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Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2022-06-22
Debate: Implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

  Irene Tinagli (S&D).   – Madam President, the reality around us, from the Russian aggression to the turbulence on the energy market, confirmed