What Ana spoke about.

22 Jan

2025

PT Speech

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

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Mr President, with regard to the demographic winter, I am going to talk about my country, Galicia. Today, the Galician countryside is dying. There is no access to transport, there is no possibility of conciliation, because there are no jobs. There are only two options, Commissioner, namely job insecurity or emigration. Let me give you an example of this critical situation in my country: Galician f…

22 Jan

2025

ES Question

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

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When I hear speeches like yours or that of the previous VOX party speaker in which they talk about illegal immigrants, I wonder: Do you know why those people who come to live, who come to work and who come many times to save themselves from very difficult situations, because there are no legal avenues? I am talking about those people who, like the Galician emigrants who once lived in Molenbeek – w…

22 Jan

2025

PT Question

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

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Honourable Member, you are talking about policies that are against the territories. I want to talk to you about an issue that has been removed from your country, from Portugal. There is an environmental bomb in the heart of my country, Galicia, which is Altri's project. Altri is supported by the Galician Government of the Popular Party and wants to produce 400,000 tons of soluble cellulose in Gali…

22 Jan

2025

PT Speech

Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Costa, welcome! I speak in our common language, as I spoke to you a few years ago, when we spoke precisely about fires, a theme common to our countries. And I speak in this language, because it is a European language. I would like to tell you how important it is that the peripheral territories of our continent are not left out of the transport networks – such as Galicia, my cou…

21 Jan

2025

ES Speech

Welcome

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Madam President, I have one point on the Rules of Procedure, which is the acceptance of the agendas of these committees and the monitoring groups, in this case the INTA Group, in which the Polisario Front is finally given entry as the legitimate representative of Western Sahara. Welcome back. That is respect for the rules of this Parliament and also for the decision of the Court of Justice of the …

20 Jan

2025

PT Answer

Ceasefire in Gaza - the urgent need to release the hostages, to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to pave the way for a two-state solution (debate)

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Mr João Oliveira, how fortunate that you ask me this question, and not a person from the far right, to whom I would never answer. I also want to say that the European Union has been absent. The proof is today's debate, in which the Commission was absent and only came at the end, after a historic day. We've been waiting for this ceasefire for over 470 days. The European Union must rebuild more, it …

20 Jan

2025

ES Speech

Ceasefire in Gaza - the urgent need to release the hostages, to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to pave the way for a two-state solution (debate)

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Mr. President, the agreements save lives, but behind the agreements are the destroyed houses, the rubble, the demolition of hospitals and the relatives who will never see their own again, many of them children. The attempt to erase the Palestinian people in Gaza from history is a genocide and will never be a statue of freedom, as a Galician poet says. This deal saves lives, but it's taken too long…

18 Dec

2024

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Need to ensure swift action and transparency on corruption allegations in the public sector to protect democratic integrity (debate)

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Mr President, the Board of Accounts of Galicia, my country, presented a report in which it points out that the new Álvaro Cunqueiro Hospital in Vigo exceeded 470 million euros for the work alone. How is it possible that the Galician Government, which is a Government of the Popular Party, reduced non-sanitary spaces and services, square meters ... and expanded the cost of that work? From the BNG, m…

18 Dec

2024

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Challenges facing EU farmers and agricultural workers: improving working conditions, including their mental well-being (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, as a Galician MEP and granddaughter of a farmer and poultry farmer, I know that working on land is hard, tiring and dangerous. Today we are talking about the welfare of farmers. What is there is malaise. In my country, Galicia, we have been complaining for years about poor working conditions, low prices, sales below the cost of production, from which many landowners in …

18 Dec

2024

PT Speech

Promoting social dialogue and collective bargaining and the right to strike in the EU (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, when you look at this Parliament, you see that the People's Party and the far right are absent because they do not believe in collective bargaining, they do not believe in trade unions, they do not like workers. Look, it's empty, it's a parliament without MPs. Workers and public service workers in my country, Galicia, have been on strike for more than a month. Here, the…

26 Nov

2024

ES Speech

Continued escalation in the Middle East: the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank, UNRWA’s essential role in the region, the need to release all hostages and the recent ICC arrest warrants (debate)

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25 Nov

2024

PT Speech

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

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Madam President, sexist violence takes many forms. In the streets, at work, in educational centers, in homes, in the press. Also in politics. Male violence must be combated with laws, with means, with resources, with educational support. 25 November is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. And ladies and gentlemen of the far right: Your negationism attacks, your nega…

13 Nov

2024

ES Speech

The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)

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Madam President, dear comrade Vicent Marzà, to you, who come from Valencia, to you, who are from a party that has made the seats of your party available to the people, I want to convey to you as a Galician MEP and on behalf of my party, the Galician Nationalist Bloc, all our solidarity. For two reasons: first, because the Valencian people have suffered and are alone; And second, because we, twenty…

