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Sep

2022

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, around 8.8 million hectares of forest land are lost every year in the world. We must adopt policies for the good management and protection of forests that are also shared and recognized by non-EU countries, in order to reduce deforestation and forest degradation. It is equally important that the objectives of this Regulation are pursued by minimising impacts on …

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Jan

2022

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Protection of animals during transport - Protection of animals during transport (Recommendation) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, after a year and a half of negotiations, we have come to an end. I have never concealed my concerns about this committee of inquiry, because from the outset animal welfare has been addressed with an ideological approach, aimed at demonising a cutting-edge production sector rather than really protecting animal welfare. In Europe we have among the…

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Nov

2021

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A European Action Plan Against Rare Diseases (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, rare diseases affect 30 million European citizens. To date, medical skills and knowledge are not up to par. Health care offers are inadequate and investment in research is limited. We even think that the last general policy of the European Union on these diseases dates back to 2009. These indications would be enough to encourage, as soon as possible, a Europe…

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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)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, 10% of households in Europe live in energy poverty; 2.7 million workers cannot afford heating at home. This is an alarming social and health emergency, which risks worsening due to rising bills and the still present COVID crisis. That is why we need to act now, with emergency measures at European level, perhaps investments and facilitations in the field of re…

14

Sep

2021

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Natural disasters during the summer 2021 - Impacts of natural disasters in Europe due to climate change (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the natural disasters of summer 2021 are just the tip of the iceberg, because we have been receiving alarming signals all over Europe for some time now. Italy has been hit by a series of fires that will cost about a billion euros, in addition to the incalculable impact on the entire ecosystem and on the lives of citizens. Do you think that my region, Veneto, is …

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Jul

2021

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European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we did it. After years of negotiations, we can finally deliver a new European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund to our fishermen and fish farmers. The new 2021-2027 programming will rely on measures that move towards sustainability in all its three pillars. It has not been easy, but also thanks to the constructive action of my group, we h…