30/09/2026 | 12:53:19 Thank you, Madam Chair. Mister President, first of all, thank you for being here today at our institution. I am speaking to you on behalf of the Group of the Unified European Left, but you may have noticed from my surname that I have a direct connection to Portugal, as my father left the banks of the Douro in the early 1970s, fleeing the dictatorship of Mr António DE OLIVEIRA SALAZAR with his family. Upon arriving here, he and his parents were subjected to xenophobia. Today, migration is... 30/09/2026 | 11:07:59 Thank you, President, I would like to thank Ms Valentina GRIPPO for this report. Media pluralism and independence raise a major democratic question: who controls the information? This question is crucial at a time when media concentration and the stranglehold of political and economic actors are threatening media independence across Europe. France is no exception to this situation. In 2026, nine billionaires will own more than 80% of the French media. Mr Vincent BOLLORÉ, in particular, owns... 29/09/2026 | 18:11:09 Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to begin by thanking the rapporteur, Lord Leslie GRIFFITH, for this vital work at a time of rising racism, xenophobia and discrimination, when migrants and people of colour are all too often – and indeed with increasing frequency – blamed for all the ills of our societies. In the face of far-right rhetoric that thrives on fear of the ‘other’ and turns exiled people into scapegoats, this report reminds us of a reality: diasporas are not a threat. They play... 29/09/2026 | 11:23:27 Thank you, Madam President. On behalf of my group, I would first like to pay a heartfelt tribute to all those who, this summer, lost their lives off the coast of Ceuta, having died whilst trying to reach Europe. Colleagues, Ceuta is in Africa, not in Europe in the continental sense. This Spanish enclave in Morocco is already excluded from the Schengen Agreement on the free movement of people. Ceuta is a territory that shares one of Europe’s only land borders with Africa. And this border is an... 28/09/2026 | 17:29:16 Thank you, Madam President. Mister President, first of all, on behalf of my group, I would like to thank you for having emphasised in your opening remarks – and also in response to a question – that no double standards can be applied to human rights, regardless of a person’s origin, origin or migration history, despite the attacks we have once again heard in this Chamber, which are even reflected in the Chișinău political declaration. I would like to ask you to elaborate on your response... 25/06/2026 | 11:32:17 Thank you, Madam President. It is clear this morning why the political declaration from Chișinău, issued by our institution a few weeks ago, is a disgrace, as it was inspired by these people with racist, xenophobic obsessions and who are once again making remarks that are absolutely unacceptable. I would, in any case, like to thank the rapporteur for the quality of her work. Her text upholds an absolutely fundamental principle: that of access to healthcare for everyone, without discrimination... 24/06/2026 | 19:32:47 Thank you, Mister President. Access to food is a right that should be universal. Yet food insecurity remains widespread. Climate change and economic crises are further exacerbating this situation. Above all, these crises expose the flaws in our food systems, which are driven by profit, speculation and the concentration of markets in the hands of a few multinationals. Russia’s war against Ukraine is a prime example of this. The destruction of farmland and agricultural infrastructure, the... 23/04/2026 | 17:03:31 Thank you, Chair. First of all, I would like to thank the rapporteur for the quality of her work. This is a particularly important report, and the many recommendations it contains are both ambitious and highly relevant. They make a concrete contribution to the defence of workers' rights, in a context where workers are under great pressure. I would like to recall here the words of Mr George KATROUGALOS, our former Chair of the Group of the Unified European Left and former Greek Minister of... 23/04/2026 | 12:22:10 Thank you, Madam President. International law must prevail in all circumstances and on every surface of the planet. The subject before us today is the wider Middle East. In this part of the world, widespread chaos has spread from Lebanon to Iran to the Palestinian territories, threatening the international balance. We need to be clear about who the troublemakers are, the chief aggressors who, steeped in their imperialist and colonialist doctrine, are laying waste to the Middle East. Yes, our... 22/04/2026 | 16:02:52 Thank you Madam Chairman. Commissioner, thank you for your clear words. You firmly defend the universality of human rights and warn against the erosion of protection for migrants. However, Secretary General Alain BERSET left our session this week to go to London to discuss adapting the human rights system to the challenge of migration, which would mean lowering protective standards for foreigners. Legal experts are already talking about an unprecedented regression. So, in the face of...