What Sandro spoke about.

6 Feb

2024

FR Speech

Calling on the Council to take all necessary steps to reach an agreement on the European cross-border mechanism file and open negotiations with Parliament (debate)

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Madam President, Minister, almost 150 million European citizens live close to an internal border. In May 2018, the European Commission proposed a mechanism to help its citizens overcome legal and administrative obstacles between neighbouring countries. But negotiations have not yet started. Now we can and must do it. In September 2023, the European Parliament asked the Commission to revise its pro…

16 Jan

2024

IT Speech

Fight against the resurgence of neo-fascism in Europe, also based on the parade that took place in Rome on 7 January (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that a head of government has very different responsibilities and burdens from a political leader. It is what many, even tonight, starting with Giorgia Meloni, seem to escape, even in the case of the fascist greetings of Acca Larentia. We all agree in condemning the violence of the 1970s against young boys, from the far left as well as the far right; N…

16 Jan

2024

FR Speech

Implementation of the Treaty provisions on national parliaments - Implementation of the Treaty provisions on EU citizenship (joint debate – Implementation of the Treaty provisions)

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Mr President, just a few months before the European elections, recalling citizens' rights and proposing to improve their implementation is essential. Our colleague Maite Pagazaurtundúa insists on these aspects. Indeed, in our Union, ladies and gentlemen, the rights of a medium-sized Member State are not really respected. This Member State is often forgotten, neglected, left behind. This should mob…

16 Jan

2024

FR Speech

Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

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Mr President, without real information, no freedom of choice is possible. Without information, consumers cannot choose the most sustainable products. Without information, we are all exposed to all kinds of misleading advertisements, starting with greenwashing. And how can we make our single market more sustainable and build a true circular economy without clear commitments in terms of transparency…

11 Dec

2023

FR Speech

The European Elections 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the 2024 elections will be the most important since the fall of the Berlin Wall, as history is accelerating, and we must therefore accelerate the European transformation. We need to reform the EU to unify the continent. That is why we have asked here to amend the Treaties, both to reflect on the question of financing and organising an enlarged Union of 36 States…

21 Nov

2023

FR Speech

Proposals of the European Parliament for the amendment of the Treaties (debate)

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Mr President, the European Union does not weigh in on world affairs. Without reforms, it risks being permanently excluded from the negotiating table. Except that in international politics, if you are not sitting at the table, you will find yourself on the menu. So it is either hypocrisy, naivety or bad faith. The EU is already struggling to function at 27. Without reform, it would be completely pa…

20 Nov

2023

FR Speech

Common rules promoting the repair of goods

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Madam President, for the green transition to succeed, it is essential to transform our single market. Every consumer must be able to choose to have their items repaired so that we can talk about a truly sustainable market. The right to repair is essential. We've been talking about it for ten years and now we've done it. At least here in Parliament. Waste is expensive and produces a lot of waste, w…

8 Nov

2023

FR Speech

EU enlargement policy 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, continental unification will have to be a new, gradual, flexible, reversible and merit-based process. It requires a strong political commitment by the Union and the candidates, adherence to the founding principles of the Union, full respect for the rule of law and the elimination of the veto in the European Union. To succeed, therefore, ladies and gentlemen, we must have the coura…

18 Oct

2023

FR Speech

A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

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Madam President, in Luigi Pirandello’s play Six Characters in Search of an Author, each character exposes their truth, making the story impossible to stage. Does that remind you of anything? Yes, it is very similar to the different presidents, presidents, commissioners and representatives of the EU when a geopolitical crisis occurs. Why does this happen? Because of the search, sometimes frantic, v…

4 Oct

2023

IT Speech

The spread of ‘anti-LGBTIQ’ propaganda bills by populist parties and governments in Europe (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, LGBTQI+ people in Italy have become an easy scapegoat for the nationalists in power. The situation of children born to same-sex couples is worrying and this is even more evident for children of female couples. Everything is done to make life more difficult for these families. Legal uncertainty and obstacles are increasing and homogenitorial families are tre…

13 Sep

2023

FR Speech

Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (debate)

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Mr President, let me once again thank all the colleagues who have spoken and Commissioner Ferreira. I believe that this debate confirms the unity of all political groups on this issue and also the excellent cooperation between Parliament and the European Commission. It cannot be overemphasized that this BRIDGEU proposal is not intended to replace any existing treaty or agreement between Member Sta…

13 Sep

2023

FR Speech

Amending the proposed mechanism to resolve legal and administrative obstacles in a cross-border context (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, BRIDGEU is an initiative that is the result of close cooperation with the Chair of our REGI Committee, Younous Omarjee, and all the political groups, which highlights one of the most worrying issues: the continued violation of the rights and opportunities of the 150 million citizens living in border regions within the EU. Border regions, which enco…

