What Margarida spoke about.

30 Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

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Mr President, I really wanted to ask a question, but before that, I would like to thank the colleagues and colleagues who have been committed to this directive and this proposal that we are discussing here today, and I would also like to thank the Commissioner. This path that we have taken and that has allowed us to get here has to do with the struggle of feminists to reduce the pay gap between me…

29 Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, dear Vice-President, I would like to begin by welcoming the ratification by the European Council of the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council on the revision of the rules of economic governance. We are now waiting for the Commission to come forward with the necessary legislative initiatives. The European Parliament has been waiting for them for a long time. One thing is certain: we wa…

15 Mar

2023

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Tunisia: Recent attacks against freedom of expression and association and trade unions, in particular the case of journalist Noureddine Boutar

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Tunisian President's reforms are calling into question the independence of the judiciary, workers' rights, freedom of expression and association. The arrest of journalist Noureddine Boutar or the expulsion of trade unionist Esther Lynch are examples of this. Civil society, the press, trade unions are vital in democratic societies. The recent st…

15 Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Michel, Mr Šefčovič, today the European Union has a temporary budgetary instrument, NextGenerationEU, to support reforms and investments by Member States. The International Monetary Fund, the European Central Bank, the European Investment Bank, the World Bank and the European Fiscal Board ask the European Commission, suggest the creation of a permanent fiscal capacity. My quest…

14 Mar

2023

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The challenges facing the Republic of Moldova (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to put a question to the speaker. Two weeks ago, I was in Moldova on a mission from the Committee on Budgets, and we had the opportunity to discuss with the Moldovan government the steps that the country is taking to become a rule of law, with the independence of the different powers, including the reform of the judiciary, and a number of steps are being taken towards Mo…

14 Mar

2023

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, in this debate it should be remembered that we are concerned about the rules of economic governance. We await the compromise today at ECOFIN and the compromise at the next European Council. But above all, we look forward to the Commission's legislative initiatives for the revision of the Regulation on the European Semester and on the Stability and Growth Pa…

15 Feb

2023

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European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner McGuinness, President Lagarde, the first call of this report is the need for greater and real coordination between monetary policy and fiscal policy. This coordination was crucial in the COVID-19 crisis. In the current crisis, there is a lack of coordination. As the European Commission pointed out this week, the effects of the ECB's policy of raising interest rates ar…

15 Feb

2023

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EUCO conclusions: the need for the speedy finalisation of the Road Map (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to raise two points at the end of this debate and we hope that this road map will indeed be a path to political decision-making. And the two points I would like to raise are the following: Firstly, the recent experiences in migration policy, immigration policy, refugee policy, after the war in Ukraine, are the learnings that we have to do and they are important learni…

14 Feb

2023

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Response to the situation in Tunisia (debate)

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Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, at the end of January, in the second round of the Tunisian parliamentary elections, 90% of the voters did not vote. A record abstention in the country that, 12 years ago, was the birthplace of the Arab Springs. But what may seem like a paradox actually has an explanation: Tunisians no longer believe in the country. The dissolution of the government and parliam…

14 Feb

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (continuation of debate)

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Mr President, I should like to begin by thanking the rapporteurs for bringing this issue here. This must be on the permanent European political agenda, because violence against women is also a permanent issue in many women's lives. I thank Commissioner Dalli. I am sure you will always have the support of this Parliament. We are talking about a Convention adopted in 2011. Its ratification by the Eu…

13 Feb

2023

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REPowerEU chapters in recovery and resilience plans (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Russia's invasion of Ukraine requires support for Ukraine, but it also requires measures to limit the economic and social consequences of the war in the European Union. Firstly, to combat energy poverty. These are two fronts of the same problem. RePowerEU is the Union’s energy response to citizens and businesses. It must be a key tool to build European energy autonom…

1 Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

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Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, on the Economy item on the agenda of the European Council: the creation of a sovereign wealth fund is one of the pillars of the new industrial plan for the Green Deal. It will have to meet two objectives: firstly, to support the strategic autonomy of the European Union and a green European industrial policy, secondly, to ensure that the new State aid rules gua…

19 Jan

2023

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The Global Gateway Initiative (debate)

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Mr President, President, Commissioner, the Global Gateway initiative opens up opportunities that Europe must seize. It is an opportunity to turn development support into real “Investment for Development”. In other words, focus on key sectors for the future that will accelerate the inclusive digital and climate transition, raise the level of education and innovation, expand excellence in transport …

