13/10/2022 | 18:27:00 Thank you, Chair. First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur for the wonderful work done. And irrespective of the progress that has been made, as you mention, discrimination in sports still exists and it is an indication of the inequality that exists in general between men and women. I am afraid that I do not know any other sphere where we have this level of discrimination. I would like to speak at two levels. First of all, about school sports. In school sports, there are more... 13/10/2022 | 16:21:30 Thank you very much. The fact of the matter is, that I'm not going to say anything new. But it struck me as important that this Chamber knows that there are many of us who are supportive, because of course, the LGBTI+ community has problems. There is discrimination in many areas, something that is unacceptable in my view. That is why it is important we take preventive measures in some areas if there are certain quarters that think that certain communities are dangerous, then that is... 12/10/2022 | 19:41:57 I'll be talking in Spanish. I'd like to start by thanking the rapporteurs for the two reports they've submitted. I'd like to remind everybody that we're all talking here about a Fortress Europe which we try to make ever stronger. That seems to be the primary objective of our immigration policy. Either we externalise our borders to do this and afterwards we pay countries, countries which don't always have a very good reputation when it comes to democracy and respective human rights. The idea... 24/06/2022 | 10:36:45 I first want to thank Ms Carmen LEYTE for her report. I'm not going to repeat things that have been so well expressed already. Vaccines seem to have become fashionable now that we've had a pandemic, but the fact is that they've been safe and effective for many years. I think they have been the best tool in public health for a quite a while before the Covid-19 pandemic. They are a personal shield, but they are also a collective shield. Above all, they save lives. That means, there is a need to... 22/06/2022 | 17:22:19 The truth is that it is not easy to deal with three reports in three minutes. Although they are all connected, they are three different reports. I will try to be very brief. The Russian invasion is going to have appalling economic and humanitarian consequences, and this is going to be true in Ukraine and the rest of Europe. What we need to do is see how far these consequences are going to go and what we need to do to resolve the consequences. Now, women. We are always dual victims, and we are... 20/06/2022 | 16:20:17 Thank you. Good afternoon. First of all, I would like to thank the two rapporteurs for the reports today. In the speech of political parties, it is obvious that there are problems with hate speech, as other speakers have said, and also criminal activities. We cannot drop our guard. We need to keep an effort going to raise awareness and also a culture of tolerance and respect, a culture of diversity, dignity and of rights. Politicians and political groups and parties play a vital role, which... 28/04/2022 | 13:11:52 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Russia's invasion of Ukraine has immediate and medium- to long-term humanitarian, economic and geopolitical consequences that require more than just sanctions and aid. Two days ago the 85th anniversary of the bombing of Guernica was commemorated, but there were other bombings too. I am Basque and one of my grandmothers lived through that day and have told us about it. Gernika, a symbol of Basque freedoms, became a symbol of horror and... 15/03/2022 | 16:17:03 I am speaking in Spanish. I will be very brief because many things have already been said, and this is an issue which seems to me a very important one. It's a demonstration of the unanimous support of the Council for Ukraine. First of all, we need to show our most energetic condemnation of military aggression against Ukraine by Russia. Secondly, our total support to support Ukraine on our total solidarity both with those who are within Ukraine today, defending and struggling for their country... 24/01/2022 | 20:03:43 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2 The migratory phenomenon is structural and requires a comprehensive response. This European Pact on Migration and Asylum causes a lot of concern as it insists on measures that do not work. It presents an approach based on border control: Europe is a fortress in which there happen refoulement, expulsions without legal guarantees and rescuing in the sea is difficult. In addition to outsourcing to third countries that are not always guarantors of... 28/09/2021 | 10:43:35 Thank you. I wanted to talk about the third dose, when so many people around the planet have not even had the first dose but it would take me too long. So I want to talk about something more specific, vaccination for the people who are in an irregular situation in Europe and other communities who may be excluded from the public health system. In the Basque Country, where I come from, everybody has access and entitlement to public health, whatever their administrative situation. And specific...