What Sabrina spoke about.

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Mar

2022

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Citizenship and residence by investment schemes (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the war breaks out in Ukraine over the vile invasion of Russia and only then do we see that many Russian oligarchs can count on European citizenship thanks to the gold passports sold by some Member States. We already knew, after all, but this practice was tolerated, because it brought economic revenue. Now it has become a problem, so much so that some procedures…

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Feb

2022

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2020 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the European Ombudsman for her work, in particular for her great commitment to deepening the European Union's response to COVID-19. When we need to act in an emergency, the risks to transparency increase. For example, even today we cannot fully know the content of contracts for COVID vaccines. We cannot know if there are conflicts of int…

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Feb

2022

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European Central Bank – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the ECB has certainly acted courageously during the pandemic. The government bond-buying programme and an accommodative monetary policy have fostered the current economic recovery, which, however, we would like to see made fairer to all citizens. The ECB's annual report attests to the good work that has been done, although there are at least two major challen…

15

Dec

2021

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State of play of the RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility) (debate)

(IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the Recovery and Resilience Facility represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for States to relaunch the economy and make an environmental change, but the funds must be used to their full potential. We cannot allow criminal organizations and business committees to seize them and use them for their own enrichment. We need controls by the European insti…

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Nov

2021

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2020 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the European Court of Auditors for its work. In these difficult years, marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, the European institutions have been called to exceptional work, with a bold and never-before-seen relaunch programme. But there is one unanswered question: How much has been spent by the European Commission on vaccines and now on anti-…

10

Nov

2021

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Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, there are also problems with freedom of the press in states that are regarded as bulwarks of democracy. The case of Assange is emblematic and the European institutions should tackle the problem more decisively. In the silence of the media themselves, there are many journalists forced to defend themselves from reckless lawsuits, made only to hinder their work,…

6

Oct

2021

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Pandora Papers: implications on the efforts to combat money laundering, tax evasion and avoidance (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is not just the fraudsters of tax evasion who are in the Pandora Papers. No. There are also criminals and mobsters who use tax havens and shell companies to hide and launder dirty money, escaping national regulations against organized crime. We know that tax havens also exist within the European Union. black list which has been drafted is extremely lacking…

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Oct

2021

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Artificial intelligence in criminal law and its use by the police and judicial authorities in criminal matters (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when it comes to artificial intelligence used by law enforcement, there is not only the issue of facial recognition, a sensitive issue on which a balance must be struck. Hacker and criminal groups across Europe too easily enter the IT systems of public institutions and private companies. For example, they have affected health facilities in Italy, France, Ge…

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Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, perhaps we are not aware of how serious the risk of cyberattacks is. The Council rightly places these issues at the top of its agenda, but we need to act quickly in a united way, because criminal incidents such as data theft and ransom demands and platform paralysis are already on the agenda. We are also witnessing an evolution, a refinement of the type of th…