What Stéphanie spoke about.

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Sep

2023

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Single market emergency instrument (debate)

Madam President, almost a year ago, to the day, during the State of the Union address, the European Commission presented its new Single Market Emergency Instrument. Drawing lessons from the Covid pandemic and the invasion of Ukraine, this new tool aims to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, even in times of crisis. Citizens rightly did not understand the lack of coordination betwe…

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Sep

2023

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Consumer credits (debate)

Mr President, tomorrow we will vote for a text that will effectively combat the over-indebtedness of thousands of European citizens and adapt our rules to the digitalisation of society. Today, we consume in one click, and we can also take out credit in a few clicks. This is good for making life easier for consumers, SMEs and the rise of e-commerce. But borrowing money is not without risk, and the …

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Jul

2023

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Financial activities of the European Investment Bank – annual report 2022 - Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank - annual report 2022 (joint debate - European Investment Bank)

Mr President, President Hoyer, ladies and gentlemen, in this annual report we welcome the work of the EIB and its President, Mr Hoyer, who have been at the forefront of the transitions facing our society and economy. The EIB has responded effectively to the pandemic. It has stepped up its efforts to support the green, digital transition, and has genuinely engaged in the war in Ukraine. We must con…

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Jun

2023

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Competition policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, Mr rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, the annual exercise of the report on competition policy allows us to welcome all the work of the European Commission, and even more so in recent months, during which competition has been at the heart of the response to the pandemic, to the energy crisis. It is also an opportunity to recall the role of our competition rules in…

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May

2023

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Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries - Agreement of the IGC on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (High Seas Treaty) (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, with this action plan, Europe is certainly showing that it has a head start in protecting our marine ecosystems, but if we want to achieve our objectives, it is being prepared, accompanied and discussed. As I pointed out in the report on co-management of fisheries, it is dialogue with all stakeholders that will enable us to obtain solutions that ar…

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May

2023

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Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, these new proposals for economic governance rules were necessary and urgent. The world has changed. In the aftermath of Covid, in the face of the energy crisis, in the face of the responses we need to provide to inflation, the current rules are no longer fit for purpose. We need to invest massively to achieve our common goals related to the green a…

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2023

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Failure of the Silicon Valley Bank and the implications for financial stability in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, Commissioner, for being present for this important exchange, which is coming at the right time given the situation, since from Silicon Valley Bank to Silvergate Bank to Signature Bank, there is a new wave of tech bank failures in the United States. So, will this wave happen in Europe and how will it impact our banks and European tech …

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2023

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow, in this Chamber, we, the Members of the European Parliament, will vote on the 2023 European Semester. This annual cycle coordinates economic policies between Member States and assesses their compatibility with our European priorities. So far, it has been misunderstood by our European citizens because it is too complex. It needs to be s…

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Feb

2023

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A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, finally, put to the test by our trading partners, we are mobilising the necessary means to strengthen the competitiveness of our industry! First, then, let us urgently respond to the situation, with State aid, to facilitate investment and industrial projects for decarbonisation in Europe. Second, let us provide sustainable means to invest, sustainably and together, in s…

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Feb

2023

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, REPowerEU: behind this new acronym is the end of Europe's energy dependence. This is another historic milestone: we adopt and adapt the recovery funds to respond to the current crisis. The European Union is finally showing pragmatism, responsiveness and solidarity to give Member States the tools to overcome this winter. The war in Europe is forcing us to step up our …

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Dec

2022

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EU response to the US Inflation Reduction Act (debate)

Madam President, dear Executive Vice-President Vestager, ladies and gentlemen, the law on the reduction of inflation makes it absolutely clear: the WTO is at a standstill; our trading partners focus on their economies. We need a European awakening. Successive crises have shown us our dependence on drugs, materials or gas. In this context, our partners are investing heavily to protect their economy…

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Nov

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - Future legislative reform of the Economic Governance Framework in times of social and economic crisis

On the individual approach for each Member State, which seems more realistic to us: to what degree of personalisation, individualisation? Because, at the same time, it is necessary to ensure consistency between these different national economic programmes in order to avoid – as you have said – fragmentation of the internal market.…

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Nov

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - Future legislative reform of the Economic Governance Framework in times of social and economic crisis

Happy birthday, Commissioner Gentiloni, Commissioners, at this stage the European Commission's guidelines are going in the right direction. We must both ensure fiscal stability and allow the necessary flexibility to invest in the European Union’s objectives that can no longer wait: green and digital transitions and strategic autonomy. It is therefore a question of moving away from a purely account…

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Nov

2022

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Digital finance: Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) - Digital Finance: Amending Directive regarding Digital Operational Resilience requirements (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, after the vote on the regulation on cryptocurrencies and the one to facilitate the development of blockchain, it is one more step towards Europe’s digital sovereignty that we are taking today. With this new regulation on the digital operational resilience of the financial sector, we are finalising the digital finance package, and it was time to ensure the cyber resilien…

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Jul

2022

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, one year after the presentation of the Digital Markets Act, we voted in the same Chamber in December 2021 on the position of the European Parliament. Six months later, under the French Presidency of the European Union, I am delighted that we have reached this trilogue agreement. This is doubly historic. First, because we are s…

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May

2022

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Competition policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, Mr rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, after a global pandemic and in the midst of a war on our continent, I would like to recall something important, which seems to escape some populists who would like a Europe à la carte, precisely. Our competition policy does protect us and our businesses and our citizens. During the COVID-19 crisis, the exceptional measures pu…

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Apr

2022

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Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Sinkevičius, today I want to tell you about Jerome, Sophie and Estelle, three Norman citizens who are tremendously involved in the fishing industry, three European citizens directly concerned by the report we are voting on. Jérôme is a fisherman's craftsman. In the face of all the storms - the pandemic, rising energy prices, a missing license - he continues to fish. S…

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Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, Executive Vice-President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, eleven years have elapsed between the complaint of Google’s competitors and the decision of the General Court of the European Union upholding the fine imposed for abuse of a dominant position. Twelve months is barely the time it took us to finalise one of the biggest regulations of the coming decades: that of the digita…

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Oct

2021

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Climate, Energy and Environmental State aid guidelines (“CEEAG”) (debate)

Mr President, dear Vice-President Vestager, ladies and gentlemen, achieving the 2030 climate targets and achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 must not remain wishful thinking, but must be a reality. For this, we will need all the tools at our disposal. Competition policy is an integral part of this, as we have seen during the management of the pandemic. Similarly, the revision of the Environmental …