What Paolo spoke about.

10 Oct

2024

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The rise of religious intolerance in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in the meantime, let us put the dots on the i, because, before talking about Islamophobia, let us remember that, although denied, the roots of Europe are Christian, not Muslim. Then, if we want to seriously discuss this climate of hatred that is enveloping Europe, perhaps we will start reading the 2024 report of the European Agency for Fundamental Rights. Thi…

9 Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid that we have a problem with the title of this debate which refers to 'sustainable and affordable housing policies'. With the EPBD, the infamous Houses Directive green, at least this is how it has been renamed in Italy, we do not see where these housing policies are within reach. The costs of materials have increased, due to a drugged demand, and the …

8 Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, factories are closed, car production is falling, people are losing their jobs, Chinese electric vehicles are invading Europe. You didn't need the crystal ball, you knew it was going to crash. Years ago we predicted these risks, but now the danger has become a reality. But since we're not just talking about economics, we're talking about people's lives, it's impo…

17 Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, when someone is a party to and a cause of the problem, it is unlikely, if not impossible, that they will be able to contribute to the solution. All the problems outlined in the Draghi report are closely linked to the economic and industrial policy choices made by the Union in recent years. I therefore ask myself: Who has depressed public investment with illog…

16 Sep

2024

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Order of business

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, yes, two days ago the Italian Vice-President of the Council, Matteo Salvini, was asked to be sentenced to six years in prison on the basis of the crime of kidnapping, following the case of a vessel flying the Spanish flag which had been assigned two safe ports in other Member States of the European Union. Beyond the issue of border protection, which the topic…

18 Jul

2024

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Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would ask Mrs von der Leyen to spare us from being told that you will be the President of all, if you will be, since you have not decided to speak to certain political groups representing millions of voters. Then I see that, after the election campaign, the good intentions on the revision of the Constitution have fallen into oblivion. green de…

11 Apr

2024

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Internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) - Common rules for the internal markets for renewable gas, natural gas and hydrogen (recast) - Union’s electricity market design: Regulation - Union’s electricity market design: Directive (joint debate – Reform of the energy and electricity markets)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, lower prices for households and businesses because the cost of energy in Europe weighs too much and affects the competitiveness of those who work. This must be the first objective of this reform. Then it is also necessary to have the ability to analyze with humility, with self-criticism, all the factors that have led to an increase in the Union's energy dependen…

26 Feb

2024

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Amending Decision (EU) 2017/1324: continuation of the Union’s participation in PRIMA under Horizon Europe (short presentation)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 'Let us help them at home' must not be an empty box, a slogan for its own sake: It must represent a concrete commitment of the European Union in the direction of development cooperation. The PRIMA initiative is jointly promoted by the European Commission and 19 countries in the Euro-Mediterranean area, including eleven from the Union and eight from…

16 Jan

2024

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Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, zero growth, GDP running almost everywhere except in the eurozone, the sick German economy of Europe. Indeed, speaking of debates, perhaps it would be interesting to make one also with regard to what is happening on the German roads. In this context, how is the Plenary occupied? With an instrumental and incurrent debate that arrives a few decades late, halfway b…

12 Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in order to achieve the objective of making Europe economically secure, we first need the ability to invest, and in order to invest, we need a sustainable reform of the Stability Pact. Here, in my house the pacts must be respected, and to respect them we need sustainable and non-brained rules; rules that do not mortify and ghettoize those countries that hav…

12 Dec

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is normal to start building a house from the foundations and not from the roof and politically, before proclaiming great goals, one should ask oneself whether one has the tools at one's disposal to achieve these goals. Today we have yet another confirmation that the green transition has not been designed with the utmost rationality, so to speak.…

8 Nov

2023

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, it is very right to decarbonise, the path is the right one, we must try to produce, to cultivate, to feed ourselves by polluting less. In this reasoning, however, I believe that there is a great absence, the absence of energy diplomacy, because Europe must not become the restricted traffic zone of the world. Limited traffic areas are those areas of our cities where you …

