What Katrin spoke about.

5 Jul

2022

EN Speech

EU action plan for the social economy (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the social economy provides innovative solutions in education, health care, energy transition, housing and the delivery of social services. It can also be a pioneer in local green deals by creating alliances in territories involving citizens and enterprises in the climate transition. We call for better access to funding for social economy entities,…

5 Jul

2022

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EU initiatives to address the rising cost of living, including the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

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Mr President! Social justice is the putty that holds the EU, our Europe, together. If this putty melts, then we have a democratic problem in Europe, in the EU. When we talk about social justice, that is a very, very big word, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Minister, Mr Commissioner, Mr President, that is a big word. Let's talk about people who fall into poverty. A year ago, many EU Member States committ…

7 Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

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Madam President, dear colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, dear Commissioner, finally, for the very first time, we do have a Social Climate Fund. Finally, for the very first time, we in the EU are not only talking about poverty, we are acting against poverty – energy and mobility poverty. As Greens, we always said that the Green Transition must also be just and should not increase inequalities. Takin…

5 Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, when the war started in Ukraine, my first thought was: what happens to the 2.7 million people with disabilities in that war? What does war mean from the perspective of a child with disabilities? In Ukraine, 82 000 children live with disabilities. It might be more. When your parents are afraid and you cannot flee, what does it mean to you? When you are a wheelchair user, how is it pos…

9 Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (debate)

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Mr President, times are changing and new emerging challenges, such as digitalisation and climate change, are highly affecting the way we work. On top of this, the pandemic, as not only a general health crisis but also an occupational health issue, has shed light on old and new challenges. Some economic sectors have been major vectors for the spread of COVID-19. It’s unacceptable that workers remai…

17 Feb

2022

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Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, in front of you stands a proud Member of the Parliament. Thanks to the persistency of this Parliament, we achieved a big step forward in the protection of workers from occupational exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins. The biggest step forward entails the intention of the aforementioned directive with reprotoxic substances that adversely affect the abili…

15 Feb

2022

EN Speech

Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive (debate)

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Mr President, thank you first of all, dear Mr Benifei, and thank the shadows for a cooperative atmosphere during the process and negotiation. A high number of toys on the market are unsafe and can harm children, and this is unacceptable for us as Greens/EFA. This is why we are asking for an ambitious revision of the Toy Safety Directive that should guarantee that our kids are safe when playing wit…

19 Jan

2022

DE Speech

Political crisis in Sudan

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Sudan is a country riddled with crises, dictatorships, uprisings and people fighting democracy. The Sudanese are willing to sacrifice an incredible amount to free themselves from the military dictatorship. With the peaceful protests, they take on a very heavily armed army. The country seems to be trapped in a cycle of never-ending military dictatorship, dirty…

14 Dec

2021

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European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (debate)

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Mr President! Dear Commissioner, Dear Gabriele Bischoff and Mr Schmit, to clarify once again which persons are at stake here. Social justice is the putty that holds together a society, a company, a European Union. And if this doesn't exist, this putty shatters, then we have a democracy problem. Democracy means participation, democracy is co-determination. Then I understand processes, processes, de…

5 Oct

2021

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Humanitarian situation in Tigray (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the situation is too dramatic to be ignored. That is a shared consensus. All the reports of brutal sexual or gender—based violence, including gang rapes, sexualised torture and ethnically motivated sexual violence leave the world’s public and me, as a woman, shocked. This systematic use of violence, which leaves wounds for generations, must stop…

4 Oct

2021

DE Speech

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

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, On Wednesday we will vote on the PETI report on the protection of persons with disabilities through petitions – title: . ? No, no! Otherwise, my colleague Stelios Kympouropoulos would not have to sit up there while we speak on this podium. The hall is still not barrier-free, wheelchair-accessible, and the podium is still not accessible to all people. And that's …