What Giuseppe spoke about.

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May

2026

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Recruitment of children by organised crime (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the recruitment of children by organised crime is a scourge for the whole of Europe. These very young boys are exploited by crime to commit crimes of various kinds, drug trafficking, but also violent crimes. In the face of this alarm we cannot stand idly by. We need effective policies to support the most fragile and decisive actions, also involv…

27

Apr

2026

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Protection of the European Union’s financial interests – combating fraud – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when we talk about protecting the financial interests of the Union, we are talking about European citizens' money and about those who try to take it away, as organised crime does: It infiltrates the economy, procurement and institutions. Every euro that ends up in his hands is a euro taken from honest citizens, healthy businesses, the future of our territories. …

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Mar

2026

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Combating corruption (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, thank you, rapporteur, for this important, long, complex and delicate work. We are not voting for any directive tomorrow. Tomorrow we are voting for the protection of Parliament's dignity. Corruption is a tool through which organised crime enters institutions, the economy, democratic life. One point gives the political meaning of our work and is th…

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)

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, as I said, a few days ago an explosive bomb hit the car of the investigative journalist RAI, Sigfrido Ranucci and that of his daughter. That bomb could kill. Ranucci and Report They have often been attacked by political and institutional attacks to delegitimize their work and to deprive citizens of their right to be informed. Europe should play its part: protect…

21

Oct

2025

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Delayed justice and rule of law backsliding in Malta, eight years after Daphne Caruana Galizia’s assassination (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are not celebrating an anniversary today: We remember a wound that doesn't heal. Daphne Caruana Galizia was killed because she sought the truth, because she did not accept compromise, because she had the courage to look power in the face. A bomb tried to erase it, but there is no bomb that can erase the truth. The same bomb that in Italy, a few days ago, coul…

9

Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this summer Sicily was the region of Italy most affected by the fires, with tens of thousands of firefighters' interventions and vast agricultural and forestry areas gone up in smoke. In Sardinia, where there are an average of 2,500 fires a year, at the beginning of September there were as many as 26 in a single day, with Canadair and helicopters in action.…

10

Jul

2025

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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, while we are discussing the future of the CAP, there is growing alarm in our regions. The hypotheses of cuts of 80 billion to the CAP, with 8 billion less for Italy, risk bringing the agricultural system to its knees. We cannot invest in weapons by taking away resources from those who work to guarantee healthy food, territorial protection and social cohesion.…

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Jul

2025

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Danish Presidency (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we welcome with interest the programme of the Danish Presidency. Of course, we do not share its acceleration towards rearmament, while we share the urgency of strengthening trust in the rule of law. But there can be no true Europe of rights without a true Europe of legality. That is why it is unacceptable that, after months of work and negotiation on the new …

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May

2025

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Malta's Golden Passport scheme circumventing EU sanctions against Russia (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in its judgment of 29 April last, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that so-called golden passports pose a threat to the security, legality and founding values of the European Union. We have always made it clear that European citizenship cannot be put up for sale by denouncing the serious consequences of these programmes in terms of corruption, mo…

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Apr

2025

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Presentation of the New European Internal Security Strategy (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I thank Commissioner Brunner for the important work he has done. The new European Internal Security Strategy is a crucial step to tackle organised crime that threatens the security of citizens and the integrity of our economies. I very much welcome the proposal to transform Europol into a fully operational agency with innovative resources and tools for complex c…

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Mar

2025

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

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today I want to express my deep indignation at an unacceptable affair involving STMicroelectronics in Catania, Europe's largest semiconductor manufacturer. Despite the 2 billion euros of state aid approved by the European Commission, destined for the construction of a new plant, incredibly the company has announced the redundancy fund for 2500 workers out of …

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Brunner, ladies and gentlemen, Europol is reporting an increase in the criminal use of cryptocurrencies in money laundering and the demand for ransoms after cyberattacks. Blockchain facilitates rapid capital transfers globally, giving criminals a significant advantage. In the field of cybercrime, very advanced techniques emerge, which require high skills of investigat…

18

Dec

2024

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Need to ensure swift action and transparency on corruption allegations in the public sector to protect democratic integrity (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are facing a challenge that threatens the very foundations of our Union: corruption and money laundering in the public sector. The alleged money laundering case involving a former Commissioner casts a shadow over our commitment to fighting corruption: This is a huge damage, especially in a parliamentary term in which, I hope, important legislative goals…

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Nov

2024

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Stepping up the fight against and the prevention of the recruitment of minors for criminal acts (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as Europol has pointed out, organised crime recruits young people through social media, using coded languages, turning the criminal career into a game of stages and prizes. This phenomenon, widespread throughout the continent, is now a consolidated operational strategy. The rise in child crime in Europe is alarming. Too many young people, without family support …

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Oct

2024

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2023 (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Director Murphy, today's report is alarming and highlights a serious discrepancy in the reporting of fund fraud against the Recovery and Resilience Facility. It is inconceivable that no Member State reported fraud in 2023, while EPPO has 233 ongoing investigations with potential damages of €1.8 million, of which, alas, 75% concern Italy. This situation raises se…

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Oct

2024

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Prevention of drug-related crimes, their effect on European citizens and the need for an effective European response (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, drug trafficking is a cancer that devastates lives and destabilises our society, fuelling corruption and violence. Criminal organizations, taking advantage of advanced technologies, use messaging apps, dark web, of cryptocurrencies, also using critical infrastructure, such as our ports, to extend their deadly network. This has turned lawlessness into a sophis…

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Sep

2024

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Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, today we are addressing an issue that represents one of the most serious threats to the security of the European Union: organised crime. As also documented by Europol's latest report, criminal organisations are increasingly infiltrating our economies. The figures are impressive: 821 criminal organisations, 86% of which are able to infiltrate the legal economy…

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Jul

2024

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Statement by the President

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Paolo Borsellino, Agostino Catalano, Eddie Cosina, Emanuela Loi, Vincenzo Li Muli and Claudio Traina are the men of the State killed on 19 July 1992: a long list, of which I could be part and those brave men of the State Police who saved my life on May 16, 2016. To them the memory and gratitude, to them the feeling of gratitude, to all those who, in Italy and…