What Cristina spoke about.

8

Jul

2026

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Harnessing the potential of a competitive and sustainable EU Bioeconomy Strategy for EU strategic autonomy (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are talking about building a competitive European bioeconomy and then we are hindering one of its most promising sectors, hemp, where, in a few years, only in the European Union, the cultivated area has grown by 60 % and production by more than 84 %. It is not only a very versatile sector, which provides raw materials for construction, textiles, food, fe…

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May

2026

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Presentation of the Fertilisers Action Plan (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the fertiliser crisis is first and foremost a fossil crisis, because that is their raw material. It is good, therefore, for the Commission to show that it can withstand the worst lobbying pressures. Finally. And all right, we can also discuss strategic storage, new suppliers, temporary aid or miraculous technologies that require huge investments, but, if we d…

19

May

2026

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The attack against citizens in Modena: protecting public spaces and preventing violence in the EU (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, there are people in Modena whose lives are shattered forever. They do not need much debate in the European Parliament, especially if it is propaganda. And this one is. I know it and you know it. Even the Minister of the Interior Piantedosi said it clearly: It was not terrorism or radicalization, but a dramatic, very serious psychic crisis, made up of isolatio…

30

Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, 61% of young women in rural areas study and work in their own territory: More than men in Italy. Yet, 40% of them feel marginalized in their own community. We stay, we build, but we are not recognized. Data in hand, we are in the end the main innovators, protagonists of change, women who do business in territories ignored by politics. We therefore demand the …

29

Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

25

Mar

2026

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European Citizens’ Initiative 'Ban on conversion practices in the European Union' (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the PETI Committee, it is a pleasure to participate in this moment of debate on the ECI. Ban on conversion practices in the European Union", organised with LIBE, the committee responsible, and with the participation of many and many colleagues from the FEMM Committee. The issue directly concerns human dignity, equality and fundamental rights…

12

Mar

2026

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Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we must force ourselves to face reality, because as Parliament today it is really embarrassing to find ourselves voting on a report which, for completely ideological reasons, deviates so much from its subject matter. We should have discussed the content of the inquiries conducted by the European Ombudsman’s Office in 2024, which reported serious failure…

12

Feb

2026

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

11

Feb

2026

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Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (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)

9

Feb

2026

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Amending Regulations on agricultural products as regards market rules and sectoral support measures in the wine sector and for aromatised wine products (debate)

20

Jan

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, ladies and gentlemen, first of all, I would like to say that we, the Greens, for example, have always stood by our Green Party colleagues who have been imprisoned or expelled or endangered in Venezuela, number one. Point number two: These days the liberation of our fellow citizen Alberto Trentini in Veneto is presented as a great victory, among other things, as a great victory for…

20

Jan

2026

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Iranian embassies in Europe are writing and threatening Iranian citizens in Europe, intimidating them to have their silence. Let no one inform, let no one dare talk about what is happening – women, young people killed at the hands of diabolical groups, who must be declared for what they are: terrorists – but this is prevented by the Italian government in Me…

16

Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (debate)

Mr President, honourable colleagues, dear Commissioner, the citizens' initiative 'My voice, my choice' has exceeded the signature threshold and been formally submitted to the European Commission. As Parliament, we have a duty to examine and discuss the request expressed by Europeans. This instrument is one of the most important tools of direct democracy provided by the Treaties. They allow civil s…

15

Dec

2025

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Amending certain CAP Regulations as regards the conditionality system, types of intervention in the form of direct payment, types of intervention in certain sectors and rural development and annual performance reports, data and interoperability governance, suspensions of payments annual performance clearance and controls and penalties (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, twelve years ago I was a young farmer and I felt alone: suffocating bureaucracy, exorbitant costs for land, access to prohibitive credit and generational renewal, an obstacle race. I couldn't grow up, I struggled a lot. Twelve years later I want no other young farmer to be in the same situation as me. Because an entrepreneur can't just hope for a breakthrough…

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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)

21

Oct

2025

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Criminal intimidation against investigative journalists in the EU: the attempted attack on Sigfrido Ranucci (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, how afraid is the truth? And freedom of the press is the beating heart of democracy. That's true. And without the precious work of journalists, such as Sigfrido Ranucci, those who want to commit crime at the expense of the community and, at times, even in the political class, would have no more than to fear. And instead we find ourselves, after 40 years, again r…

20

Oct

2025

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Chemicals (joint debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, for health and environmental crises such as the PFAS crisis, reality must be considered pragmatically. Data is essential but insufficient to date. Therefore, it is good to work on solutions such as the database of alternatives to move from the old – dangerous and polluting – to the new, demonstrating that Europe can drive innovation in chemistry towards a safe a…

7

Oct

2025

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Common agricultural policy (joint debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in Italy those who grow industrial hemp are treated like criminals. This is one of the examples of the results of your European deregulation: Fake flexibility creates disparities between states, leaving sectors at the mercy of national whims. We are calling for clear and lighter strategies for agriculture, and in this report I have proposed that you do so for a …

7

Oct

2025

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The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate)

You talked about the very serious terrorist attack, you talked about Hamas, you talked about the evil that Hamas did. I would like to know your thoughts on what Netanyahu said in 2019 at a public conference of his party, when he said: “Anyone who wants to obstruct the creation of a Palestinian state must support the strengthening of Hamas and the transfer of money to Hamas. This is part of our str…

9

Sep

2025

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Amending ERDF, Cohesion Fund and Just Transition Fund as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, it is true that cohesion policy has a problem with the use of funds, but instead of correcting the mistakes made here, within this institution, the bureaucracy has turned it into an ATM for large companies and for making mega infrastructures. And with the excuse of defense from tomorrow you can divert billions destined for less developed regions, or poisoned, fo…

10

Jul

2025

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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, drought is putting us in trouble, presenting us with the bill: 50 billion in 2022 alone, 5 million agricultural workers on their knees due to lack of water. Crops have collapsed, soils are degrading, biodiversity loss accelerates: This is climate normality in Europe, of which you are complicit today. Those who work the land, taking real care of it, are not va…

17

Jun

2025

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Assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe and the threat to the democratic process and peace in Colombia (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when a candidate is forced to escape the blows of a hit man, the alarm for the whole democracy of a country is clear. The attempted murder of Miguel Uribe Turbay reminds us that political violence in Colombia, unfortunately, is not yet a closed chapter. In order to fulfil our role as Europe, it is essential to reject violence from now on and not to exacerba…

16

Jun

2025

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Strengthening rural areas in the EU through cohesion policy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank the colleagues with whom I have dealt with this path both in the Committee on Agriculture and in the Committee on Regional Development, because finally there is talk of using cohesion policy to really support rural areas, not only in agriculture, but also to guarantee essential services, opportunities for young people, women…

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May

2025

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The European Water Resilience Strategy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I come from one of the territories in Europe most contaminated by PFAS and I am also a farmer, so you can also imagine how important water resilience is to me, how important the protection of this resource is. That is why, rereading the words of this own-initiative report, I admit that it was a great disappointment to see that we focus almost exclusively on g…