What Nathalie spoke about.

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FR Written Statement

Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (continuation of debate)

Rightly, the overwhelming majority of Council members were outraged by the anti-LGBTQI law introduced by Orbán in Hungary. Orbán has already crossed red lines in the past, but now he has fallen lower than ever. I welcome the reaction of most Heads of State and Government, but that should not end there. The Council must trigger Article 7 against this Hungarian government. All legal means must be im…

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2026

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2025 Commission report on Moldova (debate)

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Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

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Jun

2026

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Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (B10-0295/2026, B10-0296/2026, B10-0304/2026, B10-0307/2026, B10-0308/2026, B10-0309/2026, B10-0311/2026) (vote)

Madam President, the resolution we are voting on is an excellent resolution. It describes some, but not all, aspects of the shadow war that Russia is waging against us. And I would like to supplement it by drawing the attention of this Parliament to the fact that Russian propaganda, the disinformation maneuvers that we have tried to limit by banning Russia Today are still present on our soil and I…

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May

2026

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Commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and Greeks in Pontos and Asia Minor (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the word genocide should never be used lightly. I know that in this Parliament, the emotion of killing civilians was quickly confused with the invocation of genocide. Yet, ladies and gentlemen, the response to Hamas’ terrorism is brutal and disproportionate, but it is not genocide; Russia’s deadly war against Ukraine either. You have to be serious with the words…

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2026

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Europe's response to reduced US military deployments in Europe, particularly at its Eastern flank in the light of the latest US decisions (debate)

Madam President, Donald Trump is right. Yes, you have heard: Donald Trump is right. It is time for Europe to take charge and defend itself. This is the least we owe to our citizens: be able to deter external aggression and defend them if necessary. This is the choice that France has made for 60 years, that of strategic autonomy; This is what it has been offering Europe for almost a decade. Neverth…

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May

2026

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East

Madam President, thank you Mrs Kallas, you are so right: it is our role as MEPs to say that this is unacceptable. And I note at the moment that part of this Chamber, which is so quick to defend, supposedly, the Christians of the East when it suits it, is completely absent from our debate this afternoon. Eastern Christians deserve the respect of all, all the time. They need us to serve their cause …

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May

2026

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East

Madam High Representative, there is much to be said in this debate. First, on the overwhelming responsibility of the Iranian regime and its vassals for the Middle East outbreak, but also on the blatant lack of American strategy and on our European impotence. All this is sadly true. But I would like to tell you about other victims of the current situation, who have been present in the region for 2,…

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Apr

2026

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Topical debate requested by a political group (PfE) (Rule 169) - Commission interference in democratic process and elections (topical debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Patriots Group has a lot of time to waste. He chose to prank us by demanding a debate on the European Commission's alleged interference in elections in Europe. Forgive me for telling you, but we're insane. Who brought down Viktor Orbán, your friend, if not the weariness of the Hungarian people in the face of the poverty of the country, the corruption of the …

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2026

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Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (debate)

Madam President, Armenia is a miracle. Please note: The Armenian people have continued to be attacked, from massacre to genocide, and again recently through ethnic cleansing of the Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh. Yet the Armenian people are still standing, legitimately proud of their culture, civilization and religion, and determined to make them shine. The spectacular development of Armenia in rec…

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Mar

2026

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Case of Elene Khoshtaria and political prisoners under the Georgian Dream regime

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Mar

2026

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The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger

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Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Mar

2026

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Tackling barriers to the single market for defence - Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Madam President, everything shows us that we need to increase our defence efforts and our strategic autonomy. And yet, it seems that we are looking for all the pretexts to not be up to the task. The US is mistreating its allies and devoting its military resources to waging war in the Middle East, rather than supplying the Europeans or helping Ukraine; Yet there are some here who are fighting Europ…

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2026

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Order of business

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Feb

2026

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Regulation implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027 (vote)

Madam President, Ukraine has never needed us so much. In a biting cold, Russia bombs cities, power plants and civilians every day. The United States no longer helps Ukraine. The Kyl Institute alert, today, and we know that it refers. Support for Ukraine is based on a small number of countries and it is Europe that assumes the main responsibility. It is our honour and it is in our interest, because…

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Feb

2026

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Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Building a stronger European defence in light of an increasingly volatile international environment (debate)

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Feb

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Order of business

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Jan

2026

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2025 (A10-0253/2025 - David McAllister) (vote)

Madam President, the situation is changing very rapidly, in Syria, and in a worrying way. That is why I would like to table the following oral amendment: ‘Expresses its deep concern at the continued fighting in areas such as Aleppo and north-east Syria, which is leading to further displacement and a high number of civilian casualties and creates a serious security risk, in particular due to the fl…

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Jan

2026

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TEU) (joint debate)

Mr President, High Representative, for years in this Parliament I have heard a part of the left tell us that we should not strengthen our defence, that peace was there and priorities elsewhere. During the same years, part of the right swore that it was enough to rest on the American ally, that he would always be there and that he should be trusted. Even today, on the far right and on the far left,…

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2026

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

Mr President, High Representative, the Iranian regime already had a long history: He had suppressed his people's aspirations for freedom, helped Bashar al-Assad, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis, attacked Israel, developed a clandestine nuclear program, supported Russia in Ukraine and launched cyberattacks in Europe. Now he's turned into a real butcher: The mullahs, unable to offer a future to the…

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Dec

2025

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EU Defence Readiness (joint debate)

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Nov

2025

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Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)