What Francisco José spoke about.

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Sep

2025

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Devastating wildfires in Southern Europe: the need to strengthen EU aid to restore the massive loss of forests and enhancing EU preparedness (debate)

Mr President, I would like to begin by expressing my support for all those affected by the fires in Europe and, especially, in my own country, in Galicia. Southern Europe has suffered unprecedented fires, of great intensity and unpredictable speed and, according to experts, practically out of human extinction capacity. Faced with the false story that some intend to give, the truth is that the medi…

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Jul

2025

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Post-2027 Common Agricultural Policy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, it is necessary that in the next multiannual financial framework we have a strong CAP, with direct support, especially for small farmers, family farms and those in mountainous areas. It is also important to maintain the pillar of rural development, which is essential for regions such as my own, Galicia. On the other hand, I welcome the fact, Commissioner, that you ar…

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Jul

2025

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EU Preparedness Union in light of the upcoming wildfire and droughts season (debate)

Madam President, forest fires require a coordinated response at European level. The so-called Preparation Union seems to me to be an important goal. Of course, we must anticipate, but prevention is not enough: We must also be able to react effectively in extinction. In Spain, the Autonomous Communities responsible for firefighting bear the costs alone. ERDF funds should also be used for extinction…

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Jul

2025

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EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I thank you for the information provided. We are in times of great uncertainty and concern, but fortunately, from what you have told us, it seems that we are already approaching a principle of agreement with the United States. The economic relationship with this country is very intense: trade in goods and also services, large reciprocal investments, energy purchases, im…

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Jul

2025

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Preparation for the 2025 EU–China Summit - Tackling China's critical raw materials export restrictions

Madam President, the upcoming Summit with China is a good occasion to address bilateral and global issues at the highest level. The bilateral relationship is not going through a good time: We have a huge and growing trade deficit, in large part due to the difficulties of our companies to access the market of China, a China that, in addition, blocks our access to critical minerals while its compani…

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Jun

2025

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Assassination attempt on Senator Miguel Uribe and the threat to the democratic process and peace in Colombia (debate)

Mr President, Madam High Representative, I join in condemning the assassination attempt on Colombian Senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe. A thorough investigation is essential and all those responsible must be brought to justice. Colombia is going through a delicate moment. This terrible attack should be a turning point for all political actors and especially for the authorities. First, the Gov…

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Jun

2025

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European Ocean Pact (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Kadis, I very much welcome the fact that fisheries are at the heart of the European Ocean Pact, which is part of the blue economy, and I also welcome the fact that one of your priorities is to boost the competitiveness of that blue economy. Fisheries and aquaculture are strategic sectors for our food security and we therefore need them to be competitive. It must also …

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May

2025

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EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, the events of the last few weeks show that Russia, at heart, does not want peace with Ukraine. On the contrary, it puts obstacles, delaying excuses and continues the war with the utmost cruelty. We must stand firm in our commitment to a peace that is just for the Ukrainian people, who are the attacked party. I am talking about a peace that is lasting and complete, that prevents a …

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May

2025

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An urgent assessment of the applicability of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) with Cuba (debate)

Madam President, the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba is eight years old. Unfortunately, the balance sheet is not positive: the political and economic changes that many of us hoped for on the island have unfortunately not taken place; On the contrary, repression against anyone opposed to the regime has intensified, and the economic and social situation has worsened dramatical…

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May

2025

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

Mr President, economic relations between the European Union and the United States are the most important in the world. We compute not only trade in goods, but also trade in services and investments. The figures show the great interconnectedness of the two economies for mutual benefit. A tariff war is not good for consumers, nor for workers, nor for companies, nor for the economy in general. It onl…

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May

2025

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Preparation of the EU-UK summit (debate)

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Apr

2025

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The importance of trans-European transport infrastructure in times of stalling economic growth and major threats to Europe’s security (debate)

Mr President, investment in transport infrastructure is essential in order to promote Europe's territorial, economic and social cohesion and also security issues in this very difficult context. I, who am from a peripheral region like Galicia, know that investments in infrastructure are essential. We must make the most of the opportunities of the trans-European network. We need to increase the basi…

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, fisheries must be at the heart of the oceans pact. The pact is an opportunity to coherently integrate all areas of the blue economy, including fisheries and aquaculture. They are strategic sectors for our food security. The sea-industry chain in Europe employs many thousands of workers and is part of the identity and prosperity of many coastal communities. It is therefo…

