What Iratxe spoke about.

21 Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

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Madam President, President von der Leyen, today we can clearly say that an important part of this European Commission work programme bears the social democratic seal, and is proof that dialogue, cooperation and engagement between pro-European forces deliver concrete results for citizens. In the face of noise and division, we have chosen the path of responsibility and action. Thanks to the joint wo…

9 Oct

2025

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Request for waiver of immunity

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Madam President, saving so many thousands of innocent people from death is an objective that so many of us here in this House have shared over the last two years and we must therefore all be satisfied. So many of us here have been calling for an end to the terror that was happening in Israel and Palestine for the past two years, and I would have liked to see the same intensity and the same smiles …

8 Oct

2025

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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (debate)

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Madam President, I want to start by expressing all our solidarity with Ukraine, which has been resisting Russian aggression for more than three years, and with all the European countries that have seen the Putin regime violate its airspace, sabotage its infrastructure and put the lives of its citizens at risk. Every Russian drone flying over our union is a warning, and that is that Putin will not …

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)

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Mr President, today marks two years since the terrorist attack by Hamas, which left 1,195 people killed and 251 hostages. Two years since that day of horror that changed life forever in Israel and throughout the region. I want to start by remembering the victims, their families, whom we have embraced here, in Strasbourg, and in Israel, when I visited the horror of the kibbutz and the music festiva…

6 Oct

2025

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Motions of censure (joint debate)

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Madam President, can we afford a blocked Europe when Putin escalates his war against Ukraine and launches incursions into European territory? Can we stand still when Trump has declared a trade war against our workers? Can we remain silent in the face of the genocide that Netanyahu commits against the Palestinian people? Or can we close our eyes as millions of families wait for our response to prob…

10 Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, as I hope that this debate will in some way be useful for European citizens, I will ignore and make no further reference to the figure of Mr Weber and I will focus on what President von der Leyen's proposals have been. I have to tell you that, from the S&D Group, we will be vigilant, critical and constructive. You have taken up many of the proposals that this group put forward tod…

10 Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, Mrs von der Leyen, I am sorry, I am very sorry. I have to tell you that it has become clear here today who your greatest enemy is: Mr Weber, the European People's Party. You have made every effort today to try to bring here a programme of work where all the pro-European political forces would feel represented. You have made that effort, but you know today who is responsible for th…

8 Sep

2025

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Announcement by the President

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Madam President, within the framework of the structure of the plenary session, each group has the freedom – determined within the reflection of its group – to present the topical debate as an initiative that falls under the responsibility of each of the groups. We are a political group that has obviously always respected freedom of expression, and we will continue to do so, but we also respect the…

8 Jul

2025

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

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Madam President, Prime Minister Frederiksen, welcome to the European Parliament. Your presence here is not just that of a Head of Government; is that of a courageous, pro-European leader committed to social justice, a leader who has shown that she can govern from a firm standpoint, with conviction and responsibility. Under the slogan "A strong Europe in a changing world", Denmark assumes its eight…

7 Jul

2025

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Motion of censure on the Commission (debate)

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Madam President, Mrs von der Leyen, I am sorry to tell you that, every time Mr Weber makes statements on this motion of censure, he puts you in more trouble, but, in any case, as president of the Social Democratic Group I want to make it clear, from the outset, that this motion led by the extreme right will not have the vote in favour of my group, not because we defend the whole course of the Comm…

18 Jun

2025

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Freedom of assembly in Hungary and the need for the Commission to act (debate)

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Madam President, the last red line crossed by the Orbán government is not an isolated event, or even a national eccentricity, it is a European shame. The Prohibition of the Pride March is not only a cowardly attack against part of its citizens, it is the umpteenth manifestation of an authoritarian regime that has turned power into an instrument of fear, censorship and hatred. A government that spi…

17 Jun

2025

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Situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Madam President, while I was preparing this speech this afternoon, I received an alert on my mobile: at least 59 Palestinian civilians killed at a food distribution point. Can anyone get used to this being the news we've received every day in recent weeks? We can determine all the humanitarian aid we want from the European Commission: Meanwhile, thousands of trucks are waiting in Rafah to access G…

