clear strategy to move forward, and it is because of people like you that we remain stuck in the past.

Madam President, lulled by the utopia of virtuous globalisation, Europe has not cared about its industry. Meanwhile, China has built its own, patiently, methodically. Today, the awakening is painful. Even as we finally realize that, in a world governed by the balance of power, dependence is not an option, we discover that China dominates us over wind, batteries, electric vehicles and uses rare ear

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there are a number of positive points on the Commission's agenda. But to have a strong, independent, credible Europe, it must be given the means to achieve its ambition. And its means are its own resources. Without it, with each budget, we replay the same piece, that of each for himself. This dependence weakens our common action. Whether it is financing the gree

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the mother planet is in danger. It's a reality. The oceans are essential to the proper functioning of the planet. They provide half of the oxygen we breathe. They absorb a quarter of the CO2 of the atmosphere. Three billion people around the world depend on it. And yet, they suffocate. Or rather, we make them suffocate. It is therefore urgent, even vital, to

Mr President, Commissioner, the regulation on gas storage is essential for us to spend the winter and its revision gives Member States more flexibility while maintaining sufficient ambition. This is a step in the right direction, because we will need gas in addition to renewable energy. But we will not heat ourselves with percentages and, in a hectic global context, the priority must be our strate

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Clean Industry Pact is the only credible way to guarantee our strategic autonomy and competitiveness. Today, even more than yesterday, no sustainable solution will be possible without combining ecology and economy. For too long, our dependence on imported fossil fuels has made us economically and geopolitically vulnerable. It is urgent to re

I have a simple question for you – do you know that we don't have enough fossil fuel in Europe? Do you really think that using and buying fossil fuel from the US and other countries in the world will make us in a context where we can be competitive? Or don't you think that we need our own sources of energy?

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, we cannot stand by and watch what is happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thousands of deaths, almost half a million displaced people, the situation is simply dramatic. So yes, Europe must use its full weight to encourage peace. Yes, everything must be done for the protection of civilian populations and respect for Congolese integrity

Madam, I broadly agree with you on your findings. But, like you and the whole European Parliament here, we received last week... Last week you received an email, like everyone here in this hemicycle, asking for Elon Musk to be a Nobel Prize candidate, coming from the EPP. My question is, how is it feasible or what is your opinion in regard to this request? Is it normal for the EPP, or for the grou

Madam President, Commissioner, in the European Union, almost 100 million people suffer from some form of disability, and their situation remains far too difficult. I will only point to one example, which I myself have been able to experience in recent months: accessibility. Yet essential, this accessibility is far from guaranteed in too many European states, due to the absence of sanctions for com

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the experts' assessment is clear: the land, seas and living beings they harbour are under threat. It's time to "make peace" with nature to avoid a bill with no refund possible. After the adoption of the global biodiversity framework at COP 15, the goal of COP 16 was to move from promises to action, but despite some progress, governments have not

Mr President, Commissioner, access to housing is an essential right and, as you mentioned, so is access to decent housing. In this context, you know that insulating buildings is necessary, both economically and environmentally. Yet it is an unattainable dream for many of our citizens, who live in energy sieves. There is an urgent need to facilitate investment and support those who want to advance

Mr President, an expression says that a donkey does not stumble twice on the same stone. Tariff barriers, anti-dumping, industrial strategy: the EU has conducted this debate several times, for example in 2013 on photovoltaic panels. However, for fear of reprisals, for lack of vision, for the selfishness of certain countries, we were ultimately unable or unwilling to put in place a real European st

Mr. Speaker, Paul Watson has been languishing for weeks in prison. At the origin of his arrest, an international arrest warrant issued by Japan in connection with its campaign against whaling. Can we accept that, on European soil, we put in prison for several weeks a whistleblower who puts his life at risk for biodiversity, for the defense of animals, for the protection of the environment and ther

Mr President, intra-European tax competition is Europe's cancer. While together we could be strong, we continue to compete with each other, each trying to pull the cover to itself to attract a few more companies and ultimately make everyone lose. We need to be clear: This game makes all of Europe lose. This game is not a zero-sum game and this Europe of disunity has an impact on citizens. Ireland

With all due respect, I think we need to stop hypocrisy. Yesterday, with the far right, you criticized the environmental measures that make it possible to fight against climate phenomena, you reviled any idea of solidarity in terms of civil protection. You denounce initiatives to invest in anticipation and resilience. So please, yes, I repeat, we must stop the false ass ball. I'm sorry, but the vi