What Rosa spoke about.

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May

2025

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Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions in 2023 (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the core task of the Committee on Petitions is to defend the fundamental rights of citizens, protect them and follow up on their petitions so that they can take an active part in the life of the European Union. The examination of this 2023 Committee on Petitions has been done effectively, attentively, impartially, fairly and transparently. Citizens have sent petitions o…

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Apr

2025

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European Action Plan on Rare Diseases (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, rare diseases affect millions of people: between 27 and 36 million in the European Union; three million in my country, Spain. Many of these diseases manifest themselves in childhood and can be life-threatening. They cause significant suffering because they are usually complex, chronic and degenerative. 95% of these rare diseases have no approved treatment and 50% have n…

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Apr

2025

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Recent legislative changes in Hungary and their impact on fundamental rights (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, I would like to express the unwavering commitment of my political group, the European People's Group, to defending, of course, the rights of children, but also to protecting the rights of the LGBTI community in all Member States. Diversity should be a guiding principle in defending the best interests of the child. Diversity enriches. Our Union is a Union of freedom, …

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Mar

2025

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Roadmap for Women`s Rights (debate)

Madam President, the roadmap for women's rights marks our firm commitment to building an equal European Union, where women's rights are at the heart of the Union's policy and action. We have the right not to be victims of violence because we are women. Breaking the silence is fundamental to eradicating this violence. In my country, Spain, episodes of sexual harassment by leaders of the left have b…

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Dec

2024

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Need to update the European strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, a few years ago, here in the European Parliament, we adopted the Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021-2030. It's been four years, exactly three years. And, as a consequence of this Strategy, there are positive things. The approval of the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card has been a historic milestone. It is true that this car…

18

Dec

2024

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Need to ensure swift action and transparency on corruption allegations in the public sector to protect democratic integrity (debate)

The Commission reports annually on the rule of law in all Member States. This report clearly reflects the state of democratic health in each Member State. You have no doubt that we will be vigilant with the health of the Member States. In the case of Spain, there are repeated calls for attention for the violation of democracy and the rule of law. It has also been done with Slovakia, it has been do…

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Dec

2024

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Need to ensure swift action and transparency on corruption allegations in the public sector to protect democratic integrity (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, freedom, democracy, equality and the rule of law are the fundamental pillars of the European Union: all have been violated in Spain with the government of Pedro Sánchez. The rosary of corruption plaguing the government has reached unbearable levels: Ministers; advisors; senior management; the wife of the President; the brother; the party itself; the Attorney General of …

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Nov

2024

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International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (debate)

Mr. President, every ten minutes a woman is murdered. The figures are devastating and the bad thing is that the photo is never fixed. In my country, it has not been forty-eight hours since Alberto, from Seville, murdered his wife, Maria, who left two orphaned children aged 17 and 11; are the number 464 and 465 orphans since 2013 in Spain. And a few hours ago, a 15-year-old girl was allegedly kille…

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Oct

2024

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Ensuring sustainable, decent and affordable housing in Europe - encouraging investment, private property and public housing programmes (debate)

Mr President, access to decent and affordable housing is indeed one of the greatest concerns of citizens. According to the latest barometer, it is the second concern for Spanish citizens. In Spain we have a government, that of Pedro Sánchez, in coalition with left-wing and far-left groups that have intervened in the market. That has caused the offer to be reduced and prices to rise. Warned by the …

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Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

Mr President, violence against women is an egregious violation of human rights. In 2016, in Spain we had the case of La Manada. The sentence of one of the members of La Manada, the rapists, was reduced because of the Law of "only yes is yes". The victim was also revictimized, the sentences of 1 233 rapists and paedophiles were reduced, 126 of them were left on the street and, last year, 53 women w…

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Sep

2024

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The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”

Mr. President, since the Taliban's takeover, oppression and persecution of women has been institutionalized. This is a crisis against humanity. Human rights violations and crimes under international law occur on a daily basis with absolute impunity. The lives of 21 million Afghan women have become hell. In their words, "I prefer my daughters to die before falling into the hands of the Taliban; We …

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Apr

2024

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European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities - European Disability Card and European Parking Card for persons with disabilities for third country nationals legally residing in a Member State (joint debate - Disability cards)

Mr President, at the last part-session of this parliamentary term, it is an honour to vote on the directive to bring into force the European Disability Card and the European Parking Card for persons with disabilities. It involves mutual recognition of disability status in all Member States, in an accessible and digital format and with a common design. It guarantees what is the cornerstone of the E…

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Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

Mr President, every six hours a woman dies in Europe. For the first time there will be an EU-wide standard to combat violence against women and domestic violence. We are taking a historic step forward to make Europe the first continent in the world to eliminate violence against women. We send the message that it is not accepted that, because we are women, we take more risks than if we were men. Fe…