17 Oct

2023

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Effectiveness of the EU sanctions on Russia (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this is a debate that takes place in the context of a conflict, there are people who are suffering, so there is no point in making a controversy or proclaiming results that have not been achieved. The main mistake was not to learn from what happened with the circumvention of the 2014 sanctions, because Russia will be able to get more revenue this year thank…

12 Jul

2023

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State of the SME Union (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, unfortunately today makes us understand the abysmal distance between words and the world of work, between the rigidity of thought of the building and the answers that a company must find in everyday life. The last storm we're trying to deal with is the interest rate storm. We all know well the historical and ideological reasons that lead the Eur…

15 Jun

2023

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The water crisis in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the water crisis has highlighted several problems in Europe: from unequal distribution of resources to water security for human activities, agriculture and livestock farming. Now, without getting lost in impractical and adventurous solutions, immediate priorities are linked to investments in modern and dispersive water infrastructure. We are talking about bui…

14 Jun

2023

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Make Europe the place to invest (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I shall come straight to the point. Under these conditions, Europe is not the place to invest. Problem number one: interest rates. Mortgages and financing for households and businesses are becoming increasingly expensive with the European Central Bank ready to raise interest rates by another 25 basis points, while the United States is blocking them, while Chi…

20 Apr

2023

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IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)

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Mr President, I candidly confess my astonishment at the choice of title: An appeal for further urgent measures. This is a report, what we are discussing, which calls for radical changes in the food sector, in the energy sector, in transport, even in terms of food, in order to achieve the objective of reducing emissions. However, a question arises: What else do you expect us to do? While our compet…

18 Apr

2023

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Adoption of the Cyber package proposals (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioners, improving the cybersecurity of digital products is a step forward in protecting users and businesses from the consequences of cyber-attacks that have become increasingly frequent and targeted. Security should not be seen as a cost, but as an investment, given that every data breach has an economic impact that could be avoided through the adoption of advanced technol…

18 Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, over the past few months, higher than average temperatures have enabled us to reduce gas consumption, which is good news, leading to a reduction in prices and thus guaranteeing us an acceptable level of energy security, thanks to high levels of gas in storage. However, we must not consider the challenge as close to its happy conclusion. In fact, we…

15 Mar

2023

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More Europe, more jobs: we are building the competitive economy of tomorrow for the benefit of all (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I have asked to speak on this point because I am very intrigued by the title: "More Europe, more work: Let's build the competitive economy of tomorrow. Attractive title, then one returns to the committee, begins to work on and begin the problems related to competitiveness. Since the beginning of the legislature, we have been told that the Green Deal He wouldn't …

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, you will want to apologise, but I agree with little of what I heard today. Let's think about the future and imagine two scenarios: in the first, the electric car will be a luxury, expensive asset, within reach of a few; in the other, it will continue to be a mass good, but the Chinese car manufacturers will have supplanted the poor European manufac…

17 Jan

2023

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New developments in allegations of corruption and foreign interference, including those related to Morocco, and the need to increase transparency, integrity and accountability in the European institutions (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, there are more honest people than honest parties. Qatargate is writing one of the most embarrassing pages in the history of this Parliament. I cannot hide the fact that I am appalled by the attitude of the Socialist Group. An example for everyone is the candidacy, the alleged candidacy for the vice-presidency left vacant by Eva Kaili by my colleague Glucksman…

14 Dec

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioners, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, 2022 is also coming to an end, but unfortunately many of the questions we were denouncing before the summer remain open. In the first place, many uncertainties about energy prices remain unresolved and it was only yesterday that the Extraordinary Energy Council held in Brussels last smoked black. I would have liked to have told President…

13 Dec

2022

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Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the rapporteur for his practicality. I believe that ideology and bureaucracy are the first elements that must be opposed in order to achieve a territorially-friendly energy transition. On the subject of green hydrogen, technologies are improving, prices which, I recall, are made up of 70% electricity and 30% electrolysers, are falling, b…

21 Nov

2022

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Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I am disappointed, but not surprised by a debate at times worthy of the banality of an ordinary child. There are big absentees in this discussion, and it is the men and especially the women of Christian religion who in Qatar are forced to hide their faith, in a country where the conversion from Islam to Christianity is not even recognized by the…