What Caroline spoke about.

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Mar

2022

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Refugees in Europe: CARE (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, since the launch of the Russian offensive on Ukraine on 24 February, more than 3.5 million people have fled the country, and the vast majority have sought refuge in the European Union. The action of the Temporary Protection Directive has been a gesture that honours and grows the European Union. This is a measure that the Greens/EFA Group had requested in the past for…

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2022

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Protection of animals during transport - Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I do not understand you. In December, we unanimously adopted an unprecedented investigation report. It was the result of 18 months of work in the committee of inquiry on the protection of animals during transport. He says very clearly that European law is not respected, that it is insufficient and that this causes immense suffering for hundreds of millions of…

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Dec

2021

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An EU ban on the use of wild animals in circuses (debate)

– Madam President, tigers, lions, elephants, giraffes or even sea lions: not all of these animals have a place in a circus. For them, being used in a circus means being deprived of their natural environment, undergoing violent training from an early age, being exhibited in stressful numbers contrary to their nature and being subjected to repeated transport when the circus is itinerant. The origin …

14

Dec

2021

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Outcome of Global Summit Nutrition for Growth (Japan, 7-8 December) and increased food insecurity in developing countries (debate)

Mr President, last week, at the Nutrition for Growth Summit, the European Union committed to providing at least EUR 2.5 billion for nutrition by 2024. This is a commitment that must be welcomed in the face of the many emergencies, but if we want to end hunger and malnutrition by 2030, development and humanitarian aid will not be enough. We need a complete overhaul of our food systems, as we called…

14

Dec

2021

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New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action (debate)

Mr President, first of all, thank you to the rapporteurs. The report we are adopting today comes at a crucial time. Humanitarian aid faces many challenges. In addition to the ever-increasing number of conflicts, climate change will increase the need for humanitarian aid. The ongoing drought and famine in Madagascar is a striking example. And this is just the beginning. Today's world is fragile and…

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Oct

2021

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The humanitarian situation in Haiti following the recent earthquake (debate)

Madam President, today in Haiti, Haitians do not live, they survive. The earthquake of 14 August, one month after the assassination of President Moïse, showed once again the vulnerability of the country. This disaster has left thousands of people suffering who are already deprived of basic services. The silence of the international community is a disgrace. The rights to safety and to life, physica…

18

Oct

2021

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Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)

Madam President, the Farm to Fork Strategy is crucial to align our food system with the objectives of the Green Deal and the fight against climate change. This will necessarily mean the end of industrial livestock farming. Livestock accounts for more than 14% of global greenhouse gas emissions. According to FAO, 40 per cent of cultivated land is used to feed livestock. Imports of soybeans to feed …

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Oct

2021

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The role of development policy in the response to biodiversity loss in developing countries, in the context of the achievement of the 2030 Agenda (debate)

Mr President, as the rapporteur has said, this report is timely, as COP 15 on biodiversity starts this month. I would like to recall some things about the objective of protecting 30% of land and seas by 2030. First, this objective only makes sense with a global network of protected areas with clear management plans and objectives. Quantified targets for areas with a high level of protection are ne…

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Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to start today with a major concern about the organisation of the UN World Summit on Food Systems. Civil society and small producers have been completely excluded from a process in the hands of agribusiness. Discarded are the indigenous peoples whose lands and seas are nevertheless taken over and excluded peasant organizations and small-scale artisanal fish…

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Jul

2021

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Plans and actions to accelerate a transition to innovation without the use of animals in research, regulatory testing and education (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, when we talk about the use of animals for scientific purposes, I always have this image in my head, that of a monkey tied by the wrists and staring at the camera held by the whistleblower. One sees suffering in his eyes. He seems to be asking: "Why?" Since these animals don't speak, I repeat it here: Why? The 2010 Directive on the protection of animals used for scientif…

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Jul

2021

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Establishment of Antarctic Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and the conservation of Southern Ocean biodiversity (debate)

Madam President, I would like to start by thanking Grace O’Sullivan and Catherine Chabaud, who initiated this resolution on the creation of marine protected areas in the Southern Ocean. This resolution is crucial because, faced with the blockage of China and Russia, the European Union must be united. The oceans are at the forefront of the fight against climate change and constitute important but f…

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Jul

2021

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European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I feel a mess in the face of this new Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund. We are facing a collapse of marine biodiversity. Small-scale fishermen face competition from increasingly aggressive industrial fishing. We could have tried to live up to it. Instead, you abdicate. You reintroduce harmful subsidies. For example, subsidies that were limited to vess…