What Christel spoke about.

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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)

The debate is closed and the vote will be held tomorrow.

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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)

Thank you very much, Commissioner. We had a technical problem with the catch-the-eye, for which I apologise. Therefore, I will now exceptionally give the floor to the last speaker of the catch-the-eye, Mr Mularczyk, and then to the two rapporteurs.

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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)

Thank you very much, Mr Sieper, we will look into it, take note of it and come back.

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

Madam President! Dear colleagues, The single market is Europe's engine and heart. It creates jobs, growth and opportunities across our countries. But the borders of the single market for products have been wide open for years. Last year, nearly five billion small parcels entered the EU - and the number is rising - and far too many of them do not live up to our rules and standards. The packages are sent directly to European consumers through platforms such as Amazon, Shein, Temu and Alibaba. No national or European authority has a chance to follow suit. The packages harm our consumers, our environment and the competitiveness of our businesses. I don't understand why we allow it. Every market should have a limit, that goes without saying, and we need to upgrade ours. Because if we want to protect the internal market, we also need to protect Europe's borders for goods. That is why the European Product Act and the customs reform must close the back door to the single market once and for all. Let's hurry up. It's urgent.

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Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade (debate)

Mr President! Recently I was in China, and here I was frankly blown backwards. I saw factories, logistics systems and trading platforms where robots, data and algorithms worked together. Where AI is used to produce faster, lower prices, optimise supply chains and hit consumers razor sharply. I came home with a clear conclusion: The EU needs to be geared up. For China competes not only with cheap clothes and small packages, but also with high technology. And add that part of their industry is supported by the state in a way that creates unfair competition against European companies. When Temu and Shein send millions of packages into our markets, and many of them even do not live up to our rules, it is not just normal free trade, it is unfair trade, and that is why it is so important that we make artificial intelligence an active part of our European trade policy. We need AI for better customs controls, stronger market surveillance, faster detection of dangerous products, counterfeit goods and fraud. And then we need to ensure that European companies have access to data, computing power and AI tools so that they can compete on an equal footing. Europe does not win the AI race by deregulation. We should not copy, among other things, China's model. Instead, we need to build a European model. A model based on our democratic values. It also means reducing our dependence on the outside world for critical raw materials, for chips, for cloud and AI infrastructure. For the one who controls the technology also controls the conditions of future trade. AI must be an active tool for fair competition, safe consumers, decent jobs and European strength. Europe may be under pressure, but we are not powerless. If we act now, Europe can still set the standard for responsible and strong AI in world trade.

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

Ms Joron, I just want to say that, according to Rule 10, you're not allowed to show or display images at the rostrum.

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (2026/2729(RSP)).

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Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament is adjourned.

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Dates of the next part-session

The next part-session will take place 18-21 May 2026 in Strasbourg.

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Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

The minutes of this sitting will be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting. If there are no objections, I will forward the resolutions adopted at today's sitting to the persons and bodies named in the resolutions.

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (RC-B10-0206/2026)

That concludes the explanations of votes.

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (RC-B10-0206/2026)

We now move to the explanations of vote on the need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment.

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Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (B10-0190/2026)

We now move to the explanations of vote on enforcement of the Digital Markets Act.

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Financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union (A10-0082/2026 - Lídia Pereira)

We now move to the explanations of vote on financial literacy and the rise of finfluencers in the context of the savings and investments union.

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Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)

The next item is the explanations of votes.

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Cali fund – follow up from the COP16 UN Convention on Biodiversity (debate)

Thank you, Commissioner, for this. With that, the debate is closed.

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Cali fund – follow up from the COP16 UN Convention on Biodiversity (debate)

The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission on the Cali Fund – follow up from COP16 UN Convention on Biodiversity, tabled by César Luena, Tiemo Wölken and Christophe Clergeau on behalf of the S&D Group (O-000017/2026 – B10-0009/2026) (2026/2698(RSP)).

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of yesterday's sitting and the texts adopted are available. Are there any comments? I see that is not the case. The minutes are approved.

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (RC-B10-0206/2026, B10-0205/2026, B10-0206/2026, B10-0207/2026, B10-0208/2026, B10-0212/2026, B10-0213/2026, B10-0235/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on the need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (see minutes, item 7.13).

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Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (RC-B10-0195/2026, B10-0195/2026, B10-0196/2026, B10-0197/2026, B10-0198/2026, B10-0199/2026, B10-0200/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (see minutes, item 7.12).

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Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (RC-B10-0201/2026, B10-0201/2026, B10-0202/2026, B10-0204/2026, B10-0211/2026, B10-0215/2026, B10-0227/2026)

The next vote is on ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (see minutes, item 7.11).

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Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (B10-0190/2026) (vote)

The next vote is on enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (see minutes, item 7.10).

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Banking Union – annual report 2025 (A10-0079/2026 - Evelyn Regner) (vote)

The next vote is on the Banking Union – annual report 2025 (see minutes, item 7.9).

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (A10-0058/2026 - Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska) (vote)

The next vote is on women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (see minutes, item 7.8).

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (A10-0088/2026 - Carlo Fidanza) (vote)

The next vote is on how to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases (see minutes, item 7.7).