What Mario spoke about.

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Jul

2026

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Presentation of the programme of activities of the Irish Presidency (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, good morning Ireland. The Irish Presidency on competitiveness certainly affirms values that can be shared, but it is somewhat lacking, in my opinion: It never mentions micro-enterprises, yet there are 25 million European micro-enterprises, generating 20% of Europe's domestic product and having huge problems. Access to credit, first of all. Since 2011, bank lo…

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Apr

2026

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Monitoring the application of European Union law in 2023, 2024 and 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would say that the report on the application of EU law highlights an intolerable paradox: States are sanctioned for not transposing rules that the Commission itself makes inapplicable, delaying the technical acts necessary for their implementation. The cases are emblematic: Italy is in breach of the Transport Directive but the digital protocol…

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Mar

2026

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Cutting red tape to enable a competitive and clean transition – the urgent need to shorten and simplify permitting (debate)

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Mar

2026

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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Accession of Montenegro to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters - Accession of the Republic of Albania to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (joint debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, the accession of Albania and Montenegro to the Hague Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters is a step that we naturally welcome very much. This is a key element for judicial, civil and commercial cooperation, which will facilitate our citizens and businesses, while strengthening the European integration p…

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Jan

2026

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The 28th Regime: a new legal framework for innovative companies (debate)

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Dec

2025

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European Democracy Shield – very large online platform algorithms, foreign interference and the spread of disinformation (debate)

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Dec

2025

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2030 Consumer Agenda (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, I would say that the 2030 Consumer Agenda is an appreciable instrument, but it has already been established on the subject of dangerous and counterfeit products. The General Product Safety Regulation did not work and the strategic failure is that it underestimated the scale, speed and evolution of trade in these products. The TikTok Shop channel…

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Nov

2025

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Defence of Democracy package (joint debate)

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Nov

2025

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Digital Package (debate)

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Oct

2025

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This is Europe - Debate with the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, Prime Minister, in a few minutes this Parliament will be called upon to give its opinion on immunity to a Member accused of violent criminal acts against defenceless people who had different ideas. I hope that Parliament will take pride in defending the rights of the democratic order. Charlie Kirk was killed by people who considered their ideas …

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Sep

2025

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Need for a strong European Democracy Shield to enhance democracy, protect the EU from foreign interference and hybrid threats, and protect electoral processes in the EU (debate)

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, Mr President of the Lombardy Regional Council, friends of Monza and Brianza, strengthening democracy by defending it from foreign interference or threats is not only a necessity, but a duty towards future generations. However, they will not be the cybersecurity, the control of social networks or the cancellation of elections to make a difference…

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Jul

2025

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Outcome of the Conference on the Financing for Development in Seville (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that when it comes to Africa, we need respect, responsibility and vision. We must put an end to the predatory policies of some governments and concretely address the debt issue of African nations, because strengthening Africa also means strengthening Europe and building together a common stability. These are not my words, but those of Gio…

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Jun

2025

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Institutional and political implications of the EU enlargement process and global challenges (debate)

(IT) Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, enlargement of the European Union is a process of great strategic importance, which must be tackled realistically and rigorously, especially in the light of the growing economic and geopolitical challenges. The entry of new Member States undoubtedly entails opportunities to promote and consolidate the values of democracy and freedom inherent i…

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May

2025

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Winning the global tech race: boosting innovation and closing funding gaps (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, private investment in innovation reached USD 370 billion in 2024 and will reach USD 1.5 trillion by 2030. But most of these capitals have been invested in America and Asia, not Europe. Here too much bureaucracy, too many taxes, too many costs: There is no real European innovation policy. Instead, we need to make Europe a hub global investment in in…

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Apr

2025

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The importance of trans-European transport infrastructure in times of stalling economic growth and major threats to Europe’s security (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner Tzitzikostas, ladies and gentlemen, friends of Varese, efficient and fast trans-European transport infrastructure, such as the corridors between Italy and Scandinavia, the Baltic corridor to the Adriatic, Genoa-Rotterdam and the Mediterranean corridor, are vital arteries for relaunching European growth at a time when we need to review our priorities. We need to accelerat…

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Feb

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2025 (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission's work programme for 2025 introduces significant elements of discontinuity with the past. It incorporates many political demands that Fratelli d'Italia has fought in recent years: competitiveness, innovation, simplification of the European Union – I would remind you that in the past five years you have launched 13 500 different me…

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Jan

2025

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Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports (debate)

It was necessary to provide, even with special laws, to be able to stop, in the face of some events that took place in the sea, in particular in Italy, special laws were made to give the necessary punishment to these organizations.…

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Jan

2025

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Links between organised crime and smuggling of migrants in light of the recent UN reports (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, 'On this journey, no one cares whether you live or die': This is the title of the UN report on migratory routes. Finally, the UN also recognises that illegal immigration has its roots in organised crime: Two sides of the same phenomenon. We finally recognize that facilitating illegal landings, allowing some NGOs to act as smugglers' sea taxis, h…

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Dec

2024

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Restoring the EU’s competitive edge – the need for an impact assessment on the Green Deal policies (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would say that the results of the Green Deal are there for all to see: deindustrialization, production collapse, dependence on supply, rising costs and more bureaucracy for businesses. We can say with certainty that it was a planned Soviet-style policy, which undermined European competitiveness. Energy to businesses in Europe costs three times as…

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Nov

2024

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Stepping up the fight against and the prevention of the recruitment of minors for criminal acts (debate)

(IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, there is one emblematic case of children recruited by crime and it concerns unaccompanied foreign children in particular. These are over 50,000 young people, mainly from North Africa, who in the last two years are easy prey to organized crime. So far, the European Union has failed on this issue. It has been absent, putting the problem on the national states…

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Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner, 10 October is World Health Day, a great human challenge. There are two main trends in the spread of these diseases: endemic uncertainty and disorientation in international relations, due above all to the loneliness of man without more bridges to the community. We are not talking only about serious disorders, but about anxiety, phobias, depressions,…

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Sep

2024

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The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, all of us here in this House are saying that this law is uncivilised, that it is the offspring of a barbaric culture that deprives women of dignity and humanity. And we are rightly condemning it. But telling us is no longer enough: We need an immediate change of European policies towards the Taliban regime. I submitted, together with the delegation of Fratelli d…