What Denis spoke about.

14 Sep

2026

IT Speech

Establishing the Union Customs Code and the European Union Customs Authority (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the reform of the Union Customs Code is the most ambitious revision of the customs system since its inception in 1968. As shadow rapporteur, I have followed this report with my colleagues through a long and intensive negotiation work, with a specific objective: strengthen controls, increase security and ensure fair competition conditions for our…

28 Apr

2026

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Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Digital Markets Act is a fundamental step towards restoring fairness and competition in the European digital market. We are witnessing the concentration of power in the hands of a few large platforms, real access controllers, capable of imposing rules and limiting opportunities for our companies, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises…

11 Mar

2026

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Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects (debate)

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10 Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

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10 Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

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25 Nov

2025

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Increasing the efficiency of the EU guarantee under the InvestEU Regulation and simplifying reporting requirements (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, with InvestEU we are strengthening the European guarantee by making it more effective in attracting private capital without any debt mutualisation. We don't increase spending, we make it smarter. The measures introduced go in the right direction: a real simplification for small-scale funding, criteria green apply with proportionality and a stric…

7 Oct

2025

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Time to complete a fully integrated Single Market: Europe’s key to growth and future prosperity (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the single market is the Union's greatest economic achievement, but today it is still unfinished. This is also confirmed by the 2025 Competitiveness Report. Too many internal barriers, too many regulatory differences and a bureaucracy that suffers those who work, instead of supporting it. The single market must be a tool for growth and competiti…

10 Sep

2025

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Package travel and linked travel arrangements: make the protection of travellers more effective and simplify and clarify certain aspects (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, tourism is not just an economic sector; is entity, culture, tradition; is the wealth of our territories, and in Italy we know it well. Millions of travelers choose our cities of art, our villages and our coasts and behind every trip there are families, small businesses and workers who, with daily commitment, keep this wealth alive. The pandemic …

9 Sep

2025

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Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Executive Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, today more than ever, cohesion policy must prove to be a real engine of development for our territories. In the face of the increasingly complex challenges facing Europe, it is crucial to ensure more flexibility and concrete tools for local authorities, so that they can respond effectively and in a timely manner to the real needs of …

17 Jun

2025

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Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Executive Vice-President Fitto, this report updates us on the progress of the RRF. The construction sites have started, but the spending curve signals a slowdown that risks opening a gap in investment. It is therefore necessary to act immediately with concrete measures that support projects without burdening public budgets. The text denounces delays, overlaps…

16 Jun

2025

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Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy (debate)

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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the summary of the debate has revealed the work we have done in recent months with the shadow rapporteurs, with all the staff, with the rapporteurs. advisor, that is, to try to synthesize and photograph the current situation in rural areas in order to try to solve what is wrong and what has been forgotten. I think that this debate has brought out all that w…

16 Jun

2025

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Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Executive Vice-President Fitto, today it is with a deep sense of responsibility and sincere emotion that I turn to you to present the report on strengthening rural areas in the European Union through cohesion policy. I am the son of a land that knows well the potential but also the difficulties of the rural world. It is precisely from this awareness that the …

1 Apr

2025

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Improving the implementation of cohesion policy through the mid-term review to achieve a robust cohesion policy post 2027 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Executive Vice-President Fitto, ladies and gentlemen, the European Union's cohesion policy is essential for reducing territorial inequalities and promoting balanced development. However, its implementation needs to be improved, also in view of the next MFF. Cohesion policy needs to be renewed to respond to the new needs of the different Member States, giving them more flexibili…

12 Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, acquiring skills means making the most of the concrete opportunities offered by the territory. The goal is to simultaneously enhance trainers and apprentices, encouraging the entry into the world of work of professionals who were thought to have been lost. Our commitment must be to be able to balance a European development strategy conditioned by t…

10 Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam President Lagarde, today we are debating the ECB's annual report, a document that provides an overview of the monetary policies adopted, the supervisory activity and the other functions carried out by the European System of Central Banks. As ECR shadow rapporteur, I worked for the text to maintain a practical approach, balancing the independence of the ECB…

22 Jan

2025

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Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the population of the European Union is ageing and is expected to decline. The decrease in the labour force leads to labour shortages, pressure on public budgets and depopulation. During the Conference on the Future of Europe, citizens called for family support. However, if the European Union does not start investing in the family as the cornerston…

16 Dec

2024

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Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Vice-President Fitto, ladies and gentlemen, what has tragically happened in different regions of Europe has forced us to take urgent action in favour of the Member States in order to ensure greater flexibility and greater funding possibilities, to proceed with rapid reconstruction and to restore hope to the people who have suffered considerable damage. Dear Vice-President, our …

26 Nov

2024

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Question Time with Commissioners - Challenges in the implementation of cohesion policy 2021-2027

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26 Nov

2024

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Question Time with Commissioners - Challenges in the implementation of cohesion policy 2021-2027

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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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(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, cohesion policy is the main source of European investment for the development of territories and for reducing disparities in our regions. Putting active labour policies and creating a growth-friendly environment at the centre is essential, including by remedying bureaucratic distortions that create inefficiency and slowness for businesses and consumers. In …

21 Oct

2024

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A stronger Europe for safer products to better protect consumers and tackle unfair competition: boosting EU oversight in e-commerce and imports (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, consumer protection and the fight against unfair competition, especially in online trade, are a priority issue for Europe. Too many products that do not comply with European standards continue to enter our market through thee-commerce, putting consumer safety at risk and penalising our companies, in particular Italian and European small and medium-sized enterpri…

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, Mr Letta, the report we are debating today highlights one of the crucial challenges: Strengthening the single market is undoubtedly a key objective for the future of the European Union. However, we cannot ignore the obvious criticalities. Excessive bureaucratic regulation is a real obstacle that risks stifling innovation and SME growth. If we are then faced w…

9 Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, we are here today to discuss a proposal which, in my view, can be a serious strategy, both economic and political. Democratic Party Secretary Elly Schlein recently said she agreed with the proposal to introduce a European tax on the super-rich. This, in my view, is profoundly dangerous. Taxing wealth in a disproportionate way does not solve inequal…

18 Sep

2024

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Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are discussing one of the main threats to the security of European citizens. Organised crime is a phenomenon that undermines the foundations of our society. A decisive step is Article 16 of the Asset Recovery and Confiscation Directive, which must remain central. We must not create overlaps with national rules that – especially in Italy – have proven…

17 Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the entry into force of the ASD has been hailed as the achievement of a high level of protection for users and consumers of the network, SMEs and start-ups from potential abuses of Big Tech. The first steps, however, went in the direction of an arbitrary greater restriction of freedom of expression and control of public debate. It would have been i…