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A Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net-Zero Age (continuation of debate)

The industrial plan we are discussing is crucial for the future of Europe. It is clear that only together can we find convincing answers for the sustainability and competitiveness of our industry in an increasingly aggressive global market. It is important, however, that we do it the right way. First, we must leave no one behind and we cannot create new inequalities. In my country, absolute povert…

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Mar

2024

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Horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Breton, ladies and gentlemen, the Cyber Resilience Act is finally coming to plenary. By 2030, more than 120 billion objects are expected to be networked, a rapidly increasing figure over time for the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence. These objects help us in everyday life: I think of home automation, smart appliances, networked medical devices and, when the…

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Feb

2024

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Commission recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cables (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, submarine cables are a strategic element for the European Union. Today, 99% of internet traffic already passes under the seas, through cables that are therefore essential for communications and the maintenance of a digital network that is now at the heart of our socio-economic systems. But not only: Energy also flows underwater. Cables, which already connect Mem…

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Feb

2024

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Preventing work-related deaths following the Florence tragedy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, from my city of Florence, wounded by yet another tragic accident at work, with five dead and three injured in the construction site of a supermarket, there is an appeal for urgent action. At the time of pain must follow that of action. More needs to be done and done now across Europe, bringing together institutions, businesses, local authorities and trade unions…

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Feb

2024

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Unitary supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products - Unitary supplementary certificate for medicinal products - Supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products (recast) - Supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (recast) - Standard essential patents (joint debate - Patents)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, supplementary protection certificates and essential patents are the legal instruments through which innovation and development pass. I come from the region of Leonardo da Vinci and I know that every day new inventions offer us new solutions. For this reason, it is essential to have an effective, transparent and lean patenting system. If innovating …

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Feb

2024

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The fight against hate speech and disinformation: responsibility of social platforms within the Digital Services Act (topical debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Breton, combating the spread of disinformation and hate speech online is essential. In fact, today we live a real paradigm shift, where digital determines central aspects of our lives. The Far West online is not an option, and with the Digital Services Act Europe is at the forefront of information transparency, legality and accountability. But it…

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Jan

2024

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Geothermal energy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, geothermal energy is a valuable renewable resource for Europe, which is still largely underutilised. With this resolution we want to mark a step change for the benefit of sustainability, security, convenience of supplies and bills. However, there is a lack of mapping of European geothermal resources and current environmental and economic conditions of exploit…

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Jan

2024

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Transparency and accountability of non-governmental organisations funded from the EU budget (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, non-governmental organisations, volunteering and civil society associations are an indispensable asset, the best ally of the European project. Witnesses and sentinels of the fundamental values of the Union, which come into play by cooperating with the institutions but also by intervening where they do not arrive. The person and his fundamental rights have been f…

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Dec

2023

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EU-China relations (debate)

Mr President, Mr High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, two years after Parliament's last report on relations between the European Union and China, we are in a new, much more complicated scenario. The pandemic has highlighted the limits of unbalanced value chains, with supply crises linked to our over-reliance on a single exporter. Today we have the first tools, such as the new European Critic…

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Nov

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov (debate)

Madam President, Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, what is Europe today? A common project that must become more and more a horizon of hope for its citizens every day. This means moving forward on the enlargement of the Schengen area, as you have rightly claimed, guaranteeing freedom of movement and opportunities for all. Just as progress on joining the common currency is needed to strengthen t…

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Nov

2023

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Order of business

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, on the night between Thursday 2 and Friday 3 November, as has been mentioned, Tuscany was hit by these exceptional rainfalls that caused catastrophic floods, eight people lost their lives and thousands were forced to leave their homes. The damage is very great, as my colleague has pointed out, with very high estimates; On Friday I went to Prato, one of the mo…

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Oct

2023

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European Citizens' Initiative 'Fur Free Europe' (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, over 1.5 million European citizens have mobilised to support the petition calling for an end to fur farming in Europe. Confining animals in small cages and killing them only for the value of their fur is no longer acceptable. Dear colleagues, it is since 2007 that the principle of animal welfare has been included in the Treaties, but it is not only an ethical…

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Oct

2023

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A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

