What Matteo spoke about.

6

Jul

2026

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Air passenger rights (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Tzitzikostas, ladies and gentlemen, this is an important day because we are really making progress on passenger rights. It was a difficult negotiation, because the European Council and European governments have long defended only airlines, but thanks to Parliament and the unity of Parliament, today we can say that it will be easier for a citizen, for a passenger to ha…

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Jan

2026

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Air passenger rights (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this House today strongly reiterates the fact that the European Parliament wants to protect passengers' rights. Meanwhile, the European Council, national governments, including the Italian government, oppose the fundamental points and defend almost exclusively the interests of airlines. Tomorrow we will vote on our proposal at second reading, which strengthen…

27

Nov

2025

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Development of an industry for sustainable aviation and maritime fuel in Europe (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, aviation and maritime transport represent an increasing part of European emissions; These are hard-to-decarbonise sectors, which is why they need solutions that are immediately available. Advanced aviation biofuels (SAF) and marine bunkering biofuels are now one of the very few immediately applicable instruments on a large scale, yet their uptake is hampered by …

21

Oct

2025

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Union-wide effect of certain driving disqualifications (A10-0193/2025 - Matteo Ricci) (vote)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are taking an important step for the safety of our roads, by adopting the last two measures of a package that really wants to protect drivers and wants to protect pedestrians. In 2024, we still had almost 20,000 fatalities due to road accidents, which is too high a number that we absolutely must reduce. This new directive comes after almost 60 years and…

8

Sep

2025

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Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, setting more ambitious targets for the recycling and recovery of end-of-life vehicles is a fundamental step in the text adopted in committee. There is also a positive call to focus on sustainable design and the use of recycled materials in the production of new vehicles, with clear environmental and economic benefits. Parliament highlighted the importance of …

17

Jun

2025

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Latest developments on the revision of the air passenger rights and airline liability regulations (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, after more than ten years, the Council has finally adopted a position on the regulation of air passenger rights. However, the good news ends here. The adopted text is very far from the work we are doing on the Passenger Rights Regulation in Parliament and in the TRAN Committee. This text calls into question a fundamental right: compensation for delays of more…

17

Jun

2025

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EU framework conditions for competitive, efficient and sustainable public transport services at all levels (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, public transport is much more than just a service. It is the pillar of social cohesion, economic development and ecological transition in Europe. Ensuring an accessible, reliable and quality transport system is not a luxury, but a fundamental right for all citizens, regardless of where they live and their income. Today, in many of these peripheral rural areas, a…

12

Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Europe has a crucial challenge ahead of it: Maintaining industrial technological leadership in the era of sustainable mobility. The action plan goes in the right direction, but clear and courageous choices are needed to do so. First: regulatory stability. We can't afford to change the rules in the race. Companies must be able to invest with cert…

17

Dec

2024

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Towards a shared vision for European tourism, its sustainable growth and brand Europe (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Tzitzikostas, ladies and gentlemen, all analysts predict around 200 or 300 million new tourists in the world in the coming years – a middle class that has grown in emerging countries – and these new tourists are strongly attracted by European beauty and culture. The problem is that, as has been said, we have many cities – cities of art – that are in overtourism And we ne…

21

Oct

2024

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Implementation of the Single European Sky (recast) (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, after more than ten years of negotiations, we have finally reached an agreement on the Single European Sky, an issue that directly affects the daily lives of millions of citizens. However, we need to be clear: the text we will adopt tomorrow does not live up to expectations. Europe needs a unified airspace with integrated management and direct routes to reduc…