What Marisa spoke about.

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Jun

2022

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Binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States (Effort Sharing Regulation) - Land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) - CO2 emission standards for cars and vans (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 2))

Mr President, making the European Union's climate policy dependent on a speculative emissions market has delayed our response. A market that has little helped to reduce carbon emissions and that has been permeable to the lobby of industry and fossil fuels. Just a few days ago we saw the news of Members of this House having dinner with representatives of the airlines. The targets presented are belo…

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May

2022

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The REPowerEU Plan: European solidarity and energy security in face of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including the recent cuts of gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, what we are experiencing is a reflection of the more structural problem of energy dependence, which we have been warning about for a long time. It is therefore necessary to combat the myths of European energy policy. The first is that the market is capable of self-regulation. The second is that this problem is temporary and is the result of the invasion of Ukraine. It g…

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Apr

2022

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Global approach to research and innovation: Europe’s strategy for international cooperation in a changing world (debate) (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, we need a global approach to research and innovation and we also need to strengthen the existing cooperation within the European area itself. This debate is mainly linked to academic freedom and we believe that this freedom cannot be limited. Academic freedom, which is currently under threat in several countries, is essential in a democratic society. Science can and …

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Apr

2022

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Data Governance Act (debate)

Madam President, I would also like to begin by thanking the rapporteur for the inclusive way in which she has conducted this whole process. This legislation that we are voting on here today is important and necessary. Ensuring that data protection is in line with European legislation, data sharing holds enormous potential in the area of research and innovation and can generate important social and…

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Mar

2022

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The Power of the EU – Joint European Action for more affordable, secure and sustainable energy (debate)

Madam President, relaxing state aid, setting price caps or thinking of a tax on the fallen profits of the sky, which could yield around EUR 200 billion this year alone, are steps in the right direction. But the Commission's proposals fail in the main: energy continues to be treated as a commodity and not as a right, and its price is still fixed on the stock exchange. It also does not involve a pri…

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Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

Mr President, it is important to talk and act on foreign interference and its multiple facets: disinformation, social media manipulation, cyberattacks, threats to journalists and activists, covert funding to political parties, revolving doors between politics and business, among many others. It is democracy that is at stake, as well as our rights and freedoms. This report touches on essential prob…

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Jan

2022

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Political crisis in Sudan

Madam President, in April 2019, the popular movement reversed the dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power since the 1989 military coup. This democratic transition was interrupted on 25 October 2021, when armed men took the Prime Minister hostage, as well as ministers and all civilian members of the Sovereignty Council. General Abdel Fatah al-Burhan, the instigator of this coup, annou…

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Jan

2022

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Digital Services Act (continuation of debate)

Mr President, regulating digital services is a matter of urgency. Every day, users around the world turn to digital platforms on which they interact and trust personal information. If there is no regulation, it is the big corporations that continue to set the rules and put profits ahead of data protection and rights. This is already the case today, with the use of increasingly improved techniques …

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Dec

2021

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants (debate)

Mr President, the new variants of COVID-19 will not stop emerging unless the necessary measures are taken to vaccinate the world. The selfishness of rich countries is pushing us all back. It is therefore urgent to release patents and even let the world be vaccinated. Internally, it is necessary to allow serious investments in health services and systems. Health professionals have been tireless and…

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Dec

2021

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Digital Markets Act (debate)

Madam President, we are well aware, at a time when we are living in digital integration, of the importance of regulating digital markets. We also know that we are always chasing after the damage, and so this proposal is an important, though not sufficient, proposal. It is important to fight the monopoly of the five platforms that control digital markets. It is also important to combat the control …

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Nov

2021

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A pharmaceutical strategy for Europe (debate)

Madam President, the pandemic has reaffirmed the limitations of current value chain management and access to medicines and vaccines. But shortages of medicines in the European Union are a long-standing problem and the number of incidents related to these shortages has increased in recent years. An efficient pharmaceutical strategy should cover measures not only to mitigate shortages of medicines, …

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Nov

2021

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European Partnership on Metrology (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to begin by thanking the rapporteur for the work she has done on this proposal. Building on a good working base of the European Commission, it was able to improve it and include proposals from the various political groups. The importance of metrology is well known. It serves all areas of growth and as such also serves politics. Serve us every day. It serves…

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Oct

2021

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The state law relating to abortion in Texas, USA

Mr President, we welcome the news this evening of the possibility of a US federal judge blocking the implementation of the anti-abortion law in Texas. If this happens, it will be a victory for American women, and consequently a victory for all of us. The Texian proposal to almost ban access to safe and legal abortion is a violation of sexual and reproductive rights and fundamental human rights, pr…

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Oct

2021

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The case of Paul Rusesabagina in Rwanda

Mr President, we repeat today and we will do so as often as necessary to ensure security and justice for Paul Rusesabagina. Paul Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years in prison following arbitrary detention and an illegal transfer to Rwanda. Regardless of their guilt or innocence – it is not up to us to make such a trial – we need to ensure that the trial is independent and fair, as we have alrea…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, the system is rigged, the Commission is responsible, and we cannot pay for the greed of the big corporations. The profitability rates of the major producers are absurd and scandalous, and the Commission and the governments are protecting them. Privatisations in the energy sector, as in my country in the case of EDP and REN, are absurd and scandalous, and the Commission and governm…

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Oct

2021

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EU Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority: ensuring a coordinated EU approach for future health crises and the role of the European Parliament in this (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner, do we need a European health emergency authority? Most likely, yes. But do we need it to be a private office of the European Commission that can negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies and the private sector, without transparency, without democracy, without Parliament? No, no. Were there gaps in the management of the pandemic? There were, and several. And th…

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Oct

2021

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The future of EU-US relations (debate)

Mr President, Mr High Representative, the election of the Biden/Harris administration has given us an opportunity to improve relations between the European Union and the United States. Relations that must be based on democratic dialogue and be based on cooperation on issues that are fundamental to the most urgent problems we face today, such as the fight against inequalities, such as the fight for…

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Sep

2021

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The situation in Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya

Madam President, Commissioner, the situation in the Kakuma camp and also in Dadaab, Kenya, is a tragic and urgent situation, which is why we have come together here in this resolution. I am sorry to say, but I believe that we have always fallen short of the real responsibilities of the European Union. Unfortunately, this resolution is an example of that. We rightly call for the Kakuma and Dadaab c…

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Sep

2021

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Situation in Lebanon (debate)

Madam President, Mr Vice-President, the internal difficulties facing Lebanese society have often been identified, internal difficulties which have been aggravated by a very strong economic crisis, to which the explosion of the port of Beirut has not helped. It also affected access to essential goods, since the port of Beirut was the entry point for around 70% of imports. We have also seen many aid…

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Jul

2021

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The case of Ahmadreza Djalali in Iran

Madam President, today we are voting on a resolution on the case of Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali from Iran. Dr Ahmad Reza Djalali is a Swedish-Iranian citizen specialising in emergency medicine and an academic who has worked at several universities, including Brussels and Piedmont. Djalali was arrested on 24 April 2016 by Iranian security forces. In October 2017 he was sentenced to death on spurious espi…

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Jul

2021

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Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 June 2021 (debate)

Madam President, we agree that it was not an easy six months for the Portuguese Presidency. But the results of the last meeting with the Portuguese leadership are, to say the least, frustrating. Frustrating because, faced with the clear violation of the rule of law by the Hungarian government and the adoption of a law that discriminates against and attacks the LGBTIQ+ community, the Portuguese gov…