What Salvatore spoke about.

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Oct

2023

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The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the images of destruction, suffering and death caused by the worrying escalation of violence in the Middle East call for reflection. Peace is built neither by terror nor by violence. Hamas's grievous act of aggression has rekindled decades of conflict, territorial disputes and political complexity, creating a cycle of violence with devastating consequences. Peac…

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Oct

2023

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 2024 will be the year of the European elections and that is why our budget must reflect the challenges we face. Among these, there is certainly a need to communicate more and better with citizens in order to raise their awareness of the activities of the European Union, countering disinformation and breaking down the barrier that still exists between citizens an…

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Oct

2023

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The proposed extension of glyphosate in the EU (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is also clear from the debate that it is necessary to reduce the use of pesticides, but this can only be achieved if we imagine a gradual programme and sensitise farmers to responsible and moderate use. The Commission's proposal to renew the authorisation for the use of glyphosate was motivated by scientific evidence that we cannot but accept, but it would…

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Oct

2023

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Resumption of the sitting

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to recall the 21 people who tragically lost their lives in the accident that took place last night in the city of Mestre, near Venice. A human tragedy, a European tragedy involving Ukrainian, German, French, Austrian, Spanish and Croatian citizens, as well as the driver of Italian nationality. A tragedy in front of which we can do nothing but gather…

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Oct

2023

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The 10-year commemoration since the tragedy in Lampedusa(statement by the President)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today is a day of remembrance, but also of reflection. The human tragedy in Lampedusa and the more than 28,000 migrants who have died and been missing in the Mediterranean over the last decade represent the defeat of Europe, and none of us can deny it. In the meantime we have used and abused the word "solidarity", but it is a boastful and never applied solida…

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Oct

2023

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Protection of workers from asbestos (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, every year between 70 000 and 90 000 people die in the European Union from previous exposure to asbestos: A real war bulletin. Two years ago this House voted on a resolution in which 675 Members confirmed the need to strengthen European action on the protection of workers from exposure to asbestos. However, the European Commission's proposal that we have seen ha…

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Sep

2023

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Parliamentarism, European citizenship and democracy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, parliamentarism, citizenship and democracy: three interconnected and vital elements for the European Union and all its Member States. The decisions we make every day in the institutions have a direct impact on the lives of citizens. This is why it is necessary to clarify and reclaim our role and the role of all national parliaments by opening a reflection on the…

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Sep

2023

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EU-Tunisia Agreement - aspects related to external migration policy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the agreement reached with Tunisia is certainly one of the most important steps taken by the European Union in recent years in terms of migration policies. Of course, the glass in this case is half full and not half empty, as some critics want to represent. The difficulty of managing migratory flows in recent years has put a strain on the resilience of Tunisia, …

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Sep

2023

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Composition of the European Parliament (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we welcome the decision to hold a debate on the composition of Parliament before tomorrow's vote, because it is an opportunity to reiterate the importance of our role. We regret, however, that the Council did not accept Parliament's proposal, which provided for a minimum increase in seats for states with a significant increase in population. We take note of the …

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Sep

2023

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Amendments to Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with a view to strengthening integrity, independence and accountability (debate)

Madam President, the revision of the Rules of Procedure represents an important moment in the history of this Parliament, which, it has been said, is deeply shaken by the scandal of last December. First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur Gabriele Bischoff, the Chair of the AFCO internal working group, Rainer WIELAND, and all the Members who have worked hard in recent months on the basis …

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Jun

2023

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The water crisis in Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, last year in Italy there was a film by Paolo Virzì entitled 'Siccità'. A film set in a Rome where, not raining for three years, the lack of water has distorted the rules and habits of everyone. If until a few years ago its plot could have been surreal, today this scenario could become more and more likely if you do not act promptly. I do not think it is neces…

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Jun

2023

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Arrangements between the European Parliament and the ECB on structuring their interaction practices in the area of central banking (A9-0158/2023 - Salvatore De Meo) (vote)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this agreement, in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Parliament and the European Central Bank, is the result of a negotiation by the ECON Committee, whereby a series of practices and informal agreements between the Central Bank and our institution will be formally defined and structured, allowing the Central Bank to fulfil its obligations o…