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Mar

2024

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Allegations of corruption and misuse of EU funds in Spain during the pandemic (topical debate)

Mr President, the Government of the Balearic Islands, chaired by the Armenian socialist, concealed from Brussels that masks paid for with European funds were fraudulent. Masks were bought without any contracting file for 3.7 million euros public to an organized plot, the same one that met with Delcy at the Barajas airport. The National Center for Means of Protection certified that they were "ultra…

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Mar

2024

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Council decision inviting Member States to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization (debate)

Mr President, violence and harassment in the world of work have to be eradicated and Convention No 190 of the International Labour Organisation provides an excellent framework for achieving this. Women are disproportionately affected. The figures have been said here, which are scandalous. This International Treaty recognizes that the right of everyone to a world of work free from violence and hara…

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Feb

2024

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Need to overcome the Council deadlock on the platform workers directive (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, there is no doubt that one of the objectives of the European Union is to protect the right of every worker to work in conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity, and to protect the right to information and consultation. There is a digital transformation that has accelerated very significantly after COVID-19 and, th…

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Feb

2024

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Implementation report on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025 (continuation of debate)

Madam President, President Ursula von der Leyen said so. We will all work together to achieve a Union of Equality. The European LGBTIQ Strategy, recently presented by the Commission, has been instrumental. Determinant to be able to be that Union of Equality. All LGBTIQ people should feel safe and enjoy the same rights and opportunities, as well as participate on an equal footing. With this Strateg…

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Feb

2024

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The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

Mr President, next March will be the sixty-eighth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, where the European Union will have to present its priorities and will have to present strong leadership in defence of women's rights and, in addition, achieve a roadmap for the full participation of women in all areas. It is true that the central issue is that, unfortunately, poverty has a woman's f…

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Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

Mr President, violence against women is a serious violation of human rights. It prevents the achievement of equality, peace and other human rights. One in three women is still a victim of violence. We attend daily scenes and cases of violence against women. Europe has already ratified the Istanbul Convention, which marked the roadmap. We are negotiating a directive on combating violence against wo…

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Sep

2023

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Violence and discrimination in the world of sports after the FIFA Women’s World Cup (debate)

Mr President, a few weeks ago, on the occasion of the celebration of the Spanish victory in the FIFA Women's World Cup, we were able to witness the deplorable, embarrassing and defiant attitude of the president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, which violated the dignity and rights of all women. These behaviours undoubtedly reflect the tip of the iceberg of a much broader discriminatory an…

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Sep

2023

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Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)

Mr President, prostitution is an appalling form of violence and, at the same time, a cause and consequence of inequality. It reproduces stereotypes and perpetuates them, impacts on the advancement of women's rights, hinders the access of all women to their fundamental rights and, in addition, puts at risk the women themselves and people who practice prostitution. It is a world surrounded by threat…

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May

2023

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Roadmap on a Social Europe: two years after Porto (debate)

Mr President, the European Pillar of Social Rights was proclaimed in 2017 in Gothenburg and set out a clear roadmap for achieving a fair Europe, a Europe that is fair, strong, inclusive and full of opportunities. It was the guiding compass for social Europe. There are three pillars. One is employment. It is a titanic struggle to be able to get quality employment and decent wages. Unfortunately, my…

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May

2023

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Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence – EU accession: institutions and public administration of the Union - Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence - EU accession: judicial cooperation in criminal matters, asylum and non-refoulement (debate)

Madam President, one third of women in the European Union have experienced physical or sexual violence throughout their lives. And that violence, according to the data, has increased after the COVID-19 pandemic. Today we celebrate Europe Day, the day of the values of concord. And it is no coincidence that we are also celebrating that tomorrow we will vote in favour of the ratification of the Istan…

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Apr

2023

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Cohesion dimension of EU state aid and de minimis rules (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, Mr Omarjee, the petition is very timely in this Parliament. I am going to focus on island territories, which suffer serious and permanent disadvantages recognised in the Treaty on European Union itself. In addition to island territories, there are many more vulnerable territories, but I will focus on the former. I come from the Balearic Islands. One of the main disad…

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Dec

2022

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A need for a dedicated budget to turn the Child Guarantee into reality - an urgency in times of energy and food crisis (debate)

Mr President, 21% of European children are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, which represents almost 18 million. If we add the energy crisis, the war in Ukraine, the food crisis, COVID-19, inflation ... never before have so many families been impoverished so quickly. My country, Spain, is the third most at-risk-of-poverty and social exclusion rate for children in the European Union, behind R…