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Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, ladies and gentlemen, 'we have hope when we do not close our eyes to those in need, when we do not raise walls at our borders, when we fight all forms of injustice'. These words of David Sassoli must also be remembered today and are a warning to all of us. Our Europe, as you rightly pointed out, must open a convention to reform itself, to abandon the…

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Jul

2022

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Recent heat wave and drought in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, drought kills. We are still looking for the missing in the collapse of the Marmolada secateur a few days ago, after victims and wounded. A terrible tragedy that tells us that there is no more time. Even the right is forced to admit, after years of denial, that climate change is before our eyes today, it is undeniable. It is a phenomenon that leads to the rapid d…

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Jul

2022

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The relations of the Russian government and diplomatic network with parties of extremist, populist, anti-European and certain other European political parties in the context of the war (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in order to be aware of the Russian influence in our democracy, it was not even necessary to hear the words of my colleague Donato in this Chamber a short while ago, just look at what is happening in our territories every day. Let me give you some examples from Italy: the then League Councillor Edoardo Rixi even decided to go on an official mission for the Li…

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Jun

2022

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The call for a Convention for the revision of the Treaties (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today, for the first time in its history, the European Parliament will launch the procedure for convening a convention to reform the Treaties establishing the Union. It is a turning point that has been awaited for many years, as today European citizens are asking us for more social protection, higher wages, more commitment to defending human rights, more investm…

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Jun

2022

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Parliament’s right of initiative (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is inconceivable that a Parliament representing 500 million people, the only European institution directly elected by the citizens, should not have the power to propose bills in full on its own. The European Union is certainly an atypical organisation, a real political experiment in constant evolution because it has to adapt to a changing world. But now we ne…

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May

2022

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Prosecution of the opposition and the detention of trade union leaders in Belarus (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, 19 April was a dark day in the history of the trade union movement in Belarus: As many as 18 trade union leaders and independent representatives were arrested on charges of violating public order. This event is only the culmination of a tragic process that began with the 2020 elections and continued with the blockade of civil society and human rights organisa…

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Yes. I think the transnational lists will be a good opportunity for all of us. It’s not true that they will put us far from our voters. Instead, we can be really able to Europeanise elections and to not talk only about our national priorities, but also looking from the campaign already to the next mandate, to priorities and what we will fight for. I think it’s a very good improvement. It will be a…

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the moment of truth for Europe has arrived. With this resolution, after having approved today the transnational lists for the next elections, the European Parliament accepts the citizens' request that emerged in the Conference on the Future of Europe. Let's start a treaty reform convention. Anyone who says it's not a priority is wrong. It is a fundamental ste…

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May

2022

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Artificial intelligence in a digital age (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Vice-President Vestager, artificial intelligence presents many opportunities and potential benefits in many fields, if used in accordance with our fundamental values, while respecting human dignity and the environment, for the good of society. This is our European model. A year and a half of work of the Special Committee has allowed us to explore the fundam…

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May

2022

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, citizens are calling for a stronger Europe that charges taxes to large multinationals and speculative finance, that stops the climate catastrophe, that guarantees safety and protection from threats to health, but also from the new spectre of war. In all these areas, the challenges to be faced are increasingly declined on a transnational level. For this reas…

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Apr

2022

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Increasing repression in Russia, including the case of Alexey Navalny

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Alexei Navalny was sentenced to another nine years in prison because Putin considers him a threat, because he fears him, because, just as Navalny himself stated at the time of his conviction, Putin is afraid of the truth. The dramatic news coming from Ukraine makes us reflect on the ever-increasing repression experienced by the Russian people at home. As I wrote…

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Apr

2022

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Outcome of the EU-China Summit (1 April 2022) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 'seeing what is right and not doing it is a lack of courage', said Confucius. Today XI Jinping's China cannot ignore this maxim of its greatest philosopher, to whom other colleagues have also referred. More than a month after Russia's dramatic invasion of Ukraine, Beijing has not yet clearly condemned Putin's actions, instead implementing a wait-and-see policy a…

