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Apr

2024

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Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, from time to time Europe not only issues what I have so often referred to as 'eurofollies', but also adopts sensible measures such as this one, which bans products made with forced labour on the EU market. Forced labour is a serious scourge of society affecting an important part of the world's population. According to the International Labour Or…

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Feb

2024

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Data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, around 600 million nights are booked online every year: So every night, more than 1.5 million people stay in short-term accommodation. The issue is relevant for countries with a strong tourist vocation, such as Italy, and we are satisfied with this proposal, even if it is a relationship that began with controversial content, because it is not up…

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Dec

2023

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Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, let us be clear, with the aim of encouraging movements, this measure also aims to facilitate the practice of the 'rental womb' even where it is prohibited, as in Italy and in many Member States, without being able to invoke public order. In fact, it is provided for the recognition of filiation in any way the child was born or conceived, therefore also throu…

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Oct

2023

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Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act and in times of conflict (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we understand that in times of crisis, such as the present one, there must be greater attention to the removal of illegal content. For the rest, I have always been critical of the overall structure of the text, and not because it is contrary to the fight against disinformation or in favor of fake news, but because the line between freedom of though…

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Oct

2023

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Financial services contracts concluded at a distance (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the development of new technologies has certainly facilitated access to financial products and the pandemic has further accelerated this process, leading to the growth of online purchases. The era of fax exchange now belongs to prehistoric times. Conversely, consumers buying online have become more vulnerable to manipulative practices, such as the use of in…

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Sep

2023

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Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in Italy, where there are almost one and a half million craft companies, you have long expected this legislation. I would therefore like to thank the rapporteur and her colleagues. We are talking about products with unique characteristics, present in every Italian region, of artifacts with a strong territorial roots that will now finally have a pro…

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May

2023

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Social and economic costs of climate change in light of the floods in Emilia Romagna, Marche and Toscana and the urgent need for European solidarity (debate)

Madam President, first of all I would like to thank President Metsola for her words and her closeness to the affected regions. I also appreciated that the speech was done in Italian. I would also like to thank all my colleagues for their solidarity. Italy, unfortunately, for its conformation is certainly a territory at hydrogeological risk, but what happened is not a new fact. These disasters have…

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May

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

I hope I understood your French well because there was no translation here. However, gender ideology, LGBT and so on must not be introduced into schools, respect must be taught. A colleague here spoke well before, said that "respect for women is lacking especially in certain cultures" and it is certainly not by introducing LGBT or gender ideologies or discussing these things that we will help thes…

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May

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the dramatic problem of increasing violence against women must be a priority. While so many groups are talking about gender equality and fighting inequalities by putting forward little concrete proposals, we should all focus on concrete solutions that need to be given by the Member States. The Istanbul Convention is certainly not conclusive, where between the…

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Mar

2023

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The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, with all the problems we have in Europe today we are talking about this. I thought it would be a big problem for the European Parliament to talk about an Italian issue. I looked for accurate data, but I couldn't find it. Some articles speak of 150,000 children, but in reality there are far fewer. These are probably extended families, not first-time…

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Feb

2023

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The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in order to achieve equality, and I do not like to call it gender, we do not need pink quotas or laws that reserve us some place, almost as if it were alms. For the European Union, the priority must be education, including digital education. Instead, in developed countries we often see battles to arrive at an inclusive language: "partner" instead of "husband" an…

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Jan

2023

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Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this text is an excellent starting point for the protection of consumers, especially the youngest. The video game industry is growing rapidly and steadily in Europe and thanks to this sector almost one hundred thousand jobs have been created in our continent. This growth must not be discouraged, but at the same time the risks to our citizens, espec…

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Nov

2022

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Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy we did not have to wait ten years to hear how many women should occupy decision-making posts. In Italy we already have effective legislation since 2011 that has allowed us to achieve one of the alternative objectives imposed by the early directive. Imposing a quota system at European level, and therefore a system of quantities in command posts, is an…

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Oct

2022

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AccessibleEU Centre in support of accessibility policies in the EU internal market (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we in the European Parliament very often talk about the single market, about equal opportunities and about having a Union that is suitable for all citizens. Often, however, they are words in the wind. Our most vulnerable citizens, those with disabilities, need more protection and to be at the centre of parliamentary work. In recent years, several measures hav…

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Jul

2022

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, we have reached the epilogue of a complicated work on the DSA, for us it has been a missed opportunity to contribute to online security and the protection of fundamental rights. I note with regret two aspects: One, the presence of trusted flagger, professional flaggers, whose alerts will take priority over the alerts of an ordinary citizen; two, t…

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Jun

2022

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A new trade instrument to ban products made by forced labour (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, our Union's market is the most in demand on the planet and we cannot allow goods produced in countries where the barbaric practice of forced labour still exists to access it. First we have to put life before profit. We must help our companies, which are often penalised by unfair competition based on the exploitation of children. Those who exploit c…

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Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am surprised, or perhaps not, that the European Parliament is discussing hypothetical decisions concerning the United States over which it has no authority. I am surprised because today, in Europe, there are millions of women who make the decision not to continue pregnancy because there is no one to support them. A country that wants to consider itself civi…

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May

2022

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Artificial intelligence in a digital age (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, in the meantime I would like to thank everyone for their work. This work has touched on themes of great impact in the lives of citizens, from transport to health, agriculture, up to the use of artificial intelligence in the military sector. The aim was to analyse the various perspectives to provide the basis for future Union legislation in this are…

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Feb

2022

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Implementation of the Toy Safety Directive (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the issue of the safety of toys is of great importance to us, because it is directly linked to the protection of the health of the children who are our future. The work done by the IMCO Committee has been positive and we have addressed important issues, such as the safety of the chemicals used, the surveillance of products in the market and the effects of the ap…

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the members of the IMCO Committee, the rapporteur for her work and my colleagues in the other committees. For the purpose of this regulation, the concept of illegal content should emphasize not only the principle that what is illegal offline must also be considered illegal online, but also that what is legal offl…

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Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we all know how long and complex the negotiation process has been, but unfortunately I can only be half-satisfied. First of all, I am not convinced that the increase in the thresholds for determining which companies fall within the definition of gatekeeper It was a good move. The Commission's proposal was more stringent and would have allowed a …

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Nov

2021

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A European Action Plan Against Rare Diseases (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, a rare disease has only one disadvantage in terms of visibility, namely that it affects only 5 out of 10 000 people in the European Union. This does not make it less painful, but simply less statistically relevant. Since the time of Hippocrates treating the sick has been a priority and the history of our continent has seen hundreds of men and women who have d…

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Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Europe was unprepared for the arrival of the pandemic. His initial response was neither quick nor effective. Over time we have tried to fix the shot, but it is good that Brussels has learned the lesson to prepare for the difficult months ahead and in the hypothesis of future epidemics. On this front we cannot afford mistakes, uncertainties or missteps. When w…

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Sep

2021

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EU contribution to transforming global food systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the objective of zero hunger in the world must be achieved without over-exploitation of the environment or a lowering of the food quality standards that we have developed over time and which we hope will spread globally. "Food for all" does not mean food of poor quality, on the contrary the quantitative effort must be accompanied by a qualitative improvement, ac…