What António spoke about.

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Sep

2025

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Gaza at breaking point: EU action to combat famine, the urgent need to release hostages and move towards a two-state solution (debate)

Madam President, Ms Kallas, while everybody speaks about Israel and the surrounding problems, today I'm going to speak about Hamas – the other side – because the conflict has two sides. Hamas is a terrorist organisation recognised by all countries represented here. Hamas must be held accountable if it refuses to release hostages and shoot them at point blank in a cold way, refuses to disarm and de…

8

Jul

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, first of all I would like to commend the efforts of the rapporteur, Ondřej Kolář, who has certainly made the best of his efforts in drawing up this report. However, I cannot fail to point out certain shortcomings, namely the differential treatment that has been applied to the Federation and the Republika Srpska, the lack of dialogue with the Republika Srpska represen…

8

Jul

2025

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Situation in the Middle East (debate)

Madam President, no, because I was elected to the European Parliament, not to the Portuguese Parliament.

8

Jul

2025

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Situation in the Middle East (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, there is no doubt that major changes have taken place in the Middle East in recent times. Part of the siege of terror was broken. Iran will experience a transition that it will not be able to escape and that will be advocated by its own citizens. It's not going to be an outside influence, but it's going to be a change from the inside out in Iran, on the one hand. On …

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Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, enlargement is strategically essential for the European Union. We speak for ourselves and for what Portugal has gained by joining the European Union, and we want the other candidate countries to also win when they join the European Union. But this must be done in strict compliance with the Copenhagen criteria. timings exactly the same as each other…

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Jun

2025

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European Ocean Pact (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this Pact has positive aspects, but it also has very negative aspects. In particular, it tries to defend biodiversity, but at the same time approves projects that damage habitatsThey expel fishermen and privatise the sea, which is in the public domain. I am talking about wind farms at sea, which are serious both for those who fish, for the maritime population and for…

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May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

We are no one's accomplices, Mr President-in-Office. And, for now, the UN estimates are worth what they are worth. As you know, most of the humanitarian aid goes directly to Hamas and not to the population, and you have to know, these are proven facts. That is an aspect, it has nothing to do with Mr Netanyahu, nor do I know him personally. When I lived in the region, Mr. Netanyahu was a nobody, no…

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May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

First of all, I did not recognise any of this; Secondly, you know perfectly well, I have already said here, that my thesis is very simple: It is now impossible to create a Palestinian state. They've been created five times, five possibilities, all failed. It is impossible to unite Gaza, the West Bank and the Palestinians of Jordan into one unit. So my solution lies in an international administrati…

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May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Madam President, Mr Commissioner, first I'd like to state very clearly that each life lost is a dramatic loss, and there are too many lost lives in that conflict –number one. Number two, Hamas is a terrorist movement, a criminal one, and they have not only 130 hostages, they have 2 000 130 hostages because they are keeping hostage all the total population of Gaza. They are using human shields and …

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May

2025

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80 years after the end of World War II - freedom, democracy and security as the heritage of Europe (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are celebrating – and it is a reason to celebrate – the end of the Second World War, the greatest war the world has ever known. No, it wasn't 50 million, it wasn't 60 million, it was 75 million, between military, civilians and genocides. 3% of the world's population died as a result of the war. This cannot be repeated. But if the end of the war was g…

7

May

2025

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Resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU: the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula (debate)

Well, I do not know whether I understand little or much, but there are those who understand much less than I do, which is the case with the honourable Member. The defeat of the Socialist Youth must have hurt him. I'd like to say the following: it is clear that I do not enter here – as Mr Assis quite rightly said – into Portugal’s internal policies. Now, we are not defending a prime minister who yo…

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May

2025

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Resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy grid infrastructure in the EU: the first lessons from the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, more has already been said here than once that, on 28 April, Portugal and Spain entered the biggest blackout in history. And it was the biggest blackout in history because the others had been smaller, in the past, and with smaller consequences. This blackout was planned, everyone knew it was going to happen, as will other blackouts, as long as t…

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Serbia (debate)

Mr President, Madam Commissioner, well, it's very simple. Serbia is the most important country in the Western Balkans, and it's a black hole in the heart of Europe. Serbia must join the European Union, period. And I must say that the fault is ours, because the Commission, mainly the Commission, all these years did very little. And then came the Russians, and then came the Chinese – and we were awa…

