What Chloé spoke about.

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Apr

2025

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 (debate)

But if, you are perfectly right, there are more than 250 million children, in this case, who, in the world, are deprived of the right to education, for example. We must realize that our security will come not only from the necessary investment in military deterrence, but also from a robust development policy, because that is how we will help global stability and peace in the medium and long term. …

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Apr

2025

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, dear Mrs Kallas, while the world has never needed more peace and cooperation to face the challenges of the 21st centurye In the 21st century – starting with global warming – the spectre of war is resurfacing. Global military spending amounts to €2.3 trillion. They have never been higher and represent ten times the amount of official development assistance. The rise of authoritaria…

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Mar

2025

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Need to ensure democratic pluralism, strengthen integrity, transparency and anti-corruption policies in the EU (debate)

I do not totally disagree with you, but corruption always needs at least two people, at least two parties to happen - here multinationals on one side, you are right, and political representatives on the other. We must therefore be irreproachable and able to resist the lobbying of multinationals – which would have to be more closely supervised, moreover – and even beyond, since this case shows us t…

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Mar

2025

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Need to ensure democratic pluralism, strengthen integrity, transparency and anti-corruption policies in the EU (debate)

Madam President, we thought we had learned the lessons of 'Qatargate', but no: it is the return of the seals to the European Parliament. The investigation into the Huawei case reveals that MEPs allegedly accepted between EUR 1 500 and EUR 15 000 to sign a letter in favour of Huawei, which described the European regulation of 5G as technological racism against China. On the Huawei side, we assume. …

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Mar

2025

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Severe political, humanitarian and human rights crisis in Sudan, in particular the sexual violence and child rape

Mr. Speaker, this is the story of a mother who intervenes between the militiamen who forced the door of her home and her two daughters of 10 and 17 years old: "If anyone is to be raped here, let it be me." This is the story of eight boys who went to pick up fruit, were ambushed, threatened with a weapon and raped. One of them was six years old. This is the story of 130 women who, last October, pre…

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Feb

2025

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Protecting the system of international justice and its institutions, in particular the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice (debate)

Madam President, Donald Trump's sanctions against the International Criminal Court, heir to the Nuremberg Tribunal, are an unprecedented attack on international justice. It is also a new test for Europe. Are we going to let this fascinated drift deprive the victims of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes of justice? ICC judges are punished as criminals when they only enforce the law. T…

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2025

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Systematic repression of human rights in Iran, notably the cases of Pakhshan Azizi and Wrisha Moradi, and the taking of EU citizens as hostages

Madam President, Cécile Kohler is a French teacher. Jacques Paris is a retired professor of mathematics. Olivier Grondeau is a seasoned traveler and lover of Iranian culture. He's my age, 33. More than two years ago, Cécile, Jacques and Olivier were brutally arrested during a tourist trip to Iran. Since then, they have been imprisoned by the Iranian regime on false charges of conspiracy against th…

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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, 2024 was the warmest year on record, and the 1.5 degree warming threshold was exceeded. This has direct consequences, which we know: they are droughts, mega-fires, floods, cyclones, destroying habitats, displacing thousands of people and costing billions of euros. And it is always the most vulnerable who suffer the most from the consequences of global warming: 80% of heat-related dea…

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2025

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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)

Mr President, in the early days of this truce between Israel and Hamas, I think of the Israeli hostages and their families as I think of the tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians killed and those who survive today in a destroyed world. The terrorist attacks of 7 October were unbearable. They had to be condemned unambiguously, as Israel’s reply, which killed tens of thousands and destroyed ent…

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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)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, corruption of public officials and politicians is a direct threat to democracy. This is an offence against the people. It undermines trust and weakens the public interest by diverting public funds and decisions to private interests. Corruption scandals are numerous, and I mean they are not isolated facts. They are the product of a system that allow…

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Nov

2024

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Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, ten years after what has been dubbed the ‘umbrella revolution’ in Hong Kong in 2014, one thing is clear: the situation in Hong Kong continues to deteriorate, it is catastrophic. For the demonstrators, the umbrellas were not just a poetic gesture, it was a necessity to allow them to protect their faces from tear gas or facial recognition, an over-equipped poli…

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Nov

2024

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Outcome of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia (COP16) (debate)

Madam President, since 1970, global biodiversity has collapsed by 68%. Nearly one in three tree species on earth is threatened with extinction. Wild vertebrate populations are declining extremely sharply and human activity has degraded more than 70% of glaciers. The collapse of biodiversity is an existential crisis for humanity. We depend on her to feed us, to make our medicines, to amaze us too. …

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Oct

2024

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Continued war crimes committed by the Russian Federation, notably killing Ukrainian prisoners of war (debate)

Mr President, Victoria Rochtchyna was 27 years old. She was a journalist, had been imprisoned by Russia in the occupied territories of Ukraine for a year and died on 10 October. His death is in addition to that of 25 Ukrainian prisoners of war, executed by the Russian army since the beginning of October. A total of 177 Ukrainian POWs have been killed by the Russian army since February 2022. This i…

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Oct

2024

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2024 Annual Rule of law report (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the rule of law is fragile and in Europe it is in danger. Inherited from our history, the Enlightenment and our great democratic revolutions, it is now questioned by those who would like to be able to lock up exiles, exclude homosexuals, allow corruption and bring justice to justice. In short, it is questioned by the extreme right. In France, we have a new interior mini…

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Oct

2024

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, since 23 September, a huge death machine has moved from Gaza to Lebanon. Israel's strikes against Hezbollah have already killed 1,400 people, including children, medical personnel and firefighters; 1.2 million people, including 350,000 children, had to leave their homes. Have we lost our humanity to the point of considering it to be self-defense? Make no mist…

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Sep

2024

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Possible extradition of Paul Watson: the danger of criminalisation of environmental defenders and whistle-blowers, and the need for their protection in the EU (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Captain Paul Watson is 73 years old and has dedicated his life to protecting the oceans. His missions with Sea Shepherd have removed more than 5,000 whales from the Japanese harpoon. And yet, while he has worked in the interest of humanity, he has been imprisoned for 60 days in Greenland pending possible extradition to Japan. The same country continues to fish f…

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Sep

2024

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The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime is bringing the hatred of women to its climax. Over the past three years, 28 million Afghan women have been gradually removed from public space, deprived of education, forced to completely veil their bodies and cover their faces. This August, the Taliban passed a new law to promote virtue and prevent vice. For the Taliban, virt…