29/09/2021 | 12:39:57 Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, First of all, I would like to congratulate and thank the four rapporteurs for their excellent work, for their thoughts and their proposals, but in particular I would like to congratulate Mr Simon MOUTQUIN and Ms Edite ESTRELA for the work they have done together in committee, the results of which are here, as they referred to them. It is truly a piece of work which, despite a few small differences, has a consensus on the substance of these proposals... 28/09/2021 | 13:01:08 Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues. The report we have just debated highlights social mobility as an issue. Indeed, social mobility in our countries is something that has broken down in recent years. The global financial crisis of 2008-2009, and the recent Covid-19 pandemic, have further exacerbated the deep and persistent structural inequalities. This is a social injustice that hinders the economic progress of our society. The report by Mrs Selin SAYEK BÖKE is in line with the... 28/09/2021 | 10:28:03 Mister President, Madam Commissioner, Dear colleagues, First of all, allow me, on behalf of the PPE-DE, to congratulate Ms Stella KYRIAKIDES on the vaccination campaign in the European Union. As she said, the target was 70%; we are already at 73%. Many mistakes have been made, as the President of the Commission has acknowledged, and there are also important issues. One of these very important questions has to do with European harmonisation of the health pass, because practices vary greatly... 22/06/2021 | 19:29:15 Thank you, Mister President. I thank the rapporteur, Baroness Doreen Massey, for her excellent work and report. I also congratulate the Assembly on raising the important issue of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children's rights. Indeed, their rights to life, health, development, social protection, education, protection from violence and discrimination have been greatly affected during the pandemic. Vulnerable children are more exposed to the negative consequences of the pandemic... 22/06/2021 | 17:53:35 I would first like to congratulate and thank Mr Andrej HUNKO and Ms Elvira KOVÁCS for their contribution to this excellent report. Ladies and gentlemen, dear colleagues, While the Covid-19 pandemic continues, our countries are preparing an exit strategy from the socio-economic crisis that it has triggered. This crisis is absolutely unique in modern times because of its global scope, duration and depth. It goes beyond the shocks of the 2008-2009 financial crisis, or even that of 1929. The... 20/04/2021 | 09:39:34 Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear Colleagues, I am sincerely grateful that we are having this debate on COVID-19 passports or certificates. As you know, the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development, which I have the honour of chairing, proposed a topical debate on the same subject, with one small difference: we proposed to look not only at human rights and legal implications, but also at public health. The fundamental rights concerns are valid and will be addressed by others... 30/01/2020 | 11:07:59 Thank you, Mr President. Three short words, the first of which is to congratulate Mr Stefan SCHENNACH on his excellent report on a very delicate subject, as we have seen, but one that requires an urgent and effective response. As usual, Mr Stefan SCHENNACH does this with competence, determination and great passion. I would remind you that this report was unanimously approved in the Committee and that no proposals for amendments were received. I would also like to welcome and thank the... 12/04/2019 | 10:51:54 Our committee began to address the issue we are debating now last April, at the same time as the constitutional court in my country decided that anonymous gamete donation was incompatible with the Portuguese constitution. This decision changed the legal framework for donations in Portugal and enshrined a right of access to genetic origins in the best interests of children and adults born of donation. The committee was able to take advantage of an enlightening hearing in Lisbon last September...