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11 Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this law is at the heart of the biodiversity pillar of the European Green Deal. Eighty percent of our ecosystems are in poor condition. It is impossible to produce on dead, dry soils without addressing the impacts of climate change. It's about our sustainability, it's about our food security that we're talking about here. And contrary to what the right wants …

10 Jul

2023

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Madam President, territorial cohesion in the outermost regions of the European Union is crucial to promoting economic and social development and ensuring equal opportunities. But on the island of Madeira, the increasingly frequent occurrence of strong winds has caused the temporary closure of the airport, sometimes hours, sometimes days, affecting the locals, but also all those who want to visit u…

14 Jun

2023

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Implementation and delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (debate)

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Madam President, the UN Sustainable Development Goals must remain the guide, despite the current context of uncertainty. And if the war in Ukraine and the pandemic have affected our progress, we should also mention the successes. And here, I have to highlight the good performance of Portugal, which, since 2015, with the socialist government and under the eyes of the world, complies with most of th…

13 Jun

2023

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Situation in Nicaragua (debate)

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Mr President, politically motivated crimes against humanity are committed every day in Nicaragua, as has already been widely said. It is a harsh, brutal regime that does not respect human rights, where the instrumentalisation of the executive, legislative and judicial powers has only one objective: silence, suppress and eliminate opposition in that country in various ways. And the Nicaraguan popul…

1 Jun

2023

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Coordinated action to address antimicrobial resistance (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there are three main factors responsible for the increase in average life expectancy over the last 100 years: access to safe drinking water and sanitation, vaccination and antibiotics. However, in recent years antimicrobial resistance has increased for several reasons already mentioned here. In fact, it is expected that by 2050 it will have as m…

11 May

2023

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Protecting and restoring marine ecosystems for sustainable and resilient fisheries - Agreement of the IGC on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (High Seas Treaty) (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the new agreement reached for the High Seas Treaty is the result of an international effort to protect our oceans and their natural resources, and to combat the deep crisis that is taking place here. Much remains to be done to ensure that the Treaty rules are effectively enforced, and so it is important that we all work together to ensure that the …

19 Apr

2023

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EU Global Health Strategy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Member of the Council, this global health strategy in the European Union was long overdue and necessary and represents what is the external dimension and a very important step towards a genuine European Health Union, based on one health, based on health in all policies, as I have been advocating here in the Group of Socialists and Democrats since the beginning of the…

29 Mar

2023

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Fluorinated Gases Regulation - Ozone-depleting substances (debate)

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Mr President, the F-gas Regulation is ambitious, projecting a target of zero emissions from 2050 and we support it. It is true that fluorinated gases are harmful to the atmosphere, but I would like to draw attention to desflurane, which is an anesthetic gas used for the surgery of paediatric, elderly and obese patients and because so far there is no safe and effective alternative to replace this a…

16 Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, pollinators are an important part of maintaining harvest fields, crops and forests throughout Europe. 78% of wild flower species and 84% of crop field species in the European Union depend on the work of these small, large living things. The extinction of bees will have an immediate devastating effect on agriculture, in particular on small-scale agr…

13 Mar

2023

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Mr President, water remains a resource of limited access for a substantial part of the world's population, especially among the poorest and most unprotected. While in one part of the world water is scarce, in the other water is wasted as a result of a deficit water network that cannot reverse water losses. Work and joint efforts are needed already this month at the United Nations Water Conference.…

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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– I would like some clarification because I fail to understand your political group's perspective when it comes to cancer action. And in this regard, we have that 10% of cancers are caused by air pollution. We also have that these emissions, CO2 emissions are one of the main causes for air pollution. Here we’re talking about technology neutrality at the tailpipe. So reducing those emissions, these…

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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I would like to ask the colleague if you have gone through the proposal, because what we negotiated, and before you state that you voted against, is tailpipe zero emissions by 2035. This provides technological neutrality at tailpipe and provides the chance not only to have zero-emission vehicles that are electric, but with other technologies that can arise.…

