What Christel spoke about.

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Use of rape as weapon of war, in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Use of rape as weapon of war, in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan (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 the use of rape as a weapon of war, in particular in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sudan (2024/2987(RSP)).…

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Corrigenda (Rule 251) (action taken)

Pursuant to Rule 251(4) of the Rules of Procedure, I would like to inform you that there was no request to put to the vote the corrigendum announced in plenary on Monday, 16 December. The corrigendum is therefore deemed to have been approved and it is published on the plenary website.…

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Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee (Rule 151) (action taken)

The President has not received any request to put to the vote the request from the INTA Committee to consult the European Economic and Social Committee for it to issue an opinion on the trade-related aspects of the Draghi report, announced yesterday. The request is therefore deemed to have been approved, pursuant to Rule 151(2).…

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

The debate is closed.

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Mr President, as the rapporteur on the Digital Services Act, my message to the EU Commission is clear: it is time to step up. We cannot wait for TikTok and the rest of the Big Tech to finally decide to follow our rules. Don't get me wrong, TikTok and Big Tech, they have to remove illegal content from their platforms, and they have to actively contribute to counteract disinformation and harmful con…

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Recommendation on smoke- and aerosol-free environments (RC-B10-0173/2024, B10-0173/2024, B10-0174/2024, B10-0175/2024, B10-0176/2024, B10-0177/2024) (vote)

The next vote is on the recommendation on smoke- and aerosol‑free environments (See minutes, item [6.6.]).

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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (RC-B10-0191/2024, B10-0189/2024, B10-0191/2024, B10-0192/2024, B10-0193/2024, B10-0195/2024, B10-0198/2024, B10-0200/2024) (vote)

The next vote is on reinforcing the EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (See minutes, item [6.5.]).…

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Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud (RC-B10-0179/2024, B10-0179/2024, B10-0180/2024, B10-0181/2024, B10-0182/2024, B10-0183/2024, B10-0184/2024) (vote)

The next vote is on Georgia's worsening democratic crisis following the recent parliamentary elections and alleged electoral fraud (See minutes, item [6.4.]).

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The shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL (RC-B10-0190/2024, B10-0187/2024, B10-0190/2024, B10-0201/2024, B10-0204/2024, B10-0205/2024, B10-0206/2024) (vote)

The next vote is on the shrinking space for civil society in Cambodia, in particular the case of the labour rights organisation CENTRAL (See minutes, item [6.3.]).

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The increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran (RC-B10-0188/2024, B10-0186/2024, B10-0188/2024, B10-0197/2024, B10-0199/2024, B10-0202/2024, B10-0203/2024, B10-0207/2024) (vote)

The next vote is on the increasing and systematic repression of women in Iran (See minutes, item [6.2.]).

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Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law (RC-B10-0208/2024, B10-0208/2024, B10-0209/2024, B10-0210/2024, B10-0211/2024, B10-0212/2024) (vote)

The first vote is on Hong Kong, notably the cases of Jimmy Lai and the 45 activists recently convicted under the national security law (See minutes, item [6.1.]).

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Voting time

The next item is the vote.

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Resumption of the sitting

Dear colleagues, please respect the rules we have here in this House and speak in an orderly manner. I will not give the floor for any more points of order.

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Resumption of the sitting

Mr Sieper, you don't have the floor any longer. Here in this House we have our debates according to the Rules of Procedure and not according to a dictionary.

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Resumption of the sitting

Mr Kartheiser, as you know, the Rules of Procedure are very clear. Rule 174(2) explicitly foresees that all Members have the right to speak in Parliament in the official language of their choice. Rule 243 foresees a procedure to propose an amendment of the Rules, which you have already initiated.…

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

The first item is the debate on a Commission statement on 'Strengthening children’s rights in the EU – 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child' (2024/2912(RSP).…

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Council position at first reading (Rule 64)

Good morning, colleagues. The President has received from the Council its position at first reading regarding the discontinuation of the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform, as well as the reasons which led to its adoption and the position and opinion of the Commission. The full title will be published in the minutes of today's sitting. The three‑month period available to Parliament to ado…

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Presentation by the President-elect of the Commission of the College of Commissioners and its programme (debate)

Madam President! Madam President of the Commission! I am voting for the new European Commission today. Is the Commission and its policy perfect? No! Several questions about our climate and our planet, for example, still need answers. But we have succeeded in pushing the Commission to make important political concessions. I went to elections to ensure safety for children and young people online, fo…

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2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

That was the round of speakers on behalf of the political groups. From now on, I will be a little bit more strict on the time. And I have also opened up for the blue card, in case you want to take one.…

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2025 budgetary procedure: Joint text (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Victor Negrescu and Niclas Herbst, on behalf of the European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee, on the joint text on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 approved by the Conciliation Committee under the budgetary procedure (12084/2024 – C10-0099/2024 – 2024/0176(BUD) (A10-0014/2024).…

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Reinforcing EU’s unwavering support to Ukraine against Russia’s war of aggression and the increasing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia (debate)

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Outcome of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia (COP16) (debate)

Madam President! Biodiversity is under threat all over the world, and we are talking about the sixth mass death. It is the case that the problems we have for biodiversity are man-made, and therefore it is also a possibility that we can do something about it. We humans have to solve the problems, and fortunately we also have these multilateral forums where we can work together on the planet. And th…

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Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament is adjourned.

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Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next part-session will take place on 19 November 2024 in Brussels.