What Laura spoke about.

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Mar

2022

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International Women’s Day – Address by Oksana Zabuzhko

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you to Oksana Zabuzhko for her words, for her testimony. Today my thoughts can only be directed to women of all ages who live in armed conflicts, who are forced to displacement and migration, to live in fragility and any situation that can aggravate inequalities and discrimination. The turbulence of all kinds that crosses our planet continuously threate…

8

Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, foreign interference endangering the functioning of European democracies and our freedoms is an increasingly complex and evolving phenomenon. As a 5 Star Movement, we have highlighted with our amendments the need for harmonised legislation to counter the dangers of opaque funding methods and in-kind contributions from third countries not only to parties, but als…

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Feb

2022

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One youth, one Europe (topical debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the effects of restrictions in relational and social life, as well as in the field of work and education, have affected the well-being of young people, exposing them more to the risk of disorientation, precariousness and unemployment. Maintaining dialogue with young European generations, understanding their concerns and aspirations, or even supporting education,…

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Feb

2022

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The surveillance of politicians, prosecutors, lawyers and journalists, and other persons and entities in EU Member States using cyber surveillance software(debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the recent revelations of the Pegasus project have highlighted the seriousness of the global threat of human rights violations that take place through secret cyber-surveillance. Lo spyware Pegasus, which was sold by a company to fight crime and terrorism, is just one of many tools accused of illegally targeting and spying on politicians, activists, magistrate…

15

Dec

2021

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The proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus based on article 78(3) TFEU (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there are several questions that arise with temporary emergency measures for the benefit of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. In the context of the proposal, in fact, no concrete problems related to the asylum systems of these countries are mentioned, while highlighting the increase in migratory pressure and the humanitarian crisis caused by the actions of the Belar…

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Dec

2021

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Plans to undermine further fundamental rights in Poland, in particular regarding the standards of the European Convention of Human Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the rule of law crisis in Poland and the attacks on civil rights, which particularly affect women and LGBTQ communities, further distance the country from common European values. The erosion of the independence of the judiciary and its instrumental use to achieve political objectives has reached such levels, especially with the recent decisions of the Polish …

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Nov

2021

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The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (continuation of debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, violence against women remains one of the most widespread and serious violations of human rights. The suffering and negative consequences on physical and psychological health, as well as in the public and private sphere, are amplified in conditions of vulnerability, humanitarian crises and with the current pandemic. Femicide, trafficking, genital mutilation…

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Oct

2021

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Increased efforts to fight money laundering (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Court of Auditors has provided a worrying picture of the fight against money laundering in the banking sector. Despite continuous updates of the rules, Europol estimates that the value of suspicious transactions in Europe amounts to hundreds of billions of euros, or about 1.3% of the EU's GDP. European anti-money laundering legislation, consisting o…

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Oct

2021

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The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the recent events in Rome have rekindled attention to the danger of far-right groups using both physical and moral violence as a method of political action. They are also yet another sign of a growing phenomenon affecting every Member State of the European Union. The squadrist attacks suffered by a union and a hospital garrison, which took place with the invo…

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Oct

2021

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European Union Agency for Asylum (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the transformation of EASO into a more efficient European Agency with more resources and tools has required a lot of work to improve the text of the legislative proposal. The aim has always been to strengthen the Common European Asylum System, through adequate support for the management of migration flows, asylum applications and the reception system. Despi…

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Sep

2021

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Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, violence against women and any other form of gender-based violence, whether online or offline, is one of the most widespread and unpunished violations of fundamental rights and freedoms. Often it causes mortality, causes disability, and it is a few days ago the news, yet another, of femicide, yet another woman, wife and mother killed by her husband in my re…