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Portugal is not just any country. Portugal is a country of the sea. It is a country that has made its past at sea, has its present at sea and wants to have its future at sea. And, my dear friends, it is not with pacts for the oceans that we will solve our problems. We are tired, but we are tired of words and we are very destitute of actions. It was…

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Apr

2025

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Safeguarding the access to democratic media, such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, before I say a few words, I would like to say how proud I have always been of my mother for working at Radio RARET in Portugal, which was an entity financed by the Americans and which conveyed to the Iron Curtain the ideals of freedom, the ideals that today make us move in Europe and in the Europe that is ours. Freedom of speech is not a detail of democracy. It's your h…

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Apr

2025

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TUE) (joint debate)

Madam President, High Representative, dear colleagues, well, as the shadow rapporteur for the Patriots for Europe, I feel compelled to express a fundamental concern. This is not a political disagreement, but a procedural and democratic failure. Every single amendment, Mr McAllister, that I proposed was rejected without debate, without engagement. Not because they were extreme, but because they cam…

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Mar

2025

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100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as our priorities (topical debate)

Madam President, Madam Commissioner, well, in its first 100 days the European Commission promised transparency but instead we have seen allegations of corruption, abuse of power and lack of accountability. The European Union should serve its citizens, yet it has become an isolated bubble, funding its own narrative rather than fostering democratic debate. The European Commission, in the former legi…

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Mar

2025

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Presentation of the proposal on a new common approach on returns (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, first of all, those I invite come into my house. Secondly, my home is a place governed by the law, and that law is called the Schengen Agreements. He hasn't seen it, he's not coming in. And whoever enters without a visa, whoever enters without my will, must return home. And this, Commissioner, is a first step. It is flawed, of course, but it is a positive first step …

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Feb

2025

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US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the United States has left the Paris Agreement, suspended humanitarian aid and left the World Health Organisation. Disaster. But the reasons why the United States did this are very simple. As far as humanitarian aid is concerned, I can only say one thing: If it's too dirty for the CIA, call USAID. Then, as for the Paris Accords, it seems to be a religion. Everyone ha…

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Feb

2025

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Collaboration between conservatives and far right as a threat for competitiveness in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, Mr Commissioner, dear Minister, this must be a joke. In my country alone, the socialists took Portugal to bankruptcy three times in 30 years. Progress is made of this. You can scream wherever you want, but you are not right. It's not because you speak loud that you're right. On the contrary, this idea that the leftist ideas can come forward and be a principle for development. It's a …

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Feb

2025

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Wider comprehensive EU-Middle East Strategy (debate)

Madam President, Madam Commissioner, I can see here that we are discussing a wider, comprehensive EU-Middle East strategy. Let me say one thing: the strategy is the same. I cannot see any kind of improvement. I see difference in the region, but I don't see a different attitude from the European Union. On the contrary, it's more of the same. We now have a ceasefire in Gaza, which is a good step, bu…

22

Jan

2025

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Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports (debate)

Mr President, I do not think that bags have anything to do with this, but I would advise you to read the UNODC report entitled Links Between Smuggling of Migrants and Other Forms of Organised Crime. On the other hand, I will also tell you something, the gentlemen of your party lie, because – and I will give you data for 2023 – the DGRSP report proves that 16.7% of prisoners in prisons are foreigne…

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Jan

2025

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Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the recent report by the United Nations, by UNODC, has revealed what we have known for a long time, and which is not a perception, is that open-door immigration has brought with it countless criminals and criminal organisations. I am not going to blame the migrants here, who have nothing to blame. I will blame the governments that authorised thi…

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Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, yesterday a historic page was turned in this 21st century, because nothing will be the same after the election of Donald Trump. And nothing will be the same does not mean that it is better or worse, it will be different, surely. In a world – and this is a key point – where we are increasingly moving towards multipolarity rather than bilaterality, we are, as Europe, v…

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Jan

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)

Well, the ones who want to push someone to the sea are not the Israelis, it's the Palestinians: 'from the river to the sea', as you know – so that's (A). (B) I didn't say I didn't want a Palestinian state. I just said that a state in these conditions is not realistic. And I mentioned Bosnia and Herzegovina because I served there, as I served in the Middle East, as well, in several countries, and I…