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Sep

2023

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

Mr President, Commissioner, in a rapidly changing world, sensitive raw materials are, together with science and knowledge, at the root of all transformation. Without them, many of the most innovative equipment and technological processes are not viable. That is why it is so important to ensure its sustainable supply and with sustainable procedures as well. The regulation we are discussing today ta…

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Sep

2023

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Question Time (VPC/HR) - Situation in West and Central Africa in the light of the recent coups d’état

Mr President, Mr High Representative, sanctions are an instrument that is used above all to respond to coups and to try to reverse them. However, as you have just said, we are dealing with countries with very fragile populations. Sanctions can exacerbate the humanitarian situation of the populations and we should not do so for ethical reasons, specific to the principles of humanitarian aid, but al…

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2023

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Question Time (VPC/HR) - Situation in West and Central Africa in the light of the recent coups d’état

Mr President, Mr High Representative, since 2020 we have had nine coups d'état in Central and West Africa, the last, as you said, in Niger, Gabon. There are many reasons, COVID, the impact of the invasion of Ukraine, religious conflicts, abusive imputations, attempts to subvert the constitutional order, natural disasters, climate change, bad government, abuse of power. This creates poverty. This c…

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Sep

2023

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European Defence Industry Reinforcement through common Procurement Act (EDIRPA) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, with the approval of EDIRPA, the European Union is taking a very significant step in the philosophy of action which, if continued, will consolidate a Defence Union. With funding of €300 million for its launch, the Collaborative Procurement Support Instrument under consideration will contribute to promoting the competitiveness and efficiency of the European Defence Te…

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Jul

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Question Time (Commission) – EU-Africa Strategy

Commissioner, I have recently been able to accompany you on a mission in Zambia, where it has become clear what EU-Africa cooperation can mean. Cooperation and sustainable development are an engine of peace, compromise between peoples. This was also reaffirmed in the 43rd ACP-EU Parliamentary Assembly, with its participation. And if we look at the agenda of the European Union - defence of Ukraine,…

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Jul

2023

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European Chips Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the fragility of the European chips industrial ecosystem and the resulting problems of competitiveness and strategic autonomy require not only that the report we are debating today be adopted by a large majority, but also that its implementation be swift and powerful. With this regulation, conditions are created for a strong boost to the technological base of key sec…

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Jun

2023

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Humanitarian situation in Sudan, in particular the death of children trapped by fighting

Madam President, Commissioner, we are unfortunately talking again today about Sudan in this Parliament. We condemn what is most abject and ignoble to be expected of a war. The death of dozens of children in an orphanage, in the midst of an unrelenting cross war or humanitarian corridors that allowed access to food or basic health care capable of guaranteeing their survival, joins the suffering of …

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2023

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Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, we are living in a time of global turmoil. A time when references, values and clarity in vision can and should make a difference. Given the partnership for freedom, peace and dignity that underpins it, the focus on proper implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals must be a distinctive priority. People are not numbers. The success of policies ca…

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May

2023

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Situation in Sudan (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the current situation of civil war in Sudan, causing suffering, terror and mass displacement of the population, is unfortunate. It is even more so if we take into account the regional impact that can be brutally aggravated if there is no rapid and concerted action by the international community. Rapid action is needed to create the conditions for a consistent ceasefi…

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Apr

2023

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The risk of death penalty and execution of singer Yahaya Sharif Aminu for blasphemy in Nigeria

Madam President, Commissioner, today in this House we are debating the death sentence for blasphemy of Yahaya Sharif Aminu, a young singer from Nigeria, for having written, composed and broadcast a song on social media that, according to the Islamic Court, is harmful to the Prophet Muhammad. At the trial he was subjected to several procedural irregularities that he invoked, which allowed the suspe…

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EU Global Health Strategy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the European partnership is a multilateral partnership based on the sharing of common values. It is also a humanistic partnership, in the sense that it focuses on people’s freedom to make choices and choices under the rule of law. And it is these foundations that allow us not to hesitate in the uncompromising defense of Ukraine's sovereignty, nor in the total condemn…

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Dieselgate: suspected widespread use of defeat devices in cars to reduce effectiveness of pollution control systems (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I was a member of the committee of inquiry which, in 2017, concluded that discrepancies between nitrogen oxide emissions in diesel cars during laboratory tests and in real driving conditions were effective. The scandal of Dieselgate it had a very negative impact on the reputation of the European automotive industry, in addition to the damage caused to the environment…

