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NL Written Statement

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)

The latest COVID variant omikron boosted the stock prices of Pfizer and Moderna considerably. Pfizer saw its share close 6.1 percent higher, about $17.5 billion in additional market value. Competitor Moderna even saw its shares increase by 21 percent. A virus variant such as . This is particularly cynical. After all, it is precisely Big Pharma's patents that make new variants more likely. Patents …

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FR Written Statement

EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (debate)

You want a European sanctions mechanism, a "global" sanctions mechanism. Like the United States, you want to punish the whole world. I mean, not the whole world, just the countries that don't obey you. Countries that do not follow the policy of European imperialism. Those who do not open up to European multinationals. Because let's not pretend that human rights matter to you. You have never sancti…

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EN Written Statement

Establishing the Act in support of ammunition production (debate)

We are asked to fast track an Act in Support of Ammunition Production. Commissioner Breton wants to give huge amounts of taxpayers’ money to extremely profitable multinational companies, but refuses any democratic debate. Let us be clear: this proposal goes far beyond supporting Ukraine – it aims at creating a European network of arms producers, a proper EU military—industrial complex. The proposa…

8 Oct

2026

EN Speech

The need for an EU strategy to counter Islamist entryism and the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood network (B10-0424/2026, B10-0427/2026, B10-0428/2026, B10-0429/2026, B10-0430/2026) (vote)

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Madam President, thank you, I am going to take advantage of it. Honestly, the President has an extraordinary power because we, as Members of Parliament, we are allowed to propose policy measures, and within urgent resolutions, the President can say, no, I do not accept this. But she should only be able to do this if it is out of scope, if it is irrelevant. Now, over the last plenary sessions, we h…

7 Oct

2026

EN Speech

Human rights situation in Iran, notably the cases of Taraneh Rahimi and Leila Abolhasani

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Mr President, colleagues, there is no question or discussion: Taraneh, Leila must not be executed. No one should. But let us here tonight also mention Sima, 35 years old, a kidney patient. She had to visit seven pharmacies in Tehran to find life-saving medication. Why? Because Western sanctions are making medicines scarce and expensive. They are a death sentence for many Iranians today. Your sanct…

7 Oct

2026

NL Speech

Empowering Europeans to address the cost-of-living crisis (debate)

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7 Oct

2026

NL Question

Empowering Europeans to address the cost-of-living crisis (debate)

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6 Oct

2026

FR Speech

Recommendation on EU-China political relations (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, sometimes it is difficult not to get exasperated here because I think, when we discuss the world, we must see the context in which we live. On the one hand, we have our relations with Russia cut off; Mrs von der Leyen has just announced it: By December, there will be no more Russian gas entering Europe despite the energy crisis. On the other hand, we are dail…

16 Sep

2026

FR Speech

Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro

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Madam President, when I hear the right and the far right talking here, it is a little bit Alice in Wonderland. Finally, in your case, with leather boots and a certain nostalgia for Spanish fascism. But either way, you act as if there is no embargo, no blockade against Cuba. That Cubans could do whatever they wanted. That's not the reality. I'll get you back to the ground a little bit. It is your f…

16 Sep

2026

FR Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President. Madame von der Leyen, your self-sufficiency, your arrogance has bothered me. You're talking about the best of times, but for whom? For you, perhaps, with $34,000 a month, and for billionaires. But for European workers today? Our trains are late, our roads destroyed, our hospitals desperate, our firefighters under-equipped. One in two Europeans has financial difficulties. Leisure a…

15 Sep

2026

FR Speech

Escalation in the Middle East (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Mrs Kallas, today, foreign policy for citizens must be at the service of citizens in Europe. I have given up all hope at the humanitarian level, because when you cannot condemn the massacre of children in a school in Iran just because it is the United States, or the bombing of a marriage, it is extremely serious – but at least at the service of European citizens. Today,…

