What Esteban spoke about.

15

Feb

2023

ES Speech

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One year of Russia’s invasion and war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr. President, I have a minute as short as minutes of silence. But if we kept a minute's silence for every victim of Putin, we wouldn't utter a word this morning. And, if we read the list of those killed by Putin, we wouldn't be done in four hours. This is not a war, this is a genocide. This is a crime against humanity and it is not happening at the gates of Europe, it is happening in Europe, here…

16

Feb

2022

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

Madam President, for years, we have tried to avoid any kind of conflict with Moscow, but we can’t anymore. This is not the time for speculation or cheap political talk. Putin has made his intentions clear to Ukraine, to Europe and to the world. He insists that diplomatic options are still on the table, but his troops are prepared for the invasion of an independent nation. Negotiating with tanks an…

23

Nov

2021

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Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences (debate)

Mr President, I thank Vice-President Schinas for his work in recent weeks, which has meant the end of mafia flights to Belarus. Every day that passes, Lukashenka shows better his true face, the face of a tyrant, the face of a dictator who takes orders from another dictator: Lukashenka is today just another brand of the crime multinational that Putin has turned Russia into. To understand Belarus, w…

10

Nov

2021

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The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU-Belarusian border, in particular in Poland (debate)

Madam President, the humanitarian crisis we are going through is different and more serious: This is different because Lukashenka pushes migrants against our borders with the intention of turning them into weapons of hybrid war and more serious because Putin is behind Lukashenka. Lukashenka is just the puppet, nothing happens between Belarus and us that Russia does not want to happen. The truth is…

19

Oct

2021

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The Rule of law crisis in Poland and the primacy of EU law (debate)

Mr Morawiecki, during your speech I was not sure if I was listening to you or to Nigel Farage. If you are going to talk about justice and rule of law, at least be honest with us. The truth is, not a single court in Europe has challenged the supremacy of the Treaties – only your government and the Constitutional Court appointed by your party. You can question the law and the competences, but if you…

5

Oct

2021

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The situation in Belarus after one year of protests and their violent repression (debate)

Mr President, those who took to the streets of Belarus a year ago were not rioters, nor radicals, nor extremists, but anonymous citizens, teachers, students, lawyers, housewives, retirees; non-MEPs. And they only asked for two things: freedom and just democracy. More than 7,000 men and women were persecuted, detained, tortured and sent to prison without trial. We don't even know today how many peo…

15

Sep

2021

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State of the Union (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Madam President of the Commission, I am glad to be able to tell you that this is the last intervention. It has the support of our group to face very difficult challenges: making the digital transition without large European digital companies; making the green transition without causing energy poverty. The good news of the day is that Parliament is back –Parliament is back!—; Parliame…