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3 Oct

2023

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EU-Switzerland relations (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Switzerland is at the heart of Europe and it is high time that our relations fully reflect this. Our citizens in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, Baden-Württemberg, South Tyrol and Milan all deserve better cross-border cooperation, fewer obstacles and more opportunities. So yes, Switzerland is not part of the European Union. I regret this because it would m…

11 Sep

2023

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Renewable Energy Directive (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, we have just experienced the hottest summer on record. It is a signal that drives us to act. That is why I am pleased that we are adopting this European renewable energy law on a consensual basis, which amplifies our ambitions and signals to the world that Europe is serious in its fight against global warming. However, I would have a comment. First…

13 Jun

2023

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, batteries produced in Europe, reused and recycled in Europe: This is our goal. I welcome the adoption of this European regulation on batteries, which sets clear standards for the ecodesign, environmental performance, recycling and reuse of batteries. With this European law, Europe demonstrates its commitment to building a strong and environmentally friendly b…

13 Jun

2023

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would have liked the words ‘fight against corruption’ to be included in the title of this debate. Corruption is indeed a scourge in Lebanon, to the detriment of all the Lebanese people. Three years after the Beirut port explosion, the Lebanese want to live in a society where justice can do its job, where the state plays a transparent role and gua…

18 Apr

2023

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Energy storage (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Europe will have 42.5% renewable energy by 2030. This is an almost agreed target in the Renewable Energy Directive and soon in this House, and one that we must meet if we are to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. Storage is essential to be able to use our renewable energies in their entirety – I was going to say without losing a single electron, w…

14 Mar

2023

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Data Act (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, dear shadow rapporteurs, ladies and gentlemen, in parallel with the reindustrialisation work we are carrying out in Europe, we must also carry out work on the digitisation of our industries, in particular by making better use of our industrial data. Today, more and more objects and products are connected, of course, including heavy industrial products, such as a trai…

13 Mar

2023

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Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, let us talk about figures. Through its Climate Law, Europe has set itself a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030. In 2020, Europe has already managed to reduce its emissions by 31% compared to 1990. Now we still need 24% in less than seven years. The current building stock of the European Union is 36% of greenhouse gas emissions…

13 Feb

2023

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Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027 (debate)

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Madam President, I thank my colleagues for their thanks, for their excellent work and for their constructive proposals. So, to answer some of the catch-the-eye questions and interventions, I am also in favour of affordable prices for this internet access that we will have tomorrow, not forgetting, however, that we are in a free market and that imposing fixed prices is not possible. On the other ha…

13 Feb

2023

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Union Secure Connectivity Programme 2023-2027 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this is a historic moment. We will vote for new European satellites, which will make the European Union more autonomous in space. Satellites that will be used to communicate in an ultra-secure way, that will be designed to be sustainable and that will be owned by the European Union, to communicate both everywhere in Europe, but also around the w…

23 Nov

2022

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A truly interconnected Energy Single Market to keep bills down and companies competitive (topical debate)

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Madam President, 70 years ago, the first assembly of the ECSC was held here in Strasbourg, around a common desire for peace, to join forces around steel and coal. For yes, without energy and industry, a modern democratic society cannot prosper. It is historic that, in the face of the crisis, we need to rethink our energy system, which must be interconnected, integrated and decarbonised. To do this…

9 Nov

2022

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

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Madam President, Europe is facing a crisis whose economic, social, geopolitical and climate consequences we do not yet understand. But we already understand the urgency of having a stable and decarbonised energy system. With this financial support plan, I am delighted that the Commission is supporting not only renewables, but also – finally! – other decarbonised and non-fossil energy, such as deca…

6 Oct

2022

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An EU approach for Space Traffic management - an EU contribution addressing a global challenge (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, our skies are filled with space debris, and we are doing nothing. Every year, new satellites are launched into space, while others, too old, come to the end of their lives and become space debris. Moreover, traffic management does not really exist due to the lack of identification of all satellites, whereas this should be as natural as air traffic …

15 Sep

2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

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Madam President, for too long we have neglected our European industry and we have watched the migration of our businesses to distant countries without doing anything. Many of our fellow citizens blame Europe for letting this happen and worse, for encouraging it. Commissioner, it was time to tackle this problem of loss of European industrial sovereignty, which severely handicapped our continent dur…

13 Sep

2022

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Renewable Energy Directive (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, more renewable energy across Europe: This is simply what we want. Solar, photovoltaic or thermal energy, wind, marine or hydroelectric energy, biomass as long as it is regulated to preserve our forests, but also new innovative technologies such as osmotic energy. We need all these renewable energy sources and that is why, together with my Renew Eur…

23 Jun

2022

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Gas storage (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, Russia's war in Ukraine has revealed that we are too dependent on Russian energy products. This episode shows us how important it is to limit all our dependencies on energy imports. Our strategic autonomy depends on it. I welcome these first steps forward in the negotiations on the revision of the gas market, which is an opportunity to invest …

6 Jun

2022

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The EEAS’s Climate Change and Defence Roadmap (debate)

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Mr President, with the environmental crises intensifying, our European armed forces, but also our Union missions and operations, have to face the increasingly difficult conditions to act. These same armed forces are major consumers of fossil fuels and their emissions are not included in the Paris climate agreement, as the rapporteur has pointed out. Through this resolution, we therefore call for m…

5 Apr

2022

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Trans-European energy infrastructure (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the TEN-E Regulation is of paramount importance for achieving Europe’s ambition to build a more integrated and resilient energy market. The discussions resulted in an ambitious agreement, for example on smart grids and hydrogen production infrastructure. However, gaps remain regarding the preponderance of fossil gas in our energy system. So let’s try to minimise…

14 Feb

2022

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A European strategy for offshore renewable energy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, turbines, wind turbines, tidal and osmotic plants: the potential of offshore energy is immense and multiple. This is a fact: For the EU to meet its climate targets, it must massively deploy renewable energy, especially offshore. One of the great advantages is that at sea the wind, tides and currents are almost continuous. That is why I welcome the report we are adopt…

19 Jan

2022

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Situation in Kazakhstan

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am very concerned about the situation in Kazakhstan. Which head of state can justify shooting his nationals without warning? It is not a question of questioning the sovereignty of President Tokayev. Kazakhstan is a free and sovereign state. But whatever the reasons for the state's anger, I cannot accept the method employed. I cannot stand the fact that the Kaz…

24 Nov

2021

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State of the Energy Union (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, if I were to draw a conclusion from the latest report on the State of the Energy Union, it would be this: In 2020, renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels as the EU’s main energy source. This is a very encouraging signal that yes, the European Union is making significant progress in the energy transition. But, alas, that is not enough. Our greenhou…

6 Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, our Renew Europe Group does not accept that the explosion in energy prices, particularly gas, is hitting our citizens so hard and weakening our industries. Resolving the energy crisis requires strong short-, medium- and long-term measures. There are three tracks to explore together. First, to strengthen our gas storages…

14 Sep

2021

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Madam President, "I am still here. I will continue to challenge you. I will defend my cause to the end. I am not afraid. They did not win.” Thus spoke Lebanese journalist May Chidiac for the release of her book, two years after a car bomb attack that almost cost her life in 2005, for criticizing the Syrian regime in its TV shows. She lost an arm and a leg. And 15 years later, what about it? Lebano…