Madam President, High Representative, we are on a ridge of history. The pandemic, the conflict in Ukraine, migration, the digital revolution and the environmental crisis are constantly transforming our lives. Quoting Pope Francis: Today we are not living in an era of change, but a change of era. To live up to this time is to give body and soul to a geopolitical Europe that asserts itself as a glob…

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Oct

2023

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Establishing the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (‘STEP’) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the establishment of the STEP platform is good news. Let us, as the word suggests, take a first step towards boosting investment in strategic technologies for Europe. In recent years, first with the pandemic and then with the Russian aggression against Ukraine, we have seen the vital need to strengthen European strategic autonomy, starting with …

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Oct

2023

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Urban wastewater treatment (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, more than thirty years after the first European directive, it is time to update the rules against urban wastewater pollution. Today, the wastewater of more than 22,000 European cities is treated in centralised systems for the benefit of lakes, rivers and seas. However, the current law only applies to cities above 2 000 inhabitants and establishes outdated limit …

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Oct

2023

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Medicine shortages and strategic healthcare autonomy in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, this debate makes it clear: the drug shortage alert is increasingly acute in Europe; In Italy alone, more than 3 000 medicines are missing. This is now a structural phenomenon, with shortages increasing by 60% in recent years and requiring urgent responses, starting with the reduction of dependence on a few non-European producers for the active ing…

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Sep

2023

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Geographical indication protection for craft and industrial products (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Breton, the artisanal and industrial products typical of our territories are the flagship of European creativity and manufacturing culture. They are a treasure trove of knowledge and skills often made up of small and medium-sized enterprises, which are essential for the economic vitality of the territories, enhancing their image and the tourist pote…

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Jul

2023

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State of the SME Union (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Gentiloni, ladies and gentlemen, small and medium-sized enterprises are the backbone of the Italian and European economy, with over 24 million economic activities employing over 100 million people. After the repeated shocks of these years, we have heard it, from the pandemic to the effects of the war, European small and medium-sized enterprises unfortunately today are…

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Jul

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in the war against Ukraine and in Russia (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the conclusions of the European Council tell us about a new European Union: firm in countering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, committed to responding to global challenges – security and defence, but also innovation and sustainability – by advancing the twin green and digital transitions. Europe is finally carving out a role as a global player, a role that …

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Jul

2023

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Ecodesign Regulation (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is worth being here tonight because the proposal for an ecodesign law is an important step towards a circular economy that makes products marketed in Europe increasingly sustainable. We want more durable, repairable, renewable and recyclable products. This is why we set the requirements for their design, using technological innovation for a design that favors…

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Jul

2023

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Save Cruelty Free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without animal testing’ (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it seems incredible that even today in 2023 we have to discuss in this Parliament the use of animals as guinea pigs for cosmetic products, when, as early as the 1990s, the first non-animal tested lines were launched. The European Union is at the forefront: Between 2004 and 2013, we banned animal testing for cosmetic products and their ingredients. In 2007, we…

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Jun

2023

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The water crisis in Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, water is an essential element for human life and for all civilizations. Europe has been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. More than a quarter of the territory of the European Union is currently in drought alert conditions and rising temperatures exacerbate this deficit and create a dangerous cycle in which water becomes increasingly sc…

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Jun

2023

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This is Europe - Debate with the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, welcome President Christoduolides, we are living in difficult and extraordinary times. The pandemic, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the global climate crisis have taught us that only together can we give our continent a future. Together we have done and we are doing so much. I am thinking of NextGenerationEU, COVID vaccines, measures for the green and digit…

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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, Madam Vice-President Vestager, the global climate crisis is a reality, and we must never tire of repeating it. Five hundred extreme events in 2023 in Italy, and we are only in June, between hailstorms, water bombs and storms alternating with droughts with devastating effects on the countryside and cities. The size of the crisis and the effects in terms of human …

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Apr

2023

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IPCC report on Climate Change: a call for urgent additional action (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sums up its message in three words: gravity, urgency and hope. Severity: We are on a path that can lead to an increase in the temperature of the planet of over three degrees. The consequences in terms of food insecurity, drought and environmental migration should alarm us all. Urgency: Take action to dra…