15 Sep

2026

FR Speech

Defence (joint debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, you are talking about security, but I still want to ask you the question: when you celebrate the flexibilization of rules – fewer rules, fewer procedures – to the safety of who do you think? Because today we have a law that limits in Europe the use of eternal pollutants, such as PFAS. Clearly, the law is not enough, if we see the number of cance…

9 Jul

2026

FR Speech

Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)

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Madam President, I believe that we cannot separate the two proposals from the so-called ‘28th regime’ – or ‘Europe Inc.’. So we need to look at the concrete tax problems we are facing today. The first is, of course, tax avoidance and evasion, which today, according to conservative estimates, can amount to up to EUR 200 billion at European level. The second problem is that, of course, this often ha…

8 Jul

2026

FR Speech

The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan

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Mr President, Commissioner Šuica, I will try with great restraint to express to you the depth of my anger at your words, which are dripping with hypocrisy. You talked about the El-Facher massacre – thousands of Sudanese massacred by the Rapid Forces, supported by the United Arab Emirates. You did not dare to say it, but you know it. What did you do? One month after this massacre, you have been in …

8 Jul

2026

FR Speech

Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda: EU solidarity and preparedness in global health (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the news about Ebola is, of course, horrific. It is a disease that kills, which is also scary – transmissible, very deadly – but, at the same time, we must also dare to tackle the root causes of the problem. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, what would it take to effectively fight Ebola? This is not just about finding a vaccine; it is also a well-functioning publi…

8 Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

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Madam President, listen, it has been said, but 1 222 people have died in Belgium because of the heat. If it had been a military attack, how would you have reacted here? If there had been 1,200 deaths in Belgium as a result of a military attack? That would have been a state of emergency. You would have mobilized all the troops, all the forces, all the funds to react to that. And here today, what do…

6 Jul

2026

EN Speech

Financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, the EIB approved over one billion of projects in Israel with companies blacklisted by the United Nations. And why were these blacklisted? Because they were complicit in the illegal colonisation of Palestine. This is a violation of international law. And the EIB was forced to open an internal investigation into this. Imagine: the biggest public investment bank in the world – a Euro…

17 Jun

2026

FR Speech

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

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Madam President, listen, ladies and gentlemen, yes, human rights must be respected. But, listening to some of my colleagues, especially French on the right, I feel that you have a bit of the seed of being expelled and having been expelled from the Sahel, right? And everything is starting to get a little clearer in my head because I wondered, in Belgium, in France, we continue to produce and buy mi…

16 Jun

2026

EN Speech

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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Maybe less rules-based order, more international law?

16 Jun

2026

EN Speech

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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This is EU democracy, right?

16 Jun

2026

EN Speech

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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Oh, come on!

16 Jun

2026

EN Answer

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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Mr Sieper, I am shocked. You support sanctions on Russia, right? What else do I need to say? I mean, your hypocrisy is so, so horrible. So what are you actually saying? 'I don't mind that the Israelis bomb the Palestinians. I don't mind that they bomb the Lebanese.' This is hypocrisy. Once it's about measures against Israel, it's: 'oh, no, I'm going to look elsewhere'. Yes, we can stop Israel if w…

16 Jun

2026

FR Speech

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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20 May

2026

EN Speech

Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

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Mr President, dear Commission, I need to get my head around this – you are inviting the Taliban to Brussels. So, for years, you told us that we cannot speak, we cannot negotiate with Russia. We cannot discuss with Putin because he occupies Ukraine illegally. True – then again, you're still friends with Israel, who also occupies a lot of countries in the region. No, but you say that the Putin regim…

20 May

2026

EN Speech

Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran

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Mr President, I must say, I am shocked about how selective this Parliament is in calling out human rights abuses. I mean, how is it possible that many of you that are now condemning human rights violations in Iran just came back from a mission to Saudi Arabia, an absolute monarchy? And then you have the official press statement, and it goes from the far right of Mr Tânger Corrêa to even the Greens…