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On 1 July, the European Union Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into force with the aim of helping to restore freedom of movement within the EU, a severely restricted right following the declaration of the pandemic. From this date, Member States should be prepared to issue and verify the physical or electronic document proving which persons are vaccinated, have been tested or have passe

Madam President, in Europe there are two ways of understanding the future: those who want a smaller Europe, with less budget, less solidarity and fewer rights, and those who know that, in the face of a more dangerous and unjust world, we need more Europe. A Europe that protects, invests and leaves no one behind. And that difference is also seen in how we talk about immigration. Yes, migration is a

Madam President, this week this European Parliament has discussed on several occasions the housing situation in Europe, and I want this House to have a meaningful remembrance and recognition of Maricarmen Abascal: Maricarmen, an 87-year-old woman who lived for more than 70 years in her home and, a few weeks ago, was evicted. Maricarmen has been the guide for hundreds of thousands of people who tod

Madam President, there is one question we should ask ourselves before we talk about the next European budget, and that is what Europe do we want to build? Because today there are two Europes in dispute. There is the Europe that cuts, that faces cohesion with competitiveness, agriculture with defence, social investment with security. It is the Europe that pretends to do more with less, but it is im

Madam President, Mr Carney, welcome to the European Parliament. This is his home too, the House of Europe. Thousands of Canadians died on European soil fighting tyranny in two world wars. His sacrifice helped build a Europe of peace, democracy and international law. Today, that Europe is at a crossroads. You have shown courage in the face of Donald Trump. And that courage matters, because when the

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to begin by thanking you for your commitment in this matter. I am aware of the great work that you are carrying out and the work that you carried out last summer to respond with solidarity – which is how Europe has to do it in the face of misfortune – in many countries, such as in my own country, Spain, where you were on the front line, betting on and suppo

Madam President, thank you, Taoiseach Micheál Martin, welcome to the European Parliament. Just two weeks ago I walked through the streets of Dublin. Today, I stand here with those streets still in my mind. Ireland begins its presidency at a defining moment for Europe. Your priorities are competitiveness, security and our values. But after what I saw in Dublin, I want to ask you one simple question

Mr President, I listened carefully to Mr Weber's speech and, if any European citizen were to pay the same attention, simplifying, he could have the message that, for Europe, 'China bad, America good'. Let's simplify, that was the message. And I believe that, in this very complex world, we must understand that external relations, economic relations and trade relations are much more complex than tho

(start of out-of-microphone intervention)... embarrassing. Allowing European citizens to be humiliated, maniated, kneeled and vexed for bringing humanitarian aid to Gaza is not a provocation, it is the image of impunity. And Europe cannot remain silent, nor can this Parliament allow it. He was silent when a member of Netanyahu's government celebrated a law allowing Palestinians to be hanged. Let u

Madam President, 'the Afghans must not pay the price of the Taliban's shares'. We must do everything in our power to avoid returning to the dark ages of the Taliban regime. We are with you. "Women's rights must be protected"... These phrases will sound familiar to you because they have been spoken here, in this House. Our President Metsola uttered them, Mr. Weber uttered them and I uttered them my

Madam President, Mr Weber, lessons, the fair ones. At a time when the Popular Party in Spain is closing agreements with the extreme right, with a principle such as the "national priority", that is, with a partner party of Orbán with xenophobic principles, lessons, the just ones. But let's talk about what we need to talk about here today. Two months ago, an illegal and irresponsible war by Trump an

Madam President, Mr President, Commissioner, how much more destruction does it take for reality to be admitted? How much more evidence is needed to condemn an illegal war that should never have started? Mrs Montserrat, all the effort and effort you make to say that Mr Sanchez is alone becomes a confrontation with reality. And is that those who are increasingly isolated are you, when P

Madam President, I am heartened to hear, from your words, the support of this Parliament for the defence of the dignity of human rights, for the civilian population that is suffering and for all the groups that, at the moment, need a clear message from democratic institutions. I am very pleased to hear your words, at the beginning of this plenary session, condemning the Iranian regime a

Madam President, International Women's Day is about a simple truth: equality never moves forward by accident. It moves forward because women fight for it. Across Europe and the world, reactionary forces are trying to turn back the clock on women's rights. They attack feminists, trivialise violence and spread hate. To them, we say clearly: we will not go backwards. Not one step. Because feminism is

Madam President, Mr President Zelenski, thank you for joining us once again, even remotely. He knows that this is his house, the house of European democracy. Four years after 24 February 2022, Maidan Square in Kiev barely has room for one more flag. Every photograph under the snow is a son, a mother, a fallen companion. Almost 15,000 civilians have been killed, more than 40,000 wounded, soldiers k

Madam President, when we talk about competitiveness today, we are not talking about an abstract concept, or even a fashion slogan; We are talking about the real life of millions of Europeans, of people who work more than ever before and yet feel that they are receding a little more every day, because while productivity has increased for decades, wages have not done so in the same way, because toda

Madam President, I wanted, of course, to start by thanking President Costa and President von der Leyen for their words of solidarity with the Spanish people, to which I join in supporting all the victims and relatives of the train accidents that have occurred in recent days. A year ago Donald Trump returned to power and, with him, returned a dangerous idea: that the international order is a hindra

Madam President, Donald Trump's new national security strategy is neither a misunderstanding nor an occurrence: is a declaration of hostility against the European Union. He points us out as adversaries, legitimizes the far right and embraces a world ruled by unscrupulous autocrats and billionaires. Our historical obligation is clear: turning Trump's national security strategy into the European Uni

Madam President, today we are proud to take a historic step: Today, the first European Affordable Housing Plan is approved, a plan that does not fall from the sky. It is the result of three years of intense work since the previous legislature and, above all, of the S&D Group's determination to put housing at the centre of the European agenda. It is also the result of the commitment of the Commissi

Madam President, today is not a day for celebration. It is a day of sadness for every woman taken by violence and for every family with a pain that never ends. But for us, social democrats, it is also a moment to stand up with full strength. Every day, 140 women are killed – one every ten minutes – often by someone they once trusted. And we know the real number is even higher. Enough is enough. Th