What César spoke about.

17 Sep

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East (debate)

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(start of the intervention out of microphone) ... almost a year since the terrible attacks and the genocidal invasion, Commissioner Netanyahu, and since the last debate in February we have seen the spread of poliovirus in children under the age of five. They have their first dose alone, they need the second one right now, later this month. By the way, I haven't given you the figure yet: 560,000 gi…

24 Apr

2024

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The attack on climate and nature: far right and conservative attempts to destroy the Green Deal and prevent investment in our future (topical debate)

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Mr President, as the last one - broom car, we say in Spain - left me with some conclusions. It has become clear that denialism exists and that it is very strong, and it will depend on the people between June 6 and 9 who are not the majority in this House because the PP is peeking at denialism. The planetary crisis, which is twofold – climate, warming, biodiversity, ecosystems and, let us not forge…

23 Apr

2024

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EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Borrell, what a cute thing the neo-Francoist dedicated to you, who has since left; I shouldn't have had much interest in hearing his reply... But why does he do it? Well, because I believe that the two languages that have been in the European Union have been understood. I, of course, prefer yours to that pilgrimage made by Mrs. Metsola and Mrs. von der Leyen. I believe that in …

22 Apr

2024

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Order of business

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Madam President, I am going to read you a passage from a book by Timothy Garton Ash: . It says: The practice of deliberate oblivion had been the norm in Europe for centuries. [...] In the 1960s and 1970s, a new rule was introduced: Never forget! It was necessary to document and analyze the problematic past, to approach it from a psychological, moral and political point of view in a process of publ…

27 Feb

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region (debate)

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Madam President, I believe that this debate helps us to draw some clear conclusions. I believe that we must focus on demanding the release of the hostages, ensuring humanitarian aid and the presence of UNRWA - an eye, which Netanyahu is behind, as we know, withdrawing that aid - and preventing the immediate ceasefire. Those are the three conclusions that I think we can draw, Commissioner, from thi…

27 Feb

2024

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Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products (debate)

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Mr. President, I have to say something to Mr. Mato, who has just left here. No, that the Nature Restoration Law will only bring benefits to the primary sector and the countryside. Abandon extremist denialism. You'll see. Thank you, Paolo de Castro, comrade, for bringing this report here and for doing the job so well because we are talking about a heritage not only economic, but also social, politi…

17 Jan

2024

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Norway's recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic (debate)

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Mr President, Parliament has already taken a decision on deep seabed mining: we took it up in the report on the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, in which we called for a moratorium on the International Seabed Authority until the effects of seabed mining on the marine environment, biodiversity or climate had been sufficiently studied and researched. That is what this Parliament approved. So how i…

12 Dec

2023

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Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)

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Mr President, Mr High Representative, it is true that we are possibly at the worst time since 1948. And this debate, said an EPP colleague, should provide solutions. The first is to consolidate this change, this turn of the European Union, which has been made possible by the attitude of Mr Borrell, on behalf of the Council and the Commission, but also of Pedro Sánchez in the rotating Presidency, w…

21 Nov

2023

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Packaging and packaging waste (debate)

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Mr President, I believe that in the European Union we have a problem with the packaging waste that this regulation addresses - and that it was about time. I think there is a good negotiating job, a good agreement, which combines ambition and flexibility. I believe that, as a society, and especially from the productive sectors, we must make efforts. First, to reduce the number of containers. Ladies…

13 Sep

2023

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Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)

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Madam President, I believe that the Commission and particularly the President of the Commission have been wrong - I do not know whether it is the rush or the nerves before the next elections in June - and that they have fallen into the game of a part, of a sector. And I think that's dangerous because you run the risk of encouraging confrontation, and we're not here for that. I defended the agreeme…

12 Sep

2023

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Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)

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Mr. President, one feels like repeating here Cicero's question to Catilina: How long are you going to abuse our patience? Because you listen to the debate and some of the things - or several - being said by the right are lies. Now I was ratifying it with the rapporteur, who has done an excellent job. We are talking about air quality standards and the speaker and all the team that accompanies him, …

12 Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (A9-0220/2023 - César Luena) (vote)

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Madam President, thank you to all the groups, to all the Members, who have supported this law. This law is good even for those who voted against it, so I hope you can rejoice after this vote. Seventy years after the European construction we will start working to have our own direct law of restoration of nature. I want to thank especially the scientists and the young people, because they are the on…

