Speeches

The next vote concerns the amendment of Regulation (EU) No 228/2013 as regards additional assistance and flexibility for the outermost regions affected by major natural disasters and in the context of the devastation caused in Mayotte by Cyclone Chido (see point 7.1 of the Minutes).

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for drawing attention to this. This issue has already been raised in Parliament, previously brought to the President's attention by the Commission.

The next item is the report by Jeroen Lenaers, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast) (COM(2024)0060 - C9-0028/2024 - 2024/0035(COD) (A10-0097/2025).

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, cohesion, infrastructure, young people, simplification, the right to remain: These are some of the words that go through the heart of this relationship and synthesize its spirit. Words that are not slogans, but real demands that come strongly from those who live and administer local realities. Territories that speak with the voice of administrators, families, entrepreneurs and young people who want to build a future without being forced to abandon their roots. Areas calling for a closer, more concrete, fairer Europe. This report has the merit of bringing to the European Parliament those requests that we have collected in months of listening and direct discussion. That is why I would like to thank Mr Nesci for his excellent work, with a participatory approach and real attention to the needs of communities and the dignity, as he said before, of rural areas and their inhabitants. If we want to build effective European policies, we must start with sincere dialogue with the internal areas, with the small towns, with those areas often left on the margins, but which build the soul of Europe. The Commission is devoting a great deal of attention to this issue and we very much appreciate it. It is there, in the villages, in the countryside, in the hearts and in the less central places that Europe can rediscover itself and the meaning of its original mission.

The next item is the debate on the statements by the Council of the Commission on: "The Illegal Visit of President Erdoğan to the Areas Occupied by Cyprus" (2025/2705(RSP)). I would like to remind the honourable Members that this debate will take place in a single round of speeches by speakers from the political groups. Therefore, there is no catch-the-eye procedure and "Blue Card" interventions will not be accepted.

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on: "Democratic lawfulness and contains authorisations of genetically modified organisms by the Commission, despite Parliament's objections" (2025/2645(RSP))

The next item is the debate on the statements by the Council of the Commission on: "Resilience and the need to improve the interconnection of energy network infrastructures in the EU: the first lessons of the blackout in the Iberian Peninsula" (2025/2686(RSP)).