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Michele PICARO

MEP · Italy

Plenary speeches · European Parliament

Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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Since July 1, 2024

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0.7h

≈ 41 min

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1:24 min

≈ 1.4 min · Rank 370/693

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21 Oct

2024

IT Speech

One-minute speeches (Rule 179)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, dental tourism in non-EU countries is a growing phenomenon that raises major public health concerns. In recent years many European patients, in particular Italians, have turned to destinations such as Albania and Turkey for dental treatments at competitive prices. However, an investigation of the British Dental Association 70% of patients who sought treatment ab…

10 Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, World Mental Health Day makes us reflect on the importance of psychological well-being, especially for young people. About one in six Europeans faces a mental health problem every year, with disorders such as anxiety and depression affecting more than 25% of the population. The pandemic exacerbated the situation by increasing depressive and anxious symptoms by 2…

9 Oct

2024

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Urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Europe must remain a leader in health and technology, protecting the well-being of our citizens. But current industry regulations are complex and limit innovation. In her mission letter of 20 September to the Commissioner-designate for Health, President von der Leyen clearly identified as one of the priorities of her mandate the need to ensure both the availabil…

19 Sep

2024

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Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today we are dealing with a crucial issue: drought and extreme weather events, which pose a growing threat to our communities and European agriculture. In the context of climate change, these challenges cannot be ignored. Agricultural regions – I am thinking in particular of those in southern Italy, which is at the heart of our economy – are suffer…