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May

2023

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Sexual harassment in the EU and MeToo evaluation (debate)

Mr President, harassment is a human rights violation that deteriorates people’s physical, psychological and sexual health, self-esteem and environment; prevents victims from accessing, remaining in or progressing in the labour market, especially if they are women. A violation of rights that is hardly reported, among other things, because it is normalized, because stereotypes are used that blame th…

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May

2023

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

Madam President, Commissioner, geographical indications are a very useful rural development instrument. They generate added value in agricultural products, benefit primary producers and contribute to sustaining employment. They allow our society to understand that things are not only valid for themselves, but also for the way in which they are produced, for their links with the territory, the best…

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May

2023

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Start of the European Year of skills (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, a recent ETUI report shows that the shortage of workers is greatest in unskilled sectors and profiles. We know that 39% of adult workers in the European Union are overqualified. In Spain, more than 29%. In other words, there is no shortage of skilled workers but rather quality jobs, good working conditions with stable careers and investment in training. Companies nee…

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May

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

Madam President, today is a historic day. After years of fighting for the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by the European Union, we are literally one step away from making it a reality. I have no doubt that tomorrow Parliament will give its consent with a large majority and leave all responsibility to the Council. Although ratification has a limited scope of action, in that area the Conven…

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Mar

2023

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (debate)

Mr President, 70 years after having enshrined equal pay, the gender pay gap persists in the European Union. As we know that opacity is part of the problem, this directive, which finally recognises information rights for all workers, is a major step forward. The surprising thing is that it has cost us so much, we have lacked ambition and we are still late. Part of the obligations of this Directive,…

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Mar

2023

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Women activism – human rights defenders related to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) (debate)

Madam President, Justyna, in Poland, Vanessa, in Andorra, and many others, whom we have not yet named, are subject to criminal and judicial prosecution for helping other women to have an abortion. No matter what the sentence is finally, it does not matter if we talk about jail, fines or jobs for the benefit of the community. They are women who live under threat for defending the sexual and reprodu…

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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Madam President, this Commission communication was as necessary as it was expected, because at the moment we cannot ignore our farmers, who are the weakest and most exploited link in the food chain. They must be guaranteed supplies, the CAP budget must be strengthened and the necessary budgetary sources must be used to increase funds and reduce debt, for example by levying a tax on fertiliser comp…

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Feb

2023

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Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)

Madam President, the digital green transition could be very good if we pay it together, if it were fair and adjusted to the limits of the planet, which except for flat earth, are quite clear, but not if we replace coal mines with lithium mines or fertile fields with wind megaparks; not if we turn some territories into the new colonies of others by fragmenting the European map; not if we sacrifice …

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Feb

2023

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The EU priorities for the 67th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the CSW's commitment to innovation and technological change is very good, but we must not forget the violent use that can be made of certain technologies, which are mostly suffered by women and girls. One in ten Europeans has experienced some form of cyber violence since the age of 15. 52% of young women and girls in this world have been abused online, one in five girls…

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Feb

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence: EU accession (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in these almost four years of the legislature we have spoken countless times about the importance of the European Union ratifying the Istanbul Convention once and for all. Countless times have we condemned the hoaxes, lies and disinformation campaigns of a nostalgic medieval far right. We have been astonished at Turkey's exit from the Convention and at the threats fr…

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Jan

2023

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, this Parliament is clearly committed to democracy at work and to revitalising workers' rights to information, consultation and representation; a priority also for the Ministry of Labour in Spain and for its head, Yolanda Díaz, who will undoubtedly have her place in the next Presidency of the Council. This is essential at a critical time. That is why European social law …

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Jan

2023

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Protecting the Rule of Law against impunity in Spain (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this debate is instrumentalised by the electoral ambitions of a seditious party that has been in breach of the Constitution for four years, that does not recognise the electoral results and that seeks to spread the idea that the Spanish Government is illegitimate just because it is not its own. Everyone knows that the Popular Party is the one that has prevented the r…

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Jan

2023

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EU response to the protests and executions in Iran (debate)

Madam President, Mohamad and Sayed, two young men aged 21 and 26, were executed after being beaten and tortured for protesting against the Iranian government. Ali Reza, a British-Iranian citizen, was killed on the gallows on charges of espionage. Dozens of protesters have been convicted and are awaiting execution. Hundreds have died in protests to speak out against the violent death of Mahsa Amini…

