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Recent proposals to fight poverty in the EU (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Mînzatu, I will not say, like a Romanian politician, who said: “what about us, the poor, what about us?”, because it would be hypocritical. Because poverty, as it is today, no longer looks as we know it. Poverty today has diplomas, it has a job, it has a lot of education and a lot of investment and we fail to offer the chance of a decent income. An entire generation works harder and gets less. People no longer dream of prosperity. People dream of stability, of the passing of tomorrow. There are mothers who skip dinner so their children don't miss anything. For example, they can't afford diapers in the country they come from. And I believe that we in Europe need to provide social housing, so I want to invest in that, provide decent work contracts and provide social services that help people enter a dignified and well-paid labour market. And I'll tell you one more thing: We can't stand in front of the bulldozer. AI. This world doesn't exist to work for seven billionaires in the world. This world exists to please all of us.

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2026

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Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (A10-0130/2026 - Borys Budka) (vote)

The next vote is on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (see minutes, item 4.9).

19

May

2026

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Screening of foreign investments in the Union (A10-0061/2025 - Raphaël Glucksmann) (vote)

The next vote is on the screening of foreign investments in the Union (see minutes, item 4.8).

19

May

2026

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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (A10-0012/2026 - Karin Karlsbro) (vote)

The next vote is on the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (see minutes, item 4.7). The first reading of Parliament is closed.

19

May

2026

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Single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity (A10-0126/2026 - Tilly Metz) (vote)

The next vote is on the single European railway area: use of railway infrastructure capacity (see minutes, item 4.6). The European Parliament has concluded its second reading and the legislative act has been adopted.

19

May

2026

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Production and marketing of forest reproductive material (A10-0136/2026 - Herbert Dorfmann) (vote)

The next vote is on the production and marketing of forest reproductive material (see minutes, item 4.5). Because the amendments were rejected, the European Parliament has concluded its second reading and the legislative act has been adopted.

19

May

2026

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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez (A10-0129/2026 - Pascale Piera) (vote)

The next vote is on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Alvise Pérez (see minutes, item 4.4).

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2026

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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas (A10-0128/2026 - Marcin Sypniewski) (vote)

The next vote is on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Nikos Pappas (see minutes, item 4.3).

19

May

2026

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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler (A10-0127/2026 - Marcin Sypniewski) (vote)

The next vote is on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Angelika Niebler (see minutes, item 4.2). This is a vote on a proposal for a decision by secret ballot not to waive the immunity, which was the recommendation of the Committee of Legal Affairs. It was adopted, which means the immunity of Angelika Niebler was therefore not waived.

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May

2026

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Request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky (A10-0125/2026 - David Cormand) (vote)

The next vote is on the request for the waiver of the immunity of Harald Vilimsky (see minutes, item 4.1).

19

May

2026

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Voting time

The next item is the vote.

18

May

2026

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Approval of the minutes of the sitting

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

18

May

2026

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Agenda of the next sitting

The next meeting will be held tomorrow, Tuesday 19 May from 9 a.m. The agenda has been published and is available on the website of the European Parliament.

18

May

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The debate is closed. Thank you, Commissioner, for listening to every one of these speeches. And once again, congratulations to Dara in your country.

18

May

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

The next item is "One-minute interventions on important political issues".

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2026

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Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (short presentation)

The debate has been closed. The vote will take place tomorrow.

18

May

2026

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Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (short presentation)

Now I welcome Commissioner Zaharieva. I also want to congratulate you for your country's victory over the weekend. It is a pleasure to hear from you on this file.

18

May

2026

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Research Fund for Coal and Steel: research programme and multiannual technical and financial guidelines (short presentation)

The next item is the summary presentation of the report by Borys Budka, on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, on the draft Council decision on the adoption of the Research Programme of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, on the multiannual technical guidelines for this programme, on the multiannual financial guidelines for managing the assets of the Research Fund for Coal and Steel and repealing Decisions 2003/77/EC and 2008/376/EC (06417/2026 - C10-0063/2026 - 2025/0398(NLE)) (A10-0130/2026).

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May

2026

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European solidarity: key to securing medicine access in a shifting geopolitical era (debate)

The debate has been closed.

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May

2026

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European solidarity: key to securing medicine access in a shifting geopolitical era (debate)

Thank you and congratulations to your country for winning Eurovision.

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May

2026

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European solidarity: key to securing medicine access in a shifting geopolitical era (debate)

Thank you very much for this personal and political perspective at the same time. Next up is Mrs. Jessika van Leeuwen.

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2026

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EU enlargement strategy (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Petras Auštrevičius, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the EU Enlargement Strategy (2025/2110(INI)) (A10-0016/2026).