What Margarita spoke about.

15 Dec

2022

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The 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of the Declaration is to enable persons belonging to minorities to contribute to the social and political stability of States, in order to serve the common good and the individual. Not in the general interest or in the interests of the majority, as is now being said. Always in an effort to find harmony and not confrontation. However, this right of…

13 Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the important thing is that the funds reach the children. And the reality is that today there are still not all the national plans presented. We know that money is often not reaching children. Whenever money is allocated to a minor, because of his vulnerability, he is susceptible to misuse, precisely because of the ease of manipulating him. We know…

24 Nov

2022

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Resumption of the sitting

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, yesterday afternoon I hosted an event of civil society organisations. We received the boycott from deputies and assistants. This does not respond to the plurality that deserves to be respected in this institution. We assume that steps will be taken to ensure democracy in this space.…

23 Nov

2022

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Eliminating violence against Women (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Council, ladies and gentlemen, violence is a drama that we would all like to end, of course. Criminal laws must be effective in prosecuting crime and protecting society. On October 7, the so-called "only yes is yes" law came into force in Spain, which erases the distinction between rape and sexual abuse, altering the range of penalties and reducing their duration. Th…

22 Nov

2022

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Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about 40% of non-executive posts, 33% if we include executives. What can be celebrated? Of course, the presence of women enriches and improves the results. We extol female talent, proud of our nature and the nuances we can bring to decision-making. But this directive: It even puts a cap on the female presence. Presenting ourselves…

21 Nov

2022

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Prevention, management and better care of diabetes in the EU on the occasion of World Diabetes Day (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, everyone is different; her diabetes, too. Possibilities should be given to choose the most appropriate form for each patient. There are technological advances that must be exploited because they extend life expectancy and reduce complications. Close monitoring of glucose with modernized systems, real-time administration of insulin is essential. …

9 Nov

2022

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, since the well-known trans law came to light in Spain, they have not stopped raising alarms asking for caution. Therefore, I ask you to listen to associations, the medical sector, parents and repentant people, who warn us of the dangers of certain practices. It wants to prohibit mental health professionals from intervening in the so-called process of gender self…

19 Oct

2022

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Fighting sexualised violence - The importance of the Istanbul Convention and a comprehensive proposal for a directive against gender-based violence (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the fact that someone calls himself a defender of women does not mean that he is. Look at the results. Faced with the drama of violence, let's analyze the causes: alcoholism, addictions, affective disorders, hedonism... Radical cultural ideas that denigrate women. To foster respect we must educate in virtues, build healthy and orderly bonds, not…

17 Oct

2022

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner Schmit, 22% unemployment in 2030: This is the objective proposed by the European Commission in these guidelines. It's embarrassing. One in four unemployed workers. Is this all the European Union can offer us? One in four of us on the street? But at the same time, the 2030 Agenda speaks of zero poverty. Zero poverty? How? The intentions are clear: subsidy culture. Poverty…

3 Oct

2022

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European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control - Serious cross-border threats to health (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner Dalli and Commissioner Kyriakides, ladies and gentlemen, the COVID-19 crisis has been fraught with errors and poor transparency, both in the Member States and in the coordination work carried out by the Commission. These proposals should serve to improve access to information and coordination to gain agility in crisis management. The improvement of the available healt…

3 Oct

2022

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Order of business

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Madam President, we call for the inclusion in the agenda of a debate without a resolution following the infamous statements by Spain's Minister for Equality, Irene Montero, on the sexual relations of children of legal age based on consent. Consenting? A child? What are we talking about? We need a serious debate in this Parliament on respect for the innocence of children, which today, unfortunately…

15 Sep

2022

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Implementation of the Updated New Industrial Strategy for Europe: aligning spending to policy (debate)

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Madam President, it is clear that Europe needs to be reindustrialised. The pandemic made this clear, even more so in the context of the war in Ukraine. Our dependence makes us vulnerable. We need industry to generate prosperity and jobs. But the reality is that in Spain – including Germany, Italy and France – the industrial fabric is disappearing. They are forced to close or go to third countries …

