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Mar

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative "Save bees and farmers! Towards a bee-friendly agriculture for a healthy environment" (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is important that European citizens are somehow forcing Parliament to discuss how to safeguard bees, which are fundamental creatures for the role of pollination and therefore for human life and biological balance. The value of what bees do in the world can be estimated at about 153 billion euros a year, about 15 billion in Europe alone. We therefore ask, w…

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Mar

2023

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Deaths at sea: a common EU response to save lives and action to ensure safe and legal pathways (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Italy, Italy's beautiful seas, become cemeteries for thousands of human beings, women and children. In Cutro, mourning has overwhelmed us. And the Italian government has not been able to save the lives of children, women and men and has dared to say, with Minister Piantedosi, that it is the fault of those who leave with their children. It's a slap in the face to…

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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, crises and speculation, the latter often linked to the mad war between Russia and Ukraine, oblige us to give immediate answers to our farmers regarding the price of fertilisers, the problem of fertilisers, because on the one hand we have farmers forced to increase the cost of fertilisers by up to 130 %, a terrifying blow, and on the other we have consumers …

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Feb

2023

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(IT) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, alcohol is a drug, and it is a legal drug, but it can seriously harm health and cause psychological and physical dependence, increase the risk of cancer, heart disease and social hardship. The best way to combat alcohol abuse and all its possible harmful consequences is to make correct information about this substance and all the foods that contain it. T…

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Jan

2023

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Small-scale fisheries situation in the EU and future perspectives (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, small-scale fishing plays a key role in the EU, accounting for around 76% of active vessels and 50% of crews. It has a key role for food security and sovereignty and a strategic importance for the socio-economic progress of coastal communities and the preservation of local cultural traditions. Immediate measures to protect profits are needed to ensure the sur…

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Jan

2023

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Terrorist threats posed by far-right extremist networks defying the democratic constitutional order (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Europe was born to unite peoples who proudly have different ethnic and cultural origins, which makes the union between different peoples with similar objectives strong and necessary. The beauty of these different roots is demonstrated by the flowers and fruits that have given, like our beautiful capitals, amazing for their history and today multicultural metr…

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Jan

2023

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Matteo Messina Denaro, the mafia boss, has been arrested in Italy today and is considered one of the most dangerous fugitives in the world. It is excellent news, a victory of honest citizens, the judiciary and law enforcement against the damned cancer called mafia and against all those political and business forces that have had to do with the mafia, so much so …

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Dec

2022

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Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, what a deep and grave disgrace this building is today! How many billions of euros does this building cost? How much does it cost for each individual citizen? How many billions of euros do we cost? And how many billions of dreams, wishes, hopes for a better life do European citizens entrust to this Parliament? Those billions of dreams have been betrayed, the pact…

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Dec

2022

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this House, this institution, costs European citizens billions of euros every year, and billions of hopes, desires and different visions of the future also depend on our work and on how we honour the trust that has been given to us. The news of these days, the sacks of money hidden in the house as in the worst comedies and the total disrespect towards Europea…

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Dec

2022

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, rural areas are an essential aspect of the European way of life and are fundamental to the economic, social and environmental functioning of our society. They are home to 137 million people. Despite their strengths, rural areas, particularly remote and less developed ones, and there are many in Sicily and Sardinia, face significant challenges that are difficu…

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Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there is only one word that should resonate in this building today when it comes to immigration: Shame on you. Shame on you, shame, honte, vergüenza. Because it is shameful that even today it is the country of first landing, Italy, to have to face alone an epochal phenomenon that concerns the whole of Europe. The Strait of Sicily is the border between Africa and…

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Oct

2022

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Commission implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1614 of 15 September 2022 determining the existing deep-sea fishing areas and establishing a list of areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems are known to occur or are likely to occur (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, since 2016, this Parliament has been discussing the crucial importance, for the environmental and economic balance of our seas, vulnerable marine areas and how best to preserve them, but after so many years, despite the steps already taken, we are still here to discuss them rather than act. And it is wrong, indeed inconceivable, for at least three reasons. On…

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Oct

2022

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Good Food Good Farming initiative tells us that almost one in three European citizens has hair contaminated with pesticides: This is alarming, revealing the enormous contamination of land and water. The Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies for 2030 indicate a 50% reduction by 2030, but many states are behind in accepting the proposed regulation that sets…

