What Alex spoke about.

14

Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, the digital market is the first of its kind, an ex-ante instrument to regulate big tech and to safeguard that markets impacted by them remain fair, contestable and also competitive. Big tech giants such as Apple, Google and Amazon have not only become unavoidable trading partners, but they have dictated the rules for too long, creating an environment that can tip off the market, d…

19

Oct

2021

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)

Ms President, 2022 will be marked by an economic crisis and an unemployment crisis. This will lead to more inequalities, more poverty and more social exclusion. Therefore, I urge the Commission as well as the Council to be more ambitious and support a European Union budget with a more social dimension that contributes positively to the better quality of life for our citizens and workers, as well a…

5

Oct

2021

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Disinformation and the role of social platforms (debate)

Today we live in a world where digital platforms have become the battlefield for our democracies. We have had the negative effects that anti-democratic forces have left on our democracies following disinformation attacks. Social platforms are built by themselves to maximize the attention and time spent by those who use them. Unfortunately, often what keeps us attached to the same platforms is fake…

4

Oct

2021

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The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)

Mr President, on Wednesday we will be voting on my report on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions – lessons learnt. First of all, I would like to thank my colleagues and shadows for their important input in this report. There was a high degree of cooperation across all the political groups within the European Parliament. I would also like to thank Inclusion Europe and also…

4

Oct

2021

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The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)

Mr President, biodiversity destruction and climate change are real challenges we face on a daily basis. The majority of biodiversity destruction is taking place in developing third countries and this is also having a direct impact on biodiversity in our Member States, especially when it comes to bird migration. It is therefore pointless that the European Commission only continues to restrict susta…

13

Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

Platforms for the Collaborative Economy today have become an integral part of our lives, posing new challenges – challenges to industrial relations, challenges to social security, challenges to a regulatory framework of our Member States. The precariousness faced by platform workers is a real challenge and with the COVID pandemic it continues to expose a number of vulnerabilities that these worker…

8

Jul

2021

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Decent working and employment conditions in the aviation sector - Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on aviation (debate)

At the risk of losing my flight today, I decided that it is more important to be here defending the rights and working conditions of workers working in the aviation sector, including Maltese national airline workers – Air Malta. The aviation sector also has a human face and this is the face of the workers who over the past months have had to pay the highest price for the pandemic – the highest pri…