What Brando spoke about.

15 Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, last July Matteo Salvini, the current minister of the Italian Government, said that Putin would push boats for the left. Today, however, it is precisely the ministers of the right in government who point to Wagner, Putin's mercenary militias, protagonists of horrible crimes in Ukraine, as responsible for the recent arrivals. We're at comedies, Salvini said. M…

14 Mar

2023

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Deterioration of democracy in Israel and consequences on the occupied territories (debate)

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Mr President, High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, the Netanyahu Government, which took office at the end of 2022, unfortunately already holds two records: It is the most right-wing executive in Israel's history and has sparked anti-government protests, the largest ever. Hundreds of thousands of people are taking to the streets these days to reject a justice reform that wants to concentrate …

14 Feb

2023

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Response to the situation in Tunisia (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, until a few years ago, speaking of Tunisia, we would have thought immediately of the Jasmine Revolution, the Arab Spring, the first real example of a democratic constitution in the Arab world. Today, however, we see only chaos, a very serious economic crisis and a disturbing political-institutional situation, due to a long series of political decisions taken by …

14 Feb

2023

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Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it was 2019 when you, Vice-President Jourová, were entrusted with the responsibility of establishing an independent ethics body, common to all the institutions of the European Union. As Socialists and Democrats we have always worked in this direction with other groups, while other political forces have maintained equivocal positions or even explicitly rowed agai…

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Vice-President Timmermans, with the regulation on CO2 emissions for cars and vans, the Union is providing itself with an essential instrument for achieving the decarbonisation objectives of the European Climate Law, a strategic legislative text that will lay the foundations for an industrial policy geared towards the future. Those who oppose it, thinking of s…

13 Feb

2023

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Following up on measures requested by Parliament to strengthen the integrity of European institutions (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is time for the European Parliament to act. We must consider the proposals on the table and demand that they finally be implemented. Hurrying doesn't have to be bad advice, though. We will be as demanding and ambitious as possible in making our institutions more transparent and impervious to corruption, along with measures to be implemented immediately and…

1 Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, shared responsibility: This is the principle that must guide the European Union and all Member States in tackling migration with humanity and sustainability. The Commission’s willingness to speed up the migration pact so as not to go beyond 2024 is positive and the Swedish rotating presidency cannot overlook the topic. But that's not enough. I address President …

19 Jan

2023

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur and my fellow shadow rapporteurs on the excellent work they have done together in recent months on this legislative initiative file for the reform of the European Works Councils Directive. The text that arrives in plenary leaves no room for interpretation. Almost thirty years after the first directive, a …

18 Jan

2023

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The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the very serious assault by Bolsonaro's supporters on Brazilian institutions is unfortunately in continuity with other incidents in other countries. A situation that is repeated because of a right-wing ideology that does not want to accept the popular vote. I was in 2018 at the World Social Forum in Salvador de Bahia, where Lula intervened and then was imprisone…

18 Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, 6 January 2021: Assault on Capitol Hill with the approval of Donald Trump. 9 October 2021: attack on the headquarters of the CGL, the main Italian union in Rome, concocted together with the Italian neo-fascist far right. 7 December 2022: An attempted coup in Germany, devised by German neo-Nazi militants, including some former AfD deputies, was thwarted. 8 Jan…

17 Jan

2023

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New developments in allegations of corruption and foreign interference, including those related to Morocco, and the need to increase transparency, integrity and accountability in the European institutions (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, more than a month after this scandal began, the feeling of anger and disgust has not changed. The European Parliament, our home, has been undermined by tenants and guests who have had as their only value their own gain, trying to trample on the fight for human rights, so important in this institution. Now is the time for responsibility. It is necessary to bri…

17 Jan

2023

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Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is very important that the European Parliament has decided to make these reports on video games and sports. It is a theme that must be treated carefully, with care, also enhancing actions such as the PEGI approach, which has been put in place, which allows you to have clear rights and transparency, as well as the work that we have carried out to increase the …