14 Sep

2022

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2020 and 2021 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about fundamental rights, but this report attacks them: denies the most elementary right, the right to life, with an obsessive promotion of the drama of abortion; lack of respect for the dignity of individuals; creates inequalities and division through collectivization, victimization and the promotion of ideologies such as gender. In 2020 and 2021…

5 Jul

2022

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EU action plan for the social economy (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the social economy is a new scheme compared to the traditional one that can cover an intermediate reality between the public and private sectors, generating new opportunities that respond to a social good. The typology and development of entities recognized within this model in the European space have been very heterogeneous. Therefore, the uniqueness and regulation of …

5 Jul

2022

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Common European action on care (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, rapporteurs, getting care that guarantees the dignity of every person is an essential responsibility of our society. We have all received them and we will all offer them. Getting there is still a challenge. This strategy was an opportunity to design a serious and ambitious framework for those in need of care, committed to those providing care and r…

4 Jul

2022

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US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, the end of 'Roe contra Wade' in the United States is a return to sanity, after fifty years of confusion and helplessness over a misinterpretation of the concept of freedom. The defense of life has had a major place in your nation's culture and history. There is therefore no constitutional recognition of the right to abortion. This sentence invites a reflection, to look face to fac…

8 Jun

2022

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The massacre of Christians in Nigeria (debate)

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Madam President, more than 360 million Christians suffer, because of their faith, high levels of persecution and discrimination. They are threatened, rejected, imprisoned, displaced, beaten. They are forced to marry, their churches raided, closed, some destroyed, but they do not abandon their faith in Jesus. One in five Christians is persecuted in Africa, two in five in Asia, one in fifteen in Lat…

8 Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

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All abortions are unsafe, there is always an end to a developing life; In fact, none of us would be here if our mother had aborted. What do you think of this reflection, Mrs. Walsh?

8 Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

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Abortion in Spain is free.

8 Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

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– Mrs Rodríguez Palop, in our country we know that there are many women who are pressured to give up their babies because they cannot take on a childhood. They do receive funding to abort, but not to support them with their financial situation. Don't you think it shouldn't be a privilege for women who have financial solvency to be able to have children?…

8 Jun

2022

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Global threats to abortion rights: the possible overturn of abortion rights in the US by the Supreme Court (debate)

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Madam President, what is happening here is a huge irregularity: They are based on a leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court regarding abortion. What are you pretending? Coerce the jurisdiction of the United States? Are they trying to illegally influence democratic legislation? It is a disgrace and a discredit to this institution. As a woman, I am not able to understand the ways in which they claim …

6 Jun

2022

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Order of business

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Madam President, peaceful international coexistence is based on respecting the political course that each country decides democratically and respecting the decisions of its courts; It is not sensible to question them here, in the European Parliament, with biased debates, let alone on matters in which the Union has no competence. We therefore call for this debate on abortion not to take place next …

19 May

2022

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The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

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Mr President, the European Union was formed with the concern of avoiding further clashes over raw materials and energy. However, the obsession with renewables has led us to the inconsistency of generating a dependence on third countries with totalitarian regimes, such as Russia, that have taken peace from us. But no, they cannot recognize that it has been a wrong strategy, that the objectives have…

19 May

2022

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Establishing the European Education Area by 2025 – micro credentials, individual learning accounts and learning for a sustainable environment (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, after an interesting proposal of micro-credentials, which can offer useful and flexible training adapted to the current moment and to the situation of each person throughout their professional life, there is also another idea, diffuse: the concept of the European Education Area with targets by 2025. Concerns that this idea could imply an interferen…

5 May

2022

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The impact of the war against Ukraine on women (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is sad that, in the face of a drama of such dimensions, in the face of an unjustifiable war invasion, there are those who take the opportunity to put tares. It is heartbreaking to see families separated, mothers with their children who do not know if they will meet their husbands again. Ukrainians are giving their lives for their own, for their …