What Raquel spoke about.

This debate is meant to honour the memory of one murdered journalist, in this case, Daphne Caruana Galizia. And it has been mentioned also that she's not the only one. We have Ján Kuciak; we have Giorgos Karaivaz. There are many. This is not about specific cases of violation of freedom of expression, which you bring into this debate, when this debate is about high-level corruption and how journali

Mr President, Commissioner, nine years have passed since the brutal murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, murdered for investigating corruption. And the mastermind has still not been convicted. Nine years. The Maltese authorities and courts have still not done enough to bring those responsible to justice. I think we can all agree on this. A disgrace not only for Malta, but for the entire European Unio

Mr President, Madam Commissioner: a young woman raped by the Janjaweed in Sudan; man caught in the so-called war on drugs in the Philippines; a starving mother queuing for humanitarian aid in Gaza, an abducted Ukrainian child; an Afghan girl robbed of all freedoms. The International Criminal Court is the fundament of our common understanding that the worst crimes against humanity must never go unp

Mr President, dear Commissioner, the European Union has come a long way in recognising that access to safe and legal abortion should be guaranteed to every woman in the EU. And this Parliament has repeatedly stated that abortion is a right which should be enshrined in the Charter. The historic answer of the European Commission to the citizens' initiative 'My Voice, My Choice', recognising abortion

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, from Saba to Schier, from our highest volcano to letting your mind be blown away by the wind – we even have a word for it in Dutch: 'uitwaaien'. In the Netherlands, we do know something about islands. We are one kingdom, één koninkrijk, ien keninkryk, nos ta un reino. We are proud to be together. But our policies sometimes let our islands drift away. Our

If you agree with me that we should be helping to combat the effects of climate change, could you explain to me why your group is voting consistently against everything that this European Union does to combat climate change?

Colleague, I heard you mention unpredictable weather events as one of the main problems for island regions and coastal communities. Do you agree with me that man-made climate change is the main reason for those unpredictable weather events? And do you agree with me that we as the European Union have a responsibility to combat climate change with everything we have?

Mr President, Commissioner, 'if you do not confess to your crimes, we will rape your twin sister in front of you.' These are the words used by prison guards against 19-year-old Taraneh Rahimi. She and her sister Romina have been tortured, dragged by their hair and beaten for months by the Iranian regime. And today, Taraneh faces a death sentence; Romina faces 25 years in prison. Their alleged crim

I fully agree with you that transparency rules also with regards to the meetings that we all should register needs to be improved. But I repeat my question that was very specifically about the general expenses allowance and including more transparency, not voluntarily, but as a rule in this Parliament on how we spend that money.

Thank you, Mr Zdechovský, I am very happy to hear you say that we want a stronger EPPO, a stronger OLAF. I also think that we should lead by example here in this institution. So for my delegation, it's always very important to give transparency about the money that we spend as Members of the European Parliament via the general expenses allowance. And I was wondering if you would be willing to work

Mr President, Commissioner, dear colleagues, with many of you, I negotiated the new anti-corruption directive for the European Union – our new law. I can tell you my biggest frustration was national governments not wanting more mandatory measures to prevent corruption. Too much work, not necessary. So I am wondering, what would Daphne Caruana Galizia and Giorgos Karaivaz have said to this? Two jou

Thank you so much for your speech, Ms Pereira. I can agree with a lot of what you said. One of the things that I fully agree with you on is the need to fight extremism. And I think that fight begins in this House. There are a number of rather extreme groups and colleagues in this House with whom your group, the European People's Party, is working. Don't you think that we have to put an end to that

Thank you so much for your answer and I really appreciate your service as a police officer, also having worked in a border region. But the whole point here is automated data. When a criminal is crossing from, say, Germany into Denmark, if you cannot have access to automated data exchange, then it is impossible for you to know what that person has done and why it might pose a risk to your country.

Next year, the 'Prüm Regulation' will enter into force for automated data exchange of DNA profiles, fingerprints and number plates of vehicles of criminals. Your country, Denmark, cannot participate in this system and will not be able to exchange data of criminals with other countries. How do you think Denmark can stay a safe country without this key instrument if it keeps the opt‑out on justice a

Mr President, thank you colleague Oliveira, yes – debates get hijacked all the time in this House by those who want to put every single fault on a single country or a single group of people. To me, it is really important to understand that drug trafficking is from all times. Colleague Tertsch will remember that, in Spain, the country that I come from originally, we had huge problems with drug gang

Mr President, every day our people from the police and customs are fighting against international drug gangs. Through small spaces crawling in search of drugs, hidden in the most unlikely places, intimidated by organized criminals trying to corrupt them. The fight against this unjustified crime forces us all to run faster and smarter. A few holy houses will have to be overthrown: less national thi

Madam President, colleagues, this point of order is according to Rules 122, 150 and 154. On 23 June, five representatives of the Taliban regime visited Brussels on an official mission invited by the European Commission – a shameful betrayal of the cornerstone of EU diplomatic engagement: fundamental rights and women's rights. Shameful because Afghan women pleaded with us: 'Please don't do this to

How nice to hear the EPP talk so passionately about – I hear – a European Defence ‑ Union. Am I hearing that right? Are we going to work together towards an integrated defence ‑ Union of all the countries of the European Union, at least – perhaps initially – of a group of frontrunners?

It must be that I am sitting in an EPP chair today, but I was really inspired by your colleague Mr Weber's words this morning because he said Europeans are asking us to provide security – also against China. Enlargement contributes to that security – '29 by 29'. So my question to you is: do you think we can achieve that security in that position without reforming and getting rid of the right to ve

Dear Lukas, you said that the European Union is committed to fighting for the rights of women against oppression, and also to fight illegal migration, but do you agree with me that it won't be a reason to invite the Taliban to fight illegal migration? Because, actually, what we are doing is only helping preserve a regime which is the source of a lot of migration into the European Union. Wouldn't i

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, I have a question for some in this chamber – are you more comfortable with our European Commission talking to the Taliban or to Greenpeace? The Taliban receives the privilege of dealmaking with the entire European Union, and some of you seem fine with it. Why? Because of migration. And yes, getting migration under control is important, but so is maintaining a mini

Mr President, Commissioner, we have an explosives problem. Last year, 1 534 attempts were made in the Netherlands to carry out an attack with explosives. Half of the arrested suspects are under the age of 20 and are often in a psychologically and socio-economically vulnerable situation. They are easy prey for organized crime. They are recruited online, sometimes for a few tens. They are child sold

Thank you, Mr Inselvini. According to the European Commission, illegal manufacturing of fireworks could contribute between 25 and 50 % of the national pyrotechnics market in Italy. I am telling you this because those fireworks then find their way into other European Union countries and are being used by criminal gangs, including minors, to conduct their attacks. My question to you is very simple:

Mr President, Commissioner, violence against women is on the rise and, for the most part, comes from within our own circle. One in five women in Europe suffers from some form of gender-based violence. Recent research does not predict improvement. From the manosphere, men's medieval ideas about women are gaining ground in the classrooms and influencing the mindset of the next generation of teenage

Everyone knows what it's like to experience stress. Everyone has a busy day at work or school. But what happens if that hustle and bustle doesn't stop when you take off your heels, your sneakers or your clogs at home? If work seamlessly transitions into a private life where we are also expected to arrange everything down to the last detail. The result is that women are twice as likely to suffer fr