What Isabel spoke about.

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Dec

2022

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A long-term vision for the EU's rural areas (debate)

Madam President, congratulations to the rapporteur on her work. This long-term vision for rural areas was both long-awaited and necessary and represents a unique opportunity to put rural areas at the centre of the European agenda. The Green Deal and the pandemic have revealed the potential that rural Europe has to achieve a new, more sustainable economic model, with renewable energy production, ma…

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Oct

2022

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2021 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, thank you, President Murphy, for presenting the 2021 annual report. We are certainly concerned that the level of error estimated by the Court of Auditors is 3 %, even if the Commission puts it at 1,9 %. But, beyond the percentage, what I do think is important and necessary is to identify concrete errors in order to solve the problems that cause them. On the other hand, …

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Oct

2022

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Commission proposal for measures under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation in the case of Hungary (debate)

Madam President, upholding the founding values of the European Union and strict respect for the rule of law must be above all else. We are glad that the Commission has activated, after so long and thanks to Parliament's commitment, the conditionality mechanism against the Orbán government. €7.5 billion is the only thing that has managed to get the Hungarian government to take the warnings seriousl…

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Oct

2022

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Question Time (Commission) Tackling depopulation through cohesion policy instrument

Commissioner, we have already spoken about this on other occasions; the demographic challenge of depopulation is a democratic challenge that deserves the cooperation of all institutions at all levels and, of course, at European level. You referred to strategies at national and regional level. Well, my region, Aragon, has been a pioneer in adopting a law on the revitalization of the rural environme…

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Sep

2022

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

Mr. President, this summer has been, much to our regret, the summer of fire. At the end of August, in Spain, there had been more than 63 large fires that exceeded 300 000 hectares burned. Some of the most worrying have happened in my land, in Aragon. The fires of Ateca and Añón de Moncayo have caused incalculable losses, citizens displaced from their homes, irreparable damage to agriculture, lives…

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Jul

2022

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Facilitating export of Ukrainian agricultural products: key for Ukrainian economy and global food security (debate)

Madam President, the invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the importance of having developed a resilient logistics chain prepared to deal with potential disruptions. To this end, it is essential to strengthen Europe's rail corridors and to strengthen ports, airports and other infrastructure. Putin knew perfectly well what he was doing by attacking Ukrainian ports from the outset, blocking them, bre…

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Jun

2022

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Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in 2020 the European Union was up to par and faced with an unprecedented health, economic and social crisis, conceived the Next Generation EU funds and the Recovery and Resilience Facility as a unique opportunity to boost Europe’s recovery; this time leaving no one behind. It is now up to the Member States to prove that they are up to the task by delivering on their …

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May

2022

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Discharge 2020 (debate)

Madam President, the letter sent yesterday by the Court of Auditors, with the latest changes to its Code of Conduct, told us that these reforms are proof of its commitment to a rigorous discharge process. I am glad to know that we agree in the search for that rigor that I have maintained from the beginning. I am also pleased that the Court has gradually adjusted its position on the draft initial r…

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May

2022

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Discharge 2020 (debate)

Madam President, Madam Minister, Commissioner Hahn, President Lehne, 2020 was a difficult year for everyone, with a strong impact on the functioning of all European institutions. It was a year in which the EU had to demonstrate its capacity to react and adapt, as well as putting on the table a historic policy response, the Next Generation EU stimulus package. Institutions had to find ways to conti…

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Feb

2022

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Charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (debate)

Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur and highlight the work that has been done during all these years and, above all, during the complicated negotiations, which has made it possible to achieve a balanced compromise that makes it possible to respond to the main national interests. The amendment of the Directive establishes a European regulatory framework that reinforces the pol…

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Feb

2022

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Harmonised EU approach to travel measures (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, two years ago, the Member States of the European Union began to introduce the first restrictive and containment measures against the COVID-19 virus. Among them, travel restrictions, with the purpose of protecting the health and safety of all. From the outset, we in Parliament's Tourism Working Group have called for uniform and binding measures across the Union to travel…

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Dec

2021

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Stocktaking of the European Year of Rail (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the truth is that I agree with much of your speech. Just one year ago we held a debate on our expectations for the European Year of Rail and today we have the opportunity to take stock of this European initiative and we can say that it has served to convey to citizens the advantages of rail, but also to highlight the challenges that must be overcome to achieve that long…

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Dec

2021

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EU response to the transport poverty (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, there is no doubt that greater climate ambition is necessary to combat climate change and that the contribution of the transport sector to reducing emissions is unavoidable. But we must not forget that this transition must be fair and, something very important: must be perceived by European citizens as an opportunity. And that happens because the decarbonization of tran…

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Nov

2021

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2020 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, President Lehne, the annual report of the Court of Auditors is the basis for the discharge procedure for the European budget. For the Committee on Budgetary Control this report is of the utmost importance, and this should be the case for the whole of Parliament. So I just hope that next year we can have this debate in prime time. But hey, 2020 was a difficult year fo…

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Nov

2021

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Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, European political parties have a fundamental role to play in representing the will and diversity of European citizens and bringing them closer to the European institutions. That is why it is important that they have adequate public funding. This funding should be transparent and comply with the principle of sound financial management, as it is part of the general bu…

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Oct

2021

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - all sections (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Hahn, we all know the great impact that COVID-19 has had on European transport and tourism, sectors that are very important for the proper functioning of our internal market. Transport accounts for around 5% of European GDP and tourism for around 10%, both of which employ millions of Europeans; if that were not enough, the need to move towards a more sustainable model…

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Oct

2021

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Assessing the Union’s measures for the EU tourism sector as the end of the Summer season nears (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Next Generation, the vaccination campaign or the COVID certificate are European achievements of which we can be very proud. These are measures achieved thanks to the collaboration, coordination and good management of the European and national institutions. The EU COVID certificate has achieved its objective of facilitating and incentivising cross-border mobility and,…

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Oct

2021

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EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 – Recommendations on next steps towards "Vision Zero" (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Dalli, every year around 22 700 people die and 120 000 are seriously injured on European roads. The commitment of my S&D Group to the "vision zero" objective is firm, and to achieve this a clear commitment to investment in road safety is needed. Public road users, especially the most vulnerable, must be protected, a responsible attitude at the wheel must be promoted and …

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Jul

2021

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Decent working and employment conditions in the aviation sector - Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on aviation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, COVID-19 has been an unprecedented blow to the aviation sector. We are all aware of this, and it is urgent to work on its recovery. In addition, we have been calling for years for a social agenda for aviation and the revision of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008, which has been open and on stand-by since 2015, something incomprehensible. If the working conditions of the sect…

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Jul

2021

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Connecting Europe Facility - Streamlining measures for the realisation of the TEN-T - Railway safety and signalling: Assessing the state of play of the ERTMS deployment (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Vălean, I am glad that we can finally finally approve the new Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027. It has been months of hard work, tough negotiations, and I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs on the good result achieved. The next CEF will continue to boost investment in sustainable infrastructure and the decarbonisation of transport, creating European added val…