21 May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

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Madam President, 'to wipe Gaza off the face of the Earth', 'there are 2 million Nazis in Gaza', 'the army must behave in a vengeful and cruel manner', 'to drop an atomic bomb on the Strip'. Ladies and gentlemen, these are not phrases from isolated fanatics: These are statements by members of Netanyahu's government and the ideological basis that demonstrates what is happening in Gaza today. And are…

6 May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner Šefčovič, Donald Trump and his vision of the world are a direct threat not only to international trade, but also to the values that underpin our democracies. Its trade war against the European Union, with unjustified tariffs, threats to our industries and permanent blackmail, is the most obvious manifestation of authoritarian economic nationalism that despises inter…

5 May

2025

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Order of business

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Madam President, only one question: I would like to ask, please, the services to give the group leaders and the groups all the information, very clearly, about this from the beginning, because if we have information that, for example, this debate will be for the May II plenary, and we decide as a group to support it in May II, it's so difficult now to take a decision about this time. Only to clari…

5 May

2025

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Passing of Pope Francis – Statement by the President

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1 Apr

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 March 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, President von der Leyen, President Costa, 'here Europe is made or it dies'. These words are not from our founders, but from the thousands of citizens who demonstrated on the streets of Rome on March 15: young and old, workers and students, who know that the European Union is their best hope for the future. It is our duty to listen to their voices and act with the courage they dema…

11 Mar

2025

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European Council meetings and European security (joint debate)

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Madam President, today, once again, we can look back and acknowledge that our founders were right: Europe is forged in crises. From the rubble of World War II to the pandemic to the fall of the Berlin Wall, each challenge has made us stronger, more united and more aware of our role in the world. The coming to power of Donald Trump and his shameful approach to the war criminal Vladimir Putin have m…

10 Mar

2025

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Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions - 2026

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Madam President, dear colleagues, today marks five years since the start of COVID-19. We remember those who died and honour their memory. Faced with a difficult challenge, the European Union worked together in a way we hadn't seen before. We bought vaccines together. We made a digital certificate to help travel safely. We created NextGenerationEU to help our economies recover. This initiative show…

12 Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner Šefčovič, the Commission's work programme is not just a technical document: is the reflection of the values that unite us and the source of principles that define the European project. This program cannot afford a setback in social advances in the face of discourses that, instead of building, seek to destroy the European dream. Ladies and gentlemen, following the Madr…

11 Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, we are at a turning point for the global economy. The president of the United States intimidates his major trading partners, including Mexico, Colombia, Canada and China, with unjustified tariffs, and threatens to extend this senseless trade war to the European Union. Ladies and gentlemen, let us not be mistaken: Trade has been one of the greate…

22 Jan

2025

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

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Madam President, Prime Minister Tusk, welcome to the European Parliament. Today begins a new chapter for Europe under the Polish Presidency in the Council, a Presidency which, under your leadership, must have the potential to be a moral and political compass in the times of unprecedented challenges that we have. Mr Tusk, the history of Poland is the history of resistance: is the spirit of those wh…

22 Jan

2025

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Mr Costa, welcome to Parliament. It is an honour to welcome you today in your first appearance before this House as President of the European Council. His presence here symbolizes his commitment to the European integration project, a project he has always defended with passion, conviction and results. Your leadership will be crucial at a time when we need unity, determination and …

21 Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

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Madam President, we are at a crucial moment for the defence of our democracies. What just a while ago seemed like an opportunity to connect people, to strengthen our societies, what should be a tool for progress, today has become a dangerous weapon in the hands of those who seek to divide and undermine our institutions. Election interference and manipulated algorithms on social media are a direct …

18 Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, last week I had the opportunity to travel to Ukraine for the second time. My visit had a clear objective: reaffirm our support to President Zelenskyy and his government and assess Ukraine’s urgent needs in its defence against Putin’s criminal regime. Ladies and gentlemen, we know that Ukraine is going through one of the most difficult times since Feb…