What Paulo spoke about.

25

Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

Mr President, colleagues, 140: This is the number of women who, according to the United Nations, lose their lives every day at the hands of those closest to them. Ladies and gentlemen, this represents one death every ten minutes. In the European Union, one in three women is a victim of some form of physical or sexual violence at least once in her life. In addition, violence against women is no lon…

23

Oct

2024

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Managing migration in an effective and holistic way through fostering returns (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the migration crisis is one of the greatest challenges of our era. It is imperative that we approach this issue with humanity and dignity. In Portugal, under the leadership of the Government of the Democratic Alliance, we have implemented exemplary measures that reflect these fundamental values. The Action Plan on Migration of our Government promotes an effec…

8

Oct

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 17-18 October 2024 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the current geopolitical context challenges the values of freedom and democracy, calling into question the future way of life of the European peoples that we must take care of. We wholeheartedly support Ukraine and its rapid accession to the European Union, for which we must prepare as soon as possible from a financial and institutional point of vi…

16

Sep

2024

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Need to prevent security threats like the Solingen attack through addressing illegal migration and effective return (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the security threats are real and the European Union must continue to work on solutions that enhance coordination and the exchange of information, on faster asylum procedures and on uniform rules that guarantee greater legal certainty. But beware, we cannot treat what is different equally, nor make definitive what should be exceptional. Germany announced the introductio…