What Grégory spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, first of all I would like to address you: Thank you for your commitment to this civil protection policy and for defending a world that is mobilising right now. In my country, more than 15,000 hectares went up in smoke: This is three times more than last year at the same time. I wanted to thank all the Members who are also involved in the Civil Protection Intergroup. The…

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May

2026

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The Union’s preparedness for and response to health emergencies: the case of the MV Hondius and the hantavirus warning (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, when a ship with nine European nationalities on board is confronted with a virus in the middle of the Atlantic, it is not a single capital that responds: it is a chain of European links that is being set up, links that cooperate, coordinate and complement each other. This chain did not exist before COVID-19. Today, it is operational because we have learned the lessons o…

20

May

2026

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The need to reduce work-related fatalities (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today we recall a fundamental requirement: the protection of our workers is not an adjustment variable. It is our collective responsibility. This protection, Commissioner, begins with prevention, and you know my attachment to a certain profession: the presence of volunteer firefighters, especially in our companies and workplaces, concretely strengt…

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Apr

2026

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World Day for Safety and Health at Work (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this International Day for Safety and Health at Work is finally being combined with an important vote on the budget today, with priorities that we wish for the competitiveness of our Europe and a stronger Europe. But to have a stronger Europe, we need protected employees. I wanted to emphasize the presence in our companies of volunteer firefighters or rescue …

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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)

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)

15

Dec

2025

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Murder of Mehdi Kessaci - urgent need for ambitious European action against drug trafficking (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, dear Amine, Europe is overdosing. Last year in France, 367 murders and attempted murders were linked to drug trafficking. Among these victims is your brother Mehdi. His murder affects us all. You have our full support. Inevitably, the grief of your mother, your family, we share it. Traffickers no longer have limits: Activists, journalists, lawyers, magistrates a…

22

Oct

2025

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First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving EU preparedness (debate)

You blame the rulers every time. We are here to make arrangements and, each time, you finally refuse all the arrangements that are made right here. I take as proof all the subjects related to the management of forests and all the planning of the territory. But my question is quite specific. You are asking for more solidarity and more budget for civil protection mechanisms and all the funds that go…

22

Oct

2025

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First anniversary of the DANA floods in Spain: improving EU preparedness (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a few months ago we were talking about a Europe that was becoming dehydrated. From now on, we are talking about a Europe that is ultimately underwater. At this very moment, in France, it is a storm that will hit my country with many vigilances. This is climate change. A Europe that burns and finally a Europe that gets overwhelmed a few weeks later. Spain has pai…

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Sep

2025

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Summer of heatwaves in the EU: addressing the causes and providing adequate housing and health policies to address record-breaking temperatures (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, while for some summer is synonymous with holidays, for others it is synonymous with isolation and kettle housing and loneliness. Yes, this summer, Europe was hit by heat waves, 48° in Sicily, 46° in Spain, but also unprecedented temperatures in Scandinavia. This situation is not exceptional, it is a glimpse of what awaits us, always striking the sa…

9

Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

I have misunderstood your intervention because you say that, in the end, the European Civil Protection Mechanism is useless. And yet you are calling for increased funding for the same mechanism. What's your idea?…

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Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

Dear colleague, you are saying that it is not climate change. So I have two questions. You say they're pyromaniacs lighting the fires. I would like to know the exact share of fires linked to pyromaniacs – first question. And, secondly, how do you explain that in 20 years the speed of fire spread has doubled or even tripled?…

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Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, in my entire career as a firefighter, I have never seen such a devastating summer. I was involved in Aude, and the scale of forest fires in Europe leaves me speechless. However, we do not have the luxury of being silent. No need to take stock, the images have spoken and everyone knows it: thousands of hectares gone up in smoke, people who…

9

Jul

2025

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Presentation of the Stockpiling Strategies - strengthening response capacities for a changing risk and threat landscape (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we all remember those weeks when carers lacked anything but courage, with rationed masks, home-stitched overblouses and improvised protections. They put their health at stake to preserve ours. Why? Because Europe was unprepared, unprepared and unstored. It was not that a crisis had surprised us, it was that our unpreparedness had turned this health…

