What Javier spoke about.

28 Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, the best way to celebrate this important anniversary is to act and invest. The most urgent thing is to invest in the fight against child poverty: almost 20 million children in the European Union – one in four – are at risk of poverty or social exclusion. In addition to the material aspects, we must consider the lack of opportunities for educational, physical and socio-e…

27 Nov

2024

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, the Spanish Socialist delegation will vote in favour of the College of Commissioners following the agreement reached between the pro-European forces in this House. I am glad that the European People's Party has returned to the pro-European fold with the joint political declaration and I hope that it will not surrender again to the siren songs of the …

22 Oct

2024

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Establishing the Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism and providing exceptional macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, last week the European Council reiterated the European Union's unconditional support for Ukraine. It has done so with all solemnity, breadth and forcefulness. Rarely has the Union devoted so much effort to a cause, no matter what the cost, for as long as it takes: Now, in the war effort, and then, when peace returns, for the reconstruction of the country. It is now up t…

8 Oct

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 17-18 October 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, we start this legislature with two wars at our doorstep and in a turbulent geopolitical and geo-economic context. The European Union is at a crossroads. The 800 billion euros proposed in the Draghi report and also initiatives such as the European Competitiveness Laboratory proposed yesterday by the Spanish Minister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo, are needed to reactivat…

12 Mar

2024

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A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (debate)

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Madam President, I speak very briefly to thank all the speakers for their interventions and I would like to say that the success of the review of the single permit is the success of the entire negotiating team. The shadow rapporteurs have undoubtedly improved my initial proposals. We have given a European and pro-European response to a European challenge. The far right has shone through its absenc…

12 Mar

2024

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A single application procedure for a single permit for third-country nationals to reside and work in the territory of a Member State and on a common set of rights for third-country workers legally residing in a Member State (recast) (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the common migration policy remains an unfinished business of the Union. But we're moving forward. We will soon vote on the agreement reached after several years of negotiations between the Council and this House on the Pact on Migration and Asylum. This is certainly a necessary step, but it is not enough because we need a comprehensive approach…

8 Feb

2024

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Multilateral negotiations in view of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi, 26-29 February 2024 (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, you said it, Jörgen said it, Bernd said it: in such a complex and turbulent geopolitical context, there is a need to focus more than ever on strengthening multilateralism and international organisations, including the WTO. Many considered her dead, but she responded successfully two years ago to the two major crises: the pandemic and Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, ensurin…

17 Jan

2024

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 14-15 December 2023 and preparation of the Special European Council meeting of 1 February 2024 - Situation in Hungary and frozen EU funds (joint debate - European Council meetings)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Madam Minister, in December the European Council concluded the successful Spanish Presidency of the Union. We closed more than 70 legislative files, which allowed for such important reforms as the electricity market, the Green New Deal, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and the first Regulation on artificial intelligence. We also opened the door to enlargement a…

16 Jan

2024

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Implementation of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) (short presentation)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Canada is a natural and essential partner of Europe, especially in the geopolitical context of recent years. Not only because we share values, culture and history, but also because we value their tolerant and negotiating spirit, their strong democratic tradition and their defense of the welfare state. In short, Canadians are the most European outsi…

13 Dec

2023

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Frontex, building on the fact-finding investigation of the LIBE Working Group for Frontex Scrutiny (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Secretary of State, Commissioner, since its inception, the Socialist Group has always supported the development of the work of the Frontex Agency, while ensuring that it fully respects fundamental rights. That is why in 2021 we supported the creation of the Monitoring Group to structure the dialogue and closely monitor the Agency’s performance and functioning. This has borne fruit…

13 Dec

2023

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Review of the Spanish Presidency of the Council (debate)

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Madam President, Mr President, first of all, as the son of emigrants, I would like to thank you for the words you have dedicated to the Spaniards who had to leave Spain under the Franco dictatorship; My parents were some of them. Having said that, I welcome you on behalf of the Spanish Socialist delegation. I congratulate him on his re-election as President of the Government of Spain and his excel…

18 Oct

2023

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 26-27 October 2023 (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Mr Secretary of State, if there is anyone in this House who could help Mrs Montserrat, because she is still misguided and confuses this House with the Congress of Deputies. Having said that, the debate on the external dimension of emigration in the European Council and political action are pressing because closing the migration pact is a necessary but not sufficien…

4 Oct

2023

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Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)

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Mr President, Mr Vice-President, Mr Secretary of State, Mrs Montserrat is coming here to talk about amnesty. I see, Mrs Montserrat, that you pass through the European Parliament, but the European Parliament does not pass through you. Have some dignity, please: the subject of this debate is very important. Having said that, ladies and gentlemen, Lampedusa is Europe and Europe is Lampedusa. And, the…

