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Apr

2024

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Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (debate)

Mr President! Europe sleeps the industrial sleep, and whoever claims that the Green Deal and competitiveness did not fit together, dear CDU/CSU, tells fact-free fairy tales and has not read the EU Chips Act and the EU Critical Raw Materials Act. But of course we are happy to help again, dear colleagues. We now have it Net-Zero Industry Act, but far from what is needed for competitive green industr…

27

Feb

2024

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Multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Establishing the Ukraine Facility - Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (joint debate - multiannual financial framework revision)

Mr President! We can stand and watch European companies churn out with their arms crossed – see EU solar industry. We can make industrial policy in small steps, such as STEP, the platform for the promotion of strategic technologies – in the right direction, but in small triple steps. We can do anything. We can also create websites, coordinate, identify preferred projects, reallocate and redeploy f…

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Feb

2024

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State of EU solar industry in light of unfair competition (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Solar energy is central to our energy transition in Europe. And yet the European photovoltaic industry is in crisis, and of course we cannot accept that. Europe must become the heart of the climate industry. We already have a solar value chain in Europe from the solar cell to the module to the finished solar system, with companies such as Wacker Chemie in Bavari…

12

Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

Mr President! In Bavaria, many years ago, there was already a loud outcry about whether this could be the sale of key technologies to a Chinese group when the manufacturer of industrial robots KUKA was acquired. Geopolitical tensions and technological advances are now making such operations even more sensitive than ever before. Protecting chips, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence and bi…

12

Dec

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

Mr President! It needs critical raw materials and Europe has delivered – at the speed of sound, for diversified supply chains and security of supply, for industry and small businesses in Europe. Lithium and rare earths for green technologies are used in wind turbines, solar systems, electric cars and computer chips. With the EU Critical Raw Materials Act, we have now set a green industrial policy …

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Nov

2023

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Reducing regulatory burden to unleash entrepreneurship and competitiveness (topical debate)

Madam President, Products are in demand worldwide – from medium-sized automotive suppliers to global players such as Airbus in Donauwörth or Toulouse. There are good reasons for this. It is clear: To be successful in global competition, companies in Europe need to be flexible and innovative, and we need to take the reports of too much bureaucracy seriously. Entrepreneurs have to tackle instead of …

9

Nov

2023

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Outcome of the EU-US summit (debate)

Mr President, from an industrial policy perspective, the most relevant piece of news from the EU-US summit in October is what was not agreed about. So the agreement on critical minerals doesn’t include recycled materials, as we in the European Parliament call for. What a waste of opportunity. In the EU, we currently work on having circular and resilient supply chains for critical raw materials, an…

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Oct

2023

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Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (debate)

Madam President, European companies and industry need a strong European response as soon as possible in times of high energy prices. Only a competitive industrial policy that co-letters climate protection can create and sustain prosperity in Europe. With STEP, the platform for strategic technologies for Europe, we are now making available existing pots such as the InvestEU Innovation Fund or Horiz…

13

Sep

2023

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SME Relief Package (debate)

Mr President! Small and medium-sized enterprises are at the heart of Europe's strong economy. And that is why we in the EU must also do our utmost to support competitive green economies. Strengthening EU late payment rules is a good thing. It cannot be that SMEs go bankrupt if large megacompanies do not pay their medium-sized suppliers on time. The Commission's initiative envisages a more systemat…

13

Sep

2023

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Opening of negotiations of an agreement with the United States of America on strengthening international supply chains of critical minerals (debate)

Mr President, we Greens appreciate a lot what the Inflation Reduction Act will do for the worldwide climate in the future. It’s an astonishing piece of legislation with strong social conditionalities as well we can also learn from in the European Union. It would be my personal wish to have a transatlantic climate alliance to adjust US-EU legislation in a way that the climate and a green, competiti…

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Sep

2023

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Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials (debate)

Mr President! Europe needs a stable supply of critical raw materials for a competitive green industry. Raw materials such as lithium and rare earths are indispensable for solar panels, wind turbines, electric cars and computer chips. The EU Critical Raw Materials Act will now properly contribute to ensuring and diversifying the supply of critical raw materials for industry, small and medium-sized …

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Sep

2023

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Combating the normalisation of far-right and far-left discourses including antisemitism (debate)

Madam President, In the middle of Europe, in Bavaria, something monstrous has just happened. A Bavarian Prime Minister Söder of the CSU keeps his deputy and coalition partner of the Free Voters, Aiwanger, in office despite the accusations of anti-Semitism and although many questions remain open, although remorse is difficult to see. Preservation of power and tactics preceded values and attitudes. …

