What Anna spoke about.

15

Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

Mr President, dear Minister, dear colleagues, I think there’s one country that was extremely successful when it comes to addressing some of the challenges related to Corona, and that is South Africa, where the scientists made a great job in sequencing the new variant, Omicron. And there’s one country that was extremely transparent in this pandemic. That is South Africa, because it let the world kn…

14

Dec

2021

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Implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification scheme (debate)

Mr President, the holiday season is just around the corner, and many of you are probably thinking about what to give to your loved ones as presents. And you might think about shiny diamonds, but some of those shimmery diamonds bear a dirty secret. They are blood diamonds, and they are extracted under unbearable conditions. The good news is, with the Kimberley Process, the international community h…

14

Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President, some very few powerful tech platforms currently dictate the rules on the Digital Single Market, and we all know the consequences. It is impossible to uninstall an app on your phone, although you want to use a different one, let’s say ‘maps’. You search online for a certain Christmas present you want to give to a friend, and the first Google search result leads you to Google, or you w…

24

Nov

2021

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The EU's role in combating the COVID-19 pandemic: how to vaccinate the world (topical debate)

Madam President, only 5 % of people in low—income countries have received a first dose of the vaccine, not because they do not want to have the vaccine, but because there are not enough vaccines available to them. This is a shame. It has been more than a year since South Africa and India put forward the proposals for TRIPS waiver. A lot of colleagues have mentioned it already. They called for this…

11

Nov

2021

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The outcome of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) (debate)

Mr President, I think it is really good that we are debating today the Trade and Technology Council because this important body needs parliamentary oversight – a lot of colleagues have mentioned this already. As the whistleblower Frances Haugen told us this week in the European Parliament, we cannot face the huge power of Facebook, Google and co. on our own, so cooperation with the US is crucial. …

15

Sep

2021

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State of the Union (debate)

Mr President, dear President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen! We are discussing the State of the Union today, and frankly I am concerned about the state of our Union in the climate field. The fact that cities in Greece have to be burned and evacuated or that people in Germany have to flee from the masses of water shows: We are already in the midst of the climate crisis. Madam President, yo…