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16

Dec

2024

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Right to clean drinking water in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to see our Chamber debate the issue of water for the tenth time! Mayotte, Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana – more than 1 million of our citizens – do not have regular access to this vital resource. Have any of you ever had to leave your home to buy drinking water to brush your teeth or even take a shower? O…

16

Dec

2024

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Regional Emergency Support: RESTORE (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today we are voting on an amendment to the ERDF and ESF+ regulation in order to respond to natural disasters affecting Europe. While these adjustments are aimed at the countries of Central, Eastern and Southern Europe, it is crucial to recall that the French outermost regions are also suffering from such tragedies, which are amplified by climate…

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Nov

2024

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Political and humanitarian situation in Mozambique (debate)

13

Nov

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, food autonomy overseas must no longer be a vain word, but a vital necessity. The European Farm to Fork Strategy is not adapted to our island realities. It would rather assume that people are fed while starving those who cultivate. We cannot continue to import 80% of our food while being subject to standards that suffocate our local producers. We must develop a s…

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)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to draw your attention to an initiative that could not only transform Guadeloupe, but also serve as a model for many European regions in the context of territorial social innovation. Since 1946, departmentalisation has made it possible to assimilate, but policies that have simply been transposed from the national level have not been successful. It i…

21

Oct

2024

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, living dearly overseas is a glaring injustice that has plagued our regions for decades. Do you not currently see the cry of pain of the Martiniquais, who simply claim to be able to feed themselves? These events are the result of unfinished development and EU-imposed dependency. In a Europe that advocates social justice, 900 000 ultramarines live below the povert…

10

Oct

2024

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Consequences of the devastating forest fires in the Amazon and the importance of the Amazon for climate change (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, let me say clearly what many do not dare to say about the Amazon: The urgency is illegal gold mining, the urgency is deforestation, which will be amplified with the agreement of Mercosur that you support. These two scourges are destroying at a frightening rate the green lung of our planet, the Amazon, which dies every day a little more. This is not just an en…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by expressing my deep support for the peoples of Europe who are facing devastating natural disasters. In recent years, the countries of Eastern Europe have been severely affected by floods which, unfortunately, are multiplying due to climate change. The human and economic losses are enormous, and each year these communities face an increasingly p…

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Sep

2024

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to draw your attention to a scourge affecting our compatriots overseas: water shortages. In 2024, some French departments, including Guadeloupe, Martinique and Mayotte, do not have full access to drinking water. In my territory, Guadeloupe, some households were deprived of water for 17 days in a generalized indifference. In Mayotte, more than half o…