What Diana spoke about.

28 Feb

2024

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Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, this is the fourth year of this exercise and, although we recognise that the Commission has been improving the methodology of these reports, we are far from having an effective and effective instrument to protect the rule of law in the European Union. If the Commission does not provide solutions to every problem identified and applies sanction mechanisms to States that …

27 Feb

2024

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Recent revelations of spying on Members of the European Parliament and the lack of follow up on the PEGA committee recommendations (debate)

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Mr President, I must begin by saying that I am very surprised at how little attention this news has received in the European Parliament. Ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about espionage: of espionage against Members of this House who enjoy parliamentary immunity. It seems that there is carte blanche to spy on because no one - not the President of this House, not the Commission, not the Council…

7 Feb

2024

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Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, we are in a moment of regression. We don't need to talk about Poland, Hungary or Italy. In Spain, for example, the important advances made to promote the legal recognition of gender self-determination with the Trans Law have generated an extremely virulent reaction on the part of the right, the ultra-right and the most conservative sectors of society. We have again h…

7 Feb

2024

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The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)

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Mr President, let me share three pieces of information that I have found on online platforms. The first: Solar panels are a delayed-effect pump that will explode when they become waste within a few years. Second: When approaching a woman, know that it is more effective to belittle the "prey," not flatter her. And it is that the body count of women past their prime makes them of "little value". And…

13 Dec

2023

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Review of the Spanish Presidency of the Council (debate)

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Madam President, President Sánchez, there is a global reactionary coalition and, just a few days ago, we saw a very illustrative image of it, with the VOX leaders photographing themselves victorious with Javier Milei. By the way, so did the King of Spain, who seemed a lot happier than the day you were sworn in. Before them, there should be a global progressive coalition, capable of pushing transfo…

23 Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, when we talk about gender-based violence, we are not talking about something ethereal. On the contrary, we talk about something very tangible and present in our lives. We are talking about a violence that one in three girls and women suffers, a violence that surrounds us and that we have an obligation to address and eradicate. That is why I am obliged to denounce the Co…

22 Nov

2023

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The lack of legislative follow-up by the Commission to the PEGA resolution (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, five months ago this House adopted a series of recommendations to take action against the use of spyware. We were very clear. We demand rules to establish very strict conditions to allow its use in very exceptional cases, thorough investigations into alleged abuses that have come to light and aid for people who have been targeted. And while the number of cases continues…

22 Nov

2023

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Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)

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Mr President, amnesties are not an anomaly. Several Member States provide for them in their constitutions and, in recent decades, up to 50 have been approved in the European Union. This is precisely the case of the Spanish State with the amnesty of 1977. What's more, up to three amnesties have subsequently been made, but since those were prosecutors they did not cause them so much discomfort. I su…

8 Nov

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 - Humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause (joint debate - Conclusions of the European Council and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for a humanitarian pause)

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Madam President, more than 4 000 children have died. More than 4,000. This is unbearable. The acts perpetrated by Hamas are abominable, and we reiterate our unmitigated condemnation. But I'll be very clear: Nothing, I repeat, can justify the deliberate massacre of civilians being committed by Israel in Gaza. Israel has the right to defend itself. Yes, within international law. But he's not doing i…

18 Oct

2023

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Rule of Law in Malta: 6 years after the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia and the need to protect journalists (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, a year ago, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia, I intervened to demand the adoption of legislation at European level that would prevent cases like yours from recurring. A year later, we are negotiating with the Commission and the Council two very important pieces of legislation to ensure the protection of journalists. On …

17 Oct

2023

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Urgent need for a coordinated European response and legislative framework on intrusive spyware, based on the PEGA inquiry committee recommendations (debate)

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Mr President, how difficult, after this speech by Mr Cañas, to say the barbarities he has just said here in this House. But I'll get right to the point. Amnesty International's recent revelations about new cases of cyber espionage using Predator do nothing more than confirm what we have already concluded in the framework of this House's Committee of Inquiry. Trade and use of spyware both within an…

5 Oct

2023

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The new European strategy for a better internet for kids (BIK+) (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the internet is a fundamental tool in our lives, including that of children and adolescents, but can we ensure that, today, they enjoy a safe online space? Here are some facts: in my country, Catalonia, every day a case of cyberbullying is reported to a minor and eight out of ten minors have been victims of virtual violence. The main victims are by far girls and youn…

