What Javier spoke about.

14

Sep

2022

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, thank you for your brilliant presentation of the state of the Union. But I think we can talk more about the positive evolution of the Union, and that is due to a paradigm shift. If in the face of the financial crisis austerity, social destruction and division were chosen, in the face of these last crises we have opted for social protection, unity…

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Jun

2022

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The Commission's proposal for "Attracting skills and talent to the EU", particularly the Talent Partnerships with North African countries (topical debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President, the communication from the European Commission and the resolutions of this Parliament represent the right approach to managing migration flows by prioritising the creation of new channels of legal immigration. And whether the far right likes it or not, emigration is a natural, positive, necessary and necessary phenomenon. A dual need justified by the ageing of the …

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Apr

2022

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest developments of the war against Ukraine and the EU sanctions against Russia and their implementation (debate)

Madam President, Mr Vice-President, Mr High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, we are in times of war. The Bucha massacre shows that Putin's barbarism has no limits. More than ever, we need to support Ukraine humanitarianly and militarily. Let us be aware that this war has unbearable costs in human lives and desolation for Ukrainians, but also economic and social costs for Europeans and the res…

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Mar

2022

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The deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, Minister, ladies and gentlemen, this is Putin's war, it has no other name. Its brutal aggression against Ukraine is a barbarism that has awakened political Europe. In the face of dictatorship, European democracy will win. The Union is acting quickly, unitedly and in solidarity, breaking dogmas and taboos. Today our thoughts and hearts go out to the Ukrainian people and,…

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Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

Mr President, Mr Vice-President of the Commission, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, the cold has arrived and many families and SMEs continue to suffer the consequences of the rise in the price of electricity and gas when they are barely recovering from the pandemic. It is important for the European Council to endorse the Commission’s proposals – joint purchasing, strate…

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Nov

2021

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Legal migration policy and law (debate)

Mr President, dear Vice-President, Europe needs legal migration now and, even more so, in the future. We need immigrant workers, not only for demographic, but also economic and geopolitical reasons. In addition, they represent a cultural richness for our societies. To attract these workers, ladies and gentlemen, we must simplify and further harmonise the European legal framework governing the cond…

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Oct

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 (debate)

Madam President, I am going to appeal to your generosity in time to make a ten-second paragraph in this debate. Today marks ten years since the end of ETA terrorism in Spain. I believe that today, in this cause of European democracy, we must celebrate this great victory of Spanish democracy. Ladies and gentlemen, the energy crisis is driving many families and businesses into an unsustainable situa…

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Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

Madam President, Madam President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, the state of the Union has improved over the course of this year thanks to the collective efforts of all. Although Europe is still convalescing, we are on the path to overcoming the pandemic and economic recovery with the vaccination campaign and the launch of the Recovery Plan. In short, Europe is refocusing on the future. …

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Sep

2021

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EU Blue Card Directive (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Council, the Slovenian Presidency, once again, is conspicuous by its absence, but in the end... Ladies and gentlemen, after three years of deadlock we have reached an agreement with the Council and the Commission to carry out an ambitious revision of the Blue Card, which was adopted in 2009, with the aim of attracting more highly qualified workers, in particular in …

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Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

Madam President, the past European Council raised the need to avoid loss of life and to reduce pressure on European borders. But, ladies and gentlemen, the Council's conclusions do not save lives. We need urgent action. The Council gave concrete instructions to the Commission and the High Representative, in close cooperation with Member States, to strengthen support and assistance to priority coun…