What Francisco José spoke about.

Mr President, first of all I congratulate the rapporteurs on this very comprehensive report. The Pact for the Mediterranean represents an opportunity to give new impetus to relations with a region that remains strategic for the European Union. Unfortunately, more than thirty years after the Barcelona Process, its broad objectives have not been met, nor has the area of prosperity and good neighbour

Madam President, the rise of China as a major economic, political and military power is the most important event of the last thirty years in the world. There are many global challenges that require China's cooperation: climate change, pandemics, ocean governance and, of course, peace. But our economic and trade relations with China are going through a really difficult situation. As has been repeat

Madam President, the situation in Cuba is only getting worse: This month, a new record of more than 1,300 political prisoners has been reached, as has already been said, while repression against them and their families continues to increase. Today we denounce the unjust imprisonment of Felix Navarro and his daughter Saylí, a member of the Ladies in White (I would like to recall that they were awar

The one who allows victims in Ukraine, logically, is Putin, who would have very easy to stop the war and start negotiating peace. For the rest, I try to defend Ukraine within my means. You say I'm in power, but I'm not in government in Spain, I'm in opposition. Having said that, I agree that we must continue to help Ukraine, also to provide it with means – I said – not only funding – I do not know

Madam President, the intensification of Russia's cruel attacks on Ukraine in recent months shows once again that Putin is not seeking peace. On the contrary, Russia is increasing the launch of drones and missiles supported by an increasing production capacity, while Ukraine does not currently have sufficient means to intercept all these attacks. In this context, we must continue to support the Ukr

Mr President, Commissioner, the evaluation of the CFP offers a correct diagnosis: declining extractive fleet, stagnant aquaculture and more prosperous processing industry, but I cannot share the conclusions, too self-indulgent. In my opinion, Commissioner, the Commission would have to do two things. Firstly, a simplification bus for fishing. I welcome your intention, Commissioner, to reform the mu

Madam President, last year Southern Europe suffered an unprecedented fire season marked by so-called sixth generation fires. This year's data is also not good, quite the opposite. I welcome the fact that the European Union is reacting. The Commission presented last March the first Communication on integrated forest fire management and has also increased the deployment of resources. It is a step in

Madam President, I too welcome the modernisation of the agreement with Mexico, a country with which we have close ties and one of the European Union's two strategic partners in Latin America. I hope that this modernisation will also strengthen our political dialogue and coordination in the face of common challenges. I am thinking, for example, of the fight against organised crime and drug traffick

Madam President, we have been denouncing for years the dictatorship of Ortega and Murillo in Nicaragua, the dismantling of democracy and the persecution of all critical voices. The arrest and unjust sentence without guarantees of Carlos Brenes and Salvadora Martínez and the tragic death in prison of the indigenous leader Brooklyn Rivera are recent examples of this cruel repression. The situation i

Mr President, first of all I congratulate Mr Kovatchev on his report. The international context has changed a lot in recent years: It is now more complex, uncertain, polarized. Even the rules-based international order is called into question and, unfortunately, the United Nations is not playing the role we would like today. But there are challenges that still require multilateral responses: climat

Madam President, Mrs Kallas, the news about Cuba has been going on lately, but unfortunately the reality that we have been denouncing for many years remains: the survival of Castroism, the lack of freedom and fundamental rights, the presence in Cuban prisons of nearly a thousand political prisoners in inhumane conditions, and so on. At the same time, the economic and social situation has worsened

Mr President, Commissioner, this week we will be adopting in this House a report on maritime spatial planning which sends a very important message. I congratulate the rapporteur. Fisheries and aquaculture are strategic activities for Europe and must be at the heart of the planning of our maritime spaces. We are not only talking about the economy, but also about fishing communities, employment, way

Mr. President, the situation in Venezuela is not what we want. There has been some progress, but it is insufficient and very slow. We all know that the current government, headed by Delcy Rodríguez, totally lacks legitimacy of origin, but its management these months is not making it acquire what it would call "legitimacy of exercise". The amnesty law is good proof of this. We naturally welcome the

Mr President, the report we are voting on today is very good for European fisheries and aquaculture. Faced with the brutal 67% cut proposed by the Commission, this Parliament is proposing almost €7.3 billion to finance these sectors. We therefore propose a 20% increase. Thanks to the rapporteurs, especially Siegfried Mureşan, who has very well defended fisheries financing as a priority for the EPP

Madam President, we need a competitive Europe, because we cannot lag behind the United States and China, as the Draghi report reminds us. But when we talk about competitiveness, we cannot forget the primary sectors; For example, the European fisheries sector has great potential that needs to be exploited, but there are two key obstacles. Firstly, regulatory excesses and bureaucracy, which would be

Mr President, I congratulate the rapporteurs, first of all, on their reports. They are far from easy to elaborate in an increasingly complex and changing international context. We live in a world where political and economic tensions are proliferating. Trade is increasingly being used as an instrument of political pressure. We are in a more transactional world where even traditional alliances seem

Madam President, High Representative Kallas, after the fall of dictator Maduro, Venezuela is now experiencing a moment as hopeful as it is crucial. From the European Union we must support those who seek to restore democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights in this country. The necessary democratic transition must be promoted. Venezuelans need to be able to decide their future, as they

Mr President, tomorrow's European Council will be very important. I would like to touch on some important issues: First, the next multiannual financial framework seems to me inadequate, both in terms of architecture and size; on fisheries, we would like a specific and well-endowed fund: the cut of 67%, Commissioner, is totally unacceptable. Second, the national security strategy contains mistakes

Mr President, Commissioner, drug trafficking has become a serious threat to the health and safety of our citizens. Europe is today the world's first cocaine market, which essentially comes from Latin America. The drug largely enters through European ports, especially the Atlantic. Drug trafficking does not understand borders. International cooperation is essential to address this. The recent EU Dr

Madam President, the BBNJ Agreement is an important milestone for the conservation and management of marine diversity on the high seas. I welcome the fact that, beyond the threshold of 60 ratifications, the Agreement will enter into force next January. Tomorrow we will vote on Parliament's position on the directive transposing this agreement and I would like to highlight two points. It is essentia

Mr President, since the last EU-Africa summit – held shortly before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – we have seen an increase in geopolitical tensions and global uncertainty. In this highly polarized context, we must promote a closer partnership with this neighbouring continent, in which, in addition, the presence and influence of other actors, such as China and Russia, is growing. There are several