What Camilla spoke about.

16 Sep

2026

IT Speech

State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we need unity for European strategic autonomy, a strong alliance of pro-European forces to give those clear answers to European citizens, who are experiencing a moment of enormous difficulty. The cost of energy, gasoline, housing, food have reached unsustainable levels: Only the cost of food, in the last five years, has increased by 30%, and those who, instea…

30 Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

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Look, I think the topic today is female entrepreneurship and internal areas. Then, if we have the opportunity to talk about all aids of all kinds, you absolutely will not find me against this too.

30 Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that in this House today we should ask ourselves a more general question: Do we want Europe’s internal areas – which are the backbone of culture, tradition, biodiversity and sustainability – to live on or not? If we do not want to abandon them, then we must increase aid to the people who keep them alive. And very often the main activit…

9 Feb

2026

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Amending Regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (debate)

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15 Dec

2025

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Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would first of all like to thank our colleague André Rodrigues for the work he has done and for the result he has achieved. It is difficult to defend the simplification that is needed to give real answers to people, but without turning it into deregulation. In this case we fought to protect social conditionality, because the rights of those who work the lan…

21 Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, some of the priorities on the social democratic agenda are set out in the programme for 2026: I am thinking of initiatives on quality work, the cost of energy, the fight against poverty, child guarantees. These instruments are consistent with the European Pillar of Social Rights and our demands, but that is not enough. The house has now become a real social emer…

7 Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, food, territory and the environment: Farmers take care of all this. For this reason, strengthening their position is a fair battle and ensuring more support and clearer rules and less bureaucracy is a priority. But simplification cannot be synonymous with deregulation and decoupling the common agricultural policy from environmental ambitions and la…

10 Jul

2025

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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, if budgetary flexibility means less money, we say no. On Monday we voted our report on the CAP post-2027 and our no to the single fund was clear to everyone. As socialists we will continue to demand that agricultural funds reach those who cultivate the land and that alongside support per hectare there be more funds for young people, women, rural…

7 May

2025

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High levels of retail food prices and their consequences for European consumers (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, food is a right and the fair and just price for all is a factor of equality. In 2023, almost one in ten Europeans could not afford a full meal a day. In 2024, food prices increased by 2.4% compared to the previous year and the geopolitical situation we are experiencing, the conflict on tariffs, will only worsen this figure. Too high prices are driving Europea…

6 May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when we talk about trade wars, we often focus on the adjective 'commercial', but we must put it on the noun 'wars': These are the clear and clear words of President Mattarella. A warning not to forget the history that has shown how commercial hostility can lead to even more serious clashes. The tariffs have already begun to do damage before Trump signed the…

2 Apr

2025

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Topical debate (Rule 169) - Social Europe: making life affordable, protecting jobs, wages and health for all

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, 'we cannot fall in love with Europe if it is not social'. This is what Jacques Delors said, the person who perhaps worked the most for a Europe that was not only economic, but also linked competitiveness and cohesion. Never before has the social pillar been as fundamental as it is today, because crises have increased and, with crises, inequalities have increased…

31 Mar

2025

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Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for millions of farmers across Europe, to promote sustainable systems and to provide fair and quality food for all, rural development agricultural policies play a central role. The challenges and crises facing this sector do not allow for a reduction in the financial envelope of the CAP. On the contrary, we need more funds, at least to adapt them to inflation, w…

13 Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, well, the vision for income - as the average wage of farmers has told us, and 40% lower than in other sectors - well, the inland rural areas that are the backbone of our Europe, short supply chains and young people and women. I also pay attention to young women: Only 3% of 12% of companies under 40 are run by women. Let us put at the centre, howeve…

12 Mar

2025

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100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as our priorities (topical debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, during the first 100 days of the European Commission, the People's Party identifies defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as priorities. It's not enough for us. Where are the people, the concerns about non-growing wages, quality work, efficient and accessible healthcare, the salvation of the planet and the social resilience of our communities…

12 Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, there is a great deal of simplification and few new legislative initiatives in the work programme that you have presented to us. We Socialists are not in love with legislation as an end in itself and we certainly want to make life easier for citizens, businesses and public administrations. People are at the heart of our policies. But do we give …

23 Jan

2025

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Combating Desertification: 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, desertification must be tackled globally, because it puts biodiversity, water resources and food security at risk and shakes social justice. It is frightening to think that, also due to the effects of desertification and drought, by 2050 more than 200 million people could be forced to migrate. We also see it in Europe: The South is suffering more and more from d…

18 Dec

2024

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Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we have all said this: farmers work in our fields to produce quality food and guard our territory, but their income is still too low. I have promoted a study on fair income in agriculture – I will give it to you, Commissioner – because the forthcoming intervention on CMOs and unfair practices is fine, but we need to make an extra effort to help far…

23 Oct

2024

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The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in 1968 Jean Rey, then President of the Commission, said that regional policy was like the heart of the human body: He had to bring economic life to all the territories. Since then, regional policy has become cohesion policy and is worth one third of the budget. This beating heart has worked – sometimes with difficulty – but it has worked and will have to contin…

21 Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you to Enrico Letta for his report. Alexander Langer said that ecological conversion can only succeed if it appears socially desirable: This is why we need joint investment in Europe, because the Green Deal It is a necessary revolution that impacts on the development model and on people's lives, and in people it can generate fear. If we can achieve this…

9 Oct

2024

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, common values are the basis on which the Union was built. The same ones that you, President Orbán, are also questioning here today. This means working towards the end of Europe, not wanting to change it as it claims. He threatened to send migrants to Brussels as if they were things because he doesn't want to pay the fines. Today other delusional claims about …

16 Sep

2024

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Outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, from the outcome of the strategic dialogue on the future of agriculture we have appreciated the method, bringing together and involving all the players in the sector (agricultural associations, environmental associations, animal welfare associations), but also the merit, recognising the need to finance the ecological transition through complementary funds to acc…

18 Jul

2024

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Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

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Madam President, Mrs von der Leyen, ladies and gentlemen, the Strategic Agenda 2024-2029 calls very clearly for action on the issues of democracy and the rule of law. And it's not just Orbán, who is trying to weaken the European project. We were clear right from the start: We are open to discussing with you the programme of the next Commission, but we are not open to any kind of agreement with the…

6 Feb

2024

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Water crisis and droughts in the EU as a consequence of the global climate crisis and the need for a sustainable, resilient water strategy for Europe (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, drought is an emergency that affects the whole of Europe and in particular the South of the Union. We have heard from our Spanish and Portuguese colleagues. Italy, especially in view of the summer season, is also at high risk. Absence of rain, high temperatures and soil that has already suffered from drought in recent years are the premises for a summer water cr…

16 Jan

2024

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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, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, they have said this before me: the apology of fascism is a crime but in Italy, when we talk about Italy, we are still forced to reiterate it, unfortunately! A crime that must be opposed in the first place with the dissolution of neo-fascist groups, as our Constitution calls for. We still have before our eyes the many outstretched arms of last Janua…

23 Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a few days ago – and we spoke to many – Italy was shaken by yet another femicide: Giulia Cecchettin, 22, killed by her ex-boyfriend. We are sad and sad but above all very angry. In Padua, during the commemoration dedicated to Giulia at the university where she should have graduated before she died and where a ceremony will be held for her graduation, in fro…