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7

Oct

2021

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The case of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda

Mr President, Commissioner, a year after being nebulously detained, Paul Rusesabagina, who saved over a thousand lives in 1994 from his country's genocide, was sentenced to 25 years in prison on charges of terrorism and criminal activities. A Belgian national residing in the United States, he was arrested on arrival in Rwanda on a trip in 2020. Since then, we have seen a series of abuses of the ru…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in scheduling this debate the European Parliament has given an important signal that it has understood what concerns the citizens and wants to be on the side of the solution. I regret that the proposal of the Socialists and Democrats to add a resolution to this debate has not been made possible. But that is no excuse for not taking action, because it is necessary. Ma…

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Oct

2021

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Humanitarian situation in Tigray (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, since 6 July, when we discussed the situation in Tigray in this House, the conflict in this region of Ethiopia has worsened, the humanitarian situation has deteriorated and the reports coming from the ground are deeply worrying and appalling. According to the latest available data, there are currently more than five million people in extreme hunger and there are repo…

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Oct

2021

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The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, in 2015 the Member States of the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the aim of which is to leave no one behind by increasing global development and the quality of life of citizens. I emphasise the European Parliament's commitment to scrutinising the external dimension of the European Union's policies related to combating biodiversity los…

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Sep

2021

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The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

Madam President, Commissioner, the Kakuma refugee camp, the third largest in the world, hosts asylum seekers of 20 different nationalities who arrive there. Many have lived there for years and years with no solution in sight of returning or relocating out of the countryside to start a new life. It is in this camp in Kenya that there have been repeated attacks on minorities in recent months, jeopar…

15

Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, only a systemic approach to the 2030 Agenda can create the conditions for mobilisation and dignity on a global scale capable of reversing trends and rescuing the future. The challenge we are leaving to the European Commission today in the run-up to the UN Food Systems Summit is therefore an enormous opportunity. Eradicating hunger and ensuring everyone's right to adequa…

15

Sep

2021

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State of the Union (continuation of debate)

Madam President, I congratulate you on having learned your lesson. The solidarity response to this crisis has made a difference compared to the response to the previous crisis. It was therefore right to propose the continuation of a path of solidarity, a path, to quote its happy expression, ‘to give soul to the Union’, setting in motion the Health Union, the Union for technological leadership in c…

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Jul

2021

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A new ERA for Research and Innovation (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, never has an articulated commitment by the European Union in the field of research been so important and recognised as such by the citizens. Research must use the new networking tools to give full meaning to the concept of a European Research Area, involving territories, knowledge centres, researchers and interacting transparently with European society. This resolution …

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Jul

2021

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Situation in Tigray, Ethiopia (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, the Tigray conflict is a painful and sad moment in contemporary history when hunger is being used as a weapon of war and endangering the lives of thousands of people. The situation on the ground is very unstable, access to food, energy or the Internet extremely limited and the armed conflict has generated numerous human rights abuses, massacres, rapes, thousan…