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Jan

2023

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this year too, in this report, Parliament will once again express its opposition to the aberrant practice of the rented uterus. Yet, with a small adjective a huge naivety is accomplished, condemning only the commercial one. Those who know this business well know that altruistic surrogacy, including reimbursement of clinical expenses, lawyers and intermediarie…

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Jan

2023

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Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the WHO is warning of a surge in cases of respiratory infections while Europe is experiencing a worrying shortage of antibiotics and other essential medicines. We are too dependent on countries like China and India, which account for as much as 66% of our active ingredient imports. Dependence on other countries in strategic sectors such as gas from Russia has al…

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Nov

2022

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Prevention, management and better care of diabetes in the EU on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, remembering all patients with diabetes is an obligation for this House. A disease with a growing incidence worldwide, especially for type 2 diabetes, for which it is necessary to act by preventing risk factors such as overweight, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, socio-economic inequalities and poor nutrition. A silent epidemic that, in 2021 alone, …

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Oct

2022

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The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the death of Mahsa Amini at the age of 22 from a strand of hair outside the veil is an unacceptable horror. That veil that mortifies and kills, a symbol of submission, but recently promoted by the EU as an emblem of integration. As Oriana Fallaci said, there are women in the world who still live behind the thick fog of a veil, the fog that envelops the Iranian r…

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Jul

2022

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Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)

Surely there is a need to keep nuclear energy, because otherwise it will be impossible that it does not increase the energy cost. What other solutions do we have? If nuclear power and gas fail, what other solutions do we have? What do you propose? How do you propose to do it? For a period, for a transition, this is necessary, because citizens and businesses will not move forward, citizens have the…

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Jul

2022

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Objection pursuant to Rule 111(3): Amending the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act and the Taxonomy Disclosures Delegated Act (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, removing clean gas and nuclear from the taxonomy means increasing the cost of bills for households and businesses. The equation is very simple: In a time of energy crisis and economic recession, we cannot afford to continue to follow the ideology of green at all costs. We have been saying this for a long time, but the European Commission has finall…

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Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

Of course, they are equally important. Excuse me, what does equality mean? I mentioned Article 10(2). What does equality mean? What do you mean? Equality is also an important article, of course.

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Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the left today claims the right to interfere in a hypothetical decision by the US Supreme Court to re-evaluate abortion. This Chamber has no authority over abortion, which remains the exclusive competence of the Member States, let alone a sovereign state that is not even part of the European Union. Abortion is not a human right. Human rights are very differen…

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Jun

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, ladies and gentlemen, today we are debating yet another act of political self-harm on the part of the European Union. And this is Fit for 55%, a package that will lead to an increase in taxes and bills in order to chase the usual green idol at all costs, as if European families were not already facing a crisis never seen before, between the economic consequences of the pandemic an…

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May

2022

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, five million refugees from Ukraine to the European Union, 90% of whom are women and children. People fleeing war, in need of health care, work, education for children, housing and protection. Today, Ukrainian women expect real support from this Parliament without incurring ideological rhetoric. Unfortunately, in the text, a fundamental word such as motherhood, a…

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Apr

2022

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EU Protection of children and young people fleeing the war against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, every minute in Ukraine a child becomes a refugee: This was the warning issued by UNICEF a few days ago. How many of them, in just over a month, have seen their lives turned upside down, forced to grow quickly because of the horrors of war, locked up underground with the roar of bombs, which is taking away their dreams and their hopes? Half of those who have lef…

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Mar

2022

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International Women’s Day – Address by Oksana Zabuzhko

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, the thought goes to the women in Ukraine who are suffering from war, women refugees, forced to flee under bombardment with their children, forced to suffer abuse, rape and torture, as also denounced by UNICEF. Mothers who are courageous, in the hope of a better future. Strong women fighting for peace. I think of Maria, among the many Ukrainian w…

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Feb

2022

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Human rights and democracy in the world – annual report 2021 (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, today we are talking about democracy and human rights. The right of the child, from birth, is "to be registered immediately, to know his parents and to be raised by them". These are the words of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which also adds an obligation for States to take measures to prevent trafficking in children, for any purpose…

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Feb

2022

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Strengthening Europe in the fight against cancer(debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the fight against cancer is a difficult challenge to face, with courage and determination. As a doctor I have always struggled to raise awareness of prevention, and this can be done by providing higher quality care, guaranteeing access to essential medicines and opening up to new technologies. However, clarity is needed on certain points and, in particular, o…

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Nov

2021

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The International Day of Elimination of Violence Against Women and the State of play on the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, we women are the engine of change, we are the ones who govern society, who carry on the family and, very often, we find ourselves having to divide between work and caring for the most vulnerable. Unfortunately, if we look at the latest official Eurostat data on femicides in Europe, in 2019 four women were killed a day, one woman every six hours, an…

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Nov

2021

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A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the work that has led the new pharmaceutical strategy for Europe to the vote in plenary has been intense and I would like to thank the rapporteur, Dolors Montserrat, for her great and fruitful spirit of collaboration. The text we have arrived at represents something more than a simple step forward for our health: is a 360-degree intervention, which brings the…

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Oct

2021

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The rise of right-wing extremism and racism in Europe (in light of recent events in Rome) (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the Nazi and Communist regimes have committed mass murder, genocide and deportation, causing unprecedented loss of life and freedom over the course of the twentieth century. This was mentioned in the resolution on European remembrance at the beginning of the parliamentary term. We are still convinced of this and we condemn all totalitarianism. Violence must a…

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Sep

2021

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Identifying gender-based violence as a new area of crime listed in Article 83(1) TFEU (continuation of debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we too are convinced that protecting women from violence is crucial, so it is inconceivable that the left should use such a sensitive issue to carry on their ideological battles, which have nothing to do with protecting women. Let's be clear: Today, the aim is to introduce discrimination based on gender identity as a minimum standard in national criminal code…

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Jul

2021

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

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 26 countries have already adopted the COVID-19 certificate and more than 200 million European citizens can resume travelling in peace. After the initial disastrous delays, vaccination campaigns have picked up pace, with tourism and trade breathing again. However, it is worrying that, while in England we are preparing to host an event such as the final of the Eur…