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Breaches of EU law and of the rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary as a result of the adopted legal changes in the Hungarian Parliament - The outcome of 22 June hearings under Article 7(1) of the TEU regarding Poland and Hungary (continuation of debate)

Article 7 TEU aims to ensure that all EU countries respect the common values of the Union, as enshrined in Article 2 TEU, including the rule of law. The European Parliament has always been very active in addressing the challenges related to the rule of law in the EU, in particular by adopting resolutions that initiated the above-mentioned Article 7(1) TEU procedure for both countries. Since then, …

19 May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the European countryside has three problems with fertilisers. One: dependence on third countries. Two: prices. Nitrogen fertilisers today cost 70% more than two years ago, and are paid for by farmers and citizens. And three: the model. Or quite the opposite: the lack of a stable, coherent model with structural and time-sustained measures. For example, the fie…

30 Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, women have always been the root, essence and strength of rural areas. They have been women collectors, administrators, managers, mothers, cooks, caregivers, everything; But, in the end, they are the great forgotten ones: lower pensions, if any, lower wages, no ownership, no access to land, no access to credit... We all know the story, we all know it. This has changed, fortunately …

30 Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

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Mr President, some time ago, I saw on television an interview with a farmer who tried to explain the constant uncertainty in which he lives, talked about the prices he does not control, the diseases he fears, the future he does not know if he will be able to offer his children. And, very excited, he said that he spends more time with his cows than with his family, which is the only thing he has an…

29 Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

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28 Apr

2026

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Interim report on the proposal for the multiannual financial framework for 2028-2034 (debate)

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Mr President, the position of the European Parliament that we are voting on here today is courageous, committed and clear. It is clear because we have clearly said that we want to put agriculture and rural areas between our red lines and we have made it explicit, guaranteeing those 139 billion euros more. This is very important. There has been a lot of talk about traditional sectors here. Agricult…

10 Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

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9 Feb

2026

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Amending Regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (debate)

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21 Jan

2026

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Preparations for the EU-India summit (debate)

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Madam President, Mrs Kallas, why is there such a rush to close this summit with India when there are no wickers for a trade agreement that is balanced? Haven't we had enough with the photo of Scotland between Trump and Ursula von der Leyen? Why force an agreement at any price? We're not signing a blank check with India. We freely defend trade agreements, we defend multilateralism; But we defend th…

15 Dec

2025

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Breeders' protests following a lumpy-skin-disease outbreak in France: implications of the EU approach on sanitary and on animal health (debate)

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Madam President, animal diseases have become one of the biggest challenges for European livestock farming. Nodular dermatosis, but also African swine fever or avian influenza are having a huge health, economic and social impact on our rural territories. The European Union has responded in accordance with its legislation: early detection, movement restrictions, vaccination where appropriate and, in…

15 Dec

2025

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Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

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Madam President, this reform stems from farmers’ protests in May 2024. The message then was clear: less bureaucracy, more flexibility and rules adapted to the reality of the countryside. And today we give you an answer, so congratulations, André Rodrigues, and congratulations, Mr Hansen. The CAP simplification package strengthens support for small farmers by raising payments to EUR 3 000, increase…

22 Oct

2025

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First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving EU preparedness (debate)

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Madam President, a year after the damage, some continue to deny the obvious: climate change is not a threat. I think so, which is a reality: municipalities that carry water ahead, lives taken away. And if we join fanaticism and denialism - we have already seen and heard it here in this plenary even. And if we unite it with incompetence and shamelessness, we have as a result a phantom government th…

7 Oct

2025

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New Strategic EU-India Agenda (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, at this time, when the geopolitical scenario is agitated and when some prefer to break bridges rather than weave ties, it is logical to seek a free trade agreement with India, one of the European Union's biggest strategic partners. Yes, we need reliable and stable partners, we need to diversify our supply chains, but we also need to forge ties grounded not only …

7 Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, welcome back. We are facing an express reform of the Single CMO Regulation which should undoubtedly serve to strengthen the position of farmers in the value chain - it is very easy to say, but I believe that it must also be demonstrated with the proposals and also with the sense of the vote. The question I would therefore like to ask is whether all the members of the Eu…