12

Jul

2023

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State of the SME Union (debate)

Madam President, I say this in all clarity: We need to put in place measures in the EU to enable small and medium-sized enterprises to operate competitively and sustainably. In the Chips Act, we have just spelled this out very clearly, very successfully. We want to support not only mega-projects to promote the European semiconductor industry, but also small and medium-sized innovation drivers. If …

11

Jul

2023

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European Chips Act (debate)

Madam President, Semiconductors are everywhere in our smartphones, cars and medical devices. We need a stable supply of computer chips for the green and digital transitions. With the European Chips Act, we now have a decent boost for the European microchip industry, and that is our clear green success. The Chips Act now places particular emphasis on the environmentally and climate-friendly product…

14

Jun

2023

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Make Europe the place to invest (debate)

Madam President, green industrial policy is now finally on the European agenda. And this shift to an active industrial policy, including corresponding investments, is a real chance to meet the economy needs, to be sustainable and competitive. We need strong European answers on production and energy costs, on supply chains, security issues and the Inflation Reduction Act. And the old ways of indust…

13

Jun

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)

Mr President, Cyprus is an important Member State of the European Union, and Europe is interested in a stable, peaceful situation in the Eastern Mediterranean and Southern Europe. Turkish military sabre-rattling will not change that. Cyprus has an important role in achieving the EU climate and environmental goals, and we need the best possible European cooperation on that, especially on renewable …

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May

2023

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Impact on the 2024 EU budget of increasing European Union Recovery Instrument borrowing costs - Own resources: a new start for EU finances, a new start for Europe (debate)

Mr President! The EU budget is a powerful multi-billion dollar instrument to deliver on our common goals in Europe. Goals such as the green, competitive transformation of the economy and social justice need investments and incentives in the right places. And also – this must be made quite clear – a solid counter-financing. That's why we need to think boldly, new and innovatively about the EU budge…

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Apr

2023

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The need for a coherent strategy for EU-China Relations (debate)

Mr President! We do not need anti-China hysteria or naivety in Europe. Both are not appropriate. China is an important trading partner for Europe. We need cooperation on climate protection and green industries of the future. China ranks first in the world in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, which we cannot ignore. However, Europe and China are also – clearly – not like-minded partners – see the …

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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President! The package leads directly to the heart of European climate policy and competitive industrial policy. Europe is taking a historic and important step with the package, even if we Greens would have liked to see even more ambitious results. And the Social Climate Fund is now set to tackle energy and mobility poverty in Europe. It aims to promote measures for more efficient buildings, su…

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Feb

2023

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Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)

Madam President, Raw materials are essential for the transition to a climate-neutral society. We need raw materials for the green transformation, for future technologies. And it is clear: We need to reduce Europe’s overall dependence on raw materials, including China, for strategic autonomy. We know that raw material supply chains are fragile, and security of supply is important. And the developme…

15

Feb

2023

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European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, With the 2022 annual report on the European Central Bank, the European Parliament sets out clear expectations. We know that interest rate hikes are an important tool for monetary policy, but they cannot lower energy prices or have a decisive impact on inflation in the short term. And this is precisely why the ECB must place more emphasis on its secondary mandate in the future, for…

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Dec

2022

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Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)

Madam President, High energy prices, high food prices, record inflation – this is difficult for people and businesses in Europe. EU Member States are doing a lot to mitigate these effects of inflation. Also, the REPowerEU programme, the adaptation to the Renewable Energy Directive and the Energy Efficiency Act, is now accelerating the green transformation, bringing down energy prices and thus work…

14

Dec

2022

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EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (debate)

Madam President, on both sides of the Atlantic we need green transition and a green, decarbonised economy. And we neither want a trade war over the Inflation Reduction Act nor a subsidy race. And yes, the WTO can check the Inflation Reduction Act, but what we need especially is a transatlantic climate alliance and quick decisions to strengthen the green European industry. Therefore, let’s talk abo…

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Nov

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - Future legislative reform of the Economic Governance Framework in times of social and economic crisis

The European Commission has initiated the long-awaited reform of the debt rules, and this was more than overdue. We suspended the Stability and Growth Pact in solidarity at the beginning of the pandemic, and the debt level in the eurozone has increased. And that's why: One One-size-fits-all-An approach is unrealistic given the different budgetary and structural conditions of the Member States. The…

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Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

Thank you very much for the question. Actually I didn’t understand it because I wasn’t able to hear the interpretation, so would you be so kind as to summarise it in two phrases, maybe in English. I would be grateful for that.…