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7 Jul

2026

DE Speech

EU-Mexico (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Tomorrow we will vote on the modernisation of the Mexico ‑ trade agreement. I will agree, but I still have criticism of the agreement. Yes, in a world where Donald Trump has erratic trade policies in the White House and China plays with unfair rules, we need partners. And yes, Mexico under President Sheinbaum is such a reliable partner – a governme…

17 Jun

2026

ES Speech

Political prisoners in Nicaragua – the cases of Carlos Brenes, Salvadora del Socorro Martínez Aburto and Brooklyn Rivera

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am here to read the words of Thelma Brenes, stepdaughter of Salvadora Martínez. These are his words: Salvadora has been in enforced disappearance for ten months with my father, Carlos Brenes. Her only crime is being the wife of an opponent. And when my father was arbitrarily imprisoned in 2008 and 2019, Salvadora did not abandon him, visited him in prison, bro…

15 Jun

2026

DE Speech

EU-US trade deal (joint debate)

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Mr President, Mr Executive Vice-President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen! One thing is clear: Trump's tariffs are illegal. In fact, there should be no such deal. We should have been stronger and more confident as a European Union last year. Where were the counter-duties? Where was the activation of the anti-coercive instrument when Trump unjustifiably escalated? It is extremely problemati…

21 May

2026

EN Speech

European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Stop destroying videogames’ (debate)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, when you buy, let's say, a toaster and it breaks, you often can't repair it. Spare parts are not available, manuals are not accessible and necessary updates, software updates, are not provided. The result? Consumers are forced to throw away a product that they could have easily been using longer. That is so annoying, and a lot of citizens complain to us. I'm so pr…

28 Apr

2026

EN Speech

Enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (debate)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, the DMA is a milestone legislation to define what a European way of digitalisation looks like: diverse, innovative, open and fair. It leads to advantages for businesses with easier market access and fairer competition, and it leads to advantages for consumers who profit from interoperability or changing default settings. The decoupling of Gmail …

26 Mar

2026

DE Speech

EU-US trade deal (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner! Trump's tariffs are illegal, and in fact, this deal shouldn't exist at all. And, frankly, I really wish the Commission had shown a little more teeth in the negotiations last year. Where were the counter tariffs, where was the activation of the anti-coercive instrument when Trump unjustifiably escalated? And I find it highly problematic that the EU has…

11 Feb

2026

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Urgent actions to revive EU competitiveness, deepen the EU Single Market and reduce the cost of living - from the Draghi report to reality (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Madam Minister! For years, heads of state and government have been calling for a more internal market, and for years, Member States have been, frankly, blocking any small progress along the way. I think we finally need a genuine single market initiative. It would be good if the Member States could also make their Sunday speeches and Council conclusions Finall…

21 Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Trump is using tariffs as a coercive tool, and we are all painfully aware of that again. I am firmly convinced that if we, as the EU, constantly give in and act cooperatively, then he will demand more and more. Then he will come back again and again with new tariffs if he wants to enforce his political goals. And in this difficult situation, we need to be aware …

17 Dec

2025

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2030 Consumer Agenda (debate)

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Mr President! Yes, ladies and gentlemen! Christmas is just around the corner and the scandals on the online platforms are not going away. Sex dolls that resemble children, toxic raincoats for the youngest and cell phone batteries that explode. These are some of the examples of the dangers lurking in online trading. We order the gifts with one click, often directly from China, directly to our apart…

25 Nov

2025

EN Speech

Effective use of the EU trade and industrial policy to tackle China’s export restrictions (debate)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner. China's export restrictions on rare earth should have been a much stronger electroshock than they were. Industry China experts have been warning us about the risk for a decade – our whole economy depends on rare earth from China, and this case shows how dangerous this is. The EU is stuck between the US, with an erratic trade policy, and China, w…

7 Oct

2025

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Time to complete a fully integrated Single Market: Europe’s key to growth and future prosperity (debate)

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Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, The Single Market is a huge success story: 18% of world trade and 450 million consumers. This is our response to Trump's customs madness or the China shock. But in order to truly unlock this potential, we need a new moment in Europe – and right now I'm seeing more of a tripple. If global trade collapses, if supply chains become more and more vulnerable, then …

10 Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

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Thank you very much for the question! I believe it is incredibly important to work with the states of Latin America, especially in times of Trump. But in fact: A deal that is bad for our farmers in Europe, but that also continues to destroy the Amazon, that cannot be a good trade deal, and that is why we Greens will not agree.…

