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PT Written Statement

State of play of the implementation of the EU Digital COVID Certificate regulations (debate)

The implementation of the Digital COVID Certificate is a decisive step in normalising the lives of Europeans. With it it is possible to start the recovery of key sectors for the European economy and restore citizens' trust. While it is true that it alone does not resolve the uncertainty in which Europe and the world are still immersed, it gives us all the hope that we can once again believe in Eur…

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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))

Madam President, Vice-President Timmermans, Minister Zacharopoulou, Europe cannot give up its ambition to lead the fight against climate action. We owe this to the new generations, whose quality of life is threatened by the catastrophic consequences of global warming. I support the unavoidable measures that aim to reduce carbon emissions by 55% by 2030 in order to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Madam President, I think that this debate is marked by its usefulness and urgency. What we have seen here today in the European Parliament is disgusting. It is disgusting that there is a political group that will use the stage of the European Parliament to discriminate against European citizens and it is clear that this political group must continue to be isolated in this European Parliament becau…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, at the end of the day I would like to thank my colleague for his disgusting speech here. Because this speech clearly shows how we have work to do to combat racism and inhumanity, because that is what this is all about. What is at stake is that a Member of this Parliament treats European citizens as if they were trash, as if they were second-class people. I am sorry, dear colleague, t…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the history of the Roma in Europe is a traumatic one, made up of persecution, segregation and misunderstandings. In November, I participated in a mission of the Committee on Employment and Social Rights to investigate the situation of Roma settlements in Slovakia. The horror of what I saw there will no longer come out of my memory. Thousands of people are treated unwort…

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Apr

2022

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Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, one thing is clear to everyone: the Union fishing sector remained courageously active during the most difficult periods of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is now facing, at the same time, the consequences of Brexit, with the scale that has become clear here and the impact of the brutal increase in fuels. It is a sector that deserves solidarity and sup…

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Apr

2022

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Future of fisheries in the Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the report on the future of fisheries in the English Channel, the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, in the light of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, was adopted unanimously in the Committee on Fisheries, a consensus which signals the importance of the subject for the entire fishing industry of the Union. I would therefore like t…

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Feb

2022

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Protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxins at work (continuation of debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, European workers have the right to expect from us legislation that makes workplaces safer and healthier, implementing the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights, reinforced less than a year ago in the Porto Declaration. The Union should incorporate in legislation, in an agile manner, the knowledge that is being acquired on toxic substances, in particular tho…

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Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, improving results in the fight against cancer is within our reach and requires confidence and determination. Trust in the advances in science that have enabled more and more patients to be treated successfully, leading to cure and control of the disease. We therefore need to invest more in the scientific system. Determination to extend the benefits of scientific prog…

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Dec

2021

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Stocktaking of the European Year of Rail (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to begin by highlighting the symbolic value of the European Year of Rail, which is now ending. For years we lived under the illusion that motorway networks and air travel had made the railroad obsolete. There was disinvestment and disinterest. It was a profound mistake. Climate change and mobility problems show that the train is a transport of the future. I…

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Dec

2021

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European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I particularly welcome the rapporteur, my colleague Mrs Bischoff. The historical struggle of socialists is the struggle for workers' rights. The right to strike, to rest or to social protection have obscured other rights, less revolutionary, but which we must not support and which are gaining new importance today. Workers are interested and committed to the well-being a…

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Nov

2021

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Condemning police violence against Romani people in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this case forces us to talk about the traumatic history of the Romani minority in Europe, made up of racism, segregation and genocide. The Romani continue to haunt European consciousness and their integration poses enormous challenges. Despite the substantial resources mobilised by the Union in recent years, the conditions of these people are not improving. The repor…

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Oct

2021

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Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, major changes have taken place since the last report on employment and social policies in the euro area. The Porto Social Summit took place in May, culminating in a commitment to materialise the European Pillar of Social Rights. Everything has changed in the discourse, targets and agreed mechanisms, but now the moment of truth is approaching, the moment to start impl…

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Sep

2021

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Reversing the negative social consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, we cannot dissociate recovery from the negative consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic in the social field from the European Union's long-term employment and social protection targets, which are absolutely vital for the future of the European project and for winning citizens' trust. These targets are reflected in the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, unanimou…

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Sep

2021

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Fishers for the future (short presentation)

Madam President, Commissioner, the report 'Fishers for the Future' was adopted unanimously in the Committee on Fisheries. This is a rare fact in the European Parliament, which clearly shows the broad consensus that has gathered around the gravity of the situation, giving us the necessary measures to correct it. I thank all my colleagues, in particular the shadow rapporteurs from all political grou…

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Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, today, as always in history, socialists defend the rights of workers, especially those who are most unprotected. Today, there is an army of people working through digital platforms who are overwhelmingly not entitled to a pension or sick leave, working an average of 60 hours a week. This lack of protection and precariousness appear camouflaged as self-employment, whe…

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Jul

2021

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European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I welcome everyone's commitment to this long and difficult negotiation, which we have managed to bring to a successful conclusion. The fisheries sector, hit hard by the effects of the pandemic and Brexit, urgently needs our support. I consider the result to be positive. I would highlight the financial support for improving safety, working conditions and accommodation…