What Estrella spoke about.

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ES Written Statement

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

On 1 July, the European Union Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into force with the aim of helping to restore freedom of movement within the EU, a severely restricted right following the declaration of the pandemic. From this date, Member States should be prepared to issue and verify the physical or electronic document proving which persons are vaccinated, have been tested or have passe…

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Jan

2024

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Quality jobs in a competitive future-oriented social market economy (topical debate)

Mr President, in recent decades austerity policies, driven by the right, have eroded the European social model. The deregulation of labour markets, the reduction of pensions and wages, as well as the facilitation of unfair dismissals, have not only dented the quality of employment, but also the quality of life of people. On the right, here absent today for the most part, despite having asked for t…

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Jan

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr. President, I want to emphasize once again, as many of my colleagues have done, the need to improve the working conditions of the attendees. It is true that, recently, important advances have been made, which equate their working conditions with those of other staff. However, certain injustices persist in their contracts, as has already been pointed out, such as the imminent termination by cess…

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Jan

2024

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The role of social award criteria in public procurement in strengthening social rights, good working conditions and inclusive labour markets (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, in view of the green and digital transitions that the labour market is undergoing, social responsibility must be a key priority to ensure fair and decent working conditions and to be consistent with the new social economy plan. Public administration cannot be the exception. Some political groups argue that efficiency and effectiveness should be the only criteria to cons…

13

Dec

2023

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EU strategy to assist young people facing the housing and cost of living crisis (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Secretary of State, many of the difficulties young people face in developing an independent and dignified life have already been pointed out. I am going to focus only on one of them, which is access to housing, because this Parliament has already launched numerous proposals that the European Commission has not addressed. In the report adopted more than two years ago, we…

12

Dec

2023

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Parliament’s call for the right to disconnect - three years on (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, legislating the right to disconnect is not only linked to a change in the employment paradigm, but also to the protection of the mental health of workers. Control, increased workload and isolation, as well as a long list of psychosocial risks arising from a lack of disconnection, undermine our welfare state, making a dent in social security systems and causing costs not…

18

Oct

2023

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Mental health at work (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, mental health has repeatedly been the subject of analysis and debate in this House in recent years and, in particular, the increase in mental illness due to the precariousness and digitalisation of the work context. This Parliament already called on the Commission a year and a half ago, in the Report on Mental Health in a Digital World of Work, on the need to establi…

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May

2023

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Roadmap on a Social Europe: two years after Porto (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, two years after the Porto Social Summit, we are faced with new challenges, but with the same debate: How to build a more social Europe? We still have a lot of work ahead of us if we want to live in a Europe where people can afford decent housing and pay the bills, a Europe where poverty is reduced and access to a quality labour market is …

14

Mar

2023

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Adequate minimum income ensuring active inclusion (debate)

– Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, it is our duty to promote mechanisms that combat social inequalities and help people in vulnerable situations. Minimum income systems are an effective tool to fight poverty and exclusion, as well as ensuring integration and access to the labour market, provided they are adequate and well designed. This is not the case today. In addition…

14

Mar

2023

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, Mr Schmit, Mrs Roswall, ladies and gentlemen, we are in a legislature that addresses unprecedented challenges, promoting initiatives that must steer towards a new European model that consolidates economic stability, progress and inclusion. It's not easy, you know. That is why we, European politicians, must bring perseverance and enthusiasm, because it is with enthusiasm and work t…

14

Mar

2023

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European Semester for economic policy coordination 2023 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and social priorities for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Madam President-in-Office of the Council, we are navigating a transition. Our ship must have a social rudder to reach a good port. The European Semester that we defend this year from the European Parliament puts all its strength in ensuring that the objectives of economic growth are linked to a socio-ecological and inclusive transformation of our economies, consideri…