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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Madam President, Vice-President, colleagues, the transport sector accounts for 25% of total carbon emissions in Europe and cars and vans, together with heavy-duty vehicles, are responsible for more than 70% of these emissions. The link between the environment and our health is also very clear: a quarter of deaths worldwide are caused by environmental problems, 10% of cancers in Europe are caused b…

1 Feb

2023

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Mr President, the European Year of Skills aims to empower workers with the necessary knowledge and ensure that no one is left behind in the environmental and digital transitions. The outermost regions are currently heavily affected by the decline in the working population, but also by youth migration, and it is therefore urgent to develop and implement comprehensive strategies to attract and retai…

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, the relationship between the European Union and Latin America has always been strong, thanks to historical and cultural ties, as well as shared values. Strengthening these relations with our partners, through increased cooperation and mutual aid, will benefit both regions. Pilot projects and sharing of best practices can represent a vital opportunity to renew this relationship. I …

17 Jan

2023

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Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, we need answers to the shortage of medicines and the European Union has the capacity to implement them. We need the European Medicines Agency to be able to identify the missing drugs, but also the production and supply points where there are flaws. We need transparency from companies regarding the stock of …

12 Dec

2022

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Outcome of COP27 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, COP27 represented both progress and stagnation. The agreement on loss and damage, which recognises that there are global regions that are more vulnerable than others, such as the outermost regions, among others, in the EU, is of course very positive. However, everything else fell short of what was expected. We need to trigger a profound transformation and recognise t…

24 Nov

2022

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The European Year of Youth 2022 Legacy (debate)

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Madam President, the European Year of Youth was an unparalleled opportunity to bring the European Union closer to young people. This year I had the honour of welcoming 100 young people to the European Parliament, mostly from the Autonomous Region of Madeira, an outermost region, to ensure that these young people, who live further afield and face increased challenges, are part of the decision-makin…

23 Nov

2022

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A post-2020 Global biodiversity framework and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 (debate)

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Mr President, the climate emergency cannot be separated from the biodiversity crisis, in which we are witnessing the degradation of ecosystems and the accelerated extinction of species. For a summit that has been continuously postponed, it is time for the international community to demonstrate commitment to our planet and its protection, unlike COP27, which went beyond what was necessary. We there…

18 Oct

2022

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UN Climate Change Conference 2022 in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27) (debate)

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Mr President, thank you for giving the catch-the-eye time in this very important debate. The climate crisis is present in our daily lives and as much as there are signs calling for more action, we have been postponing efforts from what we can do today to later. Every year, we have opportunities to inspire more action, to become good examples of good practice, to produce effective and innovative le…

18 Oct

2022

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Mental health (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, mental illness affects all social strata and all age groups and has only worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, it is the second cause of morbidity and during the last two years the symptoms of anxiety and depression have more than doubled. The question that arises here is, fundamentally, whether we are going to turn on the light and see the problem…

6 Oct

2022

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COVID-19 – Sustaining EU preparedness and response: looking ahead (debate)

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Mr President, two and a half years since the declaration of the pandemic, and the truth is that we have already been able to draw many lessons from what has happened and this is something that we are closely scrutinising in the COVI Committee. Looking here, at this room, now, it seems that we are talking about a matter of the past, but the truth is that this is a matter well of the present. Winter…

3 Oct

2022

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Momentum for the Ocean: strengthening Ocean Governance and Biodiversity (debate)

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Madam President, when discussing ocean governance it is essential to refer to the outermost regions. They enable the European Union as a whole to have the largest maritime area in the world. Therefore, its enormous potential is and must be exploited to the full, whether in terms of the production of renewable energies, or in terms of harnessing the biodiversity potential existing in these regions,…

3 Oct

2022

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)

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Madam President, just over two and a half years ago, the European Union was devastated by the biggest pandemic of the last hundred years that hit everyone in the world, without exception. The EU responded at the time with the instruments of the time, but we soon realised the need to build a genuine European Union for Health. This regulation is thus the culmination of several months of intense nego…

12 Sep

2022

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Mr President, the second United Nations Ocean Conference was held in Lisbon in June. The international community has recognised the need to do more, to do better in protecting our oceans and our biodiversity. It is therefore disappointing that negotiations for the protection of biodiversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, which aimed for an agreement this summer, have been inconclusive. The…