12 Sep

2023

FR Speech

Composition of the European Parliament (debate)

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Mr President, I would also like to stress once again that, from the point of view of the composition of the European Parliament, the Council’s decision fully reflects the position I have defended since February as co-rapporteur, as well as that of my group. As far as the composition of Parliament is concerned, I think we are moving forward. I fought to increase the number of seats in Poland, Belgi…

12 Sep

2023

FR Speech

Composition of the European Parliament (debate)

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Mr President, first of all, I would like to thank my co-rapporteur, Loránt Vincze, and my fellow shadow rapporteurs for the work of the last nine months. The text on which we are going to vote largely reflects the priorities we set ourselves at the beginning of the work. With the increase of 15 seats, we will ensure a fairer and fairer representation of citizens, which will also reflect demographi…

13 Jun

2023

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Negotiations on the European Electoral Law (debate)

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I accept the lesson of Professor Rangel. There wasn’t any question. Je vous dis seulement en français: faites le deuil de votre défaite. La loi électorale a été adoptée. Les listes transnationales ont été adoptées. Faites le deuil, cher collègue, de votre défaite.…

13 Jun

2023

EN Speech

Negotiations on the European Electoral Law (debate)

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Madam President, dear Minister, dear colleagues, I would have a point of order, because I think that some colleagues, President, haven’t understood what we are talking about tonight. We are not talking about the electoral law. We are asking the Council: when will you start to negotiate with us on electoral law? The electoral law has been approved one year ago. So, the question is not whether we li…

13 Jun

2023

EN Speech

This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)

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Mr President, (start of speech off mic) ... see you again, dear President, dear Nikos, in this function, I have fond memories of our past cooperation. And I know we can fully count on your leadership for a sovereign and democratic Union. You mention in your speech Jean Monnet and the change of context. I do believe that the Ukrainian conflict has changed the context and that enlargement has become…

31 May

2023

IT Speech

Social and economic costs of climate change in light of the floods in Emilia Romagna, Marche and Toscana and the urgent need for European solidarity (debate)

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Madam President, in 2021 Belgium and Germany, in 2023 Italy. Same scenes and same pain. The lesson is clear: In the face of climate change, we are all the same. These were days of great concern and pride for me. Concern because Romagna has been hit hard, and in particular the places where I was born, Sogliano al Rubicone, and where I grew up. There are people who have left us. Friends who had to l…

9 May

2023

FR Speech

Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we want a Europe of concrete solutions. Today, 9 May, we recall the Schuman Declaration, which set out, in concrete achievements, the way forward to build the European Union. We want a Europe that multiplies opportunities, rights and protections. In fact, we want a Europe that is consistent with its societal choices, and the proposal on consumer…

18 Apr

2023

IT Speech

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

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The walls in the Mediterranean, as Manfred Weber did yesterday, are a real monument to demagogy. How do you want to make your walls in the sea? Giorgia Meloni campaigned about naval blockades, then discovered that when people at sea can't block them, you have to save them. Colleagues, democracy does not solve the real problem in any case: How do we regain control over immigration? With responsibil…

29 Mar

2023

IT Speech

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

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy, with the far-right government of Giorgia Meloni, there are many decisions that we do not agree with. But that could be said to be politics. But differences become unacceptable when ideology is made on people's skin. They become even more unacceptable when ideology is made on the skin of our children. Denying the rights of LGBT couples, in fact, as the …

14 Mar

2023

FR Speech

Implementation report on the Agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU - The Windsor Framework (debate)

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Madam President, the commitments made must all be honoured, pacta sunt servanda. On these points, until today, dear Vice-President of the European Commission, we have been very disappointed by our friends from across the Channel. Thanks to the Windsor agreement, we can turn the page without tearing it apart. Did you say way forward? All right, all right. This is very good news, especially for Brit…

13 Feb

2023

FR Speech

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

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Madam President, Vice-President of the Commission, dear Věra, ladies and gentlemen, in 2019 there was a very worrying democratic event – during the European elections – about which no one spoke. What happened? Abstentionists among expatriates were 9 million people, equivalent to 70% of the population of a medium-sized state in Europe (13 million). These are Europeans residing in a Member State oth…

2 Feb

2023

EN Speech

Transparency and targeting of political advertising (A9-0009/2023 - Sandro Gozi) (vote)

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Mr President, in accordance with Rule 59(4), I would like to request that the matter be referred back to committee, for interinstitutional negotiations.

1 Feb

2023

FR Speech

Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

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Madam President, I cannot overemphasise the relevance and importance of this file in the current political context. With tomorrow's vote, we need to have a very strong position, with a very large majority of the European Parliament, to start trilogues well, and we have no time to waste if we want these new rules to be implemented before the next European elections – Pablo Arias Echeverría rightly …