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Mar

2022

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A systematic EU approach to chronic kidney disease (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, kidney disease-related mortality continues to increase every year; It is expected to be the fifth leading cause of death by 2040. In addition, the data speak of about 850 million people worldwide who suffer from kidney disease, among them about 13 million have had a life-threatening acute kidney disease and 2.6 million have undergone a transplant or are undergoi…

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Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the world of work has already been transformed by the bursting of new technologies, above all artificial intelligence, which force us, these technologies, to urgently reprogramme the social and employment policies of our countries. I want to talk about this because, as rapporteur for the regulation on artificial intelligence, I am working to shape a new European…

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Mar

2022

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Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 'there is no greatness where there is no truth': These are the words of Tolstoy, whom David Sassoli quoted a few months ago, addressing Putin. And even today truth is needed to achieve the greatness of peace: this is the truth of the Ukrainian people, who were able to resist heroically, together with President Zelensky; the truth of a Europe that is finally comm…

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Feb

2022

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Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the Socialists and Democrats Group has always been at the forefront of protecting workers from the risks associated with exposure to harmful substances in the workplace. The agreement reached between Parliament and the Council on updating the Carcinogens Directive is a good agreement, which we strongly support. Applying the same approach to reproto…

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Feb

2022

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One youth, one Europe (topical debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the students of many high schools in Italy are occupying schools in protest, to ask for safety at school and in places where you learn a job, to have rights and a chance for a better future. They do this thinking of Lorenzo Parelli, 18, and Giuseppe Lenoci, 16, two boys who alternated school and work in the company and who died. These students who are protest…

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Feb

2022

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

(IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, you should know that a few years ago, on one of the rare occasions when this incredible slacker of politics appeared in this European Parliament of which he was a member, Senator Matteo Salvini, then a Member of the European Parliament, showed up in this Chamber in a T-shirt depicting Putin, who, in his opinion, was unfairly attacked by what he called th…

15

Feb

2022

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Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the shadow rapporteurs for their constructive cooperation, the Commission for its leading role and all the stakeholders who have contributed to the debate on this issue, which is so important for the future of our children. I am confident that the report will receive broad support, given the unanimous vote in the Committee on the Inter…

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Feb

2022

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Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, according to the latest report on the European system for the notification of dangerous products, toys are among the products with the most reports from national authorities: 27% of the total in 2019. Play is a key moment for children's motor and cognitive development, but it can also expose them to numerous health risks, not necessarily visible at the time but …

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Jan

2022

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Empowering European Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are asking the Commission how the European Union can strengthen the role of young people after the pandemic, but we already know the answer: the situation of precariousness, exploitation and social exclusion, which affects too many in a structural way, must be broken. I would like to remind you that this Parliament has already voted to ban unpaid i…

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Jan

2022

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Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the European Union (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we cannot tolerate the unconditional protection of sexual and reproductive rights being questioned in the European Union, but unfortunately we see it and this Parliament has had to deal with this issue several times. The de facto ban on abortion, for example in countries such as Poland, in addition to the continuous attack on the rights and dignity of women, …

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Digital Services Act will lead to a real revolution, rebalancing the power relationship between platforms and users, giving consumers more protection, transparency on terms and conditions, choice on how to prioritise content and a right to compensation in the event of infringements, and will finally give greater responsibility to marketplaces, …

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Dec

2021

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Barriers to the free movement of goods (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, since 1 January 2021, the Austrian Federal Government of Tyrol has unilaterally banned the overnight passage of heavy goods vehicles passing through the Brenner Pass, with the exception of electric or hydrogen vehicles. However, this ban is not enforced if the vehicles are Austrian. As the Italian delegation of the Democratic Party, in the Socialists and De…

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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)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a few weeks ago I visited the border area between Poland and Belarus, an intolerable situation in a climate of terror for migrants and those trying to help them, that is what I found. The lives of thousands of people, including many women and children, crushed between the grip of frost and that of politics because of the shameful action of Lukashenko, but also b…