16
Jun
2026
S&D
Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR
MEP · Spain
Plenary speeches · European Parliament
Plenary speeches · EU Parliament
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Speeches updated
9 days ago
All Speeches
558
Since July 1, 2024
Time at the Floor
13.4h
≈ 804 min
Average speech length
1:16 min
≈ 1.3 min
· Rank 575/690
Activity
Monthly speeches
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Lukas Sieper | GermanyDE | Renew Europe (Renew) | 356 |
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Sebastian Tynkkynen | FinlandFI | European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) | 329 |
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Juan Fernando López Aguilar | SpainES | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 301 |
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João Oliveira | PortugalPT | The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL) | 207 |
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Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | LithuaniaLT | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) | 198 |
15
Jun
2026
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Madam President, on 12 June, the Pact on Migration and Asylum finally entered into force: eight linked European laws that form a system on a thorny and divisive issue and yet exactly why so necessary, based on the principles of shared responsibility and compulsory solidarity, so important in border regions such as the Greek islands, such as Lampedusa and the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic - the m…
15
Jun
2026
Simplification of the implementation of harmonised rules on artificial intelligence (Digital Omnibus on AI) (debate)
Madam President, when we adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act just two years ago, we placed the European Union at the regulatory forefront of a revolution as dizzying as it is unstoppable and we wanted it to be consistent with the European standard of fundamental rights, which is the highest in the world, and also with human oversight and transparency. That is why, when in this legislature, bef…
21
May
2026
The Union’s preparedness for and response to health emergencies: the case of the MV Hondius and the hantavirus warning (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, have we learned any lessons from what was the terrible experience of COVID-19? Some of them do. And it is that in the face of the outbreak of the next pandemic, which in globalization will never know of borders or passports, the answer can in no case be based on superstition, nor on panic, nor on fear, but on scientific evidence. And the best health response begins with…
20
May
2026
Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts
Mr President, Commissioner, to all the testimonies that you have censored as execrable the tyranny of the Taliban, with its massive and ominous violation of the rights of women and, particularly, of girls, to whom you subject all kinds of intolerable repression as incompatible, completely, with the equal dignity that the European Union professes, I add my voice to those who, in addition, have cens…
20
May
2026
Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran
Mr President, Commissioner, since 2025, and particularly after the offensive launched against Iran by the Trump and Netanyahu governments, the repression has intensified and, therefore, the thousands killed by the repression: heroic women, minors, students. Now, we add the executions in the course of the war of aggression against Iran, which many of us have denounced as illegal. However, the Europ…
20
May
2026
Financing EU priorities in a sustainable, predictable and resilient way through a new EU own resource from the online gambling and betting services sector (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, how many times have you heard from this part of the Chamber that no more can be done with less? Own resources: What are we talking about? We are talking about sources of income for the European Union that go beyond VAT, border levies, transfers from Member States' budgets and new taxes (e.g. plastic, tobacco, e-waste). Now yes: Taxing a business model such as online …
20
May
2026
Recruitment of children by organised crime (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner McGrath, there is a shockingly significant – and growing – recruitment of minors for serious crime, drug trafficking and violent crime. It affects all Member States, but it is particularly hostile to Northern Europe, to some Scandinavian countries - Denmark, Sweden - and we are therefore obliged to act. And this is the meaning of this debate: what to do? Firstly, recr…
20
May
2026
Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner McGrath, we at last welcome in this European Parliament the conclusion of the negotiation with the Council, which brings to an end a legislative procedure to update the Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, adopted in 2011 and which we managed to complete in the last parliamentary term, in which I was heavi…
20
May
2026
Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, this debate does the right thing by focusing on the care economy from the perspective of gender gap, or gender imbalance, which affects their social and wage aspects and which requires European harmonisation from a tax point of view, from a labour point of view and also from a social point of view. But everything is accentuated and worsened when the care economy is entr…
19
May
2026
Opportunities and challenges presented by a comprehensive artificial intelligence strategy for EU trade (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, artificial intelligence is such a dizzying and unstoppable technological revolution that, when this European Parliament legislated, it was aware that such legislation would be obsolete the next day. And yet, despite this, it has been pioneering legislation through the so-called 'Brussels effect', and deserves to be preserved in all areas of European Union action, includ…
19
May
2026
Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (debate)
Mr President, Mrs Kallas, the adoption of the European Parliament's recommendation to the next United Nations General Assembly in September is an occasion to reaffirm our own vision of the European contribution to the governance of globalisation, which has to be consistent with our commitment to legality, multilateralism and equality – to begin with, gender equality, with the commitment to a woman…
