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21 Jan

2026

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Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly

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Madam President, honourable Members of the European Parliament, on 30 November, the Honduran people went in high numbers and in a peaceful manner to cast their votes, reaffirming their commitment to democracy. On 24 December, following a long and protracted process, the Honduran National Electoral Council proclaimed Mr Nasry Asfura as the next President of Honduras. The EU congratulated him on his…

16 Dec

2025

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Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work

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Mr President, Members, I enjoyed listening to you. I wish you tomorrow a vote that is clear. Make no mistake that the vote that you are giving tomorrow is extremely important. It's a topic for which the world is looking towards Europe – a Europe that wants to become an AI continent, but the Europe that is the home of the European pillar of social rights. So these two need to go hand in hand. The C…

16 Dec

2025

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Digitalisation, artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace – shaping the future of work

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Mr President, good evening, honourable Members, I would like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Buła, the shadows and you all for this important contribution to the debate on artificial intelligence and algorithmic management in the workplace. The Commission welcomes the draft resolution, which aims to improve working conditions and workers' data protection. It is in line with the commitments made by the…

26 Nov

2025

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Defence of Democracy package (joint debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members, thank you for the debate, for keeping the protection of our democracy so high on our public agenda. An EU response to the commonly shared threat of third country interference is needed. A level playing field is necessary for economic players to carry out their activities in the internal market with a stable and predictable framework. Transparency should be ensu…

26 Nov

2025

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Defence of Democracy package (joint debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members, dear rapporteur, thank you for the opportunity to exchange with you about this very important proposal. Democracy and the rights and freedoms associated with it are at the core of our societies. There is no democracy without transparency and accountability. Instilling the transparency and openness in the way interests of third countries are represented in the E…

26 Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

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Madam President, many thanks for your contributions. First of all, I was discussing with Mr Szekeres and I will say that, indeed, our debate – which was so important – should have been accessible online also to people with disabilities. We were discussing the situation of people that are deaf, or could not see subtitles or see a sign language – so we need to do small things first and foremost, so …

26 Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members, I want to thank the European Parliament for holding this plenary debate on the EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post‑2024. I thank you also for your work on the report on the future of the strategy set to be adopted tomorrow. Our goal is to improve the lives of persons with disabilities in the European Union and beyond. This debate, then,…

26 Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

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Madam President, Europe is beyond any doubt facing a sustained grey-zone campaign. We must scale up to deter, we must attribute, and we must act with unity. Our citizens expect us to ensure that every square centimetre of European territory remains protected and remains safe. Hybrid warfare is designed to stretch our systems and to test our unity. We must demonstrate that our resolve is stronger t…

26 Nov

2025

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EU response to the continuous airspace violations and sabotage of critical infrastructure in the EU originating from Russia and Belarus (debate)

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Madam President, something new and dangerous is happening in our skies. In recent weeks, the airspace has been violated over Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Lithuania, Latvia, and again Romania yesterday. These incidents are a pattern, not an accident. These incidents are elements of a hybrid warfare, a deliberate grey zone campaign targeting Europe. They are …

26 Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members of the European Parliament, today's debate is important as it addresses an important issue that stands at the core of our values. The protection of freedom of religion or belief has remained high on the agenda of the EU's external human rights policy over the last years. In recent years, we have always unequivocally condemned all acts of discrimination, of hatre…

26 Nov

2025

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The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members, freedom of religion or belief is a strategic priority for the European Union. Wherever it is challenged, wherever religious minorities are under attack, we do not look away, we intervene – responding across all affected communities through powerful actions guided by neutrality and impartiality. The security situation, especially in northern Nigeria, is of great…

12 Nov

2025

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Gender Equality Strategy 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, who are we, women? We are the people that work for one year and are paid for ten months. We are the people that need a 28-hour day, not a 24-hour day, so that we can balance our jobs and our care roles in the family. We are the people that occupy, in most countries, the lowest paid jobs of the available jobs. We are the people that you will not and do not see in parliaments, in mi…

12 Nov

2025

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Gender Equality Strategy 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, honourable Members, one in three women in Europe have suffered physical or sexual violence in their lifetime. Women in the European Union earn 12 % less than men on average. In older age, they face a staggering 29 % gender pension gap. The employment rate for women is still ten percentage points below that of men. Women also spend twice as many hours each week as men caring for ch…

