What Pierfrancesco spoke about.

15

Sep

2021

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The Pegasus spyware scandal (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, what the investigation into the Pegasus project reveals is extremely disturbing. We are facing a massive surveillance campaign led by several national intelligence services: at least 50 000 users have been monitored, including journalists, human rights activists, political opponents, even the heads of many governments. The functioning of our democratic system…

14

Sep

2021

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Direction of EU-Russia political relations (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the very poor state of political relations between the European Union and Russia is a glaring fact that we cannot deny and with which we must obviously come to terms, facing the consequences with the necessary clarity. The Union, its democratic processes and those of its Member States have long been under attack with more or less obvious attempts at interfe…

8

Jul

2021

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The death penalty in Saudi Arabia, notably the cases of Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish and Abdullah al-Howaiti

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Saudi Arabia in terms of respect for human rights is dramatic. The recent execution of Mustafa Hashem al-Darwish is confirmation of what has been happening in the country for some time, just think of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the tragic humanitarian and political situation in Yemen, the detention of human rights defenders, activ…

8

Jul

2021

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Labour rights in Bangladesh (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in global value chains, which all too often bring with them unbearable imbalances, exploitation, lack of rights, Bangladesh is certainly a key country, a country where many European brands carry out a large part of their production process. What happens in that country and its hopes for progress therefore concern us deeply, we must also feel them as our responsi…

6

Jul

2021

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EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (debate)

(IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the establishment of a global EU human rights sanctions regime is a significant step forward and an indispensable tool for making the European battles for human rights in the world strong, credible and effective, not limiting them to statements of principle, which are often overlooked little. In order not to waste a great opportunity, this tool must be u…

6

Jul

2021

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Foreign interference in democratic processes (debate)

Madam President, High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, our European democracy is a very precious asset to be defended in every way, including from the dangers that come from outside. In recent years we know that there have been numerous attempts by foreign actors, state and non-state, to condition European democratic processes with the aim of weakening our project and the values on which it i…