What Marco spoke about.

19 Oct

2022

IT Speech

Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, let me first reflect. Hearing some of my colleagues speak earlier, I was wondering what the people who saw the start of this debate today might think about European unity. We talk about it a lot, but then we are the first ones who, for futile and unjustified reasons, give an image of a divi…

5 Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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(IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am sorry that, once again, I have to steal time from my speech in order to respond to those who exploit politics at such a delicate time. But I would like to remind the Socialist Group that we do not accept lessons in morality from those who wink in Europe and outside the worst far-left regimes. We do not accept morality lessons about Russia from those…

14 Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Zelenska, welcome, your testimony here today is important and it is important that you have also demonstrated today that this House and these institutions will continue to support, across the board, the Ukrainian people against Russian aggression. Before getting to the heart of the topics touched on by President von der Leyen, I would like to make a sugge…

6 Jul

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr Vice-President, Prime Minister Fiala, as I said at the meeting we had a few weeks ago of useful discussion, good luck. Good luck for you and your country to manage the Presidency of the Council at one of the most critical moments that this continent, which this Union is facing both from an external point of view, the issue of the war in Ukraine, a…

22 Jun

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)

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Mr President, Mr von der Leyen, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, there are great expectations for what a delicate European Council will be, precisely because the phase we are currently facing is a delicate one, not only because of the political and symbolic significance of some of the choices that will be made – we hope that there will be a unanimous decision on granting the status of candidate cou…

8 Jun

2022

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This is Europe - Debate with the Taoiseach of Ireland, Micheál Martin (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Prime Minister Martin for being here, because at this time of serious difficulty, in one of the most difficult times facing the European institutions, it is very important that we have a constant interinstitutional dialogue, especially between this Parliament and the representatives of the Member States. First of all, coordination and di…

3 May

2022

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Italy, Mario Draghi (debate)

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Madam President Metsola, Commissioner Gentiloni, President Draghi, welcome back to the European Parliament. As you mentioned, we are facing one of the most critical moments in European history, with a war a few kilometers from us, which today calls us to give a strong, thoughtful, but above all credible response to the dark period we are facing. Unfortunately, in recent weeks we have had to see th…

6 Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Mr High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank President Metsola again for being the first representative of a European institution that wanted to send a strong message of closeness to the Ukrainian people and I believe that, in this situation, this is also very important. T…

23 Mar

2022

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Address by Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada

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Thank you President, welcome President Trudeau, welcome back to the European Parliament. It is a great opportunity for this Parliament to debate with you on the eve of such important meetings that they need to show how the West is united in giving a coordinated and efficient response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. A unity with which, until now, Europe is moving in concert with its own and man…

23 Mar

2022

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Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam President of the Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, every day the images of the Russian devastation and aggression against Ukraine are more dramatic than ever and, despite the fact that a month has already passed since that tragic 24 February, we really cannot get used to this devastation which we must fight by all means. So it is good t…

1 Mar

2022

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Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President of the European Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Mr High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, the despicable attack by the Russian regime on Ukraine is reviving Europe's worst images in its history. As President von der Leyen recalled, thirty years after the Balkan war, again, in 2022, we are talking about a war in Europe. Our support and extraor…

16 Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr President Michel, I believe that today the message that the European institutions must give to the Ukrainian people is a message of solidarity and we cannot leave room for the ambiguities that, very often in the past and also in recent discussions, Europe and the West have given on this issue. I have listened carefully to wha…

18 Jan

2022

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Election of the President of Parliament (announcement of results)

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Madam President, happy birthday, congratulations on your election and good luck. He will need it because His task itself is not easy, but it will not be easy in the next two and a half years for two main reasons. The first is that he obviously has a heavy legacy, that of President Sassoli, but I am sure he will be able to honor him. The second is because the European institutions will face a very …

17 Jan

2022

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Memorial ceremony for President David Maria Sassoli

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Madam President, as this House demonstrates today, I believe that the respect and sorrow for the disappearance of the institutional figure of the person of David Sassoli must bring us together today in a shared memory, covering the entire political arc of this Parliament and going beyond the family to which David belonged. The political vision of the group I represent, as you know, is not akin to …

15 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)

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Mr President, Madam President von der Leyen, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the Slovenian Presidency, because it was not an easy time and I believe that the Slovenian structure has done an excellent job in a very complex situation. We are at the turning point of this legislature, a very difficult first part both for the way in which this Parliament has had to wo…

23 Nov

2021

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

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Mr President, welcome back, Mr Michel, for the European Commission I no longer see President von der Leyen, ladies and gentlemen, two general reflections on the conclusions of this Council and they are, in my view, worrying reflections. The first is that it seems to me that there is a constant in these conclusions: There is a chronic inability of the Council to find a minimum common denominator fo…

20 Oct

2021

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

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr President Logar, before moving on to the Council's issues, a reflection on yesterday's debate, given that so many colleagues still want to touch on that subject today. I believe that this House and these institutions should look at the issues raised in yesterday's debate, in the debate we constantly have on Poland, with less hypocrisy. Because not…

5 Oct

2021

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The future of EU-US relations (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Vice-President Borrell, cooperation between the Union and the United States is, has always been, must be and must continue to be the fundamental pillar guaranteeing a democratic balance in the world. Unfortunately, I still see a chronic failure on the part of the Union leadership to understand US political dynamics. A simplification, at times, and an approach…

15 Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, ladies and gentlemen, we have listened carefully to your speech and I will try to follow the points you raised in your words. First of all, the most pressing issues: the COVID response and the economic crisis. I still see too much complacency in the Commission's words, in the words you have used: I would avoid calling the situation we are in today a …

6 Jul

2021

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Janša, welcome, although you are certainly a seasoned politician, I would like to give you a little advice, you see that this is the only Parliament in democratic Europe that denies institutional representation to minorities; It is the only Parliament in democratic Europe that does a medical cordon to some parties just because they have different ideas. So, s…