13 Sep

2023

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, Mrs Montserrat, Mr Vázquez, in this House we are in the debate on the state of the Union, not in the debate on the disastrous state of their respective parties and leaders. Please respect this House. Having said that, ladies and gentlemen, in this legislature we have overcome two major crises with unity and solidarity and the European Union has s…

12 Jul

2023

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The need for EU action on search and rescue in the Mediterranean (debate)

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Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear Secretary of State, welcome to this house. Ladies and gentlemen, year after year we repeat this debate in this House. Day after day, tragedies are repeated in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic. More than 27,000 dead in the last ten years. More than 600 people disappeared in the last shipwreck off the Greek coast. How far do we have to go to act and save…

12 Jul

2023

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 29-30 June 2023, in particular the recent developments in the war against Ukraine and in Russia (debate)

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Mr President, dear Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen, we remain united in this House, as in the Council and the Commission, to condemn once again Putin's war of aggression and to continue to support the people of Ukraine in their struggle for independence and freedom. At the same time, it is necessary to end this war in order to rebuild Ukraine as soon as possible. Ladies and gentlemen, this wa…

18 Apr

2023

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The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)

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Mr President, Madam Minister, Commissioner, you said so. The key ideas of this debate are in the title itself: solidarity and rescue. We in the S&D Group have been calling for a mandatory European maritime rescue mechanism for years. I repeat: mandatory. 26,000 dead in the Mediterranean since 2013, according to IOM, many of them minors. This reflects the failure of European migration policy. That …

15 Mar

2023

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Deaths at sea: a common EU response to save lives and action to ensure safe and legal pathways (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, thirty dead on Sunday, eighty-five in Calabria a few days ago, and I could go on like this to the 1,300 who disappeared last year. They're not figures, they're truncated lives. And, as President Metsola stressed in her opening statement on Monday, we cannot tolerate it. I wonder how many more migrants must die in order for Member States t…

15 Mar

2023

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Conclusions of the Special European Council meeting of 9 February and preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, dear Vice-President, Mr President of the European Council, Mrs Montserrat, I already know that it is very cold in the opposition, but I do not think that lies contribute much to today's debate. Having said that, ladies and gentlemen, although we are approaching the end of winter, many families and businesses, and especially SMEs, continue to suffer the consequences of the crisis c…

15 Feb

2023

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EUCO conclusions: the need for the speedy finalisation of the Road Map (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen of the right, what does not fit into any migration roadmap is the construction of new border walls, let alone with European funds. Mr Rangel, President Sanchez has not built any walls. You may have a mason's soul, but he doesn't. History has also shown us that walls are a failure. To reclaim a "fortress Europe" is …

1 Feb

2023

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Preparation of the Special European Council meeting of February, in particular the need to develop sustainable solutions in the area of asylum and migration (debate)

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Mr President, Madam Minister, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, if we really want to adopt sustainable solutions at this summit, we must change the paradigm. Dear Manfred, we must change the paradigm. We must understand that the solution to the migration challenge cannot focus only on trying to contain irregular migration. We must develop legal migration channels to attract the workforce Europe …

17 Jan

2023

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

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Madam President, dear Vice-President, dear Prime Minister, obviously your Presidency must continue to develop policies relating to the priorities of our societies, such as the fight against inflation or climate change. But I would like to focus today on a pending issue that, if not resolved, will have negative consequences in the medium and long term: migration policy and, in particular, ways to p…

14 Dec

2022

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 15 December 2022 (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, these are turbulent times for the European Parliament, but they are, above all, difficult times for citizens. Inflation is bringing hunger and cold to many European households. Many SMEs are unable to pay the energy bill and have to close. At the same time, energy companies continue to speculate to enrich themselves in outrageous ways. More than ever, our govern…

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, I wanted to tell Mrs Monserrat, but she is gone, that using the tragedy of Nador to attack the Spanish Government from this House seems to me pathetic and regrettable - pathetic and regrettable - and I hope she will pass it on to you. Having said that, ladies and gentlemen, a few months ago we activated in record time a European directive that had been sleeping for 20 years to welcom…

9 Nov

2022

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

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Mr President, dear Vice-President, after the last meeting of the European Council we are moving in the right direction to overcome the energy crisis, along the lines that we have been marking and in accordance with what the Spanish Government is demanding. But now we need to speed up and put into practice measures around social protection. Our citizens cannot be forced to go hungry or cold and our…