11 Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

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Madam President, I will just say a few words to finish. I would like to thank all the speakers. I think there have been quite a few comrades here who have defended the restoration law quite well. The first of them, the commissioner. I want to thank you personally, because the Commission has been there behind - and the Commissioner for the Environment has been there - and I think that is important.…

11 Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Secretary of State, we are finally going to have a calm debate on nature and I am going to try to convince you. I am going to ask you to vote in favour for three reasons. First of all, for the future. This law says we need to restore ecosystems and habitats. Why? Because 81% of habitats are in poor condition. 84% of crops depend on insect pollination and insects are dis…

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, yesterday we had a debate that had been called for by the EPP Group and which sought to confront - I think with great irresponsibility - farmers with policies of sustainability and nature restoration. Making the green transition an enemy is a rather serious mistake, not only in the agricultural sector, but also in the fisheries sector and, in general, in all sectors. Be…

10 May

2023

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The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)

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Mr. President, let's start with all my support, all my understanding. I come from where I come for farmers. My partner Clara Aguilera said so. I don't think it's good to use them, or lie, or manipulate them. I will take advantage of these few seconds to dismantle the falsehoods, for example, about the Restoration Law. Look, when you say food security is at risk, you just lie. When it is said that …

20 Apr

2023

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IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, thank you for this debate. In a passage in El Quixote it is said "Cosas veredes, amigo Sancho". And it is true, because we are here to fight the effects of climate change, but, ladies and gentlemen - I look to the left of the House and to the centre of the House - we are also here to fight the denialists, who are a previous problem and we are seeing it here in this Hous…

19 Apr

2023

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Keeping people healthy, water drinkable and soil liveable: getting rid of forever pollutants and strengthening EU chemical legislation now (topical debate)

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Madam President, from what we are hearing in the debate, I think it is clear that this European Union Chemical Safety Law must be corrected. The European Commission promised to reform it, but its reform is being postponed despite the urgency of the situation. In addition, a more ambitious plan was promised to clean our environment of toxic chemicals and so far we have not seen any progress, ladies…

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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Madam President, congratulations on this citizens' initiative. I think the title, we all agree, could not be more accurate: “Save bees and farmers: towards bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment". It is being said here that if we do not save pollinators and ecosystems, it is very difficult for us to ensure long-term agricultural production. Therefore, congratulations on the initiative.…

14 Mar

2023

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Deterioration of democracy in Israel and consequences on the occupied territories (debate)

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Mr President, High Representative and Vice-President of the Commission, I think it is very important to make statements, although here it has been said ‘only – they are statements’, but I think it is something very important; It is true that I heard Mr Borrell say, in the last part of his speech, that everything in the hands of the European Union had to be done. I think the key here is to stop the…

14 Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, this morning we have a debate that I think offers us a set of trade-offs, of very interesting questions. Do we have to reduce CO2 emissions and therefore warming, when cars and combustion vans emit one fifth of those emissions? It seems that the clear answer is "yes". We want sustainable, affordable, clean mobility. But how many times have we talked in our Chamber …

23 Nov

2022

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Protection of livestock farming and large carnivores in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, carnivores and especially the wolf play a very important ecological role, as they provide key ecosystem services. This animal has always done so, until human pressure brought it to the brink of extinction and that is why its protection has been fundamental. The Habitats Directive has no other explanation. It's that one. But it's true: its reintroduction in areas where it was absent f…

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, Minister Bek, Commissioner Sinkevičius, I always like to clarify that we are not only experiencing a climate crisis, but we are also experiencing a biodiversity crisis, that is, extinctions, the disappearance of species. The planet is warming, but not only; In addition, species disappear. I was pleased to hear Commissioner Sinkevičius speak. Because I was going to ask him a question,…

4 Oct

2022

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Key objectives for the CITES CoP19 meeting in Panama (debate)

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Madam President, I thank all the people, colleagues, who have participated in this resolution. But let us be neither conformist nor complacent, ladies and gentlemen, members of the Council and the Commission. Our goal is threefold: protect wildlife, prevent illegal and uncontrolled trade and ultimately protect biodiversity. However, there are six aspects, which I will mention in passing here in th…

13 Sep

2022

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Consequences of drought, fire, and other extreme weather phenomena: increasing EU's efforts to fight climate change (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Bek, Commissioner, in August this year 20% of European territory was on drought alert. Europe is drying up, Europe is burning up. We lose natural carbon sinks. Worst of all, we don't have a strategy on desertification. And we need it because we need clear drought management plans. We need forest fire risk management to be included in other sectoral policies such as, as Clara Aguil…