Catarina MARTINS

GUE/NGL

Catarina MARTINS

MEP · Portugal

Plenary speeches · European Parliament

Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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68

Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

1.5h

≈ 90 min

Average speech length

1:23 min

≈ 1.4 min · Rank 408/690

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20

Jan

2025

PT Speech

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)

Mr President, the images of the joy of the Palestinian population at the ceasefire, or of the families of the three hostages released, create hope. But nothing is guaranteed and everything else is missing. We must ensure that it does not turn back and we cannot accept the continuation of the illegal occupation. Trump and Biden dispute who has the most credits in the deal, but are both complicit in…

19

Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, more than a quarter of the European population - almost 30% in the case of women - is barred from basic citizenship rights. Getting out of the house, communicating with a public service, taking a transport, walking on the promenade are activities that can be impossible for many people with disabilities. In the European Union, the second richest economy in the world, …

18

Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, a reconfiguration is under way in the Middle East which involves the annihilation of the Palestinian people and the Kurdish people, and in which Israel and Turkey are allies and count on the support of the European Union, despite international law, the United Nations Charter, the Convention against Genocide, despite the Sakharov Prize for Kurdish women who fo…

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Mr President, what makes this Parliament more concerned about TikTok than X or Meta? It follows the agenda of the right, the far right, Trump's agenda, from American warmongering to the trade war with China. The issue of disinformation and the information domain is not new, it is old. The dimension is that it's new, with global networks and billion-dollar investments promoting the far right, becau…

27

Nov

2024

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Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments (debate)

Mr President, the power of the tobacco industry is enormous. Their lies are responsible for countless premature deaths and extremely serious health problems. Its interference in political power is legendary and, if we leave, it has more power than any parliament. As in the past, the tobacco industry today hides the dangers of its new products. Heated tobacco, e-cigarettes and other aerosols have c…

27

Nov

2024

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Rise of energy prices and fighting energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, there is silence in this debate. The right, which calls theft the taxes that pay public services, is silent in the face of the theft that hides in the bill of the light that we all pay to the big energy companies. The marginalist model makes us pay for energy that we do not consume. The President of the European Commission acknowledged the problem more than two years ago and has d…

26

Nov

2024

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Political and humanitarian situation in Mozambique (debate)

26

Nov

2024

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The Autumn 2024 Economic Forecast: a gradual rebound in an adverse environment (debate)

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, the Draghi report recognises that Europe has stagnated in industrial policy and innovation and that the green and digital transitions will be a mirage if nothing is done. But change requires three choices that the neoliberal consensus that governs Europe refuses. Public services: there are no skills or innovation without public education, public science and public institutions that i…

22

Oct

2024

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Mr President, how can we explain different wages between workers side by side, the same roles, the same job, responsibilities and qualifications? Chama‑se outsourcing, subcontracting or other schemes to lower wages, protect employers and place workers against workers. Also called ‑se xenophobia: Refusing to regularise migrant workers is another way to lower wages. ‑ is the abuse of those who are m…

10

Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

Mr President, stigma, lack of health care and deteriorating living conditions have aggravated the mental health crisis. Younger generations have pushed the issue into the public debate, but answers are still missing. There are three main obstacles. Prejudice: To mark World Mental Health Day is also to combat silencing and disinformation. Lack of accessible care for all: when European health servic…

9

Oct

2024

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Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation (debate)

Mr President, the regulation of medical devices has been created following a series of scandals and is absolutely essential. We can re-evaluate regulations and deadlines, but we will not lower criteria to please the industry. Security first. I leave four other priorities. Accessibility: There are commercial interests that have limited patients' rights. It is imperative to ensure that the entire po…

7

Oct

2024

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The extreme wildfires in Southern Europe, in particular Portugal and Greece and the need for further EU climate action on adaptation and mitigation (debate)

Madam President, abandoned land is burned land. Depopulation, lack of registration, austerity even in the forest and one of the largest eucalyptus areas in the world make Portugal a barrel of gunpowder. In 2024, we cried again, and we have the largest burnt area since the tragedies of 2017. When the rain comes, those who suffered the fire live in fear of landslides, and those who have responsibili…

18

Sep

2024

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EU response to the Mpox outbreak and the need for continuous action (debate)

Mr President, there are two mistakes to avoid in public health matters: alarmism and disinformation. The outbreak of Mpox type 1 poses little risk to Europe and we should not make abusive comparisons with other situations. We are facing a public health emergency in the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring regions, which requires European solidarity and planning. Solidarity because it is o…

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Madam President, my gratitude to all those who are fighting against the flames that are devastating Portugal, who fought against the torrents of water that flooded Central Europe over the weekend, my solidarity with the people and my sorrow for all the victims. European solidarity in the civil protection effort and recovery is key, but we need more. Disasters can be natural, but the causes are ver…

17

Sep

2024

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

Madam President, Israel uses European weapons to kill innocent people, to kill children, to kill journalists and human rights activists. My own country, Portugal, keeps the flag on a boat carrying weapons to Israel, in violation of UN instructions, in an attitude complicit in genocide. The world is watching the genocide live, and even with the Israeli leaders themselves publicly confessing their i…

17

Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

Madam President, the Draghi report has two merits: recognises the backwardness to which liberal policies have led Europe and assumes that we need massive investment. However, it fails in three fundamental choices. It advocates more market concentration, while ignoring the role of the state, including state-owned enterprises, in planning and implementing development strategies for Europe. Are we go…

17

Jul

2024

PT Speech

Order of business

Madam President, tens of thousands of people have been killed, especially women and children, hospitals and schools destroyed, in Gaza they are killing bombs, starvation and disease. The UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine states that Israel has deliberately distorted basic principles of international law such as the distinction between civilians and combatants and the principle of proportionality.…