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João COTRIM DE FIGUEIREDO

MEP · Portugal

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Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

0.7h

≈ 42 min

Average speech length

1:31 min

≈ 1.5 min · Rank 199/693

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26 Nov

2024

EN Speech

Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, the war in Ukraine is not for land or borders. It is a war for the soul of Europe and its values – a Europe where freedom is defended and democracy triumphs over tyranny, a Europe where aggression is met not with hesitation, but with resolve. We must continue to support Ukraine, whatever it takes. And 'whatever it takes' means more weapons, air defence systems, ammun…

23 Oct

2024

EN Speech

U-turn on EU bureaucracy: the need to axe unnecessary burdens and reporting to unleash competitiveness and innovation (topical debate)

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Mr President, if I said to you, let's cut red tape, you would all agree. It's in all our programs. Yet nothing really changes. And it's not for lack of trying. In 2000, there was a Lisbon strategy for simplification. It failed. In 2002, there was a better regulation agenda. It failed. In 2007, there was the Stoiber Group action program. Didn't do very much. In 2012, Refit. Same thing. In 2014, Jun…

17 Sep

2024

EN Answer

The future of European competitiveness (debate)

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Ms Grapini, thank you for your question. I fully agree, and the problem with having one minute time is that we can't talk about anything. But our health systems, and mostly our education systems, need to be thought about in terms of competitiveness also: the skills that we need to have and the knowledge that we need to have for the future skills that Europe needs. So, yes, the Draghi report is ver…

17 Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

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Madam President, this liberal minute in the European Parliament is enough to say three things that the Draghi report is, two that the report is not and one that the report must be. The Draghi report is lucid because it recognises that there is a lag behind China and the United States and therefore tells us that if we do not change, if we do not grow, there will be no resources, neither for the gre…

18 Jul

2024

EN Speech

Statement by the candidate for President of the Commission (debate)

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Madam President, dear Roberta, Frau von der Leyen, distinguished guests, fellow MEPs, today we are not choosing only a President of the European Commission, its political guidelines. I think we are actually choosing a destination and a path to that destination. We are choosing where we want Europe to be in five years’ time, and we are choosing what measures will take us there. Because in five year…