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2024

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)

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Jan

2024

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Katarina Barley, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union – annual report 2022 and 2023 (2023/2028(INI)) (A9-0376/2023).…

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2024

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Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)

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2024

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Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)

Thirty seconds, as always, so you did that, and I would remind everybody really to respect exactly what we are debating right now, and not to use words that are too harsh.

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Jan

2024

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Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)

The next item is the debate on the report by Maite Pagazaurtundúa, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (2023/2068(INI)) (A9-0377/2023).…

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2024

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Improving the socio-economic situation of farmers and rural areas, ensuring fair incomes, food security as well as a just transition (debate)

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Jan

2024

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Quality jobs in a competitive future-oriented social market economy (topical debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, dear representative of the Council! The social market economy is what makes Europe strong. But of course, high-quality work also needs high-quality working conditions. If a woman rushes into the office in the morning with the child by the hand, and it does not fit back and front with the working hours, with the working conditions, with the work-life balance, then we mus…

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Jan

2024

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The role of social award criteria in public procurement in strengthening social rights, good working conditions and inclusive labour markets (debate)

The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission on the role of social award criteria in public procurement in strengthening social rights, good working conditions and inclusive labour markets by Dragoş Pîslaru on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (O-000058/2023 - B9-0003/24) (2023/2940(RSP).…

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Jan

2024

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Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (debate)

Thank you very much, Commissioner. I have received one motion for a resolution to wind up the debate. The debate is closed. The vote will be held on Thursday.

15

Jan

2024

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Revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on the revision of the European Labour Authority mandate (2023/2866(RSP)).

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2024

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The need for an EU and international response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and for continued support to the Yemeni peace process (debate)

Thank you very much, Commissioner. The debate is closed, and before we come to our next item, I would like to indicate a very small break – a technical break of just five minutes – and then we will continue. (The sitting was suspended at 19.52)…

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Jan

2024

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The need for an EU and international response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and for continued support to the Yemeni peace process (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Commission statement on the need for an EU and international response to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and for continued support to the Yemeni peace process (2024/2519(RSP)).…

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2024

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Amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) - Amendments to the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) (joint debate - Markets in financial instruments regulations)

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2023

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Ensuring proper functioning of EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes (debate)

The next item is the debate on Council and Commission statements on ensuring the proper functioning of EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes (2023/3034(RSP)).

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2023

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Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)

The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 171)

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Dec

2023

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Outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (COP28) (debate)

I just would like to remind everybody not to wear any T-shirts with logos or anything else, according to our Rules of Procedure. Catch-the-eye procedure

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Dec

2023

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Jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition of decisions and acceptance of authentic instruments in matters of parenthood and creation of a European Certificate of Parenthood (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner! If you are a mother, you are a mother. If you are a father, you are a father. That's the most obvious thing in the whole world. And that is why this should and must apply in every Member State of the European Union. It must not be the case that governments of Member States say to existing families: No, you do not correspond to our ideas here, so you can not exist with u…

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2023

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Role of tax policy in times of crisis (debate)

Madam President, Commissioner! These crises cost us a lot. But above all, the crises cost us one thing – money, a damn lot of money – and contributed to inequality. So while there are now many losers of these crises, there are also some winners, such as energy companies. While some people no longer knew and still do not quite know how to heat sufficiently, energy companies have made huge profits. …

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2023

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

Mr President, Madam Vice-President, ladies and gentlemen! My message is short and clear: We in the European Parliament do not tolerate systematic violence against women. We call for a comprehensive package of protection against violence – and comprehensively, which means that rape must of course also be included. I would like to remind you: The Istanbul Convention, which could only be ratified by …

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2023

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Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the threat to the rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (2023/2992(RSP)). Before I give the floor to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Global Affairs, I would like to remind all Members participating in the debate – I think we are all expecting a quite lively debate – to respect the standards…

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2023

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Reducing regulatory burden to unleash entrepreneurship and competitiveness (topical debate)

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Nov

2023

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Reducing regulatory burden to unleash entrepreneurship and competitiveness (topical debate)

The next item is the topical debate under Rule 162 on reducing the regulatory burden to unleash entrepreneurship and competitiveness. I would inform Members that for this debate there is no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted.…

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2023

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Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes and the texts adopted of yesterday’s sitting are available. Are there any comments? As that is not the case, the minutes are approved.

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2023

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Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

I see there is a blue card, but I will not give the floor to the one wanting to raise it. Why? I explained it, because Ernő Schaller-Baross has already asked one question, so we go on with the next speaker.…

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2023

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Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

Sorry, there are no more questions possible, because you just can’t do a statement. So this is over. I just let now, because you asked the question, Mr Rónai answer, but then it’s finished.