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2026

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Order of business

Madam President, I refer to Rule 163.º on the agenda. In this plenary session, workers' rights should play a central role in the debates we have here. In several countries of the European Union, workers' rights are under attack. with labour packages amending labour laws to facilitate dismissals; to increase precariousness; to tackle collective bargaining and maternity and paternity…

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2026

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Time to address economic inequalities in the EU and worldwide (debate)

12

Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

12

Feb

2026

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Cooperation among enforcement authorities regarding unfair trading practices in the agri-food supply chain (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

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Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

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Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

10

Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

10

Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

10

Feb

2026

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Extreme weather events in particular in Portugal, southern Italy, Malta and Greece: European response in strengthening readiness, preparedness and solidarity mechanisms (debate)

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Feb

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Jan

2026

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Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0063/2026)

Madam President, first of all, I want to say that we voted in favour of this motion of censure, because we believe that the European Commission deserves censure - and Mercosur is one of the reasons for that censure, because the European Commission disregards the national parliaments, refusing to listen to their opinion and refusing to take account of that opinion that must be given, and, moreover,…

22

Jan

2026

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Joint action addressing the increased use of death penalty (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Mînzatu, we agree with the idea that criminal justice systems should evolve in their modern conception, in order to place the resocialisation of individuals at the centre of their choices - meaning the use of the criminal justice system as an instrument for all citizens to comply with the rules and norms of community life - and, of course, we support the idea that the…

22

Jan

2026

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A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Mînzatu, on the European Pillar of Social Rights action plan, three issues are absolutely decisive. Firstly, to ensure that the necessary measures are in place to address the social problems affecting workers and peoples within the European Union; secondly, to ensure that they are effective measures and that they do not stop at proclamations of intent; and, thirdly, t…

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Jan

2026

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A new action plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights (debate)

Mr Vicent, you spoke about housing and the need for effective measures to address the housing problem. That is one of the dimensions that is specifically mentioned in this oral question on the European Pillar of Social Rights. And the question I ask you is this: was it not important for there to be additional and targeted funding in the next Multiannual Financial Framework to address housing issue…

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Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Madam President, Mr Costa, the conclusions of the last Council meeting - a meeting that was just over a month ago, but it seems that it was an eternity ago - are, in fact, conclusions of a meeting disconnected from the reality of the peoples living within the European Union. We continue to see that neither the difficulties in housing, nor the difficulties in accessing health, education, social pro…

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Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Mrs Riba i Giner, you spoke in your speech about the damage that has resulted from options being made for dismantling production, dismantling the response to some of the people's needs, particularly in relation to food issues. And my question to you about the conclusions of this last meeting of the European Council is whether you do not think that it is dramatic that there is no reference to the r…

20

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2026

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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (A10-0269/2025 - René Repasi)

Madam President, the report on the 28th legal regime that Parliament discusses and approves is a report that leaves us with many concerns. The 28th Law is an offshore Federal law addressed to multinationals to create a set of facilities in relation to tax matters, in relation to administrative matters, including in relation to labour legislation, jeopardizing not only workers' rights, which will b…

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2026

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Framework for strengthening the availability and security of supply of critical medicinal products as well as the availability of, and accessibility of, medicinal products of common interest (A10-0272/2025 - Tomislav Sokol)

Madam President, this report on critical medicines raises a number of concerns, first of all, that we are dealing with an issue that is absolutely fundamental to the defence of citizens' rights, which is the accessibility of medicines, particularly critical medicines. And the key issue in this regard is to enable each Member State, in accordance with its productive capacity and by developing that …

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2026

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Situation in Venezuela following the extraction of Maduro and the need to ensure a peaceful democratic transition (debate)

Madam President, Madam High Representative, Kaja Callas, the US military aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of the Venezuelan President must be condemned as a violation of international law and the principles of the United Nations Charter, a violation of the sovereignty of the Venezuelan people. The answer must be to demand respect for international law, respect for the sovereignty of…

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Jan

2026

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

Mr President, Mr President-in-Office, you have made a speech defending all means to combat Iran, which means a position of complicity, not only with the bombings that were carried out by Israel and the United States last June, but also a position of complicity with an attack that appears to be imminent on the part of the United States on Iran. And the question I ask you is really this: Do you real…

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2026

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Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark: the need for a united EU response to US blackmail attempts (debate)

Mr President, High Representative Kaja Kallas, the aggressive and exploitative offensive of US imperialism is a threat to Greenland. The submission of the European Union to the United States increases the risk of this threat materialising, and the double standards of the European Union weakens the ability to defend the people of Greenland from these threats. Trump's threats must be met with a firm…

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Jan

2026

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Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark: the need for a united EU response to US blackmail attempts (debate)

Mr President, Mr Hansen, my question to you is: in the face of the threats that Donald Trump has made in relation to Greenland, and after the violation of the sovereignty of international law in relation to Venezuela and all the other threats that he has made in relation to other countries, what indeed should be the response of the European Union? Is it in the framework of submission and subservie…