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Recommendations of the Commission on public country by country reporting transposition (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, my group has always had the position that the principle of better regulation should not prevent Member States from maintaining or taking more ambitious measures, and adopting higher social, environmental and consumer protection standards in cases where only minimum standards are set out in Union law. Now it seems that the Commission’s intervention in the transposition o…

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2023

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Public access to documents – annual report for the years 2019-2021 (debate)

Mr President, there’s a grey area in our institutions which doesn’t get much attention, and that is the systematic refusal on access to administrative documents. And I’m talking about our own institution, the European Parliament. I believe that far too often the administration refuses access to documents using the grounds on protection of privacy and the integrity of the individual, or protection …

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2023

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India, the situation in Manipur

The next item is the debate on six motions for resolutions on India and the situation in Manipur (2023/2781(RSP))*. ____________ * See Minutes

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2023

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The political disqualifications in Venezuela

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2023

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The political disqualifications in Venezuela

The next item is the debate on the five motions for resolutions on the deprivation of political rights in Venezuela (2023/2780(RSP))*. __________ * See Minutes

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2023

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Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (debate)

The debate is over. The vote will take place tomorrow, Thursday 13 July 2023. Written statements (Rule 171)

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2023

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Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (debate)

Colleague, excuse me, but that’s enough now. This was a blue card from Mr Glucksmann to colleague Rougé, and for the time being we will not continue this exchange. It can be dealt with afterwards. We will continue with the debate.…

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2023

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Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (debate)

Colleague, excuse me but I think you have made a very unreasonable claim about the chairman of the committee for the report that we are dealing with, so I would like to give him the possibility to intervene, and then this exchange is finished.…

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2023

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Recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption (debate)

Madam President, colleagues, I want to thank the two rapporteurs for creating a very good platform to continue and deepen the debates that we have had since Qatargate came to our awareness. I believe that with this broader mandate that the committee got, we have been able to make important proposals both on domestic and foreign influence. What I would like to emphasise is that an elected Member is…

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2023

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Banking Union – annual report 2022 (short presentation)

The next item is the brief presentation of the report by Kira Marie Peter-Hansen: Banking Union – annual report 2022 [2022/2061(INI)] (A9-0177/2023). I give the floor to the rapporteur for four minutes.…

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2023

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Implementation of ‘passerelle’ clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)

This point is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow, Tuesday 11 July 2023. Written statements (Rule 171)

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Implementation of ‘passerelle’ clauses in the EU Treaties (short presentation)

The next item is the brief presentation of the Pisapia report: Implementation of passerelle clauses in the EU Treaties [2022/2142(INI)] (A9-0208/2023). I give the floor to the rapporteur for four minutes.…

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2023

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Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (debate)

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2023

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Protection of workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather phenomena resulting from the climate crisis (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement on protecting workers from extreme heat and other extreme weather events caused by the climate crisis (2023/2788(RSP)). Members are informed that there is only one round of interventions by the political groups and therefore no catch-the-eye will be given and no blue card questions will be accepted.…

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2023

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Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) (debate)

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2023

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Management, conservation and control measures in the area covered under the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) (debate)

The next item is the report by João Pimenta Lopes, on behalf of the Committee on Fisheries, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the area covered by the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA) (COM(2022)0563 - C9-0370/2022 - 2022/0348(COD)) (A9-0192/2023).…

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing’ (debate)

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2023

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Lessons learnt from the Pandora Papers and other revelations (debate)

The next item is the report by Niels Fuglsang, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on lessons learned from the Pandora Papers and other revelations (2022/2080(INI)) (A9-0095/2023).…

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Make Europe the place to invest (debate)

– The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 171)

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2023

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

Thank you for your great inspiration, but you put the interpreters to a big test by speaking so fast.

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2023

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Batteries and waste batteries (debate)

The next item is the report by Achille Variat, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and waste batteries, repealing Directive 2006/66/EC and amending Regulation (EU) No 2019/1020 (COM(2020)0798 - C9-0400/2020 - 2020/0353(COD)) (A9-0031/2022).…

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2023

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State of EU Cuba PDCA in the light of the recent visit of the High Representative to the island (debate)

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2023

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State of EU Cuba PDCA in the light of the recent visit of the High Representative to the island (debate)

I have five requests. As we are behind schedule, I will admit three of these five – each from one group. Statements on request

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2023

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Humanitarian and environmental consequences of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam - Sustainable reconstruction and integration of Ukraine into the Euro-Atlantic community (debate)

Mr President, last week, President Zelenskyy convened a remote meeting with some 50 global environmental leaders and personalities in the aftermath of the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam. He asked all of us present to alert opinions internationally towards this horrific crime, which is a war crime. The actions of the Russian aggressor may very well fall under the crime of ecocide. And, collea…

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Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence (debate)

Dear President, Commissioner, colleagues, since the adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights over ten years ago, many businesses have worked hard to ensure that their activities are not linked to human rights violations or environmental destruction. European consumers and investors expect nothing less. Nevertheless, too many companies still act as free riders and gain unf…