What Bruno spoke about.

27

Nov

2024

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Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, thank you very much for your work. As Mario Draghi said, energy is at the heart of the economy, in traditional industries, but also in new sectors, such as artificial intelligence, where the cost of energy is decisive for companies. If we want to regain competitiveness, attract innovative industries and skilled jobs to Europe, so that it is not …

25

Nov

2024

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The outcome of the G20 Leaders' Summit (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today it is estimated that 1% of the world's population owns more than 40% of the world's wealth. Against this backdrop of brutal inequalities, the G20 heads of state have finally recognised that we need joint solutions to tax the fortunes of the biggest billionaires. It is a historic moment and Europe must lead by example, show people that there is a fair wa…

24

Oct

2024

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Abuse of new technologies to manipulate and radicalise young people through hate speech and antidemocratic discourse (debate)

Honourable Member, it is incredible to hear you talk about freedom when the problem is really with the truth. While in this Parliament you are debating hate, debating hate speech, debating the proliferation of hate in the digital world, in Portugal we know very well what is happening and with which your party and its representatives do not have the slightest empathy. Let me quote, the parliamentar…

24

Oct

2024

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Closing the EU skills gap: supporting people in the digital and green transitions to ensure inclusive growth and competitiveness in line with the Draghi report (debate)

Mr President, Mario Draghi warned us that Europe is lagging behind – a less competitive, less innovative and import-dependent economy. The answer from the right is always the same: indiscriminate tax cuts mainly to the benefit of large multinational companies. But that's not how we can change our course. Reducing the gap for the United States and China, but also for the internal asymmetries of our…

23

Oct

2024

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Findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law (debate)

Madam President, I think this debate is deeply annoying, I think it should be annoying for everyone. First, because we return to the debate about the decision of the women's body. We do not understand that, here, it is not disputed whether abortion takes place or not. We do not understand that what is being discussed here is whether women and the right to life and health are also women's rights. A…

23

Oct

2024

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Findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law (debate)

You may not have been informed, but this is not a debate about whether or not there is an abortion. This is a debate about the criminalisation of abortion and I regret to inform you that whatever your position may be... (The President interrupted the speaker) I regret to inform you, but this is not a debate about the existence or non-existence of abortion. Abortion has existed for many years and w…

9

Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, taxing the super-rich is a matter of justice for the rich and the poor. Just take back the words of the unsuspecting Bill Gates, who a few weeks ago said that if he himself designed the tax system, he would be billions of dollars poorer. And that is enough to welcome this initiative of the Brazilian government at the head of the G20 presidency. Ensuring that the…

8

Oct

2024

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

Thank you for the historical revisionism. You mentioned Arafat; Too bad you didn't mention Yitzhak Rabin. The Middle East is now under fire and iron. Thousands of people lose their lives and the United Nations has prevented not only the path to peace of which it speaks, a sustained path and an immediate ceasefire. On the contrary, and meanwhile, the leader of his party calls for the resignation of…

19

Sep

2024

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The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

Mr President, Commission, ladies and gentlemen, EUR 13 billion has remained unpaid. This is the invoice of a single company, confirmed by the Court of Justice, as a result of illegal subsidies. While Europe loses competitiveness due to a lack of investment, as Mario Draghi warns us, some countries allow few companies to circumvent our law. I would like to ask: Are these €13 billion more valuable f…

17

Sep

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East (debate)

Madam President, there are more than 40 000 dead, close to 100 000 injured. Day after day, unfortunately, the number of victims in Gaza continues to rise. Innocent civilians, whole families, little children. The Palestinians are being treated as mere collateral damage. And we're not just talking about Gaza. We are talking about the West Bank, where more than 9 000 people have been arrested in rece…

17

Sep

2024

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State of the Energy union (debate)

Mr President, Portugal is on fire! And this was not the scenario that I envisaged for my first speech, much less in this plenary. Unfortunately, today we face a total emergency, a collective emergency that requires a great effort from all of us. I address this first word to the families of the victims of these fires, which are totally devastating. The pain and suffering you are going through is im…