22/04/2026 | 18:01:36 Dear Madam President, Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur, Mrs Gala VELDHOEN, on the excellent report we are examining today, which clearly reaffirms an essential principle: the rejection of the death penalty in all circumstances. Portugal fully supports this position. We were one of the first countries in the world to abolish the death penalty. This choice is part of our democratic identity. It is based on a simple conviction: the state must not have... 21/04/2026 | 16:54:02 Mr Chairman, dear colleagues, Violence and hate speech against politicians today represent a real threat to European democracy. If those who choose to serve the public interest do so in fear of threats, attacks or reprisals, then democracy itself is undermined. This phenomenon is neither isolated nor marginal. It is on the rise, crossing the entire political spectrum and affecting all levels of governance. Its consequences are far-reaching: self-censorship, alienation of citizens, abandonment... 29/01/2025 | 19:09:52 Thank you, Mister Chairman. Dear colleagues, Eighty-three percent of the world's population live where they were born; 13% of migrants are internal; 3% are international; 0.3% are refugees. People don't migrate to free their countries from demographic pressures or to make up for a birth deficit. Most people migrate because of job opportunities, to study, to join family or, in a minority of cases, to escape violence and oppression. Immigration today represents a major social challenge...