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Apr

2025

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Improving the implementation of cohesion policy through the mid-term review to achieve a robust cohesion policy post 2027 (debate)

Mr President, cohesion policy is a fundamental pillar of the European Union. It is essential to reduce divergences between countries and regions. In Galicia, my region, for example, cohesion funds have allowed us to modernise our economy and greatly improve our infrastructure. And Galicia and its government are a model in the execution of European funds. With a view to cohesion policy after 2027, …

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Apr

2025

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TUE) (joint debate)

Madam President, first of all, I congratulate the rapporteurs on their comprehensive reports, which provide a diagnosis of our foreign and security policy and also outline a roadmap to follow. We live in a new global scenario marked by profound uncertainty. I want to dwell on three brief ideas. First, we must continue our strong support for Ukraine. We need peace, but it has to be a just and lasti…

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Mar

2025

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European Cultural Compass as a driving force for economic competitiveness and resilience (debate)

Madam President, Europe is a continent of culture, especially of cultural heritage, a true hallmark. The EU countries host the largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites. I hope that the cultural compass, Commissioner, will devote an important place to the preservation of Europe's cultural heritage, which must be a priority for all the administrations concerned, including the European one. With…

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Mar

2025

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A Vision for Agriculture and Food (debate)

Mr President, farmers and fishermen play a crucial role in our food security. However, we are all aware of the unrest in the agricultural sector, also in the fisheries sector, which complains of excessive bureaucracy, of many restrictions, of the difficulty of getting the so-called level playing field. This malaise has recently been externalised with regard to the Mercosur Agreement, but it basica…

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Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

Mr Pennelle, if you have listened well to me – perhaps you have had translation problems – I have insisted that we must talk to our farmers and many farmers and explain to them the reality of the Agreement, the existing quotas, the safeguard clauses, the compensation measures to be taken, and also that we must carry out reforms – as I have asked the Commissioner – in our internal legislation becau…

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Feb

2025

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EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement (debate)

Madam President, the international community is in a situation of fragmentation, increasing polarisation, an abundance of conflicts and the rise of protectionism. In this context, it is opportune for the European Union to strengthen political and economic relations with the Mercosur countries, with which we share so many ties. They are our natural allies. We do not yet have the final version of th…

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Feb

2025

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Repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular

Mr. President, for years in Nicaragua the Ortega y Murillo dictatorship has been cruelly persecuting opponents, independent media, civil society and also the Catholic Church, even stripping those who dissent of their nationality. The recent constitutional reform, as has already been said, further consolidates its absolute power: We cannot look the other way, we have to help the Nicaraguan people, …

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Jan

2025

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Failure of the negotiations in Busan for a UN plastic treaty and the urgent need to tackle plastic pollution at international and Union level (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, thank you for the information you have given us. I regret that the Busan negotiations have failed. I would like to see a text finally reached this year 2025. Plastic pollution is one of the main problems of the environment and, in particular, of the marine environment. As I said in this House last November, it is essential that we are ambitious, particularly with reg…

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Jan

2025

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Situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 2025 (debate)

Mr. President, the elections in Venezuela had a clear result: the victory of President Edmundo González Urrutia and the democratic forces led by María Corina Machado. But power remains in the hands of Maduro's illegitimate regime and his clique, including the military leadership and the repressive apparatus, favored by corruption and drug trafficking. They are also supported by the most authoritar…

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Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

Mr President, the United States occupies a central place in the global international order and is the European Union's most important partner. Our economic and trade relationship is very strong, and so is our security and defence relationship. This is an essential aspect that we must preserve in today's world, where conflicts are growing and the use of force is increasing, as shown by the Russian …

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Dec

2024

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Russia’s disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, in the face of Russian propaganda, we must insist that the invasion of Ukraine is an illegal and unjustified aggression, which openly violates the European security architecture and the commitments made by Russia in the Helsinki Final Act, the Paris Charter and the Budapest Agreement. Moreover, it is a clear violation of the most basic principles of international law, such as the …

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Nov

2024

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Need to adopt an ambitious international legally binding agreement on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment

Mr President, Commissioner, I thank you for the information you have provided on the draft UN agreement on plastics that is now being negotiated in Korea, in Busan. Plastic pollution is one of the main problems of the environment and, in particular, of the marine environment. It is essential that we be ambitious in this negotiation. I am a member of the Committee on Fisheries and I am aware of the…