14
Sep
2022
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State of the Union (debate)
Madam President, Madam President von der Leyen, I would like to address two issues that you touched upon in your speech. First of all: Global gateway. Will you clarify the unresolved governance issues of the Global Gateway initiative before the end of the year? How many Global Gateway lighthouse projects will be identified by December? How will the cooperation with our connectivity partners Japan and India be accelerated? Second, on China policy: Are we drawing the right conclusions from the Russian experience? Xi Jinping's regime is becoming increasingly repressive internally and increasingly dangerous externally. China openly supports Russia's aggression in Ukraine. What steps do you intend to take to better support Taiwan, to make European human rights policy clearer about Xinjiang, instead of downplaying Ms Bachelet's criticism, and to fight for real economic independence vis-à-vis China?