What François-Xavier spoke about.

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Sep

2021

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United States sanctions and the Rule of law (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the decision taken by the United States is obviously a wake-up call, but it must not make us forget three things that seem essential. The first concerns the persons who are implicated in this decision: there are already judicial procedures, and I think it is essential to reiterate that the necessary means of combating corruption is justice, and that nothing c…

15

Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

Mr President, Madam President, you have drawn up a lucid diagnosis and an ambitious roadmap, but one that will require urgent breaks. You mentioned the dependence of our countries on Asia, highlighted by the health crisis, and you want to ensure better health protection. But the danger would be to prepare for the past crisis. Tomorrow's will come where we don't expect it. As you describe this vuln…

14

Sep

2021

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Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (debate)

Mr President, we have achieved this. Negotiation has been difficult, but I believe that we have been able to significantly improve the European Commission's initial proposal, in particular by improving the distribution of funds between our Member States, but also and above all, I believe this is the most important, to ensure that the sectors most affected – and I am thinking in particular of fishe…

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Jul

2021

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Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily

Madam President, in Hong Kong, the free press is now being treated as a threat to national security. But accusations of terrorism do not deceive anyone. Press freedom is only a threat to the Chinese Communist Party, which has undertaken to methodically destroy any democratic resistance to its totalitarian project. A few days ago, the last independent daily published its latest edition. After two p…

7

Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

Madam President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, double standards, the latest Council conclusions are once again indicative of European biases in international matters. France and Germany offered to reopen a dialogue with Russia. The US President himself has taken an important initiative for this, but the European Council has blocked this proposal, I quote, because of ‘malicious, illegal an…