What Inma spoke about.

9

Nov

2022

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Order of business

Madam President, first of all, I am grateful for the Left Group's proposal. However, taking into account that this is a mini-plenary with an agenda full of issues to be discussed and that, in addition, it has been proposed to incorporate new issues into the agenda, what my group proposes is a debate of the rapporteurs of the political groups, followed by a resolution at the November II part-sessio…

5

Oct

2022

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Outcome of the Commission’s review of the 15-point action plan on trade and sustainable development (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would first like to congratulate President Lange and other colleagues in my group on their leadership in the development of this instrument and to thank the other groups for the consensus reached in this resolution. Consensus, which always deserves to be highlighted, especially in these turbulent times, is more important than ever. Few instruments can better represent…

13

Sep

2022

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The situation in the Strait of Taiwan (debate)

Madam President, Mr Vice-President / High Representative, the tension in the Taiwan Strait is unaffordable. China's utterly deplorable military actions threaten stability and peace in the region and the delicate status quo between Taiwan and China. The European Union must act intelligently, as it is doing. We don't need activist or testimonial positions. We need consensus and to defend our values …

6

Jul

2022

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Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Ukraine is a politically and commercially relevant country for the European Union. As early as 2021 it was our 15th customer and the European Union was its main supplier. Ukraine has filled the world markets with some products that are essential for human food and that are also essential for the Ukrainian economy, because they are the basis of it. It is essential that w…

6

Jul

2022

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The UK government’s unilateral introduction of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill and respect for international law (debate)

Mr President, after Brexit all the omens that it was a bad decision, especially for the British, have been fulfilled: the empty shelves, the lack of medicines, the sharp increase in exports from Ireland to Northern Ireland, while those from England are collapsing, the victory of Sinn Féin and, finally, the partygate and the very internal opposition to the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, which have …

22

Jun

2022

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Future of EU international investment policy (short presentation)

Madam President, first of all, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for the report, for indeed the teamwork, and all the shadow rapporteurs who have been involved in drafting it. And I would like to stress that the priorities of my political group, the S&D Group, have been perfectly reflected in the text of the report and in the commitments we have made. It is very important for us to defen…

9

Jun

2022

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A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, 9 June 2022: while we are holding this debate, 25 million people in the world suffer from forced labour. Most of them, women, girls and boys, displaced populations and the most vulnerable groups in society. For the Social Democrats, the eradication of forced labour in all its forms, all over the world, is a high priority, because few things are more important than ensur…

8

Jun

2022

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International procurement instrument (debate)

Madam President, Mr Dombrovskis, I would like to start by congratulating our rapporteur, Mr Caspary, all the shadow rapporteurs, the chairman of our INTA Committee, Bernd Lange, and the Commission and the Council because I think we have done an excellent job. It is true that it has taken too long, ten years, but we can welcome the result achieved because the European Union is finally equipping its…

5

Apr

2022

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

Madam President, I believe that we must congratulate ourselves and you, High Representative, on the fact that the Summit took place and that the channel of dialogue with China remains open, especially at this time. We need to regain détente and dialogue. The European Union and China have deep divergences, but we need to face the great challenges that lie ahead: climate change, peace – undoubtedly …

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Mar

2022

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Update from the Commission and Council on the state of play of the Energy Charter Treaty modernisation exercise (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Commissioner Dombrovskis, the Energy Charter Treaty, as we know it today, is absolutely unacceptable for my group, for the European Union and, of course, for the sustainability of our planet. I would like to express my concern about the position of those Contracting Parties to the Treaty that do not share the ambitions of the European Union in the field of climate …

10

Mar

2022

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The situation of journalists and human rights defenders in Mexico

Madam President, Commissioner, the European Parliament's urgent resolutions serve to denounce unacceptable situations that are often unpleasant for the governments of the third countries to which they refer, which is especially difficult when it comes to a friendly country, such as Mexico. But keep in mind that, in the last twenty-five years, at least 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico. Un…

24

Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this Parliament, as has already been said, last June adopted an important resolution on the response to the global challenge of COVID-19, whose debate unfortunately remains topical because very little progress has been made since then. Some of the Member States of the European Union are already declaring the fifth wave of the pandemic and are starting to provide a th…

23

Nov

2021

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Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021 (debate)

Madam President, I am speaking to ask for this Parliament's majority vote on the resolution, so that our voice is strong, clearly heard and the Commission, Mr Dombrovskis, feels our support. With this resolution, the European Parliament shows its strong support for multilateralism and calls on the Commission and all WTO members to achieve concrete results that strengthen fair, sustainable, rules-b…

22

Nov

2021

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, Commissioner, I am speaking to highlight the problem of Valencian citrus fruit, a sector of great importance for my community, for Spain and for the European Union. Valencia is the main export region in the EU, with a turnover of more than €2 billion per year, employing 250 000 families. However, its competitiveness and profitability and, therefore, the livelihood of hundreds of t…