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Ms María FERNÁNDEZ

Speeches since 2019

22/04/2026 | 13:32:45 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) I would like to congratulate Ms Zita GURMAI on her reports and to expressly acknowledge her work and political career in defence of women’s rights. Violence against women is the most brutal symbol of the inequality that persists in our society. At a decisive moment for women’s rights, the Istanbul Convention — which marked a qualitative leap forward in the protection of those rights — has proven, over its twelve years of implementation, to be... 15/03/2022 | 16:20:44 Yes, here I am. Good afternoon. Thank you, Mr President. From Spain, I would first of all like to express the regrets of the Spanish for the loss of life in Ukraine. We would like to state our most firm condemnation of this unjustified and irrational invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which puts into risk stability and peace in Europe and the world. Spanish people give their full support to the Ukrainian people and express their support for Ukraine's national sovereignty over the entirety of... 25/01/2022 | 10:45:52 Good morning, everyone. Good morning and greetings from Spain. Dear colleagues, first of all I wanted to congratulate the President on his election. This is my first speech before the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and I wanted to take this opportunity to really commend the rapporteurs on the excellent work that they've done. However, I do disagree with some of the content of the report in Mr Fourat BEN CHIKHA's case: the references to Spain. I'm afraid I'll have to disagree...