What Antonio spoke about.

8 Oct

2026

EN Speech

Escalations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean following persistent Turkish provocations (debate)

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Mr President, hundreds of years ago, the Spanish, we stopped the Ottomans at Lepanto on the coast of Greece. Is Europe going to stop Erdoğan now? I leave the question mark. Once again, we are confronted by Turkish provocations in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean. These are not bilateral issues; it is an attack on the sovereign rights of Greece and Cyprus, and this is an attack in the Europ…

7 Oct

2026

ES Speech

Urgent need for a tax on super-profits of polluters: protecting people’s health and lowering energy bills in times of the climate crisis (topical debate)

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16 Sep

2026

ES Speech

Political prisoners in Cuba, in particular the case of Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí Navarro

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Madam President, in Cuba there are more than 1 300 political prisoners, including Félix Navarro and his daughter Saylí, imprisoned for defending freedom and taking an interest in those detained after the protests of 11 July; There are 1 300 prisoners who suffer the violence of a state turned murderous executioner. And while Cubans suffer jail, torture and persecution, in Spain we have an Ibero-Ame…

15 Sep

2026

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Escalation in the Middle East (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Europe must decide. Either we help shape the future of the Middle East with the right partners, or its instability will shape ours. The threat is Iran. The threat is its proxies. High Representative, I heard you talk about the settlers and sanctions. What about the Houthis? I mean, the Council talked about it, fantastic, because we have to put them in the black t…

8 Jul

2026

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The abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of Maria Shahbaz and the protection of girls in Pakistan

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Madam President, we are not dealing with this for the first time. We spoke before the cases of the persecution of Christians in Nigeria, but this is even more serious. It is the persecution of forced girls in Pakistan, abducted, forced to convert to Islam, with forced marriages. Worst of all, no doubt, is silence. Silence complicit. I see here the radical left, which is not even present, which is …

8 Jul

2026

EN Speech

The EU’s role in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the accountability of Israel under international law (topical debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much, Mr Maniatis, I understand that you are pressed by the leadership of the socialist group – the Spanish leadership – to talk about this now. But what I don't understand – because, you know, there are some problems in Spain and the government, and this classic debate appears always out of the blue when there are problems in Spain – but what I can't understand is tha…

7 Jul

2026

ES Speech

EU-Mexico (joint debate)

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Madam President, the European Union needs to strengthen its alliances with strategic partners. And Mexico, of course, is. Not only because of the weight of our economic relationship, but because we share a history, common interests and a responsibility to defend a rules-based international order. But precisely because we aspire to a lasting alliance, we cannot settle for talking only about trade. …

17 Jun

2026

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Deteriorating situation of political prisoners in Belarus, in particular the case of Aliaksandra Pulinovich

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Madam President, it is heartbreaking to find out that a girl of 16 years has been imprisoned and tortured by the regime of Lukashenka, but it's even more heartbreaking – yes, true, as many of our colleagues have pointed out – that we are discussing in this plenary, but I think that we have to do it. We have to remember her. We have to remember all those who are fighting against this dictatorship. …

17 Jun

2026

ES Speech

Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera

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Mr President, the dictatorship in Nicaragua – the centre of human exploitation, of drug trafficking, of everything that separates us, of everything we are fighting in this European Parliament – is reflected in the Ortega Murillo family. And I want to use this forum today to denounce a fact: May our fellow Europeans be very attentive, because perhaps in the month of November this pair of bloodthirs…

16 Jun

2026

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The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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Madam President, Madam Vice-President, the markets are happy, the oil industry is happy, but the supporters of the Iranian regime are the happiest. Let me tell you – in business language that is now so fashionable – what is really happening. We are confronted with a classic 'negative business' model: I create the problem; I give you the solution. Well, I have news for you all: the problem is there…

29 Apr

2026

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Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate)

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Mr President, our mission as the European Union is clear. We need to help Lebanon with the face of reconstruction, peace and prosperity, especially for the Lebanese people. That should be our duty. Lebanon's Government is demonstrating strength and unity. It has taken a firm stance against Hezbollah. Most importantly, many Lebanese citizens are also voicing their opposition. Particularly among the…

29 Apr

2026

ES Speech

The need to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish life in Europe, following the recent attacks against the Jewish community in the Netherlands and Belgium (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, there have been 17 attacks on Jewish targets in European countries in a coordinated wave of destabilisation and violence. Ladies and gentlemen, anti-Semitism does not appear out of nowhere: It grows when hate speech is normalised, when polarisation is fuelled and when some policy-makers act with serious irresponsibility – that is what my country is all about. Here's …

