What Iratxe spoke about.

12 Dec

2022

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Statement by the President

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Madam President, I wanted to start by saying that I am sure I will express what the vast majority of this House has in mind today. This is a black day for European democracy. A very sad day. And also, as you will understand, a very difficult day for the Social Democratic Group. That is why I want to announce that we have just made the decision to stand as an injured party in the judicial process t…

23 Nov

2022

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Eliminating violence against Women (debate)

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Madam President, today we are holding the debate on women victims of gender-based violence and I am going to be allowed on this occasion to make an intervention perhaps different from what we usually do in this Chamber and to allow me to name the figures. Teresa Rodríguez was a 23-year-old girl, with many dreams, with illusions and with projects. Teresa lived in my city, Valladolid. And he travele…

23 Nov

2022

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The need for a European solution on asylum and migration including search and rescue (debate)

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Mr President, 'the need for a European solution for asylum and migration, including search and rescue': It's a much-needed title. We could be even more precise and bold and talk about the need for solidarity and shared responsibility, in particular as regards the arrivals of people in search and rescue operations from the prism of human rights and international law. The events that have been happe…

22 Nov

2022

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Formal sitting – Ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the European Parliament

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this is a peculiar commemoration, we could say, because the ECSC Assembly had little to do with this Parliament. To begin with, it had 78 members from six countries and they were also delegates from national parliaments. And I say well: delegates, because there was only one woman. And, it is true, today we have a President of the European Commission - and her…

21 Nov

2022

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Order of business

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Madam President, it is true that 25 November marks the International Day against Gender-Based Violence. Since I am a Member, this Parliament has had a debate on this to unite our voices from a standpoint of difference, but with a clear message of solidarity and support for women victims of gender-based violence, for women who have been killed simply because they are women. Sexist terrorism kills: …

9 Nov

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, three weeks. Three weeks have passed since the European Council meeting and that is that time flies, but the only advantage of talking to a past bull is that it allows us to have a better perspective of what was decided three weeks ago and the effects that these decisions can have, because the October Council meeting has been a lost opportunity to act with determination and to tac…

19 Oct

2022

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Whitewashing of the anti-European extreme right in the EU (topical debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am very sad to have to hold this debate, but I think it is essential and that is why our political group has proposed it. No one in our countries would accept a coup d'état, but some in the European Union are normalising the daily deterioration of our democratic systems, the separation of powers and freedom of the press. These government alliances that we are …

19 Oct

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20-21 October 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, this week we have woken up again in horror after the incessant storm of Russian missiles that hit several cities in Ukraine: Innocent civilians killed in central Kiev, missiles hitting children's areas, terror and suffering. That is the true face of Putin's cruelty and cruelty. This is their new terror strategy that we should not get used to. Ladies and gentlemen, this week the Eu…

18 Oct

2022

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Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)

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Mr. President, we are in difficult times. We know that this cost-of-living crisis is driven by war, the energy crisis and excess profits, raising inflation to levels that we had not experienced in Europe for a very long time. That leaves many households unable to pay their bills and that's what we have to be here talking about today. This reality presses us with a heartbreaking call: that of socia…

5 Oct

2022

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The accession of Romania and Bulgaria to the Schengen area (debate)

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Madam President, eleven years. Eleven years have been waiting for Bulgaria and Romania without there being any objective reason to block their entry into Schengen. Freedom of movement, as we have already heard here, is one of the fundamental pillars of our Union. And the citizens of Bulgaria and Romania have the same right as those of other Member States. They have no more rights, but no less. It'…

5 Oct

2022

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Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, Mr High Representative, Mr Minister, in recent days the world has relived a new episode of reckless and foolish actions by Putin: Russian military mobilization, false annexation referendums and dangerous rhetoric about the use of nuclear weapons. But, in addition, for the first time, serious and worrying events have occurred outside Ukrainian territo…

4 Oct

2022

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The death of Mahsa Amini and the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran (debate)

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Mr President, Mr High Representative, in the 21st century, there is a police force in Iran dedicated to monitoring compliance with the rules of women's dress and behaviour. And that policeman boards and arrests a young woman because, according to them, she showed more hair than she should under the veil. And that young woman no longer leaves the police center to which she is transferred alive. Inc…

