What Ana spoke about.

17 Sep

2026

PT Speech

An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector (debate)

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Mr President, President von der Leyen said yesterday in her speech that she does not want artificial intelligence to replace doctors. In my country, Galicia, we are still a step back. In Galicia, enough doctors are missing because of the nefarious health policies of the Galician People's Party government. Lack of funding – after decades of health investment – also for wages. 30% wait for specialis…

17 Sep

2026

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An EU health workforce crisis plan: sustainability of healthcare systems and employment and working conditions in the healthcare sector (debate)

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Mrs De la Pisa, you mentioned the medical assistance in Ceuta in the humanitarian crisis that is taking place. I wonder: They have attacked the Red Cross, the Red Cross is also providing that assistance, how do you value those attacks that have been made on an international humanitarian health organization as well?…

15 Sep

2026

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The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders (debate)

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14 Sep

2026

PT Speech

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President, in my country, Galicia, in the Galician estuaries there is a problem in the seafood sector, which has been accumulating structural problems for years. I met ‑me with the Mulleres Salgadas group, women who conveyed to me the difficulties that hundreds of them face every day and who depend on this activity for their livelihood. In the last year, 18% of licences to work in the sector…

9 Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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9 Jul

2026

ES Question

Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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You, like me, defend fishing here, and you also defend fishermen, shellfish-fishers, and also fish-farmers. redeiras I do not know how to say it in Basque, but you will tell me now. We believe that social sustainability has not been taken into account in the common fisheries policy. It is therefore something that we have been calling on the Commissioner for a long time, because there have been rul…

9 Jul

2026

ES Speech

Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025) (debate)

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Mr. President, my first words are of support and solidarity for the earthquake in Venezuela. This Parliament has not had the courage to speak on this issue. I'm really sorry, really, when you talk about other topics a lot. Humanitarian aid is a civilizing commitment to the impact of conflicts or humanitarian disasters. It is an international obligation, it is commitment, it is empathy, it is human…

7 Jul

2026

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Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the automotive sector is vital for Galiza, for my country, where there are thousands of direct and indirect jobs - as you know - in the sector and, moreover, where we are demanding an industrial plan that cannot be a blank cheque to give subsidies to the automotive industry while jobs are being destroyed and precarious. It pays to relocate, as we have seen in recent …

6 Jul

2026

ES Speech

Air passenger rights (debate)

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Madam President, last week a delegation from my country was in Brussels to denounce the serious problem of fires. After several meetings, the flight from Brussels to Barcelona was delayed by seven hours. They lost the connection to Santiago de Compostela, slept at the airport in Barcelona and finally managed to reach Porto, in Portugal. The excuse is that the plane was not available. There were al…

18 Jun

2026

PT Question

Joint Declaration on ‘Culture for Europe - Europe for Culture’ (debate)

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18 Jun

2026

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Joint Declaration on ‘Culture for Europe - Europe for Culture’ (debate)

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16 Jun

2026

ES Speech

The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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15 Jun

2026

PT Speech

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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21 May

2026

PT Speech

Need for an adaptation of the EU legal framework on sustainable biofuels (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to draw attention in this debate to a topic of concern to my country: the biogas macroplant to obtain biofuel that is planned and planned in A Laracha, A Coruña, in my country, Galicia – where there is still no regulation for this type of macroplants. This legislation is also lacking in Europe. The project has a wide social rejection for the possible risks to health, the…

19 May

2026

ES Question

Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate)

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Thank you for accepting the "blue card" question. I wanted to give you a couple of pieces of information for the honourable Member to answer. Do you know how many Cuban doctors have gone out into the world? I'll give you a hint; more than 50 000, less than 70 000. So how many will it be? You, if you can, answer me. Do you know how many vaccines Cuba has given the world, some during COVID-19? I'd a…

19 May

2026

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Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate)

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Madam President, when hyenas smell blood, they laugh. This is what happens to many here, they don't care about the Cuban people at all and they laugh. Cuba's situation cannot be analyzed by ignoring the context of the blockade, the permanent aggression to which it has been subjected for years and the decades of embargo by the United States. Every country in the world has voted against it, except t…

19 May

2026

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Europe is vulnerable. The advance of artificial intelligence causes uncertainty. It threatens in my country, for example, 270 000 people, 10% of the population, four out of ten jobs, that is, in total, 38% of employment. That's not new, the technology is not neutral. We must also see this social dimension: is occurring in technology companies, with massive layoffs wo…

18 May

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Mr President, we want the European officialisation of my language, Galician. A language that celebrates its day on 17 May. This Sunday, thousands of people demonstrated in Santiago de Compostela with the motto "we want Galician", to denounce the linguistic emergency and demand policies that guarantee the use and normalization of our language in teaching, culture and public services. An urgent chan…

18 May

2026

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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (debate)

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Mr President, as a Member of the European Parliament galega of one of the most important fishing nations in Europe - as the Commissioner, who was recently on our land, is well aware - I would like to emphasise that Galiza is a sensitive fishing area, a land in which the organisation of fishing, mussel farming and aquaculture requires planning for a rigorous maritime area, which is not at all well …

30 Apr

2026

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Cali fund – follow up from the COP16 UN Convention on Biodiversity (debate)

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Madam President, at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, on biodiversity, we took a historic step: create a fund to share the benefits of digital genetic sequence information. From our parliamentary group, the Greens/EFA Group, we welcome it because it introduces geographical, economic and social fairness. For the first time, companies in rich countries that profit from free access to biological data must hel…

30 Apr

2026

EN Speech

Composition of committees and delegations

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Madam President, as a Member of the European Parliament, I want to denounce the kidnapping of the citizens of Europe and other countries in the Global Sumud Flotilla. The Israeli Navy committed an act of armed piracy in international waters, in European waters. We need to condemn and ask for diplomatic protection for all the Global Flotilla. We need also to speak with the Government of Greece ...…

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, there is only one word to define what rural women need: Empowerment and recognition. Today, in Galicia, my country, rural women represent 27.8% of the primary sector, a key sector, as the Commissioner is well aware. However, even though years later they are in greater numbers in this important sector, they work under conditions of inequality. And what do they need? Equal pay, labo…

30 Apr

2026

ES Speech

How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

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Madam President, I represent, as a Member of the European Parliament. galega, to one of the most important agro-livestock countries in Europe and we are very concerned about the health situation of the agro-livestock sector Galician. I would like to tell you, Commissioner Hansen, that it was a pity that you did not receive Ana Pontón, the leader of the opposition. galega, on 2 March and I hope it …

28 Apr

2026

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The Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, talking about the rule of law is talking about freedom of the press. As a Galician MEP, I want to denounce the case of manipulation of television and public radio in my country, Galicia. A case of political manipulation by the People's Party government against press freedom, a case of control and manipulation already denounced in 400 sentences. This service for more tha…

12 Mar

2026

ES Speech

Rail transport safety in the EU – lessons learnt from the Adamuz accident and three years after the Tempi tragedy (debate)

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