17 Jan

2023

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

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Madam President Metsola, Prime Minister Kristersson, ladies and gentlemen, Sweden is taking over the Presidency at a crucial moment in history. For example, we need to continue working towards a greener Europe, which confirms its role as a global leader in the ecological transition, climate neutrality by 2050 and a reduction in net emissions of at least 55% by 2030. Let's not stop, let's not step …

16 Jan

2023

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30th Anniversary of the Single Market (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, among the many shortcomings of an unfinished Union in many areas, the internal market is undoubtedly one of the most successful projects for a united Europe, for its image in the world and for economic development, as well as for the benefit of European consumers, who are among the most protected worldwide from unsafe products and other risks. A success that sho…

14 Dec

2022

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Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the fight against external interference and disinformation, now more than ever, must be the priority for this Parliament, which is clearly under attack by external actors seeking to destabilise our democratic institutions. We must react, our democracy is not for sale. What the European Commission has announced, a plan to defend European democracies, is a sign of…

14 Dec

2022

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Defending the European Union against the abuse of national vetoes (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the veto on the establishment of a common European debt; a veto on the gas price cap; a veto on the entry of certain countries into the Schengen area; Orbán's latest blackmailing veto, later lifted, of 18 billion euros in aid to Ukraine and the European minimum tax on the turnover of multinationals. A European Union full of nationalism and selfishness does …

13 Dec

2022

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Prospects for the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the nationalist right is growing in Israel, the Palestinian National Authority is experiencing a serious crisis in the West Bank and Hamas is holding civilians hostage in Gaza. Faced with this lack of politics and the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine, Europe cannot limit itself to condemnation but must now create a just peace for the peoples involv…

13 Dec

2022

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Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the investigations are revealing an aberrant situation, which must lead the whole of the European Parliament to be united on what needs to be done. I am shocked and disappointed but above all furious at the probable involvement in a criminal affair of parliamentarians, former deputies and assistants who have for years attended, as colleagues, these institut…

13 Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, these are dramatic moments for the European Parliament, dragged into a scandal of unprecedented gravity. As President Metsola has said, we are under attack by those who want to influence our democracy and we must square up to punish corrupt people and those who have acted to tarnish the dignity of our institution and of the European Union. We will do our checks …

23 Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy the new right-wing government of Giorgia Meloni has been in office for a month and instead of dealing with the real problems of the country has already attacked the humanitarian ships Geo Barents, Humanity, Ocean Viking, a shameful action, with the sole aim of sending a message apart from the electorate on the skin of human beings. This is counterp…

19 Oct

2022

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Outcome of the first meeting of the European Political Community (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the first meeting of the European Political Community was a success because it managed to create a forum in which all the countries of our neighbourhood were able to participate and express themselves, even in those situations of tension that we are observing, indeed the context of this meeting led to lightening them, as was the case with the approach between…

19 Oct

2022

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Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, could one ever imagine in Germany a portrait of Adolf Hitler at the Chancellery? In Italy, however, the second office of the State, Ignazio La Russa, asserts that removing a portrait of Mussolini from a ministry is a shameful cancel culture, but the President of the Senate La Russa must be ashamed, because anti-fascism is the foundation of our Republic born from…

5 Oct

2022

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Countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian propaganda of Putin’s European cronies (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, anti-European and anti-Ukraine propaganda is everywhere between the Member States and Italy. Time passes, but a certain right appears of Putin, self-styled guardian of the national interest, but in reality with his gaze turned to the Kremlin, continues to wink at authoritarianism, ignoring persecution of minorities and forgetting the gag to free expression. Silv…

5 Oct

2022

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

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it has been more than seven months since the Russian army, on the orders of Vladimir Putin, began to invade Ukraine. Now confronted with the facts and the failure of its plan, the Russian regime is acting increasingly criminally and blackmailingly. The European Union must be united in condemning the illegal annexations that took place through farce referendums a…

4 Oct

2022

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AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Dalli, in recent years the European Union has tried to invest a lot in creating, with new legislation and good practices, an accessible ecosystem that would allow all citizens, regardless of their disability or not, to spend their lives and live their interpersonal and social relationships with the greatest possible degree of freedom and independ…