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The EU’s strategic relationship and partnership with the Horn of Africa (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I had the opportunity to join the mission of this Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs, which visited Ethiopia and Sudan in September as Chair of the European Parliament's Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. It was an intense mission of dialogue with government entities, civil society and international interlocutors, in particular with the Afr…

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The situation in Burkina Faso following the coup d'état (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, who is concerned about the destabilisation of Africa and, in particular, the Sahel region? The African peoples are certainly not. The news we receive every day about the deteriorating political, humanitarian and human rights situation is very worrying. We can therefore only condemn the coup d'état that took place in Burkina Faso on 30 September, the second coup d'état t…

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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, the manipulation of the supply and price of energy is a powerful weapon which the Russian Federation has not refrained from using in its aggression against the freedom and sovereignty of the peoples. A weapon that affects the economy and people's living conditions and generates discontent, fuelled by populisms against the courageous response of European dem…

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The Post-Cotonou Agreement (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, it is unacceptable that the Council is still unable to bring the Post-Cotonou Agreement into force. I respect the independence and legitimacy of the various institutional bodies. I am therefore not going to comment on the reasons why the Post-Cotonou Agreement remains in the drawer, after it has been possible to reach an agreement …

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President, Commissioners, the agreement, approval and entry into force of the Digital Markets and Services Regulations is a historic step in the creation of a digital single market, inspired by the principles and values of the European Union. In the current geopolitical context, that step is even more important, reflecting the shared values that embody our digital identity and that are focused …

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Future of EU-Africa trade relations (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the own-initiative report we are debating today on the future of trade relations between Europe and Africa was a huge opportunity. The European Union, Africa and their peoples have much to benefit from a partnership between equals that affirms a multilateral cooperation strategy, in which the trade dimension is one of the essential pillars. The European Union and the…

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The Commission's proposal for "Attracting skills and talent to the EU", particularly the Talent Partnerships with North African countries (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the fragility of the European Union's migration policies has created serious humanitarian and political problems, attracting unregulated flows with a high risk of exploitation of migrants by illegal networks, and fuelling populist, xenophobic and radical discourse against migration in the Union. The European Union needs to attract legal immigrants to cope with the demog…

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Minister, ensuring fair, smart and effective decarbonisation is an existential challenge for humanity, for the European Union and for all of us. The choice we face is structural and will mark our collective future for many decades to come. It is an opportunity for the European Union to strengthen its commitment to combating climate change by ensuring, through concr…

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May

2022

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Threats to stability, security and democracy in Western and Sahelian Africa (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, yesterday Mali announced the termination of defence and military cooperation agreements with France and the European Union. This is a very worrying sign, in a context where the succession of coups d'état between 2000 and 2022 in Chad, Guinea, Burkina Faso, twice in Mali, reflects a growing crisis of democracy and the legitimacy of the region's political systems. Continu…

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May

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Europe’s Energy Autonomy: The strategic importance of renewables and energy interconnections and efficiency

Madam President, Commissioner, this is an emergency. The diagnosis is made, the path is drawn, the conjunctural responses are being applied quickly and courageously. But the question I wanted to ask you is about structural responses, because structural responses are also of immediate need. The European Commission has identified the Iberian Peninsula as an energy island. For this reason, moreover, …

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Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (debate) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the world has changed faster in a direction that very few predicted before the pandemic and the war. This change made the oral question that gave rise to this debate even more timely and relevant. Without research and innovation, there is no strategic autonomy. Without strategic autonomy, the ability of peoples to determine their future is impaired. However, strategi…

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Rising energy prices and market manipulation on the gas market (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, in the context of war, adversaries have used our weaknesses to manipulate the market and create a difficult situation for everyone, in particular the most vulnerable consumers and companies with the greatest difficulties. Therefore, the oral question that led to this debate could not be more timely. The fact is that the RepowerEU package presented today by the European …

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Political crisis in Burkina Faso

Madam President, Commissioner, I reiterate in this House my firm condemnation of the coup d'état in Burkina Faso, a condemnation I have already expressed as chairman of the European Parliament's delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Assembly in various fora. I welcome the recent decisions taken by the African Union and the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (EC…

