What Oihane spoke about.

8 Oct

2026

ES Speech

EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, in Europe there are more than 100 million people living in coastal communities, islands and outermost regions, such as the Canary Islands, which, in this geopolitical context, become critical enclaves that need to be taken care of. With the strategy for islands and the new vision for the outermost regions, we are finally moving away from this focus solely on their disadvantages – …

7 Oct

2026

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Empowering Europeans to address the cost-of-living crisis (debate)

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6 Oct

2026

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Affordable Housing Act (debate)

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Mr President, four out of ten Europeans consider the lack of accessible housing to be an immediate problem. The middle classes have difficulties and many young people cannot become independent. We have an opportunity, therefore, with this European Affordable Housing Act. But we have to do it well because we are also seeing what is happening in Spain. The Government has endured a legislature withou…

15 Sep

2026

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The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect EU’s external borders (debate)

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9 Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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I think it is something that we have very clear who have sector in our regions and nations and who want to defend both the sustainability of the oceans and the sustainability of economic and social activity, putting in value also women, who mentioned them and that it is important to recognize them also at this time. And from there we will work and fight hand in hand, because we know that, in addit…

9 Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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Mr President, two very clear messages for today. The first, with regard to the Multiannual Financial Framework: We absolutely reject the centralisation and reduction of fishing funds in those national envelopes which, in our case, would mean that everything would be decided from Madrid. We have a sector in Euskadi that deserves to be heard from close proximity. The second, with regard to the Commo…

7 Jul

2026

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EU-Mexico (joint debate)

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Madam President, we live in a complex and uncertain context where we know that – in addition – tariffs are being used as continuous threats. In this context, trade agreements with allies that are stable and trustworthy and that give us guarantees that shared values will be respected and the rules of the game that we establish seem to be more important than ever. It seems that this year 2026 is a y…

18 Jun

2026

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Joint Declaration on ‘Culture for Europe - Europe for Culture’ (debate)

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17 Jun

2026

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

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Mr President, it seems that Hormuz is going to open up and it is good news, without a doubt, but the cost of the bill for states like Euskadi is 200 million and we have seen blockage of trade routes, price increases and tensions in supply chains. So if to avoid and reduce these risks what we really want is to bet on transport corridors that connect ports, airports, roads and trains vertebrating al…

20 May

2026

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, I am going to share here today a question that I think you already know in advance and it is by when that list of barriers to the single market by state that we must eliminate, so that it is something simple, something understandable and so that MEPs can return to our house and press for them to eliminate them. We need stability and predictability and, given the exte…

19 May

2026

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

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Madam President, a few years ago, we thought that the biggest threats to our security were physical and today we know that they are also digital; whereas artificial intelligence, in addition to advancing and innovating, also serves to attack critical infrastructure, to spew sensitive information and to destabilise public services. And the development of advanced artificial intelligence systems suc…

29 Apr

2026

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Shortcomings and deficiencies of the ‘Amnesty Law’ in Venezuela

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29 Apr

2026

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (debate)

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25 Mar

2026

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr President Costa, the other day the European Council launched important messages of unity for this project on the single market, trade agreements, competitiveness and the protection of industry. A while ago we were able to talk about the energy market, so I will focus on the humanitarian drama that we are and we will continue to live if the conflict in the Middle East …

25 Mar

2026

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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Mr. President, with the war in Iran and the swings of Donald Trump, we are all holding our breath and seeing how we can mitigate the price increases of the electricity bill, of fuels, of the purchase. Today we heard that this will also affect the housing market, and we return to the eternal debates of security and strategic autonomy. We have and we know of unacceptable differ…

12 Mar

2026

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Rail transport safety in the EU – lessons learnt from the Adamuz accident and three years after the Tempi tragedy (debate)

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Madam President, look, we are not here to add more pain to the already suffered by Adamuz and Tempi train accidents out of respect for the victims, their families and friends. Responsibilities will have to be clarified in court. Here what we have to do is try to give solutions so that all this does not happen again. The maintenance and modernisation of infrastructure must be a top…

11 Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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10 Mar

2026

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Housing crisis in the European Union with the aim of proposing solutions for decent, sustainable and affordable housing (debate)

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Madam President, today we all have our heads set on Iran, on the humanitarian and economic crisis that all this is generating, and without taking our eyes off what happens there, we have to talk about housing and I want to do it by echoing what the cluster of the construction of the Basque Country was moving us a few days ago: want to be part of the solution to the housing problem and, beyond the …

11 Feb

2026

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State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States (topical debate)

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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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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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9 Feb

2026

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Amending Regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (debate)

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21 Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Digital Networks Act (debate)

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Madam President, Madam Vice-President, after listening to Donald Trump in Davos, it is really difficult to focus the debate. But perhaps today, more than ever, we welcome the Digital Networks Act. We are ready to take the lead that is needed to drive real change in the way the European Union regulates the digital ecosystem. We believe in comprehensive reform that strengthens our ability to achieve…

20 Jan

2026

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Situation in Venezuela following the extraction of Maduro and the need to ensure a peaceful democratic transition (debate)

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Madam President, High Representative, the military intervention by the Trump administration in Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter, as we have already said; and that such an incursion is an alarming precedent, too. Sustainable peace, democratic legitimacy and justice cannot be guaranteed by military force. Venezuela deserves a democratic future. Nicolás Maduro is…

20 Jan

2026

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Presentation of the Cybersecurity Act (debate)

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Madam President, we very much welcome this cybersecurity package. We do this because we have been talking about the importance of security in a holistic way for a long time. Undoubtedly cybersecurity is an element that is strategic. We can't just remember it when the power goes out, when an airport, a hospital needs to be closed, or when a supply chain fails. It is an area that is strategic for ou…