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2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Obviously, I would love to see what you're wearing as a t-shirt, but if I may recall, those are not allowed.

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2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Thank you very much for your intervention. And if I may say, it is extremely difficult to hear and understand what people say if you are all screaming at the same time. So please, I refer to the règlement. You all have to follow it, and I please ask you to have a dignified debate. This is what we do in this House.…

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2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Thank you, your time is up. Please, everybody, we just started this debate. I know it's very sensitive. I know that everybody is on edge. But if we start like this we're never going to have a good debate. So please let your colleagues speak, even if you disagree with them, and let me chair. I understand there is a point of order.…

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2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

The next item is the debate on Council and Commission statements on 'The EU's response to the Israeli Government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages' (2025/2715(RSP)).…

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2025

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European Steel and Metals Action Plan (debate)

The first item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the European Steel and Metals Action Plan (2025/2633(RSP)). I would like to remind you that we continue with the test of the new format for this debate, so there will be no speaker list. After the first round of speakers on behalf of the groups, Members who received speaking time from the political groups or non-attached secr…

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2025

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Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 72) (action taken)

In relation to the decisions by the LIBE, AGRI and TRAN Committees to enter into interinstitutional negotiations, pursuant to Rule 72(1), announced at the opening of the session on Monday 31 March, the President has received separate requests for a vote in Parliament by the PfE, ECR, Left and ESN groups, reaching at least the medium threshold, on the decision of the LIBE Committee to enter into ne…

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2025

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, High Representative, in 2024 democracy and human rights fell further in the world. As you said, Madam rapporteur, our Union is founded on values – Article 2, which also guides its external relations, Article 21 – and this Parliament also contributes to this: through its political work, of course – some 60 texts in one year – through the Democracy Support and Election Coordination …

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2025

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Approval of the minutes of the sitting

The minutes of this sitting will be submitted to Parliament for its approval tomorrow, at the beginning of the afternoon.

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2025

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Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting, which is tomorrow, Tuesday 1 April at 9.00, has been published and is available on the European Parliament website.

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2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

That would be the last speaker for the one‑minute speeches for this plenary sitting. Thank you, Commissioner Roswall, for having stayed until the end and taken the floor on each occasion you were given.…

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2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Just to let you know that the next time you breach procedure knowingly, I will not let you speak.

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2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

(in response to Ana Miranda Paz showing a block of cheese) Please, you're not allowed to do that – and you know it.

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2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The next item is the one-minute speeches under Rule 179. I'd like to inform you that, for the one-minute speeches, you are invited to take the floor from your seat.

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2025

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Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals (short presentation)

Thank you very much. The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow.

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2025

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Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks and improving cooperation among Union agencies in the area of chemicals (short presentation)

The next item is the short presentation of the report by Dimitris Tsiodras, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 178/2002, (EC) No 401/2009, (EU) 2017/745 and (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scie…

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2025

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Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency (short presentation)

Thank you, Commissioner. The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow.

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2025

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Re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency (short presentation)

The next item is the short presentation of the report by Dimitris Tsiodras, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency (…

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2025

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Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals (short presentation)

Thank you. The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow.

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2025

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Common data platform on chemicals, establishing a monitoring and outlook framework for chemicals (short presentation)

The next item is the short presentation of the report by Dimitris Tsiodras, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the re-attribution of scientific and technical tasks to the European Chemicals Agency (…

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2025

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Need to ensure democratic pluralism, strengthen integrity, transparency and anti-corruption policies in the EU (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner. The debate is closed.

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2025

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Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on the presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns (2025/2567(RSP)).

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2025

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Presentation of the proposal on Critical Medicines Act (CMA) (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Feb

2025

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Honouring the memory of Ján Kuciak and Martina Kušnírová: advancing media freedom, strengthening the rule of law, and protecting journalists across the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Ján Kuciak and his partner Martina Kušnírová in Slovakia, Daphne Caruana Galizia in Malta: journalists, they have paid a high price, that of their lives, in their search for the truth. I am not a journalist and I am not Slovak, but I am still quite disconcerted to see that some are using this forum, this important moment where we can debate among ourselves how to imp…

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Feb

2025

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Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 95275 (B10-0060/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on 'Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize MON 95275' (see minutes, item 6.4). (Voting time closed)

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Feb

2025

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Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP910521 (B10-0061/2025) (vote)

The next vote is on 'Objection pursuant to Rule 115(2) and (3): Genetically modified maize DP910521' (see minutes, item 6.3).