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Jun

2026

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Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)

Madam President, adolescents spend, on average, 4.5 hours a day on screens, and during the weekend, that number rises to a staggering 6.1 hours a day – 6.1 hours in which they could have spent time with their friends, discovered the real world and developed real life skills. Unfortunately, I can't say I'm surprised about these numbers: even refreshing a page, so swiping down and waiting for new in…

15

Jun

2026

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Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (debate)

Madam President, the best case scenario for our citizens, our safety and the world would have been not reopening the AI Act and making sure the law would have been implemented swiftly, especially looking at the rapid development of new models. Unfortunately, the Commission fell for the pressure from tech-lobbyist-in-chief Donald Trump. But the Greens wouldn't be the Greens if we didn't seize the o…

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May

2026

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

Madam President, if it is true what Anthropic claims – Mythos being able to detect all cyber security vulnerabilities – then it could pose a major risk if this AI system falls into the wrong hands. Even if half is true, it opens the door to major cyberattacks at scale. Think of banks being hacked, our transport systems being disrupted, and hospitals blacking out. And if we understand the experts c…

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May

2026

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Order of business

Madam President, dear colleagues, I would like to make a point of order pursuant to Rule 40. Yesterday, it was the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia. One day earlier, after a performance at Brussels Pride, three artists were attacked and abused by a mob of children around 14 years of age. My heart and solidarity is with Sherine Falasteen, Diva Beirut an…

29

Apr

2026

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, no child or woman should ever have to go through what Coco had to go through. Let her suffering not be in vain. And today, everyone here from left to right will commit to stopping online harassment, but last night we could have banned all nudifier AI tools and tools to generate child abuse in Europe, and then the Christian Democrats, Conservatives and PfEs stalled nego…

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Mar

2026

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European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, dear activists, I'm a happily married lesbian. I am not sick and I do not need to be cured. Sure, some in this House will judge, although I do not know why you would waste your energy on hate, especially as a political strategy. But stop allowing harm to my community. Today I want to speak on behalf of Benoît. When Benoît came out to his parents…

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Mar

2026

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Child sexual abuse online: protect children, not perpetrators (topical debate)

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Mar

2026

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International Women’s Day

Madam President, I would like to do a point of order. The previous statement clearly violates Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure, which requires Members to conduct themselves with mutual respect and uphold the dignity of Parliament, as well as Rule 10(4), which prohibits discrimination in line with Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. Trans women are women. Thank y…

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Mar

2026

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Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, our European single market is often portrayed as just a set of rules, but that's far from the truth. Our single market is made up of European companies, big and small, who work every day to ensure Europe keeps going. I'm looking forward to the One Market roadmap, but let's be honest here: we can't deregulate our way to competitiveness and a stronger single market. We…

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Feb

2026

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Presentation of the action plan against cyberbullying (debate)

Mr President, bullying is a problem of all ages, but nowadays everyone has a potential weapon for cyber-harassment in their pockets. It's the first thing people have in their hands when they get up, and the last thing they see before they go to bed. And we increasingly see people online being harassed, especially if you stand out, especially if you're a woman, especially if you are a woman with a …

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Jan

2026

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Tackling AI deepfakes and sexual exploitation on social media by making full use of the EU’s digital rules (debate)

Madam President, at only 14 years old, Roos became a victim of sextortion via Snapchat. A stranger had made fake naked images of her and if she didn't pay, he threatened he would ruin her life. This type of deepfake technology is an enormous danger for the safety of everyone, and especially harms women and young girls. Now, with Grok integrated in social media and many other deep new tools topping…

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Dec

2025

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Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work

Mr President, rapporteur, shadow rapporteurs, Commissioner, if you thought only Uber drivers are managed by an app, you are mistaken. Algorithmic management has spread across the entire labour market. In Amazon warehouses, every movement is dictated by algorithms. Call-centre workers receive real-time feedback on their emotions, and office workers have their keystrokes tracked. The European Commis…

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Nov

2025

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Digital Package (debate)

Mr President, last week, champagne was popped in big tech's headquarters – their business model, based on stealing people's deeply personal information to train AI, will finally be legal in the EU. And while chatbots are emotionally abusing people and even recommending children to take their own lives, our Commission decides to weaken our AI laws. Honestly, Vice-President, I am really disappointed…

25

Nov

2025

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Protection of minors online (debate)

Madam President, rapporteur and fellow shadows, Commissioners, colleagues, this is a historic vote. A broad majority in this Parliament says 'enough is enough'! We need to ban the addictive, personalised recommender systems based on clicks and interaction for children. And Parliament repeats: we need to ban harmful, addictive design for everyone. We will no longer tolerate that big tech companies …

