What Maria Angela spoke about.

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Sep

2023

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Reviewing the protection status of wolves and other large carnivores in the EU (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today it seems to me that Europe is beginning a clear path of contradictions. In recent years, with the law of nature restoration and the European biodiversity strategy, we have embarked on a path towards respect for the ecosystem. On the other hand, however, today it is proposed to review the protection status of wolves and this without there b…

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Sep

2023

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Ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, Commissioner, air pollution is not just an environmental emergency, it is a social and health emergency. It is the leading cause of premature death in Europe and in Italy we have 52 000 deaths per year, particularly in the northern regions, Lombardy and Piedmont. Yet the governors of the regions have said that this proposal is unworkable and unreal…

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Jul

2023

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Putting the European economy at the service of the middle class (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think that one of the things that we have not addressed and that we have to address is a fundamental right, which is now being questioned or is being strongly questioned, which is the right to decent housing for all. I believe that one of the conditions that must be addressed, as this Parliament has already determined in a resolution of 21 Januar…

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Jul

2023

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Nature restoration (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today I feel and we must all feel a great responsibility. The last flood in Emilia Romagna caused 15 deaths and 9 billion euros in damage. I still have before my eyes the floods of Genoa, a city of which I was general manager. Those who, like me, have experienced such experiences have felt a great sense of helplessness and inadequacy for not having…

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Jun

2023

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EU Day for the victims of the global climate crisis (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, deep and long-term climate change is visible to all and is on-going and has an irreversible path. From 1970 to 2021, they caused 2 million deaths and $4.3 trillion in damage worldwide. A month ago in Emilia Romagna still 16 dead, hundreds of isolated countries, companies on their knees. Yet there is someone in this Parliament, of whom I am ashamed,…

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May

2023

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Methane emissions reduction in the energy sector (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, with this new regulation, the Union is taking another decisive step in the right direction. Particular praise goes to those colleagues who have turned a good position of the Commission into a very good proposal from Parliament. Never before have such ambitious measures to reduce methane emissions been envisaged: Methane emission reductions of 45% b…

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Apr

2023

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EU Global Health Strategy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in Italian hospitals we are collapsing, as in Saronno, where a thousand citizens took to the streets last week. Medical personnel are scarce in emergency rooms and resuscitation departments, where the boundary between life and death is often blurred and where the quality of service makes the difference between life and death, in fact. The limits…

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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on 14 March we approved the negotiating mandate for the proposal for a directive on the energy efficiency of buildings, and today another crucial dossier is under discussion: the proposal for a Regulation establishing the Social Climate Fund. We have always asked for additional resources to support the weakest groups affected by energy poverty, with these 65 bil…

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Apr

2023

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Deforestation Regulation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, today I welcome the result achieved by the co-legislators on the regulation for deforestation-free products. It was urgent and urgent to put a stop, immediately, to wild and uncontrolled deforestation. In the last decade alone, more than 100 million hectares of forest have gone up in smoke. It's time to say enough. Biodiversity, the conservation of ecosystems, as well a…

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Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr President Michel, the outcome of the last European Council, as the Five Star Movement, does not satisfy us. Europe cannot meet the global challenge of sustainable transition without additional resources. The State aid derogation alone is not enough and benefits countries such as France and Germany, increasing inequality betwe…

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Mar

2023

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - Revision of the Market Stability Reserve for the EU Emissions Trading System (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, climate change is a global emergency affecting countries on all continents through economic conditions, extreme weather conditions and rising sea levels. The biggest political project of our time is to try to limit these effects through ambitious reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, while ensuring a just transition and the competitiveness of …

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Feb

2023

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CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, this agreement on CO2 emissions from cars and vans is taking a radical, real and important turn to protect the health of citizens. I was elected in Lombardy and Piedmont, one of the most polluted areas in Europe. A rich area, but where the air is unbreathable. An estimated 15,000 people died prematurely from pollution in 2020 and 80,000 people d…

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Jan

2023

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Surge of respiratory infections and the shortage of medication in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the serious shortage of commonly used medicines is a serious problem that can no longer be postponed. From the experience of Covid it does not seem that we have borrowed the choices to be made and made as soon as possible. Since 1989, the then European Community indicated the need for Europe to intervene in price control policies. For the Five Star…

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Jan

2023

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Shipments of waste (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, more circular economy and more separate collection: This is the road that Europe is on today. As a 5 Star Movement we are proud to make our contribution. In particular, there are two main principles of this new regulation: the first is to prohibit the transport between Member States of all waste destined for disposal. This requires that local governments make se…

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Dec

2022

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Tackle the cost of living crisis: increase pay, tax profits, stop speculation (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, inflation in October was 10 % higher, but salaries and pensions have remained almost flat. Poverty and social exclusion will increase in the coming months. We risk a disaster. European companies are now paying seven times more for energy than their American and Asian competitors. I ask all of you: How long will they be able to survive in the glo…

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Nov

2022

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Eliminating violence against Women (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, every six hours a woman is killed in Europe and this is often done at the hands of her partner. This phenomenon, which does not stop, has been tackled with insufficient repressive judicial measures. According to the WHO, many perpetrators of these crimes are sick people, suffering from narcissistic personality disorder and often themse…