What Marie-Pierre spoke about.

29 Feb

2024

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EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement - EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement (Resolution) - Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile (joint debate - EU-Chile agreements)

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Dear colleague, I listened to you just a few minutes ago. You all called us hypocrites. What is hypocrisy? This means giving and exposing quotas over and over again, without really saying how these quotas are used. 9% Chilean exports on beef, 2% poultry exports, 0% cereals. You call me Richard Virenque of politics. In the end, he won a lot of things and I do not intend to stop there. I plan to win…

29 Feb

2024

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EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement - EU/Chile Advanced Framework Agreement (Resolution) - Interim Agreement on Trade between the European Union and the Republic of Chile (joint debate - EU-Chile agreements)

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Mr President, Commissioner, lack of mutual commitment to compliance with the Paris Agreement, exponential increase in agricultural quotas, lists of protected geographical indications patched up, lack of assurance of a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials, this is what critics of the modernisation of the agreement with Chile defend, stuck in binary dogmas, trapped by an outdated …

27 Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

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Mr President, as shocks follow one another (financial crisis, Brexit, etc.), as climatic hazards and bad weather have become the norm, while our farmers are victims of Putin and his attempts to destabilise European agriculture, committed women and men are perpetuating our traditions and producing quality food. This know-how, such as county, cider and Roscoff onion, is protected by the designation …

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)

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Mr President, in the face of military escalation on our continent and the growing atrocity of the Russian aggressor, inaction is not an option. In the face of rivals who are abandoning international cooperation, we must take the lead in a world shaken by crises. Faced with allies injecting capital into green industries and education, we Europeans cannot be in half measure. Commissioner, your omiss…

6 Feb

2024

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Conclusions of the European Council meetings, in particular the special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Mr President, 1 February 2024 is a double victory. A victory for Ukraine, first of all: our €50 billion aid is another strong signal. We have been, we are and we will always be at the rendezvous of history. Our duty? To stand by the Ukrainians, who defend their freedom and sovereignty, who set the standard for our European values. A victory for the European Union, th…

5 Feb

2024

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

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Madam President, Commissioner, yesterday we Europeans were the pioneers of the solar industry, conquerors and leaders of a future market. Today, they, the Chinese, dominate the solar panel sector with massive subsidies and predatory behaviour. Tomorrow, they, Americans, will rightly invest in the technologies of the future. In this disconcerting reality, our industries are flickering, our SMEs are…

17 Jan

2024

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Addressing urgent skills shortages and finding the right talents to boost job creation (European Year of Skills) (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, we are still talking here about competitiveness, sovereignty and I am the first. But none of this will happen without Europeans, women, men, their talents. This will not happen without the certainty that Europeans have sufficient skills to respond to the changes and challenges of our time. We are at a critical juncture. Environmental challenges and ensuring our indep…

17 Jan

2024

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Quality jobs in a competitive future-oriented social market economy (topical debate)

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Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, as the competition that stimulates becomes the confrontation that divides, as the global race for clean technologies accelerates, we must build a united, sovereign, competitive Europe, always at the service of Europeans. For this, it is essential and imperative to invest in people, in talents, those who participate in our economy. Fair wages and safe working c…

12 Dec

2023

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EU-China relations (debate)

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Mr President, we can no longer sit idly by in the face of the circumvention of sanctions against Russia and the repeated violations of human rights in Xinjiang. We can no longer accept unfair competition from a Chinese market closed to European companies. We can no longer let this systemic rival control our strategic infrastructure. As you said, Mr High Representative, the summit between China and…

12 Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

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Mr President: takeover of our companies, forced technology transfers, attempts to intimidate, effective control of our imports and exports... Faced with all these attacks and blackmails, Europe must have a strong, coordinated and clear strategy. This has guided our work since the beginning of our mandate. Let’s continue our work with an ambitious and effective economic security strategy, which pro…

12 Dec

2023

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European Economic Security Strategy (debate)

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Yes, I'm French. At least I can recognise your courage, compared to your other colleague, to accept this ‘blue card’ question – first. (Inaudible words in the Chamber from France Jamet) Ah, okay, you are expected elsewhere... You are always expected, to tell the truth! You refer to the fact that the European Union is not up to the task. But what have you been doing since the beginning of the manda…

12 Dec

2023

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EU-Taiwan trade and investment relations (debate)

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Mr President, let us take a good look at Taiwan: a democratic state, respecting the rule of law, committed to a rules-based international order, aiming for a green, sustainable and fair transition for all. Let us take a good look at Taiwan, a key state in a key region, a state that sees almost half of world trade pass through, a state that faces our systemic rivals, a state that is directly threat…