19
May
2026
Europe's response to reduced US military deployments in Europe, particularly at its Eastern flank in the light of the latest US decisions (debate)
Madam President, Mrs Kallas, in order for the European Union to respond to the withdrawal of military personnel by the United States in Eastern Europe, the necessary condition is that the European Union has a voice of its own, worthy of being heard and respected. And that is very difficult when faced with the criticism of double standards: Faced with Russia for its aggression against Ukraine, but …
19
May
2026
EU governance under pressure – institutional responses to global challenges (debate)
President, Commissioner Šefčovič, "The governance of the Union under pressure" is the title of this debate in a global disorder, amid geopolitical turbulence that challenges as never before the raison d'être of Europe, founded, governed and limited by its own order, i.e. by law. And, in parallel, a Europe with international legality, learning from the lessons of the devastation of World War II. Eu…
19
May
2026
EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner Virkkunen, when this Parliament adopted the Artificial Intelligence Act and even when it approved the bus to simplify it, we have been aware that we are facing an unstoppable and dizzying technological revolution that now abysses us to the so-called 'artificial border intelligence': Mythos, Anthropic, OpenAI... The precautionary principle practised by the institutions…
18
May
2026
European solidarity: key to securing medicine access in a shifting geopolitical era (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, in the global disorder and geopolitical turbulence that are the title of this debate, health threats and viruses know less than ever about borders, let alone passports. Therefore, it must be said that if we are not able to take care of our citizens in their health not only within our borders, but also outside our borders, we are not up to the challenge. And it is not en…
18
May
2026
The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (debate)
Mr President, Commissioner, on the twelfth anniversary of European fisheries legislation and in view of the announcement of an ocean law and the prospect of a collapse of the European Fisheries Funds, it is time to recall that this Parliament adopted in this legislature nothing less than specific indications for the outermost regions such as the Canary Islands, which affect three commitments in Eu…
30
Apr
2026
Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, rights are worth what your guarantees are worth. And if we talk about the rights of empowered women in rural areas and in the outermost regions we have to talk about their guarantees and their financial items reflected in the multiannual financial framework, as is the bet of this European Parliament approved in this plenary: increase the POSEI fiche to €7.3 billion, …
29
Apr
2026
Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate)
Mr President, the title of this debate, which refers to a humanitarian situation in Lebanon, is once again misleading, because it is not the result of any catastrophe, of any accident, but of an illegal war of aggression perpetrated by Netanyahu with the unconditional complicity of Trump. And yet, not a single reference this morning by President von der Leyen to that illegal war that deserves cond…
29
Apr
2026
The need to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish life in Europe, following the recent attacks against the Jewish community in the Netherlands and Belgium (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, neither the hatred nor the criminal violence it generates can have any place in a European Union based on values and governed by a law that exalts the equal dignity of all people. Jewish communities are an integral component of European diversity – which unites our law – and therefore any discrimination against Jewish communities directly undermines the heart of Euro…
29
Apr
2026
The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner Micallef, is cyberbullying - the cyberbullying— a Europe-wide evil? Definitely. It affects millions of people in all 27 EU states. It is particularly targeted at vulnerable people: women, minors ... without a doubt, and, therefore, not only moves us, but must force us to act. And the answer cannot rest exclusively on parental surveillance, digital literacy or the coor…
29
Apr
2026
Amendment of the European Electoral Act allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth (A10-0123/2026 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) (vote)
Madam President, dear colleagues, we are about to complete a long-awaited, targeted reform of the European Union Electoral Act. And you know what it is about. It is about precisely to meet the needs and the situation of our female colleagues, who are about to give birth or have just given birth, so that they do not have to make a choice between their voting rights and maternity, because they can a…
29
Apr
2026
EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, this is one of these occasions when the title of the debate deceives rather than explains: "EU strategy in response to the current crisis in the Middle East". This is a strategy that does not yet exist and does not call the Middle East crisis what it really is: an illegal war unleashed by Trump and Netanyahu, with very damaging consequences for European citizens. For…
28
Apr
2026
Supporting democratic resilience in Armenia (debate)
Madam President, Armenia is a democratic state: Member of the Council of Europe, concentric circle of the European Union, committed to the rule of law, democracy, human rights and the peaceful resolution of conflicts; I mean, peace. And yet, within the Council of Europe, Russia made war on Georgia, Azerbaijan made war on Armenia, and now Russia makes war on Ukraine, also a member of the Council of…
28
Apr
2026
Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate)
Madam President, Commissioner, both the first von der Leyen Commission and the second - of which you are a member - have been able to see that this Parliament, in a clear and consistent majority, has spared no effort to restrict any scope for impunity for war crimes perpetrated since Putin's aggression against Ukraine. From the activation of the Temporary Protection Directive to protect displaced …