What Alessandra spoke about.

22 Nov

2022

IT Speech

EU response to the increasing crackdown on protests in Iran (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the news coming from Iran is terrible and frightening: More than 300 people have died, including 40 children, 14,000 arrests and at least six death sentences. Many of the women who started the protests are in prison, detained in atrocious conditions, victims of torture and rape. Yet the courage of women, young people, workers, many Iranians does not stop and …

19 Oct

2022

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EU-Western Balkans relations in light of the new enlargement package (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we can no longer postpone the alarm clock that dictates the rhythm of enlargement policy, which has been sounded for a long time and Putin's unjustified war in Ukraine has only turned this sound into alarm. The time has long, in fact, come to address with commitment and credibility the issue of the enlargement of the Union to the Western Balkans. We are talki…

17 Oct

2022

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Sustainable maritime fuels (FuelEU Maritime Initiative) - Deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this is an extremely important regulation. Indeed, the availability of recharging and refuelling infrastructure primarily for cars, light commercial vehicles and trucks, but also for the maritime and aviation sectors is a key parameter for determining the future market share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in Europe in the years to come. The more recharging p…

17 Oct

2022

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FRONTEX's responsibility for fundamental rights violations at EU's external borders in light of the OLAF report (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I turn to you and ask you: In which direction is our European Union going? What has happened to the values of solidarity, peace and the defence of human rights that should guide and inspire the Union's actions? What has happened to international law, which stipulates that every person seeking protection must – and I stress – be welcomed in the countries to which…

5 Jul

2022

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2021 Report on Serbia (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Serbia has finally today, three months after last April's elections, announced the official results of the polls and will be able to work on the formation of a government from tomorrow. What this executive will have to face in the critical period we are experiencing are important, complex, as well as urgent decisions, action, together with the process of Euro…

10 Mar

2022

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Announcement of voting results

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Mr President, following the vote on the amendments, on behalf of the rapporteur Ms Bonafè, I would like to request referral back to committee pursuant to Rule 59(4), in order to start interinstitutional negotiations.…

16 Feb

2022

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The EU priorities for the 66th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, we tend to paint feminism as redundant and outdated. I am convinced that feminist struggles need our strength more than ever. The current challenge par excellence is that of climate change, a threat that hangs on our heads but above all on the heads of women. Many countries structured according to patriarchal patterns trap women in marginal roles, …

15 Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam rapporteur, Madam Commissioner, we are at the end of a journey that has led us to listen to the whole broad community fighting cancer. I would like to thank them first of all, the many scientific associations and societies, the world of volunteering, patients, the organizations that represent them, and then doctors and researchers, without whom we will …

13 Dec

2021

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Health technology assessment (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the Commissioner and my colleague, Mr Wölken, for their work together with the other rapporteurs on such a sensitive and important subject. I believe that the end result is a good compromise in the interest of all European citizens. Health technology assessment is an extremely delicate step, because it sometimes takes place…

24 Nov

2021

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A European Action Plan Against Rare Diseases (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in order to tackle the issue of rare diseases and the European strategy to be implemented in this regard, two aspects must be taken into account: the problem of the availability of appropriate medicines and therapies and, at the same time, the problem of accessibility and the right to care for all patients, and in all European countries, when th…

22 Nov

2021

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A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, I would like to thank Mrs Montserrat and all the rapporteurs from the other groups for the work they have done together in recent months. I think the final text is really a result to be proud of. The pandemic has put health and the need for an efficient health and pharmaceutical system at the centre and at the service of citizens. With this phar…

5 Oct

2021

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EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: ensuring a coordinated EU approach for future health crises and the role of the European Parliament in this (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, despite the obvious success in its final results of the European strategy to combat the pandemic, we are all well aware of the extremely difficult scenes of national and European authorities mainly due to Europe's lack of direct expertise on health. I therefore welcome the Commission's proposal on the HERA authority as a first step, although we …

13 Sep

2021

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in these difficult months of the pandemic, we finally have one thing clear: More Europe is needed, including in the area of health. Citizens are asking us to let Europe handle the big public health and health issues. Citizens do not understand how it is possible that in a continent that is now interconnected from all points of view, there are today…

7 Jul

2021

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European Medicines Agency (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the pandemic has made us appreciate the competence and humanity of our doctors, the readiness of health workers, workers and workers in essential services, the generosity of our fellow citizens, but at the same time the pandemic has highlighted the fragilities of national health systems, the weakness of the response to the crisis that has been t…