What Mounir spoke about.

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Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Trump and Bolsonaro have inspired attacks by Brazilian and American institutions. The far right is settling in Israel, Hungary, Sweden and small groups are planning attacks in France and Germany. France accounts for 45% of arrests for far-right terrorism. The far right moves forward unhindered. We are much to denounce it, but too little to fight it. Our silence is gu…

13

Dec

2022

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Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the corruption scandal plaguing our institution today is of the worst kind, because this corruption sought to silence our institution on human rights. Many authoritarian regimes interfere in the democratic life of Parliament, seek to promote their objectives and try to redeem their image. Today, Qatar built its World Cup on the bodies of exploited workers. The G…

13

Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, a quarter of our young people live below the poverty line or are at risk of exclusion. The figure is colossal, and the observation overwhelming. However, our countries are slow to submit their action plans to combat child poverty. Parliament needs to strengthen controls on this implementation. Growing up in poverty marks all children for life. Refugee children…

22

Nov

2022

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Situation in Libya (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am speaking tonight on behalf of my colleague Alfonsi, who apologises for not being with you. I welcome Mr Pisapia's report because it takes strong and useful positions on the situation in Libya: firstly on the lack of a unified, legitimate and democratic government that could benefit from international recognition, but also on the deep crisis of human righ…

22

Nov

2022

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Promoting regional stability and security in the broader Middle East region (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Salah Hamouri is Franco-Palestinian. He is an Israeli lawyer committed to defending Palestinian prisoners. Yes, but for months, Salah himself has been a prisoner in administrative detention, without trial, for periods of six months renewable indefinitely. And for what fault? Non-Allegiance to the State of Israel. But what are we talking about? For years, Sala…

21

Nov

2022

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Situation of human rights in the context of the FIFA world cup in Qatar (debate)

Madam President, the ban on beer in stadiums will have been as much talked about as the death of 6 500 slave workers. I don't know what to conclude for our humanity, but I know what it says about the Qatari government. It has no respect for its partners, nor for human rights, and is unable to live up to its commitments. Let us not pretend to be surprised because, behind the screen of FIFA, we are …

19

Oct

2022

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Political situation in Tunisia (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, sometimes it is by going there that we can measure a reality, that we can feel the temperature. At the beginning of September, I had the opportunity to visit Tunisia, to meet civil society actors, human rights defenders, Tunisians and Tunisians. I went to Tunis and travelled to Tabarka to meet a young mayor, elected in a partial election, who is…

18

Oct

2022

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UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a climate conference is an international event of great importance: for states, which must push their ambitions loud and clear, and for people, who are the first to be impacted by the climate and who are pushing policymakers to do more and better. In Egypt, human rights are not respected, as everyone knows. Here in the European Parliament, we have made several r…

4

Oct

2022

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Access to water as a human right – the external dimension (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, we will soon run out of water. This omen of the ecologist René Dumont in 1974 is now reality. A violent reality, largely caused by the climate crisis and pollution. Inaction is unthinkable, even as the international community has enshrined the right to water as a human right. Water is not a consumer product like any other that can be traded. Let us not allow any indu…

13

Sep

2022

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Renewed partnership with the Southern Neighbourhood – a new agenda for the Mediterranean (debate)

Madam President, our region, the Euro-Mediterranean region, is experiencing a resurgence of authoritarianism and international violence while suffering the increasingly harsh effects of climate change. In this context, Europe must create healthy, lasting and peaceful links for its neighbours. While our lockdown in Russian gas is so dark, let's not make the same mistake with our Mediterranean neigh…

13

Sep

2022

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Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, here we are: in about less than a year, we have managed to lay the legislative foundations more than incentivising. We have almost found the gap that allows the constraint to finally lay the basis for a wage shield within the European Union. And this is something very concrete. In fact, what we are trying to change with this directive is what is at…

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)

Mr President, Commissioner, while the European Union is the world’s second-largest economic power, almost 97 million people face poverty and social exclusion, and 22% of the population is unable to make ends meet or lead a decent life. We fear autumn, but wake up: we are already in the unacceptable. There is an urgent need to adopt national ‘measures’. People do not want charity, but dignity and r…

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Jun

2022

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The EU’s Foreign, Security and Defence Policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Vladimir Putin’s war of aggression against Ukraine reinforces the need for a Europe of security, capable of ensuring peace. In order for defence investments to truly build this European defence, it is crucial that they are coordinated in order to close the European capability gap. More than ever, Member States must stop the dispersed initiatives that exacerbate …

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May

2022

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Madam President, Shireen Abu Akleh, the death of this famous Palestinian-American journalist shocked the world. She was wearing her helmet and press bulletproof vest and was shot in the head. Killing a journalist is a crime against freedom of expression that cannot go unpunished. We call for an international UN-led investigation that can determine the entire chain of responsibility. But the horror…

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May

2022

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, as Ukraine faces the worst hours in its history, Europe must stand in solidarity with this aggressed people. To deal with and cure its own ills, Europe and its Member States must also strengthen their internal solidarity and social solidarity. We must prevent Vladimir Putin’s war from creating a social meltdown in the European Union, as E…

16

Feb

2022

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EU-Russia relations, European security and Russia’s military threat against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, in order to deter Vladimir Putin from engaging in a bloody conflict at the EU’s doorstep, we must stand in solidarity and firm. In the face of the absurd expansionist nationalism of a man willing to sacrifice thousands of human lives, no complacency is possible. I condemn those in our democracies who engage in this complacency, which turns a blind eye to the corruption and aggress…

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Feb

2022

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

Mr President, Mr Borrell, ladies and gentlemen, the crisis in Ukraine is a test that Europe has not experienced in decades. In a ballet of heads of state, Europeans try to avoid war. So, yes, Europe must build a new policy that guarantees collective security and through which it will speak with one voice. In the face of those who would like to remake world orders of the past, based on violence or …

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Nov

2021

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Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, freedom of movement for people and freedom of movement for workers are the daily lives of millions of us. While these freedoms define the European project, their associated rights are a neglected exercise. Enforcing your rights to unemployment, care and retirement is still part of the fighter's journey. Exploitation and endangerment of workers, suc…

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Oct

2021

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The future of EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, Europe and the United States must work together to tackle great challenges. The first challenge, the biggest and most urgent, is the fight against global warming and the decline of biodiversity. It is therefore imperative that the American and European objectives are ambitious and achieved. We must act together to live better on this planet. This requires fair international corporate…

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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)

Madam President, Commissioner, rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, on 6 May 2021, Chahi, a delivery man, delivers a meal near Rouen, by bike, in the rain. He works for Uber Eats. Chahi, under pressure, is overturned. Would this father have lost his life if the platform had assumed its responsibilities as an employer? If the platform had ensured the safety of the bike and its equipment? If she had al…