What Domènec spoke about.

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Nov

2023

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EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors (A9-0304/2023 - Antonius Manders, Domènec Ruiz Devesa) (vote)

Mr. President, we have to put an end to the myth of the starving artist. Cultural professionals do not choose to be in a precarious situation, but it is the result of poorly designed working conditions. We have to put an end to the contracts called by-out (total purchase of rights), which go against the Copyright Directive and our European copyright model. We need to include social conditionality …

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2023

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Order of business

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we have made this proposal in agreement with virtually all but one of the groups, since the subject of the report - next year's elections to the European Parliament, including the issue of the lead candidate process for the presidency of the European Commission, as well as the development of the whole post-electoral process - requires, in our view, the possib…

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Nov

2023

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Outcome of the EU-US summit (debate)

Mr President, thank you to the Secretary of State, Ángeles Moreno Bau, who spoke on behalf of the Spanish Presidency. I would remind the House that the Atlantic Charter between the United States and the United Kingdom was signed in Newfoundland on 14 August 1941. It was the common position of the Allies in the face of the threat of Nazifascism. And in 1995, Felipe González, also representing the S…

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Nov

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause (joint debate - Conclusions of the European Council and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause)

Madam President, we have heard presentations by the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council regarding the relaunch of enlargement further east of the European Union and the Western Balkans: the opening of chapters with Ukraine and Moldova and the candidate status of Georgia. It is something that I, of course, support. At the same time, we have not heard the n…

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Oct

2023

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Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much to Executive Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič for his presentation, which has been good. I share it, but it is true that I have missed more content in the part of democracy. He spoke of the rule of law, but not of democracy. And I'm not saying it's not in the proposal, but it's not in the speech. We have the European elections next year, in June 2024, and I believ…

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Sep

2023

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Parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I see that there are different sensitivities on this matter also within the People's Group, because we have heard Mr Karas and then Mr Rangel. It was a little different. But thank you, in any case, for the opportunity. Although it will take time away from the short time I have, I will start by replying to Mr Lebreton, whom I thank for remaining in the Chamber, because s…

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Sep

2023

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EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy (debate)

Mr President, I believe that you, Commissioner, will have listened to the debate. You have been left quite alone with the far right, with a part of the PP – not even all of them. We have already heard from Mr Gahler, a fairly solvent person in the People's Group. Nor has it had the support of even the whole ECR Group. That's already noteworthy. We have listened to Mrs Kanko, who has not supported …

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Sep

2023

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Towards a more disaster-resilient EU - protecting people from extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires (debate)

Mr President, the subject of this debate is extreme heatwaves, floods and forest fires. All these events occur at the same time in my land, the Valencian Community and the province of Alicante. That is why I believe - we all agree, almost all of us, at least, in this House - that the basis of everything, the origin and the cause of these three evils - including, of course, also droughts - is clima…

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Sep

2023

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Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much to the rapporteur for this report, my colleague from the Socialist Group Gabby Bischoff, for her work, and to all the Members who have been involved in drafting it. As has already been said, Parliament had to give a strong response from the point of view of strengthening integrity, our internal controls, transparency in relation to the event known as Qatargate.…

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Jul

2023

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Situation in Lebanon (RC-B9-0323/2023, B9-0323/2023, B9-0324/2023, B9-0325/2023, B9-0326/2023, B9-0327/2023, B9-0328/2023) (vote)

Madam President, I just want to move an oral amendment, in agreement with the other groups, for this paragraph in which we just give an explanation. When we are calling for the sanctions, we mentioned those that are obstructing the political process and those that are obstructing the judicial process on the blast in the port, but we didn’t mention those that are undergoing financial misconduct and…

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Jul

2023

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The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)

Madam President, thank you to the colleague for the question. We are proposing a European mechanism that includes the Member States and Frontex. It is therefore a joint mission to ensure maximum coordination and complementarity. This mission may also require funding, as my colleague points out, and we will have to look for the means in the pending revision of the multiannual financial framework. B…

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2023

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The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)

Madam President, thank you to Commissioner Johansson for participating in this important debate. The tragedy of Adriana in Pilos has, in my opinion, unfortunately been the chronicle of an announced death. And I think there are important political and also criminal responsibilities that will have to be cleaned up in this case. But above all, what we have to achieve with this debate and with this re…