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Oct

2022

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COVID-19 – Sustaining EU preparedness and response: looking ahead (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I find positive an approach to managing the pandemic that gradually goes from a state of emergency to a more sustainable way, which can protect public health but at the same time can keep society and the economy open and resilient. However, it is not yet clear how European public and private research will be promoted, nor how EU-funded and independent studi…

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Sep

2022

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Ecological Disaster in the Oder River (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the ecological disaster that hit the Oder River this summer must make us understand that we no longer have time to wait for a gradual abandonment of bad practices in terms of pesticides or wastewater management. The management of such an important river, which starts from the Czech Republic and then creates a natural border between Germany and Poland, must be…

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Sep

2022

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EU response to the increase in energy prices in Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy citizens are unable to do their shopping and businesses are closing down and laying off workers, exacerbating the crisis. And that's why? Because astronomical bills arrive, unworthy, crazy in relation to the standard of living of Italians and Europeans all. What does Europe do to help them? He stammers, he takes time, he wastes time. But the crisis d…

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Jul

2022

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, President von der Leyen strongly praised Superbonus 110, an Italian measure defined by revolutionary Europe, an ecological transition that creates development and jobs while protecting the environment. Unfortunately, since November 2021, this measure has been subjected to a frontal attack by the Draghi government. By changing the rules in the race, the circul…

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Jun

2022

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, tens of thousands of hectares of Sardinia suffer a progressive invasion of locusts that devour 200-250 tonnes of vegetables a day. It is one of the most serious infestations of recent decades and the causes are mainly to be found in desertification linked to land abandonment and climate change. I have also said on other occasions that we must rethink the syst…

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Jun

2022

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, sixty years of the CAP, the objective of which should be precisely to support agriculture and farmers, ensuring healthy, quality food that is sustainable for the environment, capable of creating wealth and jobs, as well as combating climate change. With the war in Ukraine there is a risk of earthquake to the entire European and world food system, and we must …

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May

2022

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EU action plan for organic agriculture (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we remember Sir Plumb, knowing that organic is the only way to environmental protection, food safety and greater independence from non-EU producers, as well as the prevention of damage caused by unhealthy products to the health of citizens. We must therefore be ambitious, demanding targets such as a minimum of 25% of organic production and a genuine ban…

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Apr

2022

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I do not know if you realise what is happening: We have a war and we have jackals who exploit the infamous war promoted by Putin to get rich, raising the price of energy and bringing entire families, businesses, sectors that count millions of workers to their knees. In Sicily and Sardinia, as in many areas of Europe, the situation is at an end: Farmers, fisherme…

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Mar

2022

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Need for an urgent EU action plan to ensure food security inside and outside the EU in light of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this unfortunate and bloody war cannot be paid for by the citizens of Europe. We depend too much on imported hydrocarbons and raw materials and we must work to ensure that European agriculture is soon self-sufficient and sustainable, while remaining safe for consumers. We encourage domestic production, especially wheat, corn and sunflower. We give resources t…

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Feb

2022

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Implementation report on on-farm animal welfare (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, despite the studies and efforts made by the European Parliament, the European directives on animal welfare have made it possible to achieve structural changes in certain farming methods – directives on laying hens, pigs and calves – but they have had little impact if we evaluate the general directive and the directive on birds. Inhomogeneity seems to be the m…

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Dec

2021

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Outcome of Global Summit Nutrition for Growth (Japan, 7-8 December) and increased food insecurity in developing countries (debate)

Mr President, the Nutrition World Summit held in Japan last week was a crucial moment to discuss the future of food and nutrition at a global level. We all know nowadays how important nutrition is, but also how present is the malnutrition issue. For this reason we, as the EU, must commit on a three-strategy focus: health, food and resilience. 149 million children under five are stunted, 49 million…

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Nov

2021

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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the CAP is one of the points that gives meaning to the very existence of Europe. We are not satisfied with the too many downside compromises, we would have liked an immediate and clearer change. But keeping the old CAP would have been suicide for European farmers and consumers. There are important steps forward. The stop to money for those who exploit workers…