10 Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, You started with a promise: The EU must become more independent and keep its course in this respect. Green Deal. You repeated this several times today, and your speech was good. But I think we also have to look: How are we in reality? What about implementation, and where are the majorities in favour? I have to say: Instead of climate protection, your own faction here in this House…

8 Sep

2025

EN Speech

Public procurement (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, a lot of people mentioned already this number, but I want to mention it again because it's so high – 2 trillion per year! Imagine what we could do with that amount of money. We could support companies that ensure fair working conditions and thus create a race to the top. We could boost companies that do business sustainably, from green cement to build our local schoo…

9 Jul

2025

EN Speech

EU-US trade negotiations (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, first of all, I want to start by saying that I find it a little bit funny and contradictory that the far right here is lamenting this tariff war and also the effect on European businesses. But everyone knows that Trump is your best friend, and I think everyone should know that, if you vote for the far right, you get this really shitty economic policy! But coming back…

18 Jun

2025

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Adoption by the Union of the Agreement on the interpretation and application of the Energy Charter Treaty (A10-0009/2025 - Anna Cavazzini, Borys Budka) (vote)

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Madam President, dear colleagues, Gazprom sued the European Union because of our efforts to limit Russia's influence on Nord Stream. ExxonMobil sued the Netherlands because they left a gas field because of earthquakes. These dangerous investor-state dispute cases undermine the EU's sovereignty. They undermine our climate and energy policy. But luckily they will be an incident of the past, because …

21 May

2025

EN Speech

Single Market Strategy (debate)

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Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, in times of economic uncertainty, strengthening the single market is the best answer we have. It can be an anchor for business in a stormy sea. It can offer higher standards to consumers worldwide and bring forth the circular business models our planet longs for. So I welcome the Commission's effort to look at what the single market actually needs.…

8 May

2025

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Old challenges and new commercial practices in the internal market (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, we are facing numerous challenges in the EU. Looming trade wars, high energy prices, a lack of innovation and public investment, the China shock and shortages of skilled labour makes businesses suffer and results in rising costs of living for consumers. The climate crisis is accelerating and adding additional risks. The good news is the single market remains our best…

6 May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen. I am deeply concerned that Trump's tariff war is destroying jobs, hurting the economy, raising prices, especially in the United States. And I am extremely concerned that there is a right-wing nationalist movement in the United States. powergrab It is a process that gradually abolishes democracy and the rule of law. And it is so important that the E…

12 Mar

2025

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EU Consumers Day: filling the gaps in protecting 440 million consumers in the EU (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. We all know it: In the European Union, we have the highest standards of consumer protection worldwide, whether we shop in the Czech Republic, Belgium or Italy. We also need to enforce these high standards of consumer protection in e-commerce; Many colleagues have already said this today. That is the great task of this legislature. More and more cheap products co…

10 Mar

2025

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Cutting red tape and simplifying business in the EU: the first Omnibus proposals (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. There must be zero tolerance for child labour. That's exactly what Ursula von der Leyen said here in this house and has received a lot of applause for it. That was a few years ago, but what's left of that confession today? The EU Supply Chain Act is to be sacrificed before it is even in force. The law, of all things, is intended to prevent terrible working condi…

11 Feb

2025

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

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Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, one thing in advance: It is very good that we are discussing tariffs today. But it is also very clear that we have to look at what is happening in the United States itself. Parliament's rights are being eroded, unelected people have access to the entire payment system, and entire authorities are being destroyed. We must say that what is happening is actually …

21 Jan

2025

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Geopolitical and economic implications for the transatlantic relations under the new Trump administration (debate)

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Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Our Response to Trump's Attacks on Democracy, the Free World Order Make America Great AgainIt must be: Europe United – eA strong, united Europe. Europe UnitedBut this must not be a phrase. So what does it mean? I think it takes even more European political commitment, for example from a German chancellor, and the willingness to make the EU finally more capable o…

16 Dec

2024

EN Speech

Conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the United Nations Convention on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration (short presentation)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, 2022 was an exceptionally profitable year for energy companies. The Russian invasion of Ukraine had sent oil and gas prices skyrocketing. Both businesses and consumers were hit hard by the inflation. Meanwhile, the six largest American and European oil firms doubled their profits, to an incredible USD 219 billion. Rightfully, the EU instated a windfall profit tax tar…

22 Oct

2024

EN Speech

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2025 – all sections (debate)

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Mr President, dear colleagues, dear Commissioner, let me highlight the priorities of the IMCO Committee. First, our customs and market surveillance need sufficient resources to implement consumer protection, for example in e-commerce, and to ensure compliance with EU law by all companies to create a level playing field in the single market. Second, our milestone legislation like the Digital Servic…