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Jul

2026

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

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, talking about humanitarian aid is above all about human lives. This is talking about thousands of people who, for lack of resources, simply no longer have access to essential aid. In 2025, international humanitarian funding reached its lowest level in a decade: a situation that forces humanitarian actors to make impossible decisions – deciding who …

8

Jul

2026

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Ongoing persecution of Christians in Nigeria, notably the Kawel village massacre

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, speaking in this Chamber about the situation in Nigeria highlights the daily persecution and violence faced by civilians. Reducing the debate to religion, however, is proof that many here have not understood what is happening in this country, or that they do not want to understand it. Or they simply use these atrocities to serve their political age…

8

Jul

2026

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The threat of war crimes, the escalating violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights situation in El-Obeid, Sudan

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this is the third time in six months that an alarming discussion of the dramatic situation in Sudan has been on the agenda of this House. Each time, we denounce the massacres, the living and even survival conditions of displaced populations, millions of children at risk of starvation, women and girls exposed to sexual violence, and the tens of thou…

8

Jul

2026

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Narco-trafficking in Europe’s waters: protecting our borders and supporting our law enforcement officers (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, drug trafficking is a major threat to our societies. It fuels violence, corrupts our economies and undermines the rule of law. In the face of criminal organisations operating on a global scale, our response must be European. But let's not get the fight wrong. Drug trafficking will not be combated by maintaining the confusion between migration and o…

17

Jun

2026

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Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, a free civil society is essential for any state. It acts as a safeguard against abuses of power and gives a voice to citizens. But in Burkina Faso, this voice is methodically silenced. In a few months, more than a hundred civil society organizations were dissolved, hundreds of associations suspended. Journalists and media are silenced, students …

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Jun

2026

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Common system for the return of third-country nationals staying illegally in the Union (Return Regulation) (debate)

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May

2026

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Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the new Afghan Criminal Code enshrines gender apartheid, which has been in place since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. The hypocrisy of the European states, which denounce the appalling content of this penal code while discussing with the Taliban to ensure returns to this country, is purely scandalous. This penal code places less value on wo…

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Apr

2026

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Escalating trafficking and exploitation by criminal groups in Haiti

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Apr

2026

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Sudan’s abandoned humanitarian crisis: three years of conflict (debate)

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Apr

2026

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Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner McGrath, ladies and gentlemen, last March the European Parliament's position on the return regulation was adopted. While the Fundamental Rights Report reminds us that migrants' rights are already being targeted in the European Union, this new text marks an unprecedented hardening: end of the right to an effective remedy, creation of return hubs outside the Union or prolo…

25

Mar

2026

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Order of business

Madam President, I too would like to make a point, a point of order in the Rules of Procedure, under Rule 202 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. I would therefore like to make this point of order concerning the Rules of Procedure, the mandate for the Return Regulation. I can only deplore the fact that we are not having a discussion on the attitude of the EPP, which is u…

12

Mar

2026

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, European Ombudsman, the Ombudsman's annual report should have been a consensus. We have negotiated at length to find compromises. Our S&D Group has played its full part in this effort to build a solid agreement between pro-European forces. But, at the decisive moment, the EPP chose another path, that of aligning itself with the extreme right. Two un…

11

Mar

2026

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The arbitrary detention of President Mohamed Bazoum by the junta in Niger

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Mar

2026

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Situation of the rule of law in Greece, following the Court decision on Predator spyware (debate)

11

Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the number of school-deprived children in the world could soon reach 278 million. This is an alarming figure, as we know that education, and especially in emergencies, is often the only gateway for children to essential services such as health, protection and nutrition. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that education is a funda…

10

Feb

2026

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Spain’s large-scale regularisation policy and its impact on the Schengen Area and EU migration policy (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Urgent need to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and to achieve a sustainable peace (debate)

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Jan

2026

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Case of Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, for over a year and a half, Joseph Figueira Martin, a Belgian-Portuguese aid worker, has been arbitrarily detained in the Central African Republic. He must be released. In May 2024, he was abducted by the Wagner Group. Since then, he has been tortured, threatened with death and kept in inhuman and degrading conditions. He did not have access to …

21

Jan

2026

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Restoring control of migration: returns, visa policy and third-country cooperation (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, here we are in this Chamber for yet another debate on migration. The title of this debate suggests that migration is out of control, which is a lie – a lie cleverly orchestrated by the right and far right. Currently, the number of irregular arrivals into the EU has never been lower since 2021. But this rhetoric keeps fear alive and justifies ever m…

17

Dec

2025

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Grave political situation in Guinea-Bissau after the coup of 26 November

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the situation in Guinea-Bissau is extremely worrying; It calls for an immediate international response. Today, the priority is above all to protect the population. This population is very vulnerable, as Guinea-Bissau is one of the poorest countries in the world. There is no justification for the excessive use of force against civilians, and we d…

17

Dec

2025

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Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary's Catholic school in Papiri

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, last month we were already talking in this Chamber about the abduction of pupils in Nigeria. Here we are again today, when a new tragedy struck the country. I lack words to describe anger, misunderstanding, but also tiredness in the face of the repetition of these crimes, in the face of the disappearance of innocent children. Instead of threaten…

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Nov

2025

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Organisational mismanagement of the European personnel selection office (EPSO) competitions (short presentation)

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Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

25

Nov

2025

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Escalation of the war and the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan (continuation of debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the humanitarian disaster in Sudan is getting worse and worse. Every day, more atrocities are committed against civilians: murders, mass executions, sexual and gender-based violence, ethnic cleansing. We must clearly name the facts. This systematic violence is unsustainable. It is a war crime. All perpetrators must be held accountable and brough…

21

Oct

2025

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Renewing the EU-Africa Partnership: building common priorities ahead of the Angola Summit (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the seventh European Union-African Union Summit is being held in Luanda, Angola, on 24 and 25 November. It marks the 25th anniversary of the partnership between our two continents and comes at a pivotal moment. While the United States has suspended some of its aid to the populations of the most vulnerable African countries, the European Union must …