What Elisabetta spoke about.

13 Sep

2022

EN Speech

Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, what we are voting on tomorrow, dear friends, is simply a revolution – a revolution in the name of social justice, dignity and decency for workers. Today, inflation is skyrocketing. The purchasing power of families is falling down and social tensions are exploding. A directive on minimum wages is precisely what we need. Europe has come first, and now in each countr…

4 May

2022

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Competition policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the OECD is telling us that we will lose one and a half points of economic growth in Europe, one third of what is expected from the explosion in energy prices, inflation and the sanctions rightly imposed on Russia. Small and medium-sized enterprises will suffer particularly, yet they offer 90 million jobs in the Union – I quote the ceramic district…

3 May

2022

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)

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Mr President, among the devastating effects of Russia’s criminal aggression against Ukraine, there are those on tourism – which accounts for 10% of GDP in Europe – a sector which has already suffered a lot during the pandemic. We are facing naturally a loss of Russian and Ukrainian tourists all over Europe, and the costs of energy, foodstuff and fuel are growing fast. An explosive mix. We ask for …

9 Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, if truth be told, we should not die from work. We should not get sick from work. We should not risk burnout because of work. The revision of the European strategy on health and safety at work after the pandemic is totally necessary. In Italy, in 2021, one hundred people died at work each month; 10% of these were women. Even two young people, Giuseppe and Lorenzo, aged 16 and 18, rece…

19 Oct

2021

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)

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Madam President, the 2020 budget is the first after the humongous financial effort of Next Generation EU. We are talking about the EUR 170 billion for the next year. We have asked for more resources compared to the Commission, overall EUR 4 billion more. The programmes for which we have asked for an increase range from Erasmus+ to the Child Guarantee, but here I would like to mention the COVAX pro…

5 Oct

2021

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Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are voting on a fundamental act on the use of the European Trust Funds and the Refugee Fund in countries such as Central Africa, Syria and Turkey. We are talking about the relationship between Europe and migration flows, between Europe and rights, between Europe and reception. So, if we talk at the bottom of rights and democracy, let's say loudly tha…

13 Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

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Mr President, platform workers represent maybe the newest form of work of the new millennium. Their numbers have increased with no bounds. Let me say that we are not afraid of innovations. We are not afraid of these disturbing and dystonic times in which you click a button and a arrives directly in your kitchen. We are not afraid even of flexibility – if it is a good thing. But innovations and tra…