10 Sep

2025

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China’s unjustified decision to impose duties on imports of pork products from the EU and the need to support European farmers and workers (debate)

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Mr President, someone should look at the fact that it is the countryside that always pays the bill for other people's conflicts. Now, the boomerang the dispute of electric cars reaches the pig sector. The European pig sector does not compete with dumping, but offers quality products, with traceability and transparency. It is a sector that has managed to gain the trust of Chinese consumers, not onl…

10 Jul

2025

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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, I know you do what you can, but the President's plans are different: cuts and single fund. If things don't change, Ursula von der Leyen will go down in history as the president who cut the common agricultural policy and made farmers pay the NextGenerationEU debt. This is an injustice, because it was the countryside that fed Europe when we were locked up by COVID-19, …

9 Jul

2025

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EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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Mr President, the European Commission is negotiating in good faith and in the interests of Europe. We greatly appreciate the immense work that Commissioner Šefčovič is doing, but we already know how Trump spends it: We must not give in to their blackmail or to the politics of fait accomplis. Tariffs are an unjustified attack on the multilateral order and a flagrant violation of WTO rules. And the …

7 May

2025

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High levels of retail food prices and their consequences for European consumers (debate)

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Mr President, pointing out the agri-food sector in the rise in the cost of living is deeply unfair, because we are not talking about the cost of energy, housing, fuel and others. The farmer does not set the price of gas, the cost of transport, or the interest rate. It produces under pressure, with increasing costs and minimal margins. Inflation has come from many fronts: energy costs, high interes…

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the vision you present here is good: collects the feeling of the field, its needs and its demands. Could we subscribe to it? Yes, of course. We can subscribe to it. But it lacks the most important. He lacks the how and he lacks the how much. We're all saying it here this morning. Therefore, the question is: Are we going to have a CAP with enough funds to do this or are …

13 Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

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Mr President, the questions we have to ask ourselves are: Do we want to be a strong power or isolate ourselves in a competitive world? Do we want to strengthen our industry – which invests more than €340 billion – or give the market away to China, India or the US? Do we want our farmers to continue to pay fees of 28%, 35%, or even more, or open up a tariff-free market? The far right is in a labyri…

12 Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, 2025 will be the year in which the new CAP begins to be prepared, while the future long-term budget of the European Union will be prepared. More and more information suggests that there will be a foreseeable cut in the common agricultural policy. Are you in a position to deny this and affirm that the European Commission has among its priorities to strengthen the CAP …

11 Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

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Mr Buxadé, you really like everything Trump does, because you are also on the side of those who want to break coexistence and the world order. And the greatest gesture of patriotism – you who attribute this characteristic so much to yourself – is giving it by clapping your ears at this trade war that will harm European industry and also Spanish industry; will prevent our industrialists, Europeans …

18 Dec

2024

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Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, agriculture is one of the most dangerous jobs in Europe. I am not saying that, says the European project SafeHabitus, which also says that the death rate in this sector is 233% higher than in other sectors and accidents at work are 18% more frequent. In addition, many deaths and injuries are not reported or investigated, making it difficult to learn from these cases and…

27 Nov

2024

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Budapest Declaration on the New European Competitiveness Deal - A future for the farming and manufacturing sectors in the EU (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Budapest Declaration on the New Pact for European Competitiveness incorporates the agri-food sector, and I like that. The Draghi report ignored this and, today, the President of the Commission did not mention the agricultural sector among the priorities in the competitiveness chapter. Is the European Commission giving up on Europe remaining the pantry of the…

13 Nov

2024

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The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)

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Madam President, Mr González Pons, I am ashamed. I am Castilian-La Mancha, Valencian and Spanish and I have felt embarrassed listening here to you, to Mrs Montserrat, to Mr Buxadé and to all those who have always scrambled my guts when they use the tragedies of others to make a political cut. Yeah, to get a political cut. Today the message of the European Parliament must be clear: We are with the …