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Mr President, dear colleagues, we live in a world where multilateral cooperation is increasingly giving way to the rule of the strongest. But climate change knows no borders. We can adopt ambitious legislation at European level, but without clear and coordinated international action, our efforts will have a limited global impact. COP31 is an opportunity to relaunch this global effort, and Europe m

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I want to talk about what happened this weekend in my city, Milan, and I want to express my total closeness to the police officers injured in the clashes, as well as to the traders and workers who suffered damage. Violence is never justified or justifiable and those responsible must be held accountable. This is a new situation for our country. Over 200 minors

Madam President, colleagues, sea turtles have crossed our oceans for over 100 million years. They know no borders and no single country can protect them alone. That is why today's vote matters. By empowering France to accede to the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles, we enable cooperation with the countries of the region to protect nesting beaches and habi

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are debating a measure on simplifications in defence procurement, which is probably useful but is very far from what Europe needs today, partly because the national states have watered down the attempts of the Commission and Commissioner Kubilius to have a first shared governance of projects. When we talk about European defence, we need to think abou

Mr President, I would like to ask for a referral back to committee for interinstitutional negotiation in accordance with Rule 60(4) of the Rules of Procedure.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I have listened very carefully to all the speeches and I thank my fellow Members for their contributions. It is quite natural that, on such an important subject as the ETS, there should be different sensitivities and positions in this House. We are dealing with some of the most complex and politically sensitive dossiers of this legislature, at a time when int

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, 20 years ago, Europe did something no one had done before – it set up the world's first and largest international carbon market. Since then, the EU Emissions Trading System has reduced emissions and driven industrial decarbonisation. Yet, like any system that exists for a long time, it needs to be adapted to a changing world, while still reaching its obje

Madam President, dear colleagues, sustainability, competitiveness and social justice must go hand in hand. More than a decade ago, the world came together to adopt the 2030 agenda. Since then, millions have escaped poverty and gained access to education, clean water and electricity. Yet today, progress is slowing as conflict and climate change put those achievements at risk. Next week, at the Unit

Madam President, dear colleagues, from the very first day in this House, I've been working on the end-of-life vehicle regulation. On this journey that has lasted two years, I've met a broad range of stakeholders across Europe: carmakers, component manufacturers, recyclers, treatment facilities, to mention a few. It has been a rewarding experience and the result reflects our common dedication to su

Madam President, this plan is very timely, but to succeed, we need targets and resources. This is why presenting the plan together with the revision of the ETS is a good idea, and also a message. The ETS could unlock the resources we need. Over the next five years, it's expected to generate EUR 160 billion in revenues. That is more than we spent on energy in the Next Generation EU. Those resources

Mr President, dear colleagues, the numbers on 2024 speak clearly: the EU continues to invest in climate and the environment. We are very glad that the 30 % climate spending target was met. It demonstrates the Union's commitment to the path we have chosen. On biodiversity, instead, we have a mixed picture. We welcome the achievement of 7.5 % of spending objectives, yet higher targets for the follow

Mr President, the Green Deal is more than an environmental strategy. It is a strategy for Europe's future and security. It sets the path of our growth, innovation and resilience, and our budget must reflect that ambition. The 2027 budget, as the final year of the current MFF, is a decisive moment for the EU. The European Environmental Agency warns that many climate and environmental targets are st

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy, piracy alone causes damage of 300 million per year. In Europe, one in eight citizens uses illegal streaming sites to watch sporting events. Such a vast problem cannot be tackled by individual states. We see it in Italy, where the fight against piracy has been delegated to a company that can suspend transmissions within 30 minutes. Please

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Georgia is at a crossroads and we are at a crossroads with it. We know well the desire for Europe of the new Georgian generations, we were moved to see the European flags in the streets of Tbilisi. Today, however, we see with bitterness the fall in Georgia, one after another, of the essential elements that underpin European values: non-free elections, attacks on

Madam President, dear Commissioner, I would like to speak on an issue that should be more present in the package presented today: autonomous driving. It seems that we keep repeating the same mistake: obsessing over the engine. The future of the car will obviously be electric as current legislation states, and as this plan reiterates, even if with some derogations. But this is not where the sector'

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, there is a regime in Belarus, that of Lukashenko, who is also complicit in the war in Ukraine. But there are those who are fighting for a different future: Sergey Tsichanouski was jailed for running for election in 2020; His wife Sviatlana Tsichanouskaya ran for office and, despite intimidation and threats, heroically formed an opposition movement to the regi

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the framework of rules on product safety is certainly one of the great successes of the European Union. These are the rules written in 2008: In fact, it is a world that no longer exists. At the time Facebook was taking its first steps, Schlein had just been born. We are in 2025 and to protect businesses and consumers in the digital age we need updated rules. On

Madam President, Vice-President Séjourné, let's be honest: today there isn't one single market. Yes, we have integration in many areas, but we still have 27 markets and ways of doing business. This is a big obstacle for innovation. Over the past years, 150 unicorns were founded in Europe, but 30 % of these then moved abroad. That's not a lack of talent or ideas – it's a lack of European integratio

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, every year more than three million vehicles disappear in Europe, often illegally exported or dismantled, with serious environmental damage and losses to the circular economy. The new regulation on end-of-life vehicles will help to put an end to this phenomenon. In recent months we have been confronted for a long time with all the operators in the sector and we b

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, overcoming the barriers that hold back the single market is Jacques Delors' dream and the heart of the Draghi and Letta reports. We must do this in the full protection of workers and their rights, showing that competitiveness policies increase the well-being of workers and do not undermine their arduous achievements. The most fascinating challenge for the single

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, not even children and adolescents are saved from Putin's violence in Ukraine: Many die under bombs and many others are deported to Russia. Stories like that of Vlad, a 16-year-old boy bravely saved by his mother after he was deported to Russia and started military training. Luckily Vlad is back: But many others don't. We are talking about young people who, af

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, a working family cannot live with the worry of how to pay for its expenditure. Yet 93% of Europeans are seriously concerned about how they will cope with the price hikes. We come from decades of low inflation and stable wages. Then it all started to grow: bills, rents and then the price of groceries; Wages are not. Over the past five years, prices have increa

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the right ones are those who, in the darkest moments of our history, have chosen not to look the other way, to try to make a difference. Even during Nazism and under communist dictatorships there are those who said no, jeopardizing their lives: a gesture that the community must recognize, hand down from generation to generation. From here the garde

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on the occasion of Consumer Rights Day, I would like to bring to the attention of this House a subject dear to consumer associations, which reminds us of our role in defending consumers even in well-regulated and highly competitive players, such as car insurance. The cost of insurance is rising in Europe: In fact, they have increased by almost 20% in the last th