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2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in the war against Ukraine and in Russia (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, more than a year ago, on 10 May 2022, 116 Members of this House addressed a letter to the European Commission asking it to establish the legal basis for the confiscation of EUR 300 billion of Russian state assets. A year later, the European Council instructs the Commission, the Council and the High Representative to continue the work to develop this legislative …

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2023

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The water crisis in Europe (debate)

Madam President Dita Charanzová, thank you very much to the Commissioner and other colleagues for the debate. I join the calls to continue combating climate change as the main tool to combat drought, as well as other measures such as rationalization in the use of water, saving measures and the use of treatment plants. But I also believe that the Commission needs clearer and stronger support for th…

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Jun

2023

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular in the light of recent steps towards concluding the Migration Pact (debate)

Mr President Marc Angel, I take the opportunity of this debate to address again Minister Roswall of the Swedish Presidency because, a year ago, the European Council at the end of June made a mistake that you can correct. When Ukraine was welcomed and declared a candidate, President Macron forgot his commitment to advance the political deepening of Europe and proposed the European Political Communi…

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Jun

2023

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Negotiations on the European Electoral Law (debate)

Madam President, thank you to Vice-President Jourová for her presence and also to Mrs Roswall, on behalf of the Council. Minister, the truth is that I do not think that the issue is to enter into a debate between us, parliamentarians, but I was a little shocked by the intervention of my colleague Paulo Rangel. Knowing its position against transnational lists, one must admit that this is Parliament…

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2023

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, if you can wait a moment, because you have not answered the question. He hasn't answered the question I asked him. But it's gone running, you can't do anything anymore.

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Jun

2023

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

Mr President Karas, Commissioner, thank you for your presence. According to the World Bank, since October 2019, Lebanon has been gripped by the most devastating and multifaceted crisis in its modern history. We could even say that these superlatives fall short. At the root of this crisis, among other factors, lies deep-rooted corruption that weakens institutions and curtails the possibility of cha…

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Jun

2023

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Establishment of the EU Ethics Body (debate)

Madam President Picierno, Madam Vice-President, thank you for your presence and thank you to colleagues. The truth is that when the Commission proposal on this subject arrived, I printed it on paper to read it carefully and carefully, so that nothing escaped me, bearing in mind also that the Commission had taken its time – four years – to make this proposal. One might expect that, after four years…

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2023

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Humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community (debate)

Mr President, it has been said that the blasting of the New Kakhovka dam constitutes an ecological and humanitarian catastrophe and, in my opinion, is also a symptom of the desperation of the Russian armed forces who, at the beginning of the spring counter-offensive by Ukraine, have resorted to this war crime to try to sustain their defences. This reminds us that we must continue to provide all mi…

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Apr

2023

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Repression in Russia, in particular the cases of Vladimir Kara-Murza and Alexei Navalny

Madam President, I would like to transfer all my support and that of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party to this resolution. Of course, we again demand the release of both Navalny and Kara-Murza and the other opponents. But I have to tell you, ladies and gentlemen, that I have no real hope that this will happen. That is why I think the most important thing is that we sanction, as several colleagu…

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2023

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EU Rapid Deployment Capacity, EU Battlegroups and Article 44 TEU: the way forward (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to extend my thanks and congratulations to the rapporteur, Javi López, also a colleague of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, for this magnificent report, and to the other rapporteurs who have collaborated on behalf of the various groups. Because this position of Parliament really comes at a very oppo…

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2023

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EU relations with Iraq (debate)

Madam President, thank you to Commissioner Hahn for joining us in this debate. It is a debate that is undoubtedly taking place at a very opportune time. Why? Because just in recent weeks there has been the parliamentary visit referred to by President Skyttedal, to which I am also grateful for her work, and also the meeting of the EU-Iraq Cooperation Council between the High Representative/Vice-Pre…

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2023

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Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU - The Windsor Framework (debate)

Mr President, thank you to Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič, not only for his presence, but for having negotiated the Windsor Framework, which is a rule of interpretation of the Protocol that allows us to get out of the situation we were in. Therefore, congratulations. Congratulations also, of course, to my dear colleague Pedro Silva, the rapporteur for the report on the implementation of the Withdra…

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2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda (debate)

Madam President, Mr Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania, I have absolutely shared your speech in the elements of firmness towards Russia, of total support for Ukraine, in the defence of its integrity and sovereignty. Also, in opening up to enlargement, of course, for Ukraine, for Moldova, for Georgia and also, as has been recalled, for the Western Balkans. He has my full support on tha…