What Miriam spoke about.

5

Oct

2021

EN Speech

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The future of EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, the transatlantic bond remains the bedrock of the free world. Today, new totalitarian and authoritarian regimes are threatening our freedom, notably the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The CCP is oppressing its people and it is challenging our freedom and democracy around the world through hybrid threats. Despite the naïve beliefs of some, there is no third way between standing with o…

4

Oct

2021

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The protection of persons with disabilities through petitions: lessons learnt (debate)

Mr President, the right to petition is one of the fundamental rights of every citizen and its functioning is important for participatory democracy itself. Every year, many petitions concern precisely the status of persons with disabilities in the European Union. They point to the obstacles they face on a daily basis, inaccessibility or discrimination. Based also on these petitions, we are able to …

8

Jul

2021

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Hong Kong, notably the case of Apple Daily

Madam President, across the world communist totalitarianism is responsible for some of the worst crimes in human history. These crimes are real and they are still occurring today. Let us not forget that many European states still continue to suffer the consequences of communist totalitarianism – murder, terror and oppression, communities destroyed, families torn apart, no basic freedoms. These are…

6

Jul

2021

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EU global human rights sanctions regime (EU Magnitsky Act) (debate)

Madam President, the EU’s Magnitsky Act represents an important foreign policy instrument that allows us to defend the values and principles on which our Union was founded and to punish those who are responsible for human rights abuses. However, I believe that it is absolutely essential that the sanctions regime also target economic and financial enablers of these human rights abuses. This is why …

5

Jul

2021

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Old continent growing older - possibilities and challenges related to ageing policy post 2020 (debate)

Madam President, European society is ageing. This development was preceded by complex causes that resulted in lower birth rates, but also the outflow of young people from some areas. Unfortunately, we did not respond in time with supportive policies. Today we see the growing effect of so-called sandwich parents, who, alongside children, find it difficult to manage the care of their parents because…