What Laurence spoke about.

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Nov

2022

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Esports and video games (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, just fifty years ago, a very simple pattern appeared on screens all over the world: they were two vertical bars and a pixel moving between them. The concept of this game – it was called – was very simple: return the ball and score as many points as possible against his opponent. This simple game marked the beginning of the video game revolution. Fi…

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2022

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Cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, last week we learned that Yuri Kerpatenko, a Ukrainian conductor, was shot by Russian machine guns, murdered in his home in Kherson. His crime: refusing to participate in a propaganda concert to celebrate the illegal annexation of his region. The Russian government has no limits in horror. This war is a war against our values in whic…

13

Sep

2022

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The new European Bauhaus (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear rapporteurs and colleagues. New European Bauhaus. Behind this overly complicated name, there is a great idea for our citizens to put art, culture, design and above all people at the heart of the energy transition and the European Green Deal. With this initiative, we are therefore talking about renovating our buildings while respecting our heritage, building differe…

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Jun

2022

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Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (debate)

Madam President, I really wanted to thank all the colleagues who have spoken in support of this debate. I would also like to thank you, Commissioner, for responding with proposals. In conclusion, I wanted in particular to welcome the work of the Commission in publishing the guidelines for the implementation of the Erasmus+ Inclusion and Diversity Strategy and the European Solidarity Corps, which, …

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Jun

2022

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Inclusion measures within Erasmus+ 2014-2020 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, more than 10 million people have been able to benefit from Erasmus+ since it was launched in 1987. And how many more are dreaming about it? How many dream of travelling, meeting, learning and experiencing European culture through mobility? At the Conference on the Future of Europe, the 800 citizens told us, they made it a priority: There is a ne…

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, the Conference on the Future of Europe was held. Yes, it is true, there have been doubts, challenges, difficulties. But today, the result is there, with 325 solid proposals that are the result of a unique participatory democracy exercise, led in particular by the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron. What citizens have asked of us is more Europe …

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Feb

2022

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One youth, one Europe (topical debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Mr Secretary of State, ladies and gentlemen, our Renew Europe Group is calling for action for all young Europeans. Their level of unemployment and poverty, which is still too high, is no longer acceptable. Yes, the pandemic has hit them hard and increased inequality. Now we must act, and my group is calling for strong, immediate action. As a priority, we want to cr…

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, let us remember the Internet 20 years ago: No Facebook, no YouTube, no Spotify, no Wish, no Dropbox... You know all these and many other names well, because they have changed our daily lives and at the same time taken a central place in our lives. But great power implies great responsibilities. With the DSA, our Parliament sets the rules of the ga…

14

Dec

2021

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European Year of Youth 2022 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, 2022 will be the European Year of Youth. What good news, what a sign of hope! The work of the European Parliament, which concluded the negotiations in record time with real victories, is to be commended. We got a consolidated budget. We have secured the contribution of all major European programmes to put youth at the heart of European policies. We have secured that you…

10

Nov

2021

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The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, what is the best weapon against intolerance and extremism? Education! What is the best way to combat fake news and disinformation? Education! And what do the citizens who are participating in the Conference for the Future of Europe ask us? A truly European-wide education to give everyone the same opportunities. We have already made great strides in…

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Oct

2021

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The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Madam rapporteur, a year ago we launched the alert for culture in Europe and asked the Member States to devote 2% of their recovery plans to this sector that has been disrupted by the pandemic. I am proud to say that we have been heard. More than €9 billion of the European Union Recovery Instrument Next Generation EU is already benefiting from it and many aids are avail…

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Sep

2021

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Media freedom and further deterioration of the Rule of law in Poland (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, Commissioner and Minister, at each session its resolution on the rule of law in the European Union, again and again. Today, we are once again mobilising for freedom of the press. Yes, we must prevent the disappearance of TVN24, one of the last free voices in Poland. But we already had such an action last March for media freedom – in Poland already, but also i…