12 Dec

2023

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

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Mr President, Commissioner, threat to our gallium imports, threat to our germanium imports, threat to our graphite imports, threat to our rare earth oxide imports: these are examples of our European vulnerabilities, and it is time to put an end to this situation of dependency with the adoption of this text on critical raw materials, in order to diversify cooperation and support our partners in ach…

22 Nov

2023

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Destruction of judicial independence and the persecution of democrats in Hong Kong (debate)

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Mr President, the European Union is much more than just an economic unit. It is a political project based on respect for the rule of law. And for years, the citizens of Hong Kong have shown us that this ideal counts. Yes, an independent judiciary is worth fighting for. Today, they pay the price. Repressions, disappearances, imprisonments, arbitrary trials. It is there, the response of the Chinese …

21 Nov

2023

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EU/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (debate)

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So I will try to couple the two elements and I will bounce back on Mr. Caspary's remarks to also provide an answer to Mrs. Aubry. Because indeed, Mr Caspary, you are right to point out that the French make the climate argument for imports, but never for exports. I acknowledge, however, that this is not the case for Manon Aubry. Others yes, but not her. So I would like to thank you for this questio…

21 Nov

2023

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EU/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (debate)

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As I was actually saying, I was eagerly awaiting this blue card to have a real substantive debate and a real ambitious debate on these topics. Yes, you are right, Emmanuel Macron said so. And what is our action here in the European Parliament? Not be in the dogmas, but really act to shape trade agreements. Because you tell us that you don’t want trade agreements, all right, but you don’t want trad…

21 Nov

2023

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EU/New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, yes, I will vote in favour of the agreement between the European Union and New Zealand. Yes, I support the progress achieved with a reliable and ambitious partner, with a parliamentary democracy that resembles us. Yes, I support the environmental safeguards contained in the agreement, with the mention of the Paris Agreement and finally with a system of sanctions. Yes…

20 Nov

2023

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

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Madam President, Commissioner, we must do everything we can to achieve our climate goals. We must do everything we can to relocate our industries. We must do everything we can to end our addictions. We need to do everything we can to meet the labour needs of our companies and train our workers. The answer is European: it is the Zero Industry Act’. In particular, we are laying the foundations for a…

18 Oct

2023

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A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

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Mr High Representative, you seem ready to become a geopolitical Europe and to act as such. We are ready for it and we have a duty to do so for Europeans and for all those who rely on us. Mr High Representative, let us be proud to tell the world who we are: Democrats and Europeans. Mr High Representative, let us stand firm in the face of all warlike and obscurantist offensives. Declaring itself geo…

17 Oct

2023

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Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, just a few months before the European elections, the Commissioner is presenting the last work programme of his mandate. Since our election, we have seen the world change, and with it, how we perceive ourselves as Europeans. Take the Green Deal: we accompany our continent towards ecological and environmental neutrality, we invest where necessary, we defend the sectors…

16 Oct

2023

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

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Madam President, there is no future for our European industries without quality training. No European competitiveness without skills. No European sovereignty without know-how. The rest of the world knows how important investing in women and men is. We Europeans must not be left behind. STEP, the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform, will include training of young people and reskilling of wor…

4 Oct

2023

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Need to complete new trade agreements for sustainable growth, competitiveness and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

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Mr Mariani, it is always great to hear you in this Chamber and to see a little bit of all the inconsistencies you have. You tell us that Europe is open to anything and then you refuse sanctions. You tell us that we must not have any trade agreement, but, despite everything, you do not vote for a protective element, which is the carbon mechanism. What is the consistency in your positions? Really, t…

4 Oct

2023

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Need to complete new trade agreements for sustainable growth, competitiveness and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, remember the adoption of my amendment rejecting the agreement with Mercosur as it stands. This position of the European Parliament reveals the profound need to defend a trade that is regulated, fair and sustainable. New trade agreements may be, but not at any price, not at the price of our coherence, our climate ambitions, our food sovereignty. We must contin…

4 Oct

2023

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Energy Charter Treaty: next steps (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, as you said, the European Parliament has been calling for a coordinated exit from the Energy Charter Treaty for a year now. Since then, nothing or so little has changed. We always have the feeling of reliving the same scene in committee, in plenary session. It's the never-ending story. Despite the European Commission's proposal for a coordinated exit, some Member Sta…

3 Oct

2023

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Question Time with Commissioners – EU-China trade relations

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Mr President, very quickly, I am going back to economic security and the new instruments so that the Executive Vice-President can go into a little more detail. Indeed, it is not just a desire to target China, it is broader, it is for the European Union, it is not against anyone, but it is for us. Again, whether it is really outward investment, how do you plan to move forward and how do you plan to…