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Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, predictability and flexibility are the key concepts so that energy can continue to evolve towards decarbonisation, security of supply, efficiency, combating energy poverty and technological innovation. Storage is key to the decarbonisation of the European Union’s energy system. The reform of the energy market must reflect this. In the Commission's basic proposal, now…

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Mar

2023

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Advancing the 2022 Bridgetown Agenda (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Bridgetown Agenda, which was launched by the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, in autumn 2022, aims to create a coalition of wills to put in place measures to reform the global architecture of development finance, taking into account the exceptional framework created by the so-called three interconnected crises – namely the inflation crisis, the debt crisis o…

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2023

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Data Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, as we have defined and are implementing a 'Green Deal', that is, a pact for the European Union to be a global reference in the energy transition and decarbonisation, we must also implement a 'Date Deal' for citizenship and competitiveness. OneData Deal» where European values are respected and where privacy-friendly access to data can be transformed into innovation, c…

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2023

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The functioning of the EEAS and a stronger EU in the world (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, when this European Commission took office in 2019, it asserted itself as a geopolitical Commission committed to sustainable policies, to building the image of Europe as the guardian of multilateralism. It would be difficult to anticipate, at that time, the importance and strategic foresight of this option. Today, more than ever, the European Union has to assert itself b…

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Feb

2023

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The situation of human rights defenders in Eswatini, notably the murder of Thulani Maseko

Madam President, Commissioner, on 21 January this year, two bullets entered through the window of Thulani Maseko's house and killed this lawyer, a political activist, leader of the Multistakeholder Forum (MSF) of political parties and civil society groups, who was leading the campaign for democracy in the kingdom, and was also a human rights defender. By taking nothing away and leaving the trail o…

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2023

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Tensions between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, there is a security vacuum in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo and that vacuum has created a favourable context for the escalation of tensions between this country and Rwanda. A context that has created space for the increasingly aggressive action of the M23 rebel movement, which independent reports indicate benefits from the logistical support of th…

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Jan

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The Global Gateway Initiative (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, globalisation is not over, it is in a profound transformation. In this transformation it is crucial to strengthen the European Union as a relevant global actor, defending our priorities and values in equal, open and transparent partnerships. The Global Gateway initiative, for the EUR 300 billion it aims to mobilise, and for the areas it aims to focus on, including digit…

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Dec

2022

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Military Junta crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Chad

Madam President, Commissioner, the violent repression of the recent demonstrations in Chad has resulted in 50 people losing their lives and more than three hundred people being injured. These clashes also resulted in 400 detainees. Most of the detained protesters, tried without guarantees, were sentenced to two to three years in prison. The opposition from civil society was against the extension o…

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Nov

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Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, let us be clear. At a time when we are strongly committed to the Digital Identity at the service of all European citizens, as a basis for a more inclusive and democratic digital television, there is another digital identity that counts: the Digital Identity of our partnership, the European Union. Anchored on common values, which we share for the journey to 2030, of w…

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Forced displacement of people as a result of escalating conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Mr President, Commissioner, there have already been dozens of resolutions debated and voted on in this Parliament on the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent years, but the situation is still deteriorating in terms of security and worsening in terms of human rights. We have to act. Mobilise the international community and actively raise awareness among local authorities to condemn and punish exe…

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A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, cybersecurity is a cross-cutting issue throughout the European Union. Applying a common pattern of response is the rational formula for achieving the goals we aim for. The approach of the new directive and this excellent report is of vital strategic importance for the Union, its Member States, businesses and organisations in general. And it is true that Europ…

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An EU approach for Space Traffic management - an EU contribution addressing a global challenge (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the oral question we are debating today, on how the European Commission intends to put on the ground the measures advocated in the communication of 15 February this year on the European Union's approach to space management and trafficking and the Union's contribution to meeting the global challenge, could not be more timely and timely. As a representative of the Sociali…

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2022

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The recent humanitarian and human rights situation in Tigray, Ethiopia, notably that of children

Mr President, Commissioner, innocent in the humanitarian situation in Tigray and Ethiopia, only the victims. This is not just a situation in that region, given that the conflict is spreading and creating pockets of humanitarian and rights risk throughout Ethiopia. I deeply regret that at the end of August the ceasefire was broken. The humanitarian consequences of the breakdown of the ceasefire are…