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2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Minister, I begin with a greeting to all the rapporteurs of this 'Fit for 55' package. It cannot be the most vulnerable, those already suffering from energy poverty, who pay for the climate transition. We have ambitious climate goals, and we have to have them, but we need to promote social justice here too. That is why the Social Fund for Climate Action is needed. …

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The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific (debate)

Mr President, President, Commission, I should like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur. Today, as always, the European Union needs allies to address challenges in the area of security, countering disinformation, foreign interference, protecting critical infrastructure, securing supply chains, tackling climate change, ocean governance and preserving the planet’s biodiversity. Challenges affec…

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2022

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The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

Mr President, I recognise the European Commission's effort to present this REPowerEU. It is necessary and it is the moment. But REPowerEU is revolutionising, it is the appropriate expression, several key European instruments, in particular the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 and the Recovery and Resilience Facility. That is why we demand from the European Commission the necessary, clear …

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Minimum level of taxation for multinational groups (debate)

Mr President, the implementation in the European Union of the OECD Global Agreement is not only historic but also a huge responsibility. Historical because it paves the way for a global solution and greater tax justice. Historical because it is an important step to reduce the €190 billion a year that the European Union loses in evasion and aggressive tax planning. A sum that we would give to finan…

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2022

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Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I once again congratulate the European Commission and, in particular, Commissioner Reynders on this report which is making its way. The debate on the rule of law in the Union is of enormous importance, but it is more relevant today. I quote one case: The European Commission is preparing to approve the Polish recovery and resilience plan and submit it to the Council. …

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The social and economic consequences for the EU of the Russian war in Ukraine - reinforcing the EU’s capacity to act (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Minister, in the European response to the COVID crisis, Europeans felt that the European Union was protecting them and opening up prospects for them. The creation of SURE or NextGenerationEU has made the value and importance of the European Union visible not only in protecting jobs, but also in relaunching European economies. It is this decision that Europeans now …

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, if we had any doubts about the importance of this report, we could look at Eurobarometer. January this year: 55% of Europeans believe that voting in the European elections is the most effective way for their voice to be heard. March 2021: 19% of Europeans against transnational lists, 42% in favour, 69% want to vote in the European elections on who should chair the Eu…

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Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, thank you, Nicolae Ştefănuţă, neither Next Generation EU nor the flexibility of the 2021-2027 MFF is sufficient for the financial needs generated by Russia's aggression against Ukraine. The EU needs to respond on several fronts at the same time, without reversing European political and structural priorities for a greener, more digital, more social Europe.…

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Debriefing of the European Council meeting in Paris on 10 March 2022 - Preparation of the European Council meeting 24-25 March 2022 (debate)

Madam President, what is expected of this European Council is a European response that will make it possible to support Ukraine and the Ukrainians and Ukrainians, those who stay in the country and those who arrive in the European Union. To penalize the invader, without cutting off the Russian people who, like us, oppose this invasion. Take on new priorities such as defence and energy security. But…

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioners, I should like to begin by congratulating my colleagues in the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. The Committee on Budgets underlined that NextGenerationEU is having a stabilising effect for Member States and that the Recovery and Resilience Facility required further adaptation of the European Semester. For …

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2022

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Citizenship and residence by investment schemes (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, thank you very much, Sophia, for this opportunity. European citizenship is not for sale. Democracy, freedom, prosperity, European values cannot be for sale and cannot be for sale to the richest. It is not only ethically reprehensible but also undermines European security. If there were still doubts, the gold passports of all Russian oligarchs made it clear in the curren…

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The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, we have always said that respect for the fundamental values of the European Union is an essential condition for the sound and effective financial management of European funds. It couldn't be different, we repeated over and over again. The instrument of conditionality to protect the budget of the European Union has been in force since 1 January 2021. It shou…

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Dec

2021

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

Madam President, Minister, Commissioners, the creation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility was an achievement. That we can't waste. Now, making sure it's a success. In other words, the national plans do indeed help to kick-start the European economy. They pave the way for investment. They are instrumental in making the two transitions, climate and digital, towards a greener, more digital, more…

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2021

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Multilateral negotiations in view of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference in Geneva, 30 November to 3 December 2021 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this Ministerial Conference must not be a missed opportunity to strengthen the WTO. MC12 must be the zero-day of the modernisation of the WTO so that it can play a role in addressing the global challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, sustainability and the response to future pandemics, while respecting the rights of all citizen…

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2021

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Global Tax Agreements to be endorsed at the G20 Summit in Rome, 30th/31st of October (continuation of debate)

Mr President, today we have in full operation an instrument that supports the recovery of European economies. Debt issuance operations have been a success. The money is already reaching the Member States, but the creation of this fund has required a commitment: reimbursement provided by new own resources, including a digital levy. This agreement in the OECD is undeniably excellent news, unthinkabl…

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Oct

2021

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Situation in Tunisia (debate)

Madam President, Mr High Representative, Tunisia has been a strategic partner in the Southern Neighbourhood Policy. We are concerned about the situation in the country, and I am not just talking about the political situation, but also about the economic, social and health situation. President Saïed suspended the activities of Parliament, dismissed the Prime Minister, waived the immunity of deputie…

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2021

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

Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, in the debate on the 2022 budget we have two key points: the fulfilment of commitments made in the multi-annual budget 21-27 on the expenditure and revenue side, including the respect of the timing of the new own resources, and the contribution of the budget to the post-COVID recovery and the creation of an economic and social environment that underpins the…

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Oct

2021

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The state of play on the submitted RRF recovery plans awaiting approval (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I would like to begin by congratulating the Commission on all the programmes that have been approved so far. The use of Recovery and Resilience Funds must respect all Regulations, including the rule of law conditionality. And all people and institutions are potential beneficiaries. The Commission must ensure that these principles are respected. Preventing fraud, corr…

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Oct

2021

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

Madam President, Commissioner, Parliament has a say in the governance of the European Union's Trust Funds. In its operation: Parliament will not fail to guarantee the unity of the EU budget. The Trust Funds do not act to the detriment of the NDICI. Its management must be transparent. In its use: They are an instrument, of course. But they are an instrument for promoting the values of the European…

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2021

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Review of the macroeconomic legislative framework (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Council, colleagues, the debate on economic governance is a difficult and divisive debate, but it requires consensus in order to be successful. To start this debate with definitive positions from the outset would have left us with no room for manoeuvre and would have been to condemn this debate to failure. It took us a while to get here. It has forced us to make a hu…

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The creation of guidelines for the application of the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the general regime of conditionality for the protection of the European Union budget is clear: failure to respect fundamental values leading, in particular, to the exclusion of certain organisations, in particular because of their political, ideological or societal orientation, or to more or less visible fraud, inhibits access to European funds. We all know that it was …