What Nora spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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

Mr President, Commissioner, last week I boarded a fishing boat in Calpe, in a small town in the Mediterranean. I got up early in the morning with them and saw how they work, how they plan each haul, how they control each catch and how they meet increasingly demanding standards. I left there with a reflection: Our fishermen do not feel part of the solution, they feel permanently under suspicion. Th…

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, today I am not going to talk about how dangerous the Strait mafias are. We all know that: We know that they have more money, we know that, surprisingly, they have more means and we know that they are increasingly violent. What I don't understand is why we keep treating the one who defends us as if the problem wasn't bleeding. On the southern border of Spain, civil guard…

17

Jun

2026

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Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera

Mr President, Commissioner, I sometimes have the feeling that in Europe we have perfected the art of indignation without consequences. We pass resolutions, make statements and express our deep concern, while in Nicaragua political prisoners remain in prison, opponents disappear and Brooklyn Rivera has died in the regime's custody. The question is no longer whether the Ortega y Murillo regime is a …

19

May

2026

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Political repression and humanitarian situation in Cuba (debate)

Madam President, Madam High Representative, Cuba is not a humanitarian crisis, Cuba is a dictatorship. The regime keeps its people in misery while its elites live as kings, and it is sustained thanks to Venezuela, China, Iran and, unfortunately, in part thanks to European money. Because we have been sending aid and cooperation for decades, but the results are devastating: More political prisoners,…

18

May

2026

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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, in Spain no fisherman finds relief, because no one wants to inherit a sentence. The European Union requires them to renovate their ships to meet a green transition – millions of euros in investment – and then closes the tap on the promised funds. To top it off, this directive that we are discussing today expels them from the fishing grounds where generations fished all …

30

Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, congratulations, Carlo, because this report prioritises competitiveness and food sovereignty. Today here we talk about the future of livestock. Good thing, because today what future do our farmers have, when they are being demanded less emissions, less antibiotics, more paperwork, more reports, more requirements, an animal welfare law... and I'm glad you're reviewing th…

27

Apr

2026

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The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you, Mrs Zovko, for the report - the truth is that it is a very comprehensive report - but we are talking about ocean diplomacy and competitiveness. But what competitiveness? We are asking our fishermen for more traceability, more controls, decarbonisation, safety on board, innovation, reporting, more requirements. And now, in addition, …

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)

Madam President, the Adamuz accident is not only a tragedy, it is also an uncomfortable question for the Sanchez government. We saw it with the power outage: months later, we're still waiting for answers. And now, with Adamuz, the same pattern begins to repeat itself: tragedy, headlines and then silence. Adamuz's accident should be investigated as rigorously as possible, but in Pedro Sán…

11

Feb

2026

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Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran

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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Jan

2026

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

Madam President, High Representative Kallas, ladies and gentlemen, the departure of Nicolás Maduro should not be read as a foreign intervention, but as a long-awaited act of justice. President Trump has not invaded a country, he has captured a fugitive, a narcoterrorist who turned a prosperous nation into a center of torture and organized crime, as well as a miserable nation. But beyond the acrony…

17

Dec

2025

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2030 Consumer Agenda (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, when we talk about the so-called 2030 Consumer Agenda, I think it is worth asking ourselves, honestly, what we are doing with our European citizens. We live in a Union where massive decisions can be made, overnight, for entire sectors, to sacrifice meaningless livestock production, killing flies with cannons, and then we are surprised that prices rise and basic produ…

17

Dec

2025

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Preventing sexual harassment in public institutions: latest revelations and resignations in Spain and institutional responses (debate)

Mr. President, Commissioner, comrades, today I wonder why so many socialist comrades looked the other way, why the left proclaims itself a feminist by handing out cards of virtue and giving lessons every day. And now it turns out that the left is rotten and full of machos in its own ranks. I am not talking about rumors, I am talking about internal denunciations, abuse of power and complicit silenc…

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate)

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate)

16

Dec

2025

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Presentation of the European Affordable Housing Plan (debate)

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Nov

2025

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Fishing opportunities 2026: ensuring the sustainability of fish populations, marine ecosystems and coastal communities

12

Nov

2025

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Conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, protecting the seas and oceans, yes. But we are legislating on legislation, creating more bureaucracy and more confusion. The BBNJ Agreement is neither above the rest of European regulations nor above RFMOs. It's on the same level. And what we see is not progress, it is normative duplicity. While here, in the offices of Brussels, the left congratulates itself, the ma…

22

Oct

2025

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

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, cold drops and floods on the Mediterranean coast are part of nature, not a climate story invented to justify the lack of management. This tragedy was seen to be coming: Since 94, experts had already been warning that in the Poyo ravine a channeling and a drainage were needed. Nine projects were drafted, nine. And what have we seen? Decades of governments, of all…

7

Oct

2025

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EU political strategy on Latin America (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to talk about another important part which is cooperation between both sides of the ocean. Latin America is making up its mind and Europe is late. While we discuss, China consolidates the market, logistics and power, and absorbs around 14% of Latin American exports, with a strong weight in oil and mining, while its presence has been growing for two…

7

Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in Europe, unfortunately, we are forgetting who is feeding us. We fill the law offices and the fields are emptied. Our farmers don't need new rules, they need respect, fair prices and freedom to produce. The reports we are debating today – for which I congratulate Mr Rodrigues and Mrs Imart, because they are on the right track – should serve this p…

9

Sep

2025

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Cohesion policy (joint debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this INI report, although not binding, has the essentials: calls seriously for national housing strategies to be adopted, for rules to be simplified, for European funds to be used well and for private property and the right to remain in community to be protected. But in Spain, Sanchez's government continues to turn these priorities into slogans. The actual implementa…

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)

Mr President, southern Europe has burned again: Thousands of devastated hectares, families evacuated and the left repeating the easy slogan of "it's for climate change". It's not denialism. We have had – at least in Spain – the rainiest winter and spring in years. The problem is not the climate, it's political incompetence. With European funds available for prevention we continue to see uncleaned …

10

Jul

2025

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European Citizens' Initiative 'Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures' (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, what is the use of having the most ambitious cohesion policy in the world if governments do not then implement a single euro? Spain is the most scandalous example: of the more than EUR 36 billion allocated in the period 2021-2027, the government has only requested 2.7% and spent exactly EUR 0. This has been said and is being warned by the Bank o…

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Jun

2025

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Safeguarding the rule of law in Spain, ensuring an independent and autonomous prosecutor's office to fight crime and corruption (debate)

Mr. President, today I come dressed in the colors of my flag because Spain hurts me, it hurts me deeply. I cannot remain silent while my country is plundered from the government itself. Pedro Sánchez has crossed all lines: their number two and number three, charged with corruption; his brother, under investigation; his wife, on suspicion of benefiting friendly companies; and yet he does not resign…