What François spoke about.

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Madam President, the Conference on the Future of Europe was to be the highlight of this Parliament’s term of office. Unfortunately, it has remained too ignored by the general public, as it has been stifled by both the pandemic and the weak involvement of governments and political parties. Unfortunately, it has also been affected by a certain desire to limit its content. However, a debate has begun…

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Mar

2022

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Destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno-Karabakh

Madam President, Commissioner, I would first like to thank those who have put the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh on the agenda of this session. Eighteen months after the aggression carried out by the Baku dictatorship against the Armenian people of Artsakh, the situation remains worrying and tensions very high. The defeat of Armenian forces has created serious imbalances in relations between Armenia an…

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Mar

2022

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Implementation of the 2021-2027 cohesion policy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, at every historic stage, cohesion policy has made it possible to integrate new peoples and countries into the Union. It has thus become fundamental to the construction of Europe. In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe has faced a very serious economic crisis, to which it has responded with ambitious recovery programmes. A new crisis is emerging, with the war in…

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Nov

2021

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Common agricultural policy - support for strategic plans to be drawn up by Member States and financed by the EAGF and by the EAFRD - Common agricultural policy: financing, management and monitoring - Common agricultural policy – amendment of the CMO and other regulations (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the common agricultural policy that is being proposed to us today is an outdated document that has a very negative impact on Europe. Europe has made new commitments against global warming. This PAC, in perfect continuity with the previous one, ignores them openly. Among the emergencies that needed to be addressed was the territorial impact of the productivist agricultur…

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Nov

2021

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Statute and funding of European political parties and foundations (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, the life of political parties is an essential pillar of European democracy. It allows, beyond the electoral deadlines, to animate the political debates and to build the choices of our fellow citizens. A regulation has been introduced to regulate the life of these European political parties and in particular to contribute to their funding. The report on which we are g…

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Sep

2021

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Brexit Adjustment Reserve - Draft amending budget No 1/2021: Brexit Adjustment Reserve (debate)

Mr President, this fund decided to help the activities and territories most affected by the consequences of Brexit is a good thing. During the discussions we had under the authority of our rapporteur, Mr Pascal Arimont, we advanced this regulation to achieve key objectives. The first is to reserve a substantial part for fishing activities. This is an important issue for the maritime territories co…