What Lídia spoke about.

26

Nov

2024

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Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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Outcome of COP 29 and challenges for international climate policy (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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The Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: a gradual rebound in an adverse environment (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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The Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: a gradual rebound in an adverse environment (debate)

25

Nov

2024

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The outcome of the G20 Leaders' Summit (debate)

Colleagues, in 2024 there are 733 million malnourished people in the world. In 2024, there are 2 billion people in the world without access to safe drinking water. In 2024, 3.5 billion people worldwide do not have access to basic sanitation. The future is our common cause. The conclusions of the G20 meeting and this weekend's agreement at COP29 clearly show that the daily news about the end of mul…

13

Nov

2024

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Fight against money laundering and terrorist financing: listing Russia as a high-risk third country in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Russia and its people are not to be confused with Putin and his regime. We stand in solidarity with the Russian people, who are subject to a dictatorship, but we must be uncompromising with the regime that is surviving at the expense of war, violence and corruption. It is to combat this corruption, which feeds the Kremlin oligarchy, that we cannot compromise on combating money launde…

13

Nov

2024

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UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we face challenges and uncertainties that test our determination and courage, but it is precisely at these moments that our responsibility becomes an invaluable privilege. Deciding the present and future of millions of Europeans is an honour that should inspire us to act with conviction and hope. Faced with the discouragement that many Europeans feel, and eve…

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)

Madam President, allow me to say a few words in Spanish. I would like to express my condolences to all those who lost family and friends in this tragedy. What happened in the Valencian Community, in Spain, on our continent, in our Europe, proves the seriousness of the climate crisis we are facing, but it also reinforces the importance of strong leaders, capable of responding to moments of crisis l…

24

Oct

2024

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Abuse of new technologies to manipulate and radicalise young people through hate speech and antidemocratic discourse (debate)

Madam President, hate speech online It may be virtual, but the consequences are very real. Studies show that in countries such as Portugal, one in ten young people is a victim of this type of violence – a vicious circle that perpetuates itself, with victims becoming aggressors, and which affects generations. While offenses are virtual, they do have an impact on real lives; and the story of Nicole …

23

Oct

2024

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U-turn on EU bureaucracy: the need to axe unnecessary burdens and reporting to unleash competitiveness and innovation (topical debate)

Mr President, I propose that we imagine the life of someone who innovates and wants to launch, for example, a startup in Europe. The first step: the introduction, between bureaucracies and administrative procedures, of the first levies and taxes; Our entrepreneur resists. The second step: investment. With a highly fragmented capital market, there is little or no access to venture capital. Banks re…

21

Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

Madam President, I am sorry I did not understand. There wasn't really a question. It was yet another declaration of interests, which, unfortunately, the honourable Member did not have the opportunity to put into practice.…

21

Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

Madam President, the European Union's participation in the global economy is falling. Asian economies are outpacing them at breakneck speed, as confirmed by the Letta report and the Draghi report. The living conditions of Europeans are deteriorating. GDP per capita in the United States has grown twice as much as in Europe since the creation of the Single Market in 1993. Therefore, we cannot contin…

10

Oct

2024

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The rise of religious intolerance in Europe (debate)

Madam President, hatred, intolerance and fanaticism must not take place in the European Union. Madrid, Copenhagen, Paris, Nice, Brussels: Only five cities have witnessed the horror of terrorism in the past two decades. They have been victims of those who claim to defend a faith and a cause – in fact, victims of those who insult that faith and use that cause to justify death, destruction and violen…

9

Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the slogan 'Tax the rich', or the super-rich, or whatever that is, hides one thing: an ideological agenda against private enterprise, business, entrepreneurs and profit. An agenda that has led to the highest tax burdens ever in some Member States, such as Portugal, with maximum taxes and minimum public services. Why? Because with record taxes, we have record imm…

7

Oct

2024

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The extreme wildfires in Southern Europe, in particular Portugal and Greece and the need for further EU climate action on adaptation and mitigation (debate)

Since Mr Oliveira almost made me the protagonist of his speech, I would like you to say in this House where the European Union has failed in climate action. We passed the European Climate Law at the peak of the pandemic, made a set of proposals, worked on packages such as Fit for 55, to have a European continent ready to be climate neutral in emissions by 2050. I would like you to say, in this Hou…

7

Oct

2024

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The extreme wildfires in Southern Europe, in particular Portugal and Greece and the need for further EU climate action on adaptation and mitigation (debate)

Madam President, it is now, ladies and gentlemen: The time to repair the roof is when the sun shines. It is now that we have to work so that we never have to mourn victims again. And here it is important to know two things. The first is whether the Commission and the Council - which I regret is not present in this debate - really want to cut EUR 155 million in the proposed budget for the European …

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am here with you in plenary, but my thoughts are in Portugal. In the country where I live, the fires, aggravated by the intense drought, killed seven people, injured dozens and destroyed lives and property. I therefore want to leave a word here in this Parliament to the victims and to all those who see their lives affected. I would also like to say a word of d…

17

Sep

2024

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State of the Energy union (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we understand today, better than ever, the cost of not having an energy union, the cost of not having energy autonomy. The war in Ukraine and soaring energy prices are a heavy cost for households and businesses, but also a wake-up call to be quicker to adopt renewables. We have a lot to do to relaunch a competitive economy and Europe. Even today, in this House, …

16

Sep

2024

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Announcement by the President – Election of the European Ombudsman

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in the West of our continent, we have Portugal on fire, and in Eastern and Central Europe, floods. There are many victims and there are many events happening at this moment in our collective history. It is in this sense that I take the opportunity to launch a joint reflection on the importance of continuing to share and strengthen integration mechanisms and, …

18

Jul

2024

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Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, good governance is the best antidote to extremism. It's good not to forget the last five years. Five years of difficulties, five years marked by the virus, by fear, by the difficulties caused by the increase in the cost of living of Europeans, by war. But with dialogue, commitment and hard work, we are overcoming these challenges. We have cooperated, as never…

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Apr

2024

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Statements by the President

Madam President, I would also like to thank our Vice-President for his words. April 25, 1974 opened the door to freedom and democracy. Fifty years ago, we Portuguese were more than ourselves. At the helm of our own destiny, we chose to live free and equal and that day inspired others, for Europe, to fight for freedom. Today we celebrate more than a revolution. We evoke the values that identify us …

24

Apr

2024

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The sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive - Anti-Money Laundering Regulation - Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (joint debate - Anti-money laundering)

Mr President, money laundering is a crime that hides other crimes and among these is the financing of terrorism. In a Europe that we want to be fairer and more secure, we cannot give up a millimeter in the fight against corruption. This week we celebrate democracy. As we recall the 25th of April 1974, we remember that democracy is not a given, but an achievement that is achieved every day with con…

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)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the far left is now in the 25th hour of its term of office trying to correct its mistakes. On the one hand, look for the old amalgam technique: To pretend that all those who do not follow its dictates are the same, retrograde humans who seek to deplete natural resources and destroy the environment. The old technique, confusing intentions with results and emotion…

28

Feb

2024

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Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy (topical debate)

Mr President, what is Europe's main competitive advantage? It is the internal market. The answer is obvious, but the policies must be consistent. We will only be competitive if our market is fully integrated. We will not have an integrated market as long as we invest only 2.2% of GDP in research and development and as long as countries like Portugal invest half of Belgium or Sweden in relation to …