What Aurore spoke about.

19

Jan

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the French Presidency (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr President, at European level, when we can impose nuclear power, we can impose everything afterwards. So the question now is what France really wants, precisely, concretely, and I insist on these terms, because at European level, France makes magnificent speeches, beautiful lyrical flights that we all buy, but when we push the door of negotiations, it is a …

20

Oct

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, Commissioner, I am part of a generation that grew up in the 1980s, in the midst of a neoliberal counter-revolution. A generation that was explained that the state could not do everything, that it had to adapt to triumphant globalisation, to be a winner, a generation that, whenever it proposed something, was retorted: yes, we would like to, but unfortunately that is not possible. A ge…

6

Oct

2021

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Reforming the EU policy on harmful tax practices (including the reform of the Code of Conduct Group) (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank my fellow rapporteurs for the extremely constructive work and excellent working atmosphere during the preparation of this report. This text has indeed been supported by almost all political groups, which clearly shows the willingness of the European Parliament to speak with a strong and united voice in order to pu…

6

Oct

2021

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

Madam President, Commissioner, Council representative, ladies and gentlemen, EUR 11 300 billion is a number, but it is above all a lot of messages. The first is that there is money, contrary to what citizens are told about public debt and deficits; It's just hidden. The second is that some of the wealthiest of us have seceded, refuse to consent to taxation and prefer the dirty money company – beca…

15

Sep

2021

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Implementation of EU requirements for exchange of tax information (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, Sven Giegold, congratulations on your report, congratulations to the rapporteur and on all the work that has been done on information exchange and transparency. But, my God, the road is long and fraught with pitfalls! Last July, we saw in the press a consortium of journalists talking about a scandal, the LuxLetters, and showing us how a country …