18 Jan

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, President of the European Council, Vice-President of the Commission, the European Council underlined the importance, in the current global context, of an ambitious European industrial policy to adapt the European economy to the green and digital transitions and reduce strategic dependencies. For when the European Commission's proposal for the creation of an investment fund, the so…

17 Jan

2023

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“The Road to 2023” - Towards a stronger EU-Latin America partnership (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, valuing the multilateral dimension in the European Union's foreign policy necessarily includes Latin America as a natural partner, as a strategic partner. Portugal and also Spain, and since their accession, from their bilateral relations, have contributed significantly to the strengthening of this relationship. I must remind you that the first EU-Brazil Summit was he…

17 Jan

2023

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Swedish Presidency (debate)

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Madam President, Prime Minister, Vice-President Šefčovič, the review of the European Union's economic governance rules and the debate on new own resources to finance common challenges at European level are two important points on the European agenda this semester. In economic governance: we need the Presidency to reach an agreement in the Council, so that legislative proposals arrive and Parliamen…

14 Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

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Madam President, at the end of this debate, it is clear that we need a revised MFF, we need to protect cohesion policy and we need a permanent instrument within the European Union budget. And we ask the Commission, when preparing the revised proposal for the MFF 2021-2027, to take into account the political lines set out in this resolution and which are Parliament’s requests. I conclude this debat…

14 Dec

2022

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Upscaling the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)

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Madam President, President, Commissioner, two years after its entry into force, the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 in the pillar of centralised management has been brought to the limit of its budgetary availability. And this, alongside NextGenerationEU, which has also been able to react to the economic and social effects of the pandemic. Unexpected challenges have hit the EU budget: sup…

14 Dec

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to congratulate the Council on the late agreement two days ago. They have overstepped Hungary's veto, we can now approve the global rate and move forward with support for Ukraine by EUR 18 billion. They made the rule of law conditionality work, forcing Hungary to reform, freezing European funding for Hungary. Congratulations, Presidency. However, we cannot remain host…

13 Dec

2022

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ASEAN relations ahead of the EU-ASEAN summit in December 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the EU-ASEAN Summit must be a time to deepen cooperation region by region and to expand trade relations with ASEAN nations by diversifying supply chains, which is good for both blocs. ASEAN is also a strategic partner for strengthening the European Union’s strategic autonomy in a multilateral framework. This summit is the time to move from words to deeds, but it must…

13 Dec

2022

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Prospects for the two-State solution for Israel and Palestine (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, 80% of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip depend on humanitarian aid. More than half live in poverty and without medical care. 80% of young people are unemployed. There are 47,000 Palestinian political prisoners. Israeli attacks continue in the occupied territories. Civilians are still being killed. These numbers are shocking, of course, they are shocking. Behind these numb…

24 Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to bring here, to continue, what my colleague João Albuquerque has already raised here: the European Year of Youth. The European years are years of commitment and it is commitment that we have to talk about. And the young Portuguese asked for the four commitments that my colleague João Albuquerque spoke about, but they also ask: investing in energy independence throug…

23 Nov

2022

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Amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as regards the establishment of a diversified funding strategy as a general borrowing method - 'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, today we are ready to discuss, as a matter of urgency, the financial support package for Ukraine already for 2023, one month before the beginning of the year... This financial support is overcoming two usual "tabus" in these cases: the amendment to the Multiannual Financial Framework and the debt contraction on behalf of the Union. This package involves an …

22 Nov

2022

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Situation in Libya (debate)

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Madam President, Libya is today a deeply divided country with enormous political, social and economic instability. It is a country under enormous pressure from citizens trying to reach Europe. But Libya is also a key player in the Mediterranean, because of its size, geographical position, its assets. My colleague Giuliano Pisapia's own-initiative report is therefore entirely relevant and timely. W…

22 Nov

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - Future legislative reform of the Economic Governance Framework in times of social and economic crisis

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Mr President, in the proposal for the revision of the multiannual financial framework, in the own-initiative report that the European Parliament has already adopted in the Committee on Budgets, we propose the creation of a fund for sovereignty, for the strategic sovereignty of the European Union, an idea that President von der Leyen has already defended here in her State of the Union speech. Would…