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Feb

2025

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Composition of committees and delegations

The ECR Group has notified the President of decisions relating to changes to appointments within committees. These decisions will be set out in the minutes of today's sitting and take effect on the date of this announcement.…

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Feb

2025

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Competitiveness Compass (debate)

Thank you very much, Minister. The debate is closed.

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Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

This was the last blue card I accept in this debate because we don't have more time.

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Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

Thank you. The time is over. We have taken the first round of speakers on behalf of the groups and I will now open the blue card option. Please, colleagues, be so kind as to stick to your speaking time, because we have a very, very busy morning here in the Chamber, and if you stick to your speaking time, more people will be able to speak.…

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Feb

2025

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Preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (debate)

The first item on the agenda is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on preparedness for a new trade era: multilateral cooperation or tariffs (2025/2551(RSP)).

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

Let me just be more specific on the rule for blue cards. The rule I used before was Rule 178(10), and the rule states that you're not allowed to use a blue card to put a question to a person in a group or affiliation you belong to. So that was the reason why I was not allowed to give you the blue card, but feel free to use blue cards for other people than those belonging to your own affiliation. (…

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

(Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, off-mic, asks for a blue card) You are on the speakers' list, so therefore I cannot give you a blue card. It's clear in the Rules.

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Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

Mr Andresen, I just want to let you know that it's not allowed to show images here in the Chamber when you're speaking. Please remember that.

23

Jan

2025

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Cryptocurrencies - need for global standards (debate)

The next item is the Commission statement on 'Cryptocurrencies – need for global standards' (2025/2514(RSP)).

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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! For almost a month, President Trump's interest in Greenland has made headlines around the world. We have all heard them, and therefore I will not reproduce them here. Instead, let me quote the Prime Minister of Greenland, Múte B. Egede, who has made this quite clear. Quote. We are not for sale and we will never be for sale. Denmark's prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, fully supports …

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Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

It is possible for everyone in Europe to speak freely and it has never, ever been easier to express your own points of views online on social media. If somebody is taken down, it's not because of the European laws or German laws, it's because of the way, for instance, Facebook has decided to have their community standards. It has never, ever in the history been easier to say what you want, come ou…

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Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, the DSA is a very good law. I know this because I negotiated it on behalf of the European Parliament. In that law we have found the right balance. On the one hand we have extremely big freedom of speech but, on the other hand, we also have some responsibilities. The platforms need to take responsibility for their algorithms. If there is a systemic risk against dem…

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Jan

2025

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Approval of the minutes of the sitting

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

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Jan

2025

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Agenda of the next sitting

The next setting is tomorrow, Tuesday 21 January 2025, at 09:00. The agenda has been published and is available on the European Parliament's website.

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Jan

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

That was the last speaker for the one‑minute speeches, and therefore the item is concluded.

20

Jan

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The next item is the one‑minute speeches (Rule 179). I would like to inform you all that for the one‑minute speeches, you are invited to take the floor from your seat.

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Jan

2025

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Powering Europe’s future - advancing the fusion industry for energy independence and innovation (debate)

The debate is closed.

20

Jan

2025

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Powering Europe’s future - advancing the fusion industry for energy independence and innovation (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on powering Europe's future – advancing the fusion industry for energy independence and innovation (2025/2507(RSP)).

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Jan

2025

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Heat record year 2024 - the need for climate action to fight global warming (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Dec

2024

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Recommendation to the Council on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women - EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (joint debate - EU priorities for the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women)

The next item is the joint debate on: – the report by Lina Gálvez, on behalf of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (2024/2057(INI)) (A10-0030/2024); and. – the Commission statement on the EU priorities for the 69th session of the UN …

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Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

Thank you, and a Happy New Year to you as well. The debate is closed.

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Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

The first item is the Commission statement on the need to update the European strategy for rights of persons with disabilities (2024/2965(RSP)).

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Dec

2024

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Preparation of the European Council of 19-20 December 2024 (debate)

Madam President! We must not forget that Ukrainians are fighting every day for their country, and we must not forget that Ukraine has involuntarily become the front line for our struggle and for our values, for peace, for freedom and for democracy. Two weeks ago I visited Ukraine, and here I saw for myself the destruction that the war has brought with it. But I also saw a country and a people that…

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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)

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 Russia's disinformation and historical falsification to justify its war of aggression against Ukraine (2024/2988(RSP)).…