29 Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, when I hear the Spanish Socialist spokeswoman yelling at the president of my group or when I hear the far-left and far-right Members insulting the President of the Commission on these Middle East issues, this Spanish saying comes to mind: They bark, then we go well. We want to talk about energy, about the safety of our citizens! We do not want to make what is ha…

11 Feb

2026

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Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran

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Mr President, Commissioner, once again we are here denouncing the brutality of the regime of the ayatollahs. Since the uprising of the civilian population, the regime has proven once more that they have no mercy for their own citizens: violence, executions, murders. The killings reported by human rights organisations continue to increase at an alarming rate, and these include children, women, the …

11 Feb

2026

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Post-election situation in Uganda and threats against opposition leader Bobi Wine

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Mr President, last month we witnessed in Uganda the full subversion of democratic standards: abuse, severe restrictions on civic space, widespread intimidation of opposition figures, fraud, violence and a nationwide internet blackout. How is it possible that the main opposition candidate, Bobi Wine, could have been besieged by the military in his house, and his family and his wife assaulted by gov…

11 Feb

2026

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International Day of Education, fighting inequalities in access to education (debate)

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Madam President, let us admit it loud and clear: the education system in Europe and in my country, Spain, has failed. At the moment, all students with some motivation escape to other countries because our system does not work. In Spain, there is more concern on the part of government partners about persecuting students than in Catalonia or the Basque Country they speak in Spanish. Yes, ladies and …

21 Jan

2026

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Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so-called “EU Magnitsky Act”) (A10-0266/2025) (vote)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, I just wanted to put the point today for you that what we are going to vote is not a technical report. We are taking a decisive step for the consolidation of Europe as a true space of justice. We can no longer close our eyes to injustice and impunity inside and outside the European Union. In December 2020, we adopted a global human rights sanctions regime, our own…

20 Jan

2026

ES Speech

Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

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Madam President, Madam High Representative, I have now come to finish negotiations on a motion for a Parliament resolution on Iran and what I can say is that I have seen politicians from the left and right united, together with you, in the cause of the denunciation of the terrible acts that are happening in Iran against the regime of the Ayatollahs. They thus leave all the fans out, including thos…

18 Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

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16 Dec

2025

EN Speech

Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner and friends, some days ago we received good news: the first direct talks between Lebanon and Israel in 40 years. The fact that the Lebanese Government has shown willingness to start negotiations with Israel cannot be overlooked. Lebanon is heading for elections next year and looking forward to starting a new chapter. After decades of political assassinations, of com…

16 Dec

2025

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Condemnation of the terrorist attack against the Hanukkah celebrations in Sydney and solidarity with the victims and their families (debate)

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Mr. President, today we are witnessing yet another massacre. How much longer are we going to be ignoring the rise of anti-Semitism? Anti-Semitism grows thanks to omission, to the silence of the international community, especially here in Europe. Thanks also to the radical left, which in their social networks feeds in their countries discourses that point and stigmatize the Jewish community. The Is…

26 Nov

2025

ES Speech

The situation of Christian communities and religious minorities in Nigeria and the Middle East, and Europe’s responsibility to protect them and guarantee freedom of conscience (topical debate)

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8 Oct

2025

ES Speech

Arbitrary detention of EU citizens Javier Marañón Montero and David Rodríguez Ballesta in Equatorial Guinea

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Madam President, Javier Marañón Montero and David Rodríguez Ballesta, two European and Spanish citizens who have been arbitrarily detained for months in Black Beach, one of the worst prisons on the African continent in Equatorial Guinea, are deprived of their liberty, without due process, without access to their lawyers or their families. Their conditions are inhumane and their health is seriously…

7 Oct

2025

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Rising antisemitism in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, exactly two years ago the world witnessed the most brutal and horrendous attack on the Jewish people since the Holocaust. Two years later, many still look the other way and too many refuse to call barbarism barbarism. It is deeply tragic that my own country, a nation whose identity, progress and culture are inseparable from the Jewish community, has today become one of …

7 Oct

2025

EN Speech

The EU’s role in supporting the recent peace efforts for Gaza and a two-state solution (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, two years after the horrible terrorist attacks of 7 October, we honour the memory of the victims and we say that we want the hostages back home in Israel. While European politicians were picking sides, using the pain of the Palestinian and the Israeli people for their political games, on the other side of the Atlantic, President Trump was engaged in serious talks, …