25

Nov

2025

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Communication on the Democracy Shield (debate)

Mr President, in this geopolitical reality, Europe cannot afford to be naïve. The way Big Tech's recommender systems work is the perfect handshake between tech-capitalism, foreign actors and the far right. Anti-democratic actors form global alliances. They spread disinformation, outrage and fear to drive us apart, and Big Tech's polarising algorithms spread these messages like a virus to make us f…

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Oct

2025

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The decision to impose a fine on Google: defending press and media freedom in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Trump threatened tariffs if we did not repeal our European tech laws. A week later, there was a billion-dollar fine from Europe for Google. This is the strong answer I want to see in this unstable geopolitical time: stand up against that tech-broligarchy that thinks it can make up the world. Because Google almost has a monopoly on the entire online advertising system. They sell ads b…

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Oct

2025

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Promoting EU digital rules: protecting European sovereignty (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, it's pretty clear that the Trump administration and his tech-bro cheer squad aren't fans of our digital rulebook. But before the Commission listens to the tech lobby and decides to chainsaw Europe's AI and privacy rules, let's do a little fact check. AI to detect diseases and discover new medicines? Perfectly allowed under European tech rules and not covered…

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Sep

2025

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Need for a strong European Democracy Shield to enhance democracy, protect the EU from foreign interference and hybrid threats, and protect electoral processes in the EU (debate)

Madam President, did you know that Chancellor Merz went to Canada this summer to shoot polar bear cubs? No? Good – because that means the Kremlin's latest disinformation campaign did not reach you. Why would Russia spread such a ridiculous story, you might ask? Well, it's easier to sway an election than to win a war. So undermining democratic European leaders is part of their playbook. I'm happy t…

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Sep

2025

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Public procurement (debate)

Mr President, to keep Europe going, we are spending more than EUR 2 trillion per year through public procurement – that's a two and twelve zeros. Right now, public authorities don't feel like they have any other option than going for the cheapest one. Therefore, it is very positive that Parliament calls to move away from the lowest price and start using all this European money in a strategic way t…

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Jul

2025

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Lessons from Budapest Pride: the urgent need for an EU wide anti-discrimination law and defending fundamental rights against right-wing attacks (topical debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, Budapest Pride was a historic moment. Not only for the opposition movement against Orbán, it was a victory for those Hungarians in the LGBTIQ community who, after years, finally felt at home in their country and even felt hope that one day, maybe they have a beautiful future there. But despite the goosebumps and tears of joy during the Pride, the rea…

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Jun

2025

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Freedom of assembly in Hungary and the need for the Commission to act (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, Commissioner, when I went to my first Pride, it finally struck me. I was not alone. I deserved to be loved. And the people I belong to know how to organise a damn good protest. I hope that in 2025, in a European Union, we would have reached a moment where human rights of LGBTQI+ plus people and the fundamental freedoms, such as the freedom of assembly, are non-negoti…

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May

2025

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Winning the global tech race: boosting innovation and closing funding gaps (topical debate)

Mr President, a few weeks ago I visited Silicon Valley, in the midst of Trump's tariff chaos, to get to the bottom of the question of Europe's role in the world and how to deal with our current dependence on big tech. And I learned a lot. Europe needs to shake off the idea that we can't compete against the big tech companies, and that building European alternatives is simply not possible. What is …

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Apr

2025

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Recent legislative changes in Hungary and their impact on fundamental rights (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, colleagues, when I heard Orbán banned Pride, I realised it is not going well for him in the polls, because this is the boring old playbook of wannabe autocrats. And I'm furious that, again, he's using us, spreading lies and hate about the LGBTQI community and validating the hate crimes which always peak after these legislative changes. He's making our lives…

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Mar

2025

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EU Consumers Day: filling the gaps in protecting 440 million consumers in the EU (debate)

Thank you for this question. I think there are very important decisions to be made around what we do with these companies. I think that they are very harmful. I think that these companies are a danger to our democracy and to our health and to our societies as a whole. That's why I think it is very important that we start doing a cost-benefit analysis on what these companies actually bring to the E…

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Mar

2025

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EU Consumers Day: filling the gaps in protecting 440 million consumers in the EU (debate)

Mr President, today we celebrate consumer protection in the EU. But when I look at addictive apps like TikTok, Tinder, Instagram and Netflix, I don't see so much to celebrate. Too many platforms and websites manipulate consumers into spending time and attention there. This is one of the challenges of our time. Nearly everyone – children, youngsters, students, adults and grandparents alike – feels …