What Rosa spoke about.

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ES Written Statement

Sexual harassment in the EU and MeToo evaluation (debate)

Gender equality is a fundamental value of the European Union and must be extended to all our policies. Combating violence against women and gender-based violence is an absolute priority of the Union. Harassment is an absolute form of gender-based violence. There are cases of sexual harassment in the European institutions and that is why we need to combat it. This requires the following: first, a c…

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EN Written Statement

European strategy for addressing Alzheimer’s and other types of dementia (debate)

A European Strategy to tackle Alzheimer’s and other dementias represents a decisive step towards a more supportive and prepared Europe in the face of one of the greatest public health challenges of our time. The aging population will lead more and more families to face these diseases, with a profound human, social, and economic impact. We support this strategy because it promotes research and inno…

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2026

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Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

Mr President, Commissioner, since the Taliban took power, oppression and persecution of women have been institutionalised, which is a crime against humanity. Since coming to power, attempts have been made to erase women from public life and reorganize Afghan society around male supremacy. Women are the great victims, there has been a apartheid gender, but also collectives such as the LGTBIQ: banne…

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May

2026

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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, it is clear that with Directive 2012/29/EU establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and during its implementation, shortcomings were identified. Basically because the victims were unaware of their rights, did not report enough and, in addition, did not receive adequate support for their specific needs. That is why this…

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2026

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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, tomorrow is a great day. Tomorrow we have the opportunity to show the world that Europe is taking a step forward and supporting this report on care, which is the prelude to the European Care Pact that the Commission will present in 2027. Tomorrow we have to rise to the occasion. It can't be a political battle because "that article I wanted like that" or "that amendment …

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May

2026

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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, we know: the demand for care is growing rapidly. Care is key to ensuring well-being, dignity, equality and human rights. It is women who continue to shoulder a disproportionate burden of care, both formal and informal. This imbalance undermines their income, professional development and pensions, perpetuates inequalities and further limits women's participation in so…

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Apr

2026

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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, every ten minutes a woman is murdered and there is no doubt that the figures are terrifying. We have the right not to be victims of violence because we are women. The Istanbul Convention set the course for combating and preventing violence against women. Consent has to be clear, it has to be unequivocal, affirmative, free and reversible, and this is key to preventing an…

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Mar

2026

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Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, four years have passed since the creation of the Global Gateway, which was born to encourage public and private investment in projects that will boost the digital transition, the green transition, sustainable growth, healthcare, education, energy and the promotion of European values. There has been visible progress – more than 270 flagship projects – but th…

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Mar

2026

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Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (debate)

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Mar

2026

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Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, as you know, 21.4% of the total population of the European Union is at risk of poverty or exclusion and the trend indicates that the European Union will not reach the target of reducing the 15 million people in exclusion by 2030, since in almost half of the Member States poverty rates have stagnated or, even in some Member States, have increased. Data on child povert…

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Feb

2026

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Presentation of the action plan against cyberbullying (debate)

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Jan

2026

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

Mr. President, in these weeks, Iranian society has risen up across the country to demand future, dignity, justice and equality. The repression of the tyrannical regime has been brutal: thousands and thousands of fatalities, torture, injuries, detainees and so on. I want to focus on the courage and tenacity of Iranian women: they are on the front line of the mobilisations and are a priority subject…

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Dec

2025

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Preventing sexual harassment in public institutions: latest revelations and resignations in Spain and institutional responses (debate)

Mr President, a tsunami of cases of harassment of women in the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party has toured my country, Spain. The me too The PSOE is advancing by leaps and bounds. A former adviser to Moncloa – from the team closest to the president – accused of harassment: five months the complaints have been in a drawer; Nothing has been investigated until the press has reported it. A mayor of a …

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Dec

2025

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The urgent need to combat discrimination in the EU through the horizontal anti-discrimination directive (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the horizontal anti-discrimination directive has been - as you have said here - for more than 17 years in a drawer, blocked by the Council, to which we ask you to unblock it, because it is imperative to bet on the defence of human rights. I know that the Commissioner has made a superlative effort to be able to put this issue back on the Commission's agenda and I thank h…

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Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities post-2024 (debate)

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Oct

2025

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Combating violence against women and girls, including the exploitation of motherhood (debate)

Madam President, on the verge of 25 November, the day dedicated to the fight against gender-based violence, the commitment of my unequivocal popular formation to equality, women's rights and the fight against violence against women in all its forms is ahead of me. Every ten minutes a woman is murdered in the world. The numbers are devastating and the photo evolves for the worse. We need a politica…

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Oct

2025

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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, we approved the roadmap for women's rights that will mark the gender equality strategy from 2026. Without equality there is neither competitiveness nor democracy nor social justice. We protect women's rights because we have the right to live in a society without violence against women. In my country, Spain, a poorly approved "only yes is yes" law made it possible for th…

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Oct

2025

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Second World Summit for Social Development (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Second World Summit for Social Development will now take place in November, thirty years after Copenhagen. It is a good time to analyze the path traveled and to see the challenges of the future. Of course, poverty and social exclusion must be reduced, decent employment for all must be sought, vulnerable groups must be protected and social inclusion must also be foug…

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Oct

2025

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Situation in Afghanistan: supporting women and communities affected by the recent earthquakes (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, since the Taliban came to power four years ago, the cascade of prohibitions and attacks on human rights and crimes against humanity has been constant in Afghanistan. Women have been erased from public space, they can't study more than until the age of twelve, they can't work or play sports, they can't go out if it's not with a relative, they can't …

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Sep

2025

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Case of Victoire Ingabire in Rwanda

Mr President, Commissioner, Victoire Ingabire is a Rwandan politician with a strong technical and intellectual background – I know her personally, I know her mother, her children and her family – who, in 2010, returned to Rwanda to stand for Presidential elections. She was arrested, detained and imprisoned because they said she had conspired against the regime. It was a trial without guarantees an…

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Jul

2025

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European Citizens' Initiative 'Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures' (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, cultural and linguistic diversity throughout the European Union and respect for persons belonging to minorities are founding values of our Union. Ensuring the preservation and development of Europe's cultural heritage is a priority. Cohesion policy has undoubtedly been an investment instrument – one of the most important in the Union – in order to ensure that there a…

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Jul

2025

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Lessons from Budapest Pride: the urgent need for an EU wide anti-discrimination law and defending fundamental rights against right-wing attacks (topical debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, our Union is a Union for freedom, equality, dignity and non-discrimination. There can never be justice without the protection of the most vulnerable. The right to non-discrimination is never optional. We cannot be neutral in the face of hatred. Prohibiting and limiting expressions of diversity is a direct attack on fundamental rights, which are not concessions of any…