What Lídia spoke about.

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Mar

2022

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the moment we are going through only reinforces the importance of ensuring increasing energy autonomy. This autonomy involves a greater use of electricity with the corresponding progressive abandonment of fossil fuels, fossil energies. But to do so, we must not only be more self-sufficient in the production of electricity, but also in the development, promoti…

9

Mar

2022

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Madam President, the annual growth survey is a kick-off of the European Semester. This year, if it is indeed the last of the general escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact, it is central to the debate and above all to decisions on the future of economic governance in the European Union. But let's be clear, we are not and will not grow to the level we expected. The economic forecasts for th…

15

Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

Madam President, today, as has already been mentioned, is the International Day of the Child with Cancer and we therefore have a great responsibility in our hands to strengthen the European strategy for the fight against cancer, because the Union that Europeans want is a Europe that they can count on, especially in the most difficult times. A Europe that finds solutions, a Europe that solves probl…

14

Feb

2022

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Impact of national tax reforms on the EU economy (short presentation)

Madam President, taxation is on the agenda. There are few dimensions of a country's sovereignty that say so much about the relationship between state and citizens. What taxes do we pay? How much do we pay? How do we pay? And these are the first questions that occur to us, looking at ourselves. And when we look at our countries, there are others: What tax burden is fair to citizens? What level of t…

20

Jan

2022

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Empowering European Youth: post-pandemic employment and social recovery (debate)

Mr President, young people have been severely impacted by the pandemic and they continue to be so. We have heard this during this debate so far from many colleagues. More than ever, the uncertainty of this context makes young people worried about their future and we have the responsibility not to leave them behind. We must ensure that we address their concerns, such as mental health, unemployment …

15

Dec

2021

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State of play of the RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility) (debate)

Madam President, 60% of Europeans believe that national recovery and resilience plans will help their countries overcome the crisis. But we're late. The Commission is still assessing some of these plans and I hope that in this assessment, respect for the rule of law will not only be a detail, but a decisive factor in whether or not the proposals are approved. On the other hand, there are plans tha…

14

Dec

2021

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European Year of Youth 2022 (debate)

Mr President, we are here today to discuss the European Year of Youth, but 2022 will also be the year of important decisions, as we expect to reach crucial conclusions on the future of Europe. Making 2022 the European Year of Youth and completing the Conference on the Future of Europe cannot be a coincidence. As a young politician and President of the Youth of the European People’s Party, it is a …

24

Nov

2021

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Outcome of the COP26 in Glasgow (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we often have a tendency to downplay what we have already achieved, the goals we are achieving. But without, for a moment, reducing ambition for the future, it seems to me of great importance that we know how to evaluate the path we have already taken. As co-author of this Parliament's resolution for the COP, I feel a particular responsibility not only for the e…

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, the fight against tax evasion and the use of tax havens is on the agenda and it is a good thing. The agreement that the OECD is preparing to conclude at the Rome summit is a strong political signal and the European Union must be a protagonist, but the political protagonism required must be matched by legislative commitment. If day zero is to celebrate the agreement, day one has to be…

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Oct

2021

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Increased efforts to fight money laundering (debate)

Mr President, money laundering is a particularly serious and complex crime. Not fighting it is not only attacking concrete operations, but it is cutting off the financial flow that fuels terrorism, organised crime and human, drug or arms trafficking networks. The European ambition here is not only justified by the need to recover 1% of the lost European GDP. It is motivated above all by the urgenc…

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Oct

2021

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UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the UK (COP26) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, no one, absolutely no one, no other economic power has done as much as we have in the fight against climate change. And you have to say it and repeat it without fear: We are the global leaders in setting goals, but also in translating those goals into concrete changes to legislation. The next decade will be, with the legislative initiatives taking place in this …

6

Oct

2021

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Banking Union - annual report 2020 (debate)

Madam President, the Banking Union in 2020 faced an unprecedented crisis, but proved stronger and more resilient than a decade ago. The supervisory and resolution pillars were prepared to ensure the financial stability of the banking sector. And that was essential for us to face the crisis with greater confidence. Unfortunately, there is a third pillar that remains incomplete: the European Deposit…

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, today, when we discuss revelations about aggressive or harmful tax practices, we come to the inevitable conclusion that something has gone wrong. And if it's important to look back and make that assessment, it's even more essential to look forward and realize what we can do differently. The European Union is today a single market integrated into a globalised and increasingly digitali…

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Oct

2021

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

Madam President, these are not the first revelations about the use of tax havens for illegal or criminal purposes. And while it is true that not all revelations amount to crimes, it is equally true that there may be evidence of tax evasion and money laundering. This suspicion is sufficient to justify more ambitious and demanding measures. But unfortunately in the past it was not enough! Here, we h…

15

Sep

2021

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, taxes are one of the pillars of national sovereignty. We must not question this principle of fiscal sovereignty, just as we must not turn a blind eye to the challenges of a globalised economy and an internal market as integrated as ours. Administrative cooperation in tax matters is essential for the effort to combat tax fraud, tax evasion and mo…

7

Jul

2021

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Review of the macroeconomic legislative framework (debate)

Madam President, Europe is on the right track. Today's economic forecasts are encouraging, but the reality is still very different from country to country. While some Member States grow above 7%, others, such as Portugal, fall short of the European average. National governments must do their part. We do not need propaganda about bazucas, European money, but concrete initiatives to improve public i…

7

Jul

2021

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General Union Environment Action Programme to 2030 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there are no achievements without a good strategy and a good implementation. Both are crucial to achieving the goals. The European Green Deal strategy, or the Green Deal, is a very good and very comprehensive strategy, but it needs equally good operationalisation and implementation tools if we are to achieve our objectives. One of these instruments is what we di…

7

Jul

2021

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European Medicines Agency (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, moments of difficulty, or unexpected shock, in a pandemic are also often moments of learning. With these difficult times and with the virus we all learn. Scientists have learned, health professionals have learned, and we politicians have learned. In all sectors there has certainly been a learning of great importance. Although the pandemic is not over yet, we …