What Pablo spoke about.

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May

2025

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Single Market Strategy (debate)

Mr President, in 2023 we celebrated the 30th anniversary of the single market. In these two years we have worked to unify and Europeanize it. The work is positive, but much remains to be done. We know this, it is corroborated by Draghi and Letta, it is suffered by our companies and citizens and evidenced by the data: In just 15 years, we have gone from accounting for 21% of global GDP to just 16%.…

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May

2025

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

Mr President, Commissioner, in 2023 we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the single market. The construction of this Union of free movement of goods, services, capital and people reflects the values and principles we share; a project that has become the beacon guiding the economy of the European Union. But there are also shadows – shadows that we must dispel. Draghi and Letta have made it very cle…

7

May

2025

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The fine against TikTok and the need to strengthen the protection of citizens’ rights on social media platforms (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, today everyone knows, or should know, that data is the main object of desire for any digital initiative. They are the oil of the 21st century. This data, which digital companies collect from users, is monetized through, for example, what is called targeted advertising. But we would be very innocent if we thought they were only used for that: manipulation in electoral pr…

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May

2025

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Winning the global tech race: boosting innovation and closing funding gaps (topical debate)

Mr President, does the Commission believe that we have a problem with talent in Europe? Does the Commission believe that we are not capable of being competitive in the digital field? Does the Commission believe that with a fragmented market we can be competitive? We have capacity for all this and much more. We've shown that in the past. We have trained talent and young people, start-ups, entrepren…

21

Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

Thank you very much for the question. I believe that the Commission has done and clearly responded to what has been raised as interference by some platforms or some platform users. I therefore believe that the Digital Services Act is well framed and I also believe that the Commission is giving the answer it needs to give. This should be based on evidence. Member States have to refer illegal conten…

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Jan

2025

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Need to enforce the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms including against foreign interference and biased algorithms (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President of the Commission, with the arrival of the new President of the United States we see how in the digital sphere the digital giants are moving their tokens. Today, these platforms bring together an enormous capacity and number of users and exert an undeniable influence, representing for our society a new way of communicating, informing and expressing opinions. H…

17

Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President Virkkunen, the fight against disinformation is essential to protect the European project. From the institutions and based on the legislation on transparency, we seek to minimize attacks and interference in democratic elections without regulating content or assessing what is a hoax and what is not. These attacks have increased exponentially due to the internet, so…

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Sep

2024

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Global measures towards social media platforms - Strengthening the role of DSA and protecting democracy and freedom in the online sphere (debate)

Mr President, Madam Executive Vice-President of the Commission, the Digital Services Act, better known as the ‘DSA’, aims to put limits on the digital domain: the risk of disinformation sweeping the internet and weakening our democracies is a reality, which is why the DSA and the European Media Freedom Regulation were adopted, to preserve everyone’s right to truthful information, to protect press …

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Mar

2024

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Artificial Intelligence Act (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, artificial intelligence is here to stay. How digital services are here to stay. The Digital Services Act or the Digital Markets Act are necessary, but they were late. For the first time, the European Union is a pioneer in the digital field. With the Artificial Intelligence Act we created the world's first standard on this revolutionary technology. In the 2000s we bet on…

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Feb

2024

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Data collection and sharing relating to short-term accommodation rental services (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner Breton, there is no doubt that digital services bring great advantages, including the optimisation of traditional services. However, it also brings challenges that we must face. Short-term rentals are no exception. This market is characterised by an imbalance between professional services facing a significant burden of obligations and online platforms that have taken …

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Feb

2024

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

Mr President, Vice-President Jourová, Mr Gozi and Mrs Donáth, as well as the other rapporteurs for this regulation, the European Union is distinguished by its commitment to the European values and principles that are at the heart of the European way of life and underpin our Union. In the face of malpractices and interference that attempt to destabilize our democracies and undermine our values thro…

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Jan

2024

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Virtual worlds – opportunities, risks and policy implications for the single market (A9-0397/2023 - Pablo Arias Echeverría) (vote)

– Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, this report is fundamental and lays the foundation for what will be the next stage in the digital revolution: Web 4.0 and virtual worlds. We have experienced the different digital transitions of the web in the European Union without paying enough attention to them. Our single market, devoid of digital legislation, became the playground of the big platforms, wh…

