What Li spoke about.

22 Oct

2024

EN Speech

Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

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Mr President, the employment guidelines provide guidance to Member States for their employment policies and the setting of national targets. The employment guidelines must be consistent with broader economic policies, but Member States should also work to incorporate the recommendations of these guidelines into their economic policies. The employment guidelines are drawn up annually. This year, th…

9 Oct

2024

FI Speech

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

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Mr President, according to a recent Eurobarometer survey, the most common reasons for voting in the European elections were related to the rise in the cost of living and the voter's financial situation. That is why the future Commission is forced to take the social dimension seriously, and housing policy is a very central theme here. We expect the Commission to take concrete action to promote affo…

8 Oct

2024

EN Answer

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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I would encourage all Members of this Parliament to actually read up. How is China competing with Europe at the moment? With what type of technology and what type of cars is China actually beating Europe at the moment? If we want to make sure that Europe is not a museum, if we want to make sure that Europe does have a possibility to stand up in this competition, we need to make sure that the autom…

8 Oct

2024

EN Speech

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, the crisis of the automotive industry in Europe affects the future, the jobs and the income of millions of workers. But this crisis is also a textbook example of why we need better industrial policy. Global competition, especially from China, is tough, and new technology has changed the whole industry. We need investment in technology that brings us new, affordable models of elect…

17 Sep

2024

FI Speech

Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

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Mr President, Ukraine's support is about how we react to the imperialist conquests of authoritarian leaders such as Putin and great powers such as Russia, and to the blatant violations of international law. In addition to tougher sanctions against Russia, we must continue to support Ukraine both economically and armedly. A cessation of arms assistance would not bring peace, but would lead to Russi…

18 Jul

2024

FI Speech

Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

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Mr President, Mrs von der Leyen, the results of the European elections should be a real wake-up call for all decision-makers in the EU committed to human rights and democracy. Now is the time to find the right solutions to the concerns and problems that people across Europe are struggling with. With prices rising less and less, people on low incomes are particularly affected by the return of econo…