—
Plenary speeches · European Parliament
Plenary speeches · EU Parliament
What Christel spoke about.
Note: Bureau This Member is President or Vice-President of the European Parliament and is therefore not included in the ranking.
See how this Member expressed themselves in plenary — and search all their contributions by keyword.
Speeches updated
8 days ago
All Contributions
495
Since July 1, 2024
Time at the Floor
5.5h
≈ 332 min
Average speech length
0:46 min
≈ 0.8 min
· not ranked
Activity
Monthly speeches
| Rank | Name | Country | Group | Speeches | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Lukas Sieper | GermanyDE | Renew Europe (Renew) | 369 |
| 2 |
|
Sebastian Tynkkynen | FinlandFI | European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) | 340 |
| 3 |
|
Juan Fernando López Aguilar | SpainES | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 311 |
| 4 |
|
João Oliveira | PortugalPT | The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) | 213 |
| 5 |
|
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | LithuaniaLT | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 204 |
—
Untitled
—
Untitled
16
Sep
2026
The impact of the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on SMEs, its administrative burden and challenges for the European Single Market (debate)
The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the impact of the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on SMEs, its administrative burden and challenges for the European single market (2026/2878(RSP)).…
16
Sep
2026
Presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget - 2027 financial year (debate)
Dear Minister, dear Commissioner and colleagues, thank you very much for your presentations. That concludes this item.
16
Sep
2026
Presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget - 2027 financial year (debate)
The next item is the debate on the presentation by the Council of its position on the draft general budget – 2027 financial year (2026/2786(RSP)).
16
Sep
2026
Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy (topical debate)
The debate is closed.
16
Sep
2026
Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy (topical debate)
Mr Martín Frías, you are not allowed to show images while speaking, please.
16
Sep
2026
Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy (topical debate)
The next item is the topical debate requested by the EPP, pursuant to Rule 169, on 'Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy'. I would like to inform Members that for this debate there will be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted.…
16
Sep
2026
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Yesterday’s minutes have been distributed. Are there any comments? I see that is not the case. The minutes are approved.
15
Sep
2026
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (debate)
9
Jul
2026
Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)
The debate is closed. The vote will be held today.
9
Jul
2026
Feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (debate)
The next item is the debate on the report by Ľudovít Ódor, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on the feasibility of a 28th tax regime and its potential to support EU competitiveness (2025/2211(INI)) (A10-0167/2026). I would like to remind speakers that, given the test measures currently in place and the fixed end time of debate, strict observance to speaking time will be …
9
Jul
2026
Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)
The debate is closed. The vote will be held at the next part-session.
7
Jul
2026
Urgent measures to strengthen the competitiveness and safeguard quality jobs in the EU’s automotive sector (debate)
Madam President! Europe's automotive industry is at a crossroads. We can keep protecting the past or we can invest in the future. For me, the choice is clear: We need to make the rules simpler for the European automotive industry, but without weakening Europe's green ambitions. If European car manufacturers keep sticking to yesterday's technology, we will not only lose even more market to China an…
18
Jun
2026
Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)
Dear colleagues, thank you very much to our rapporteurs and for this debate. The debate is closed. Since we planned for more blue cards and catch-the-eyes and we did not get them, we are ahead of schedule. Therefore, I will suspend the sitting until 10:30.…
18
Jun
2026
Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)
The next item is the debate on the report by Jens Gieseke and Paulius Saudargas, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, on circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (COM(2023)0451 – C9-0308/2023 – 2023/0284(COD)) (A10-0158/2025). I just want to remind you all t…
18
Jun
2026
Requests for the waiver of immunity
The competent authorities of Poland have addressed a request to the President for the parliamentary immunity of Patryk Jaki to be waived. This request is referred to the Committee on Legal Affairs.
17
Jun
2026
Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)
The debate is closed. Thank you very much, colleagues. Thank you for your patience and your interest in this very important topic.
17
Jun
2026
Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)
Please, that language was not correct, according to the Rules.
17
Jun
2026
Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)
So that was the first round of speakers. I will announce already that I am closing the possibility to ask for catch-the-eye now. I have 22 requests and we have to finish at 11:50, so you see that I cannot give it to everyone. So it's closed now and I would ask you really to try to stick to your speaking time, even though I think many of you have become really good at it. Thank you very much.…
17
Jun
2026
Protecting children’s safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (debate)
The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on protecting children's safety and mental health from the risks posed by social media – our duty to act now (2026/2762(RSP)). I would like to remind you that for this key debate there will be no speakers' list. After the first round of speakers on behalf of the groups, Members who receive speaking time from their political group or non-attac…
17
Jun
2026
Preparation of the European Council (joint debate)
Also a very big thanks to you, Deputy Minister, for your presence and your work here. The joint debate is closed. I do thank you for your patience. I know that some of you did not get speaking time, but I did give it even further than the 10 I promised. But this is how it is, and I hope for your understanding. Thank you very much.…
16
Jun
2026
Achieving digital sovereignty and resilience for Europe, in light of recent developments affecting access to advanced AI technologies (debate)
15
Jun
2026
Approval of the minutes of the sitting
The minutes of this sitting will be submitted to Parliament for its approval tomorrow, at the beginning of the afternoon.