14 Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, it has been an intense debate. We have been able to intervene and we have been able to listen. And let me make a reference to something that I have not seen present in this debate and that I would have liked to see present. And it is to talk more about the social dimension of Europe, about that Europe that has to move forward to be next to those who need it most. We need a social …

14 Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

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President Metsola, President von der Leyen, representative of the Czech Presidency of the Council, I begin with a few words of thanks to Magdalena and Agnieszka for their commitment, for their solidarity, but, above all, because you are the clear example of the history of Europe; of a Europe that it has always welcomed; of a Europe that has opened its arms to those fleeing wars, famine; of a Europ…

13 Sep

2022

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin (debate)

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Madam President, dear Prime Minister, dear Sanna, first of all welcome; welcome, on behalf of the Socialists and Democrats Group and on my own behalf: It's a pleasure to have you here today. And is that, from the beginning of your mandate, and in spite of the historical challenges we face, such as the pandemic, the war ... you continue to lead Finland in a stable and strong way, and you do it with…

6 Jul

2022

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Czech Presidency (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, Prime Minister, we are starting another complicated presidency. Now, with the war in Ukraine and its consequences, it seems even until COVID-19 is something of the past. But they are crises that overlap and force us to look deeply. The two years ahead of the legislature are going to be two decisive years. We know that instability will continue and th…

4 Jul

2022

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US Supreme Court decision to overturn abortion rights in the United States and the need to safeguard abortion rights and Women’s health in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, when Margaret Atwood wrote in 1985, we all thought it was science fiction. He spoke of the future, of a future country where there was a total ban on abortion, because the only function of women was to have children. And the author herself, a few days ago, lamented that the Supreme Court of the United States had made her novel a reality. In the most powerful country in the world, …

22 Jun

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 June 2022, including the meeting with Western Balkan leaders on 23 June - Candidate status of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in all my years in the European Parliament I believe that I have not lived through such a defining moment as this. A fast-paced legislature that has forced us to react urgently to events as brutal as the pandemic and now the invasion of Ukraine. We have a responsibility to be the protagonists of today's history in order to be able to decide the future of million…

22 Jun

2022

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Voting time

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Madam President, two weeks ago, my Group of Socialists and Democrats voted against a text that did not respond to the needs posed by climate change. It was a tough decision, yes, but necessary. Some blamed one group or another for blocking crucial legislation. But do you know what the reality of that vote was? What he taught both of us? That we cannot fight climate change if we are not united, if …

8 Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese) (vote)

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Madam President, first of all, I think it is important and good that we reduce emotions and tension. Politics is put heart, but also tranquility. We will work again from the parliamentary committee to try to build a common, coherent position. And, please, let's not cheat the loner. If the Socialist Group has voted against it, it is because there was a majority on certain issues that some have brou…

8 Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (A9-0162/2022 - Peter Liese) (vote)

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Madam President, we are asking for a three-minute interruption without leaving the Chamber, since my group needs to make a final consultation in order to determine the final vote. (short suspension of the vote)…

8 Jun

2022

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Conclusions of the special European Council meeting of 30-31 May 2022 (debate)

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Madam President, the other day, when I was following the news coming to me from the Council, I have to tell you that I had contradictory feelings. On the one hand, relief; It was a relief to see that the unity of the twenty-seven was finally maintained, because that is our best weapon to deal with Putin's threat and also to support Ukraine. I was glad that the sixth package of sanctions was adopte…

7 Jun

2022

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The rule of law and the potential approval of the Polish national Recovery Plan (RRF) (debate)

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Mr President, thank you, President von der Leyen, for being here today, in the first person, to show the European Commission's commitment to upholding the rule of law, which it knows is an absolute priority for this Parliament. This is a difficult debate, of course. It is again another consequence of the authoritarian drift in Poland and the degradation of its rule of law. On the one hand, we welc…

7 Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

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Madam President, this week we are once again taking an important step in our fight against climate change. Already in 2018, my political family marked a line to equip us with what the European Green Deal would be. We competed in the 2019 elections with this initiative as an absolute priority and, since the beginning of this legislature, our political action has focused on making it a reality. In t…

6 Jun

2022

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Order of business

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Madam President, it is within this Parliament's obligations to be concerned and to work to guarantee human rights and fundamental rights in all parts of the world. We don't care what country it is. And if this Parliament has to raise its voice to tell the US administration to stand up for the rights of its women, then we do so, as we have done with many other countries, by guaranteeing the rights …