Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we still have in our eyes the damage caused in our cities by violent criminal incidents under the guise of protests. Emblematic is the case of the French city of Limoges, where the municipal bell tower collapsed due to a fire set by protesters. The collapse of the city hall is the collapse of Europe under the unsustainable weight of laxity, tolerance and comp
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the agreement we are going to vote for is a win-win because it will help Europe and Mexico. It strengthens political and trade cooperation with a friendly country, close to our values and our culture. There are several positive elements. First, it will strengthen cooperation for the green and digital transitions. The agreement will also offer better access to Me
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, preserving Euro-Atlantic unity and strengthening coordination between Europe and the United States is essential today. This is not an easy challenge, but a necessary one. Supporting these agreements goes in this direction. They are complex agreements, not yet perfect, but they are a staple, a first signal to give certainty to companies and trade flows. In the me
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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we support the steel agreement, but - let us say it - it lacks courage. We would have liked to have included steel products from the outset, because companies and workers cannot wait and the market does not wait for bureaucracy. Postponing for six months does not respond to the reality of our industrial districts, it is a time that becomes a heavy cost for those
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we have different sensitivities in this House about the United States, we know that. On the one hand we have ideology, controversy, criticism, anti-Americanism of the 1970s. On the other hand, we are the ones who want to work on what unites us rather than on what divides us. We must give a message of responsibility that gives certainty to our companies
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Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the agreement with the United States is a starting point, it provides stability and clarity, as requested by categories and entrepreneurs. In the Joint Declaration signed in paragraphs 9, 10, 11 and 12, the European Commission commits to work towards providing changes and flexibility in the implementation of directives and regulations such as deforestation, CBAM
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Preparation for the 2025 EU–China Summit - Tackling China's critical raw materials export restrictions
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the use of unfair trading practices by China is nothing new. May these restrictions come at an extremely delicate time for our economy, not even. We must react in a cohesive way, defending a truly free market, but let us ask ourselves: How did we get here? Pursuing ideological visions, we have dismantled entire productive sectors such as theautomotive. In the
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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, trade wars are not necessary: In fact, the US administration has suspended tariffs and this is a positive message. It is essential to resume negotiations with the United States, as proposed in Washington by the Italian Premier, Giorgia Meloni: We return to dialogue and offer spaces for a fair and constructive discussion. In order to negotiate, we must not compla
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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, good morning Minister, good morning Commissioner Šefčovič, protectionism on the part of the United States is nothing new. Since the 1970s, only Presidents Bush and Clinton have not introduced new tariffs. To the left, always ready to use double standards based on political color, I remember that Biden had confirmed the duties that hit agri-food exports Made i
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A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the global online market is constantly developing; It is a great opportunity for our businesses but, in the current phase of weak controls, it poses a serious threat to consumers. The rules in themselves are: The problem is that imports of low-cost, poor-quality and often end-user-damaging products from outside Europe are on the rise. Products that are impacting