What Roberts spoke about.

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the Commission communication on European security of affordable, sustainable and decent housing: measures to promote investment, private property and public housing programmes (2024/2824(RSP)).…

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

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The debate is closed.

9 Oct

2024

EN Speech

Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

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Just before I give the floor to the next speaker, I would like to remind you that there is no blue‑card or catch‑the‑eye procedure as this debate is being held under Rule 169.

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

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The next item is the topical debate (Rule 169 of the Rules of Procedure) on the particularly rich taxation aimed at eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities: EU support for the G20 Presidency proposal. I would like to inform Members that there will be no catch-the-eye procedure in this debate and no blue cards will be accepted.…

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

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The debate is closed.

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)

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The next item is the debate on Parliament's statements on the recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2024/2866(RSP)). I would like to inform my colleagues that there is only one round of political group interventions and that there will therefore be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted.…

9 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

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The minutes of yesterday's sitting and the texts adopted are available. Are there any comments? The minutes were approved.

8 Oct

2024

LV Speech

Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on measures to strengthen Moldova's resilience to Russian interference in the context of the upcoming presidential elections and in the context of the constitutional referendum on EU integration (2024/2821(RSP)).…

8 Oct

2024

EN Speech

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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Thank you very much, Executive Vice-President. That concludes the debate. The vote will take place at a forthcoming part-session. I do not have information on exactly which one.

8 Oct

2024

EN Speech

The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

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Thank you very much. So, colleagues, I do apologise to those to whom I will not be able to give the floor. I used the criteria I mentioned before we started the catch‑the‑eye procedure.

19 Sep

2024

EN Speech

The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

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The debate is closed.

19 Sep

2024

LV Speech

The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission on the historic judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Apple State aid case and its consequences (2024/2815(RSP)).…

19 Sep

2024

EN Speech

Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)

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Thank you very much, Commissioner, for your answers and comments, and also for all the time you spent here on agricultural policies during 5 years. The debate is closed.

19 Sep

2024

EN Speech

Droughts and extreme weather events as a threat to local communities and EU agriculture in times of climate change (debate)

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I must interrupt you. I think it's not a topic we are speaking about today.

18 Sep

2024

EN Speech

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

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The debate is closed. The vote will take place on Thursday, 19 September.

18 Sep

2024

EN Speech

The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

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Honourable colleagues, before I give the floor to the next speaker in just a moment, I would like to announce, for those who are registered for the catch-the-eye procedure, first of all, we have to close the catch-the-eye procedure now. Otherwise, we delay voting and it will be very noisy here in the Hemicycle. So that's why I will try my best to find an opportunity to give the floor for the catch…

24 Apr

2024

EN Speech

Closure of the sitting

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Before I close, this is the last late-night sitting here before the elections. So I would like to thank everybody who was very active late at night and also our great interpreters – who smoothly organised all of us in this late-night sitting – any professionals who helped to do it, the technicians and also the ushers. So thank you very much.…

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Approval of the minutes of the sitting

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The minutes of this sitting will be submitted to Parliament for approval tomorrow at the beginning of the afternoon.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Agenda of the next sitting

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The next sitting is tomorrow, Thursday 25 April 2024 at 12:00. 9.00. The agenda is published and available on the website of the European Parliament.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Combating violence against women and domestic violence (A9-0234/2023 - Evin Incir, Frances Fitzgerald)

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Consequently, this agenda item has been closed.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Explanations of vote

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The next item is the explanations of vote.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Advance passenger information: enhancing and facilitating external border controls - Advance passenger information: prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (joint debate - Advance passenger information)

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The joint debate is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow, 25 April 2024.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

Advance passenger information: enhancing and facilitating external border controls - Advance passenger information: prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime (joint debate - Advance passenger information)

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The next item is the joint debate on: - the report by Jan-Christoph Oetjen, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for improving and facilitating external border controls, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulat…

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

The anti-LGBTIQ bill passed by the Ghanaian parliament with implications for human rights, freedom of expression and democratic principles (debate)

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The debate is closed.

24 Apr

2024

LV Speech

The anti-LGBTIQ bill passed by the Ghanaian parliament with implications for human rights, freedom of expression and democratic principles (debate)

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The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the anti-LGBTIQ law adopted by the Ghanaian Parliament and its impact on human rights, freedom of expression and democratic principles (2024/2710(RSP)).…