20 Oct

2025

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

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Mr President, it is a moment where we really need to recommit, or to commit to a degree and to an intensity that has not been here before – but not just us, the European Commission, European Parliament, and Council. Member States, regions, communities, all stakeholders – fighting poverty is such a complex goal and we must fight like our lives depend on it. And it does depend on it, because every p…

20 Oct

2025

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International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (debate)

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Mr President, as the honourable Members of Parliament set into their activities, I would just like to say a deep thank you to you, Mr President, for mentioning Erasmus and paying tribute to Sofia Corradi, whose vision inspired Erasmus. We must keep that dream alive for all our young Europeans. Honourable Members, just days after the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we gather here …

9 Sep

2025

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European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges (debate)

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Mr President, I thank you for your observations and for your points. They were indeed listened to. Of course, I want to give some remarks. I do believe that the oldest of the funds, one of the traditional funds that supports the social fibre of the European Union, the European Social Fund Plus, is able to modernise and to invest in people while responding to the current challenges that we face. So…

9 Sep

2025

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European Social Fund (ESF+): specific measures to address strategic challenges (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Members, I want to congratulate the European Parliament for having reached an agreement with the Council on this proposal. This agreement allows Member States and regions to address critical strategic challenges in light of the geopolitical and economic situation, and this is how we aim to show our citizens that Europe delivers. Investing in people is essential for advanci…

21 May

2025

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Improving mental health at work (debate)

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Mr President, many thanks to each and every one of you that intervened tonight. I take the focus that you put on the causes and the solutions to the work that we will do on improving and modernising our legislation, our rules and our guidance on tackling mental health in the workplace. I take note especially of the gender dimension and I want to thank you for pinpointing this. The quality jobs roa…

21 May

2025

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Improving mental health at work (debate)

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Mr President, honourable Members, I thank you for this important debate during the European Mental Health Week. I want to start by being very clear: mental health at work is not a footnote. It's not a side issue. It's one of the most urgent and serious challenges that we face in Europe's workplaces today. Almost 1 in 3 workers across the European Union say that their mental health has been harmed …

12 Mar

2025

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (debate)

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Thank you, Madam President, for this important debate. I thank the rapporteur, Estelle Ceulemans, for bringing this topic to our attention, to your attention. I will start with an example in my conclusions, looking at one of the industries that is undergoing transformations: the automotive sector. We looked at what we need to do there to protect quality jobs, because indeed this is a sector where,…

12 Mar

2025

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Social and employment aspects of restructuring processes: the need to protect jobs and workers’ rights (debate)

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Madam President, it is not just about skills but equally about quality jobs – always remember my commitment to that. So dear President, honourable Members, I thank you for the opportunity to address you on a matter that lies at the heart of our Union's mission: to protect workers, especially in times of change. Restructuring in our industries is the reality of a dynamic, competitive economy, espec…

12 Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

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Madam President, first of all, I'm so happy that we are joined by so many young people in the audience. Thank you for hearing this debate about skills. It's about your choices, your future. I hope you find it interesting. Thank you, honourable Members, for an important conversation today on the Union of Skills. There is so much I would want to comment on and join you on so many of the topics that …

12 Mar

2025

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Union of Skills: striving for more and better opportunities to study, train or work in the EU and to bring our talents back home (debate)

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Mr President, I'm sorry to have to come so abruptly, but we talked today about a labour of love and the labour of passion for our European Union, the Union of Skills, it is about us, about the people. We talk a lot about competitiveness these days, but we all know that competitiveness starts with people, with giving girls and boys the best education, with giving workers the right skills that they …

12 Mar

2025

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European Semester (joint debate)

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Mr President, thank you for the debate. I will comment on some aspects that were mentioned here, but the main one is that we need to explain clearly that the European Semester has a structure that puts fiscal sustainability and social convergence on an equal footing. This has to be stated again and I will say it again, because it is very important that we now have the social convergence framework …

12 Mar

2025

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European Semester (joint debate)

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Mr President, honourable Members, I will first thank you for this report. It highlights the importance of new fiscal rules, the need to boost investment and the urgency of addressing critical issues such as housing. The European Semester has proven to be an essential tool for policy coordination, allowing the European Union to respond effectively to economic shocks while ensuring social fairness, …