What Matteo spoke about.

15

Feb

2023

IT Speech

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European Central Bank - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, Madam President, Europe is facing a situation of great economic and financial uncertainty. The conflict in Ukraine has led to soaring energy and commodity prices. According to Eurostat, euro area inflation increased by 9.2% per year. After raising interest rates by 50 basis points in July last year, the ECB decided to continue with steady increa…

18

Jan

2023

PT Speech

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The storming of the Brazilian democratic institutions

Mr President, colleagues, today I want to tell you a story, a story of a people, a story of a country. They heard from Ipiranga the placid margins From a heroic people the resounding cry, And the sun of freedom, in flashing rays It shone in the sky of the Fatherland at that moment If the pledge of this equality We managed to conquer with a strong arm In your bosom, O freedom Challenges our breasts…

14

Dec

2022

IT Speech

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Defending democracy from foreign interference (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, recent investigations carried out within European states have revealed the existence of a system of control by the Chinese police, aimed at monitoring compatriots considered dissidents and exerting pressure until they are forced to return home. This interference is incompatible with the laws of the individual Member States and undermines the principle of fr…

23

Nov

2022

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Amending Council Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 of 17 December 2020 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027 - Amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046 as regards the establishment of a diversified funding strategy as a general borrowing method - 'Macro-Financial Assistance+' instrument for providing support to Ukraine for 2023 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, following the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, the European Union, the Member States and the European financial institutions have so far provided support amounting to EUR 19.7 billion. The new instrument will now provide an additional €18 billion. I think it is right to support Ukraine, of course, but I think it is equally important to keep a str…