20
May
2026
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Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, when my daughter bumps into the wardrobe, she tells the wardrobe off very loudly. And the right side of the House is doing exactly the same thing. They are blaming the Emission Trading System for their own failed, fossil-driven policies. But frankly, my daughter is two years old, so she has an excuse. Do you know what is actually driving energy prices up? Do you know why industry is being slowly strangled? Can you say this out loud, Mr Procaccini, Mr Bardella? It is oil and it is gas costing every single citizen a fortune every single day. And the cure is so embarrassingly simple: produce your own energy from renewables. Spain has the lowest energy prices in Europe because they don't use gas. Italy has the highest because they use too much gas. So you are blaming the doctor for the disease. You are scolding the wardrobe. So please acknowledge the facts and start building renewables instead of whining around here. My daughter will grow out of this and I hope you can do this too.