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8 Jul

2026

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Harnessing the potential of a competitive and sustainable EU Bioeconomy Strategy for EU strategic autonomy (debate)

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Mr President, the bioeconomy is a concrete innovation: plastic made from agricultural waste, sustainable fuels, or medicines. This is why we have excellent researchers and innovative companies. But, too often, innovations are born at home and industrialized elsewhere, because our companies always have the same obstacles, in Europe: too long procedures, insufficient market access and an overly frag…

7 Jul

2026

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Presentation of the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI (debate)

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17 Jun

2026

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Electrification Action Plan (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, electrification is the key to our energy sovereignty. But we are not going fast enough, especially on demand. In early 2026, Europe experienced more than 1,200 hours of negative prices. For more than 1,200 hours, we produced decarbonized electricity without being able to sell it due to a lack of customers. The real construction site, then, is deman…

15 Jun

2026

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Time for European economic independence (debate)

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20 May

2026

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Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, to designate HTA as responsible for our industrial difficulties is to turn a blind eye to the real problem: our dependence on imported fossil fuels. HTA is Europe’s most powerful climate and industrial tool. Weakening it means slowing down the electrification of our economy at a time when it is becoming a strategic imperative. Yes, the system must evolve, but certainly …

29 Apr

2026

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Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate)

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Mr President, since 2 March, more than 2 500 civilians have been killed in Lebanon – women and children. A ceasefire has been announced, but it is being continuously violated. This beautiful country is slowly wiped off the map and its people abandoned. I say it with seriousness: I am tired of looking at Lebanon from a distance, helpless. I am very concerned about the stability of the region; Is co…

29 Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

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Clearly, I have the solution with the industrial accelerator of which I am the rapporteur for Parliament, for the ITRE Committee. The industrial accelerator will allow us to accelerate electrification. We are looking forward to what will be presented to us in June. Today, in industry, 37% of processes are electrified. We can get to 80% without much difficulty. We must also strengthen this electrif…

29 Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

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Madam President, in the Middle East, a war that we have not chosen today dictates the price of our energy. Bills soar and it is the smallest households, SMEs and farmers who pay the price every day. The Commission wants to accelerate - it even calls its AccelerateEU plan - either, but to accelerate, you have to have fuel, and this fuel is massive funding, which is still lacking. The answer is not …

25 Mar

2026

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Europe is still paying the price for its dependencies today. The closure of the Strait of Hormuz triggers a global energy shock and the US ambassador threatens us with restricted access to LNG if Parliament amends the trade agreement with the United States. This is unacceptable blackmail. Europe must stop suffering and go on the offensive to defend its citi…

19 Jan

2026

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Order of business

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Madam President, a reminder to the Rules of Procedure under Rules 202 and 129: I denounce the unacceptable sanctions taken by President Trump and his administration against former European Commissioner Thierry Breton and four European NGO leaders. We have learned that the European Commission has refused to fully defend Commissioner Breton, while he is under attack for decisions taken within his ma…

16 Dec

2025

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Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Presentation of the automotive package (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Grids package and tackling raising energy prices through robust infrastructure (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

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27 Nov

2025

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Development of an industry for sustainable aviation and maritime fuel in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are heading towards a major shortage of sustainable fuels. Our ambitions are strong and necessary, but the account is not there. We want 20 million tonnes of sustainable aviation fuel by 2035. Today, Europe produces 1 million, or 20 times less. And these fuels are still two to three times more expensive than fossil fuels. The Sustainable Transpo…

25 Nov

2025

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Effective use of the EU trade and industrial policy to tackle China’s export restrictions (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, on 9 October China imposed new restrictions on exports of rare earths. A heavy and hostile decision that clearly targets our most sensitive value chains. Because, let's remember, without rare earths, no batteries, no electric cars, no smartphones, no MRI. They are essential for aeronautics, defense, advanced industry, for all our technological…

22 Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

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Mr President, all Europeans remember the surge in their bills in 2022. A crisis caused by the invasion of Ukraine and Russia's energy blackmail. Already in 2014, Putin threatened to cut off gas to Europe. We can no longer live with this sword of Damocles above our heads. The safest and cheapest energy is the energy we produce here in Europe. Let's stop powering the Russian war machine and get out …

8 Oct

2025

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Europe’s automotive future – reversing the ban on the sale of combustion cars in the EU (topical debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, it is time to move up a gear to save the European automotive sector and fight against massive and over-subsidised foreign competition. Let's be clear, the future of the automobile will be electric, not only in Europe, but also around the world. Most manufacturers have understood this well. The billions of euros invested must not be wasted. Clear lines over time are need…

10 Sep

2025

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Serious threats to aviation and maritime transport from Global Navigation Satellite System interference: urgent need to build resilience against spoofing and jamming (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, dozens of aircraft are jammed every day by Russia. From Finland to France to Bulgaria, it is a war of the waves, invisible, but very real. An attempt at intimidation that aims to blind us in our own sky. It is not only the American GPS that is blurred, it is also our European GPS Galileo, even more efficient. But Europe will not bend, just as it…

8 Jul

2025

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Need for the EU to scale up clean technologies (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, five years ago Europe had a trade surplus of EUR 200 million on heat pumps. Today we have a deficit of EUR 400 million. In five years, we have switched from mastery to dependency, and in 60% of cases, it is China that provides. Meanwhile, some here, especially on the far right, are sabotaging the green transition and attacking clean technologies. But to refuse to invest…

18 Jun

2025

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Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate)

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Mr. Speaker, power grids are the Achilles heel of our transition: If they give in, everything else follows. By 2030, we need to mobilise billions of euros to modernise and develop them. Yes, the rise of renewable energies complicates our grid connection needs, but it also relocates energy production to our rural territories or to our outermost regions. It's a chance, not a burden. Renew's Stürgkh …

18 Jun

2025

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Clean Industrial Deal (debate)

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Mr President. Commissioner, today we are debating support for our industry, in particular to support it in reducing its carbon emissions through this clean industry pact that you are carrying, Commissioner Séjourné. While we want to turn our climate goals into a real industrial opportunity, the extreme right, including the National Rally, is tabling a resolution that wants to unravel everything. S…

22 May

2025

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Choose Europe for Science (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, at the end of March we were already alerting to the situation in the United States: massive budget cuts, backsliding on academic freedoms, layoffs. Today, its scientists are seeking refuge. Europe therefore has a unique opportunity: become the new eldorado of free science. In this regard, I welcome the Choose Europe initiative and the announcement of €500 million unt…

21 May

2025

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Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, oil, gas, LNG, nuclear: The course is finally set. We've been waiting for him for a long time. It's time to turn the page on Russian dependency. In the last three years, Europe has paid more money to Putin than it has paid to Ukraine. This is unacceptable, of course. Every euro spent on Russian gas is also one euro less for our renewable energies, our grids, our nuclear…

8 May

2025

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80 years after the end of World War II - freedom, democracy and security as the heritage of Europe (debate)

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Mr President, 8 May marks the end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945. It is our duty to honour the memory of the soldiers and all those who, at the cost of their lives, fought to defend freedom and return to the path of peace. On May 8, 1945, the Allies announced their victory over Nazism. Let us never forget the acts of barbarism to which the peoples of Europe were subjected, perpetrated b…