9

Jul

2025

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EU Preparedness Union in light of the upcoming wildfire and droughts season (debate)

Mr Leonardelli, of course, we know each other and, inevitably, we have subjects in common. You have heard me speak, I hope, and today my fight is no longer forest fires – although this summer I am still guarding. We had the same kind of reaction this morning, about our goals to decarbonise our Europe. I've been a firefighter for over 36 years. I saw the intensity and virulence of the fires against…

9

Jul

2025

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EU Preparedness Union in light of the upcoming wildfire and droughts season (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, Europe is suffocating, Europe is burning, temperatures are above 40°C throughout southern Europe, fires broke out in the Netherlands in March, and other fires are ravaging our countries right now. I have a thought for my friends involved in all the operational theatres and, inevitably, for all those who have lost a property – and again, fortunately, there i…

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May

2025

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The European Water Resilience Strategy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, dear Thomas, Europe is becoming dehydrated. It is no longer a metaphor, it is a hydrological, social and economic reality. Every year, one third of the European population is exposed to seasonal water shortages. We are well aware of this, we who come from southern Europe, where droughts, once exceptional, have become chronic. As the reservoir depletes, the European t…

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Apr

2025

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EU Preparedness Union Strategy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, last week, Commissioner Lahbib presented a strategy for preparing our Europe, based on the recommendations of the Niinistö report. I wanted to congratulate you on that. As a firefighter, this is the first time I have seen the people I meet on the street and finally told me about the Europe that allows them to prepare. Even if some think they know everything, …

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Mar

2025

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Supporting the EU’s most vulnerable regions against devastating effects of climate change, such as the recent cyclone hitting La Réunion (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on 28 February, just over two months after Cyclone Chido ravaged Mayotte, Reunion Island was swept away by storm Garance. It hit 900,000 people hard and caused the death of five people. In addition to this sad balance sheet, there is a heavy material balance sheet: Roads cut, houses destroyed, electricity and running water cuts, etc. The entire agricultural sect…

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Jan

2025

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Heat record year 2024 - the need for climate action to fight global warming (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 2024 is the hottest year on record. For the first time, we crossed the symbolic threshold of 1.5 degrees set by the 2015 Paris Agreement. This increase in temperatures has led to a series of extreme weather events: floods in Germany, storm Boris in Central and Eastern Europe, severe storms in Belgium causing floods and fires, fires in Portugal and …

17

Dec

2024

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The situation in Mayotte following the devastating cyclone Chido and the need for solidarity (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Vice-President, not a week goes by without talking about a natural disaster in this Chamber. Spain, Central Europe, and this week, unfortunately, it is Mayotte, dear Younous. It is a devastating cyclone. We've been talking about it since yesterday. We have a thought, with the Renew Group and all the French parliamentarians who sit in this Chamber, for all …

16

Dec

2024

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Right to clean drinking water in the EU (debate)

(FR) Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the news keeps reminding us of this, and in an ever more tragic way: extreme weather events have consequences, and droughts, floods or cyclones have a direct impact on drinking water. This week, the lack of drinking water is Mayotte. Mayotte, which is facing this water shortage due to a cyclone of rare violence. But it is also, let us remem…

16

Dec

2024

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Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, as we speak there is a race against time in Mayotte, which was devastated by Cyclone Chido. I have a thought for the people of Mauritius, but also for all the fire brigade colleagues, civil protection, the military, the public security force, volunteers and doctors who are working in terrible conditions at the moment. Colleagues, I support this Restore projec…

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Nov

2024

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

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, as we speak, there are still floods in Malaga, Spain. As some people know, I'm a professional fire officer. I put my career on hold. I'm still a volunteer, but I'm here now. And if I had been on the ground right now, I'd be sorry to tell you: do not do this in front of parliamentary representation. The political debate that is being instrumental…

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Oct

2024

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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Draghi report has shown us that: Europe needs to become more competitive. It is an existential challenge, a challenge to see the EU become a strong and independent global actor, a leader in education, new technologies and the fight against climate change. As we know, investing in education and training, social protection and health contributes …