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Jun

2023

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation - Election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the European elections will take place in 2024, against the backdrop of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and under pressure from authoritarian regimes that have been trying for years to attack democracies in general and European democracies, where freedom and the defence of human rights, our values, together with economic prosperity, a…

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May

2023

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The role of farmers as enablers of the green transition and a resilient agricultural sector (continuation of debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this heated debate on the importance of agriculture confirms once again that Europe and this Parliament cannot find a pragmatic and common-sense solution and all this to the detriment of our credibility. Listening to and interpreting what farmers are telling us, someone thinks it can mean denialism and this is a serious mistake. I would like to point out that fa…

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May

2023

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Schools scheme for fruit, vegetables, milk and dairy products (short presentation)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Mrs Avram, who has worked well with all the groups to share a balanced text, while always keeping in mind the objective of this programme, which I would like to reiterate is exclusively dedicated to the food education of our young people, to a diet in which milk, fruit and vegetables are present, and therefore healthy and quality foods prod…

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Apr

2023

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The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)

Mr President, today's debate, as has been said, stems from a request from my group, the European People's Party, which, however, has seen a different wording of the title, demonstrating that some are probably more interested in form than substance. Many, many times in this House we have discussed immigration and every time the word most used, indeed abused, has been "solidarity", which, unfortunat…

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Apr

2023

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Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)

Mr President, when we are discussing the budget, we cannot make the mistake of limiting our analysis to numbers alone, because the numbers in a budget indicate a political will and must then be implemented in the legislative measures. That is why I believe that the budgetary and legislative functions of this Parliament need to be more harmonised and more coherent in order to be more credible. In f…

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Mar

2023

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The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (debate)

No one is questioning children's rights. We are insisting on making you understand that such an important issue would have required a different path. You are lending yourselves to a national controversy, and it is no coincidence that there is a showcase or a political catwalk. Here we are not denying the need to arrive at a shared norm, but Europe is the place of division, not of fans. Voi state f…

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Mar

2023

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The Rights of children in Rainbow Families and same sex parents in particular in Italy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the failure of this debate and the true purpose of this debate are confirmed by the totalitarian absence of all the Members of Parliament who today have flocked to insist on a debate that had the sole purpose of bringing back here a national issue that is being exploited at the moment. It is surprising that Parliament is lending itself to the political exploitat…

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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, during the November plenary, here in this House, I and other colleagues urged the Commission and the Council to put forward a concrete proposal to prevent illegal immigration and human trafficking and yet another massacre of deaths at sea. At this point I wonder if it is worth continuing to debate in this House, if there is not someone who takes our positions in…

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Feb

2023

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Availability of fertilisers in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, allow me to thank Mr Lins for the work he has done and for having been able to draw the attention of a very serious emergency that may involve risks that we must remedy. A global fertilizer crisis like the one we're going through hasn't been seen since the 1970s. The pandemic before and the war and the energy crisis after have led not only to a red…

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Feb

2023

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Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections - Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in municipal elections (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, as has been said, there are still too many millions of European citizens who live and reside, including for work or study purposes, in a country other than their country of origin, which unfortunately cannot exercise their electoral rights. Their turnout is low compared to national citizens, and even lower is the percentage of those who decide to apply in a c…

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Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

Mr President, Madam Minister, ladies and gentlemen, after so many speeches by my colleagues, it is natural for me to ask how much longer this Parliament, before a Council, has to speak in order to have a concrete answer. This Parliament has reiterated this on several occasions, albeit with different sensitivities: We need a political and European solution. As long as the Member States continue to …

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Jan

2023

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Revelations of Uber lobbying practices in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the revelations about Uber at this historic moment for our institutions call for a responsible debate in Parliament, without leading to generalised and demagogic conclusions. The risk that is run, in fact, in these moments of great emotionality, is to get to demonize someone, without realizing that the facts from which the debate is born are often attributable t…

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Jan

2023

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Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her work, for being able to combine a text in which we must consider an important area for the single market, but also consumer protection. The European video game industry is the fastest growing cultural and creative sector in Europe, contributing to the development of new technologies and providing over 90 000 jobs acro…