4 Oct

2023

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The spread of ‘anti-LGBTIQ’ propaganda bills by populist parties and governments in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, in the historic struggle for the rights of the LGTBIQ+ collective, we are facing a worrying dynamic of involution. And it is no coincidence that it coincides with a moment of rise of the ultra-right, ultra-conservatism, religious dogmatism and hate speech. Orbán has already done so by passing a law banning talking about sexual orientation in schools and the media. And t…

4 Oct

2023

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Need to complete new trade agreements for sustainable growth, competitiveness and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

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Madam President, too often we see how many of the European Union's trade agreements with third countries show great hypocrisy. And they are because they show the great distance that exists between the grandiloquent discourses of defense of human rights that we hear in the European institutions and the ineffectiveness of these agreements when it comes to shielding these rights effectively. The case…

3 Oct

2023

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European Media Freedom Act (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, today this Parliament is taking an unequivocal step in the protection of democracy in Europe. Because, as Kofi Annan said, "no democratic society can exist without a free, independent and pluralistic press." And there are many examples illustrating why having a European Media Freedom Act is an undelayable challenge for the European Union. In recent years we have seen…

14 Sep

2023

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Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, we are facing a legislature that is fruitful in terms of the fight for gender equality. But let's be clear, the work that remains to be done is enormous. Facts such as Luis Rubiales' non-consensual kiss to Jenni Hermoso before the whole world show us how difficult it is to break with the violence and impunity that are structural. That is why we must continue to address …

13 Sep

2023

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The future of the European book sector (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, this Parliament will send an unequivocal message tomorrow. Books are an essential asset and we are very proud to have contributed to this text that reflects the diversity of the sector, from authors to small publishers, through school libraries, public libraries and librarians, as well as small bookstores, booksellers and readers and reading. They are all essential in p…

10 Jul

2023

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Protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, freedom of expression and information has deteriorated alarmingly in recent years in Europe. The number of gag claims imposed in the Member States has increased sharply. So have the scandals associated with the indiscriminate use of spyware against journalists, political opponents and activists. In countries like Poland, media laws have already been passed that directly…

14 Jun

2023

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Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware - Investigation of the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (draft recommendation) (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, let me start because I wanted to ask Mr Zoido for a blue card, which he did not accept. I remind you that Pegasus can only be used against the fight against organised crime and terrorism, and in your statements you mentioned a wide range that I think is not within the agreements on the Pegasus programme. As a member of this committee of inquiry, but also as a citizen wh…

9 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)

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Madam President, Commissioner, finally, the European Union is acceding to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, better known as the Istanbul Convention. A convention that was concluded 12 years ago, but which to this day was still blocked by the Council of the Union. The Istanbul Convention is the first European instrument to est…

18 Apr

2023

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Question Time (Commission) - Legacy of the European Year of Youth

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Commissioner, first of all, I wanted to say that the European Year of Youth has given us a great legacy, such as having these spaces for talking and putting young people at the centre of the agenda. We have to take advantage of them. We must insist that our commitment to youth policies is sustainable. As the Greens/EFA Group, in our guidance to the Commission budgets for 2024 we suggest linking th…

30 Mar

2023

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2022 Rule of Law Report - The rule of law situation in the European Union - Rule of law in Greece - Rule of law in Spain - Rule of law in Malta (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, if there is one thing that is clear to us from the Greens/EFA Group, it is that there is an urgent need to broaden the scope of the rule of law report by the European Commission so that it also covers issues such as the state of democracy and fundamental rights in the Member States. If I open the report on the page referring to the Spanish State, for example, there is n…

29 Mar

2023

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Order of business

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Madam President, I would also like to invoke Rule 8 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament to refer to the detention of comrade Clara Ponsatí by the judge of the Spanish Supreme Court, Pablo Llarena, when she, after five years of exile, returned to her home, Catalonia. It is unheard of for a judge to order an arrest for a crime that does not even involve deprivation of liberty, such …

15 Mar

2023

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

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Madam President, Commissioner, Madam representative-in-office of the Council, our Argentine colleagues, while they were campaigning, were already saying: Sexual education to decide, contraceptives not to abort and legal abortion not to die. It is a human right to be able to decide about our bodies, our sexuality and our health, but to decide free from discrimination, violence and coercion. In Euro…

15 Feb

2023

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The erosion of the rule of law in Greece: the wiretapping scandal and media freedom (topical debate)

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Mr President, the decline in press freedom in Greece is nothing new. Organizations such as Reporters Without Borders have warned of all kinds of attacks on the exercise of journalism, from impediments to freely cover immigration issues to the risk of losing one's life. The case of Greece is alarming, but it is only the symptom of a pathology that is spreading. Illegal listening to journalists and …