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Feb

2025

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European Central Bank – annual report 2024 (debate)

Mr President! Dear President Lagarde, Dear Commissioner Albuquerque, The European Central Bank is much more than just a bank: It is the backbone of our economic policy, the pillar of the European Union. Their monetary policy determines our economic future, and those who tie their hands to it block progress, endanger social peace and oppose shared responsibility. Price stability is at the core, not…

19

Dec

2024

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

Madam President, Dear Commissioner, United in diversity – that is the motto of our Union. Only half of people with disabilities in the European Union are employed – often part-time or in low-wage jobs. United in diversity – but for me that also means that we have to appreciate this diversity. We need to look at people's potential, not just their disability or illness. People with disabilities can …

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Nov

2024

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Urgent need to tackle the gender pay gap (debate)

9

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, Vice-President of the Commission! Housing is not a financial product. Living, that's being at home. Living, that's feeling safe, living near work and school. This makes housing a basic need and a fundamental right. The real estate industry, hedge funds, speculators, cashing out more and more every year. In the last five years, rents have risen by almost a quarter. Do people earn a qu…

9

Oct

2024

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Taxing the super-rich to end poverty and reduce inequalities: EU support to the G20 Presidency’s proposal (topical debate)

Mr President, Vice-President of the Commission! Without wealth taxes, there could not have been a middle class. It could not have arisen at all. Franklin D. Roosevelt did this in 1935. Revenue Act recognized. But where are we today? Taxes on large private assets continue to decline and, at the same time, wealth is more unequally distributed than ever. Eight men – you mentioned – own more than the …

19

Sep

2024

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The historic CJEU ruling on the Apple state aid case and its consequences (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, 13 billion – an almost unimaginable sum. And this 13 billion euros is now at stake, because the European Court of Justice has ruled that Apple must pay back this incredible sum to Ireland. This ruling is groundbreaking in the fight against tax avoidance, because it is clear: Tax tricks are not only morally reprehensible, but now also illegal. This is drying up Europe's …

18

Sep

2024

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The devastating floods in Central and Eastern Europe, the loss of lives and the EU’s preparedness to act on such disasters exacerbated by climate change (debate)

Mr President! The images of recent floods in Austria, Poland, Hungary, Romania and fires in Portugal speak for themselves: Our habitat is in danger. However, the Commission's new mantra seems to be: Competitiveness at all costs. But what good is it for us if we are competitive, but in the end have exploited our natural resources in such a way that we can no longer live on and off our earth? Then w…

17

Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

Madam President, Innovation, investment, production – these are the three magic words in the Draghi report. I think we all agree here that we want to put these three magic words into action. The spirits are divided on the ‘how’. There is talk of cutting red tape, but if we consider that industrial policy is nothing more than state support for companies to promote certain economic activities, then …

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Apr

2024

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Framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Christian Ehler, on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology products manufacturing ecosystem (Net Zero Industry Act) (COM(2023)0161 – C9-0062/2023 – 2023/0081(COD)) (A9-03…

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Apr

2024

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Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

The debate is closed.

25

Apr

2024

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Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

Thank you very much and all the best.

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Apr

2024

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Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

Thank you very much. All the best!

25

Apr

2024

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Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

Thank you very much, and all the best also for your future.

25

Apr

2024

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Pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (debate)

The next item is the debate on a Commission statement on pre-enlargement reforms and policy reviews (2024/2569(RSP)).

25

Apr

2024

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Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards (debate)

The debate is closed. The vote will be held today, of course!

25

Apr

2024

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Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards (debate)

I wish you an excellent good morning on this last day of the parliamentary term. We start with the debate on the report by Daniel Freund, on behalf on the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, on the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council, the European Commission, the Court of Justice of the European Union, the European Central Bank, the European Court of Auditors, …

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Apr

2024

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The sixth Anti-Money Laundering Directive - Anti-Money Laundering Regulation - Establishing the Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (joint debate - Anti-money laundering)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Money laundering not only costs us an exorbitant amount, money laundering also threatens and degrades our democracy and our security. This is also why the anti-money laundering package is absolutely important. In the future, we will be able to shed more light on oligarch toys such as yachts, private jets and also football clubs. Among the highlights is AMLA, the…

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Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

Mr President! Only a yes is a yes. This is the key to our overall togetherness. Its boundaries stop where its boundaries begin. This is especially true at times when we are particularly vulnerable. This is especially true for sexual acts. That is why it was, of course, a bitter disappointment for me when it became clear that our new EU law will not be able to follow the European Parliament’s ‘yes …

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Apr

2024

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Amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Malin Björk and Eugenia Rodríguez Palop, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its vi…

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Apr

2024

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Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (debate)

The debate is closed. Thanks very much to the rapporteurs and to everybody who contributed in this debate. The vote will be held tomorrow. Written statements (Rule 171)

22

Apr

2024

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Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Samira Rafaela and Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques, on behalf of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market (COM(2022)0453 – C9-0307/2022 – 2022/0269(CO…

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Apr

2024

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Common rules promoting the repair of goods (debate)

The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow. Written statements (Rule 171)

10

Apr

2024

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Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories (debate)

The debate is closed. The vote will be held at the next part-session. Written statements (Rule 171)

10

Apr

2024

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Russia's undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on Russia’s undemocratic presidential elections and their illegitimate extension to the occupied territories (2024/2665(RSP)). I should like to inform Members that there will be only one round of political group speakers, no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards, so be aware of that.…

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Apr

2024

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Union code relating to medicinal products for human use - Union procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human use and rules governing the European Medicines Agency (joint debate - Pharmaceutical package)

The joint debate is closed. The vote will be held later today. Written statements (Rule 171)