14

Dec

2022

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

Madam President, Commissioner, as we debate today what measures need to be taken to curb the upward inflationary trend, there are no words that can alleviate the suffering of many people and families who must choose whether to pay for gas, electricity or food. There's no time for more words. Our reflection must be transformed into urgent action. We need permanent and binding mechanisms that self-r…

22

Nov

2022

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Question Time (Commission) - Future legislative reform of the Economic Governance Framework in times of social and economic crisis

A year ago, at a joint meeting of the EMPL and ECON Committees here in Parliament, I was telling you that the Stability and Growth Pact has neither the structure nor the flexibility to deal with the crisis. At that time we were talking about the economic and social crisis of the pandemic. Now we have to add the war one. I think it is really time to move towards a new governance model that puts soc…

18

Oct

2022

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Mental health (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, although economic crises and even war conflicts are lethal to humanity, they are always opportunities for public policy and for our European institutions. It is time to take care of our health, of the mental health of European citizens. The final report of the Conference on the Future of Europe included the need for a long-term Eur…

4

Oct

2022

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we cannot continue to close our eyes to the fact that some Roma communities remain marginalised and live in the most extreme poverty and social exclusion. Their situation will worsen as a result of rising inflation and energy prices, which will particularly affect the most vulnerable people. We already need a European action plan to eradicate Ro…

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Jul

2022

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Mental health in the digital world of work (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, unfortunately we had to go through an unprecedented health crisis to realise a problem that had been brewing in Europe for some time. Another type of pandemic, more silent, that affects the mental health of people, especially more vulnerable groups, such as women and young people, and that is directly related to precariousness at work, job instability and digitalisation…

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Apr

2022

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The situation of marginalised Roma communities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Roma people – ‘Gypsies’ in my country, Spain – are one of the most disadvantaged communities in Europe. Their access to public housing and education services is very limited and there is a clear and pernicious interrelation between the two deficits. A child living in an overcrowded, poverty-stricken home will need 4.5 generations to reach the average income level of…

9

Mar

2022

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A new EU strategic framework on health and safety at work post 2020 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, today we are witnessing a transformation of industrial relations due to the impact of factors such as digitalisation. It is clear that the pandemic has only highlighted and increased the risks of a phenomenon that has been developing for a long time: the birth of a new social, digital, market economy that has a direct impact on working conditions and therefore on the sa…

9

Mar

2022

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioners, comrades, comrades, we socialists want a just recovery of progress and social welfare in Europe. These are the principles that we carry by flag. The European Semester, as a mechanism for coordinating economic and employment policies, plays a key role in dealing with the current difficult situation in Europe and in being able to cope with the socio-economic costs of …

14

Dec

2021

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European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive (debate)

Mr President, there has been a lot of talk in recent years about the need to move towards a sustainable and inclusive transition in Europe, but we continue to see multinationals relocating and deindustrialising, impoverishing entire regions after having taken advantage of public aid for years: this is not fair sustainability. To fight inequalities and tackle an unfair economic model, we must ensur…

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Nov

2021

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Introduction of a European social security pass for improving the digital enforcement of social security rights and fair mobility (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the introduction of a European Social Security Card will help to ensure decent working conditions, due to the standardisation of social security benefits and increased traceability, aggregation and portability of rights. The Socialist Group has been calling for years for the implementation of this common instrument as a measure to combat fraud and cases of abuse affecti…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this House has already recognised in several resolutions that housing is a fundamental right: affordable and decent housing, with access to basic energy services, in line with the social pillar and the Sustainable Development Goals. However, millions of people in the European Union suffer from energy poverty and, meanwhile, the gas and energy market is one of the mos…

13

Sep

2021

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Fair working conditions, rights and social protection for platform workers - New forms of employment linked to digital development (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, digitalisation and the application of artificial intelligence in the workplace are generating new models that lead to clear precarisation, hyperconnection, control and surveillance or algorithmic decisions without human supervision. The implications at the level of mental health and emotional well-being of workers are already evident, and we already need new legislat…