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Dec

2022

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Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the cost of living goes up and governments have to act, which is what they are for. In Spain we are already doing it. The cap on the rise in rents, support for the most vulnerable mortgage holders, the rise in pensions, the Iberian solution to the gas cap, free rail transport and the discount on fuels are measures that already alleviate the situation of households, w…

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Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

. – Mr President, Commissioner, although the European Child Guarantee was established in June 2021, it has not been fully implemented and its budget allocation is not adequate. We have almost 18 million poor children in Europe. 22% don't eat breakfast before school and many eat just because they go to school. We fill our mouths defending childhood, but only for the next five years we would lack, a…

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Dec

2022

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

Madam President, Commissioner, there are 137 million people in Europe living in rural areas, 30% of our population. Thanks to these people we eat, drink and breathe. We all stand on his shoulders. Without them there is no food sovereignty, no energy autonomy, no fight against climate change. Without them there is nothing. It doesn't matter what we schedule here. However, the territorial gap they s…

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Eliminating violence against Women (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, forty years ago, the Latin American feminist movement chose 25 November to remember the murder of the Mirabal sisters. And, since then, every year we remember the multiple violence suffered by women around the world. In Poland, Justyna, a victim of institutional violence, was convicted of assisting those who needed to safely terminate their pregnancy. In El Salvador,…

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Nov

2022

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Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)

Madam President, the absence of women in business has been the result of biased, prejudiced and unfair decisions. Decisions explaining the gender gap in employment, wages and pensions, glass ceilings and cement ceilings. We have suffered barriers that have forced us to work much harder to compete, even if we are better prepared, and that have forced us to choose between our personal, family and wo…

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Oct

2022

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Fighting sexualised violence - The importance of the Istanbul Convention and a comprehensive proposal for a directive against gender-based violence (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this morning we spoke here about the whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right and I think it is appropriate to start by mentioning that the origin of this debate is a proposal by the ID Group to talk about violence against women, without mentioning that it is gender-based violence, that is, without making it clear that it is women who suffer it and men who exe…

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Oct

2022

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Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, Mr Buxadé, you facilitated my intervention because I was just going to start this campaign of the extreme right in Spain. If you leave the marked path of unique thought, you will be anything, but also facha. And go on. If you decide to speak well of our history: facha. If you think Spain is stronger united: It's very streaky. If you think victims of terrorism deserve respect: It's ve…

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Oct

2022

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The urgent need for an EU strategy on fertilisers to ensure food security in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the increase in the cost of fertilisers, aggravated by the war in Ukraine and the eventual closure of many of its manufacturing plants, threatens the harvests of the coming agricultural campaigns, and Europe's heavy external dependence does not help either. In the short term, the most important thing is to protect our farmers, who remain the weakest link in the food cha…

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Oct

2022

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The Dutch childcare benefit scandal, institutional racism and algorithms (debate)

Mr President, in recent decades we have gone from the promise of the future of digital emancipation to a kind of new civilization based on the algorithmic organization of society. Companies and administrations around the world hide behind a technological mind to make their decisions more objective and efficient. But in that mind nest the prejudices and aberrations they pretend to hide. The machine…

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Oct

2022

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Situation of Roma people living in settlements in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, according to the Eurobarometer, a majority of Europeans believe that discrimination against Roma people is widespread in their country. This perception is more than contrasted with national and European data and reports. In the European Union, Roma people face discrimination and Angitanism every day: when they go to school, enter a shop, do a job interview or try to …

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Sep

2022

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Existence of a clear risk of a serious breach by Hungary of the values on which the Union is founded (debate)

Mr President, a rule of law requires separation of powers and protection of fundamental rights. And it is clear that in Hungary there is neither one nor the other. We have just learned that the Hungarian government will force women to listen to the heartbeat of the fetus before aborting. A form of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, a measure that delays the termination of pregnancy, increases…

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Sep

2022

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Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, we know that increases in the minimum wage have been eaten up by inflation and workers have lost purchasing power. In-work poverty is worsening and affects women in particular. The outlook is not good, with runaway inflation and a response from the Central Bank that can cool the economy and have a very negative impact on employment. This directive is essential. It is es…