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Jan

2024

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Empowering consumers for the green transition (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the 'use and throw' formula no longer works. Today consumers have the right to participate in the economy – based, for example, on the seven Rs rule: reduce, reuse, recycle, redesign, repair, renovate and redesign – thanks to the circular economy strategy. However, in order to exercise this right, they must have truthful and reliable information about the products they …

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Oct

2023

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Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act and in times of conflict (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, in the wake of Hamas' attacks on Israel, social media has been flooded with fake news and images, hate speech and illegal content. Those same platforms that come to ask us to understand, when it comes to legislating against their abusive practices, that they have already put in place sufficient mechanisms to fight disinformation, but at the first opportunity they show t…

12

Sep

2023

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Sustainable aviation fuels (ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this regulation is part of the Fit for 55 package and seeks to adapt the aviation sector to the environmental standards set by the Green Deal. It is summarised in three types of measures: for suppliers the obligation to produce, for airports the obligation to dispose and for airlines the obligation to make use. Proposes to boost the supply and demand of sustainable a…

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Sep

2023

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Single market emergency instrument (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, in March 2020 COVID-19 revealed the capacity, or rather the inability, of a coordinated response by the European Union to a situation of extraordinary emergency. It is essential to learn from the lessons of that situation and to address a legislative instrument that allows for an agile and adequate response to protect our citizens and our market. This is not about mo…

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Jun

2023

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Artificial Intelligence Act (debate)

Madam President, Madam Vice-President, the arrival of the internet revolutionised our lives and we managed to adapt to take advantage of its full potential, which is not without risks. Today, with the advent of artificial intelligence, we are already seeing changes in our daily lives. There are many challenges we face, but with the adoption of this new law, we are moving towards more responsible a…

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Mar

2023

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Data Act (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, everything that can be connected will be connected. This is a law that has the potential to change the European digital and industrial landscape. The European Union has not been part of the global race, in which data has become an essential asset. We know that countries such as China and the United States are already implementing their strategies in the industrial fi…

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Feb

2023

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Transparency and targeting of political advertising (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, this regulation seeks to ensure the transparency of electoral processes by harmonising political advertising services to protect our democracies and our citizens. With it we adopted an instrument based on the Digital Services Act, which establishes transparency obligations on these services. We also minimize attempts at foreign interference, which we have already see…

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Jan

2023

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Consumer protection in online video games: a European Single Market approach (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, there is no doubt that in recent years there has been an impressive rise in the video game sector, a highly innovative cultural and digital sector in the European Union. I welcome the objectives set out in this report, in which we remember that we must aspire to be leaders in the global video game market, always promoting the development of talent and our way of doing t…

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Jan

2023

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30th Anniversary of the Single Market (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, after the COVID pandemic and despite the war in Ukraine and its consequences, today is undoubtedly a day of celebration. 30 years of the Single Market: is undoubtedly one of the great achievements of the European Union; Perhaps the best tool we have to ensure the peace, stability and prosperity of our continent. There are many successes achieved and challenges o…

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Dec

2022

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Addressing persistent challenges in the aviation sector and the impacts on passengers, workers, capacity and safety (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, thank you very much for being here. The pandemic has impacted strongly in all sectors, but especially in the aviation sector, wreaking havoc on the fundamental right to mobility, which directly affects something that interests me a lot, and is of great interest to my country, such as tourism. To this is now added the energy crisis. First, we must understand that it i…

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Jul

2022

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Digital Services Act - Digital Markets Act (debate)

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, Commissioner, we know the benefits of the digital revolution, but also its risks: scams and dangerous products, threats to the physical and psychological integrity of minors, illegal dissemination of content protected by intellectual property, dependence of SMEs on internet giants or interference in electoral processes in third countries, to name but a few. What…

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May

2022

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the war in Ukraine is having dire consequences on our economy, including in the transport and tourism sectors. The European Union will not be the same after this war, the consequences of which add to the ravages of the pandemic. We see shortages of supplies, disruptions in the logistics sector and high energy prices. The automotive sector, for example, suffers from a sh…

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May

2022

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Impact of Russian illegal war of aggression against Ukraine on the EU transport and tourism sectors (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. We have problems with the Spanish translation. So it’s coming and going and we cannot follow the debate without the translation. In English it’s still fine, but if somebody else is going to use other languages, we have problems with that. If you can fix it, please.…