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Droughts and other extreme weather phenomena on the Iberian Peninsula and other parts of Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to begin by underlining the timeliness and importance of this debate. It shows that, at a time of exception, as in the case of extreme drought, European citizens can count on the solidarity of the European institutions, starting with the house of democracy that is this Parliament. The European Union Solidarity Fund is here for this when needed, complementin…

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Feb

2022

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EU-Africa relations (debate)

Madam President, Mr High Representative, we are experiencing a peak of tension on a global scale. Intense talks seek to prevent Russia's invasion of Ukraine by reopening a Pandora's box on a continent that, in the last century, was the main stage of two bloody and destructive World Wars. And in this emergency scenario, Europe-Africa relations are even more important. This week's summit in Brussels…

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Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the unpredictability with which the pandemic erupted has forced us to learn from our own experience. We learn to be more supportive, we learn that everyone for themselves, no one has effective answers, but it remains a doubt. Was it a one-off learning given the circumstances or did we move to a new level in our collective relationship? Tomorrow's European Council will g…

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Dec

2021

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Outcome of Global Summit Nutrition for Growth (Japan, 7-8 December) and increased food insecurity in developing countries (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Nutrition for Growth Summit, the results of which we are examining here, cannot be dissociated from many other high-level summits and meetings to create the conditions for achieving the Millennium Goals. But the facts have not stood the test of the pandemic and the data shows that, once again, it was the most vulnerable who paid the most for the global catastrophe i…

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Dec

2021

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New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, risk and disruption factors are plaguing more and more territories and populations amid unacceptable inequalities and vulnerabilities. The pandemic has further highlighted the difference between the ambition of the targets and the sustainability of development we pursue and what we have actually achieved on the ground. More than 200 million people are currently in dire …

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Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in the introduction to the opinion for which I was rapporteur in the ITRA committee, I wrote that a European approach to digital markets focused on better services for citizens and better conditions for business will create a more balanced and transparent global digital market, inspired by common European principles and values, thus enhancing the geopolitical relevan…

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Nov

2021

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The human rights situation in Cameroon

Madam President, Commissioner, this is no longer the first time that we have discussed the situation in Cameroon in this plenary, but unfortunately we still have reason to do so. The armed conflict continues to rage in the country, Boko Haram continues to take lives, and just yesterday the news reached us of several students murdered in the Southwest, in an ignoble terrorist attack. Repression of …

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Nov

2021

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Situation in Somalia

Madam President, Commissioner, this year alone, 964 civilians have been killed or injured as a result of armed clashes in Somalia. In addition to the dead and wounded, there is a daily increase in the number of malnourished, malnourished, displaced, unemployed, climate refugees and the various internal and external conflicts. All this adds up to a very fragile response to the pandemic and an unsus…

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the state of the Energy Union is clearer than ever. We are in a state of need. The need for more strategic autonomy is only achievable with continued investment in renewable energy and technologies for its storage. The need for a wider and more transparent market whose prices are not determined by fossil fuels and whose flows are not strangled by the lack of interconnec…

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (continuation of debate)

Madam President, vaccinating the world is the best way to reduce the health, economic and social impact of the pandemic. But a path with constraints. Many countries do not have access to vaccines because they do not have the resources to buy them. Africa has less than 10% of its population vaccinated. Across the world, populists use vaccines to fracture societies and consolidate their power at the…

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The humanitarian situation in Haiti following the recent earthquake (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the humanitarian situation in Haiti is devastating, as have the successive natural disasters that have affected the country in recent years. Disasters and institutional fragility have induced an endemic cycle of poverty and social chaos. Linking humanitarian aid to strengthening the resilience of Haitian society, including by supporting the capacity of the state to p…

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

Madam President, solving the people's problem must be our priority. Lessons from the response to the pandemic, in particular lessons from the vaccination strategy, show that collaborative and solidarity-based work is more effective and responds better to what citizens expect from us. I hope that this spirit of solidarity and cooperation will inspire the important decisions facing the European Coun…