13 Nov

2024

ES Question

The devastating floods in Spain, the urgent need to support the victims, to improve preparedness and to fight the climate crisis (debate)

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Today, twenty-two years ago, a ship sank off the Galician coast: His name was Prestige. How can you have the audacity, twenty-two years later, to say that all catastrophes are managed the same? Its president then called a huge mass of oil black tide "the spinners." You have no shame.…

24 Oct

2024

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Protecting our oceans: persistent threats to marine protected areas in the EU and benefits for coastal communities (debate)

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Madam President, I come from a maritime country, Galicia, a country on the European Atlantic axis. There, we have two marine reserves, two marine protected areas of fishing or fishing interest, also said in our language. The Cedeira marine reserve, which is a real opportunity, in which the fisheries sector also works to protect the environment and defend an economic resource vital to my country. I…

23 Oct

2024

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Need to strengthen rail travel and the railway sector in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, today the Presidents of Spain and Portugal met to discuss the priorities of the Peninsula. Once again, Madrid centralism has priority over Galicia and northern Portugal – 2040 for the high-speed train to arrive. And, as a Galician MEP, I have to denounce that the Galicia-North euroregion of Portugal continues to take time. The route between the two most important cities, Vigo and Por…

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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Mr President, as a Galician MEP, I advocate a local development policy with quality public services. We need a cohesion policy that helps to retain the population in medium-sized towns and rural areas, from Galicia to the rest of Europe. A policy that is close to citizens, with services available within 15 minutes – as in the case of Pontevedra or Santiago – and that promotes actions and projects,…

23 Oct

2024

FR Question

The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

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Mr Omarjee, I would like to thank you because, during the previous parliamentary term, you, as chairman of the Committee on Regional Development, fought hard against the centralisation of funds. Think that with the proposal of the new Commission, this debate will take place, and with it the terrible dangers it poses to our municipalities and our cohesion policy?…

22 Oct

2024

ES Speech

Urgent need for a ceasefire in Lebanon and for safeguarding the UNIFIL mission in light of the recent attacks (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Europe must demand a ceasefire in Gaza and southern Lebanon. Commissioner, Europe must demand humanitarian corridors. Commissioner, Europe must demand compliance with international humanitarian law. And finally, Commissioner, fight for peace, fight against this genocide. The situation in southern Lebanon and Gaza is catastrophic. We have requests, right now, from med…

10 Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

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Mr President, mental health is a universal right. In my country, obstacles and difficulties in accessing psychological care are a problem. It's okay if we're all wrong. It is necessary to visualize mental health problems. As the Official College of Psychologists of Galicia says, "it is not taboo, it is life". The suicide rate in my country is 37% higher than the European average. The use of psycho…

9 Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

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Mr President, on 2 October, 80% of Galician students went on strike and their request was for decent housing. Since 2020, the price of housing in Galicia has skyrocketed. In 2024, renting a house costs 23.5% more than four years ago. Almost 300 000 people aged 18-34 live with their parents, representing 64.3 % of the population in that age group. Housing is a right, not a commodity. Solving the ho…

8 Oct

2024

EN Speech

Situation in Sudan (debate)

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Mr President, Vice-President, the situation in Sudan is a human tragedy and the situation continues to deteriorate, kill and injure. Eight million people are displaced within Sudan and 2.4 million have crossed borders to neighbouring and other countries. Starvation, famine, violation of human rights and obstruction of humanitarian assistance – a disaster. Sudan is alone. We need to do more efforts…

8 Oct

2024

ES Speech

Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Madam President, 6% of Gaza's population has been killed (42 000 people, including 11 000 minors) and almost 2 million people have been displaced. Now horror is coming to Lebanon. Indiscriminate bombings of hospitals like tonight's. Bombings in areas where civilians and a large displaced population live. Mr. Borrell, how far will this madness go? When will Netanyahu's government be satisfied? The …

7 Oct

2024

ES Speech

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President, I am writing to the European Commission to convey to you what the Saharawi people are celebrating, which is the victory the other day at the European Court of Justice in three agreements for which the Saharawi people have been fighting for many years, which have to do with legality, justice and the fact of being able to access their own natural, terrestrial, fishing and halieutica…

7 Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, today the streets of Galicia are full of a voice against the femicide that took place yesterday in Domaio, Moaña. Male violence, violence affects one third of European women. Right now, the streets of my country are saying 'no' to violence to stop femicide. Thirty-seven women were murdered this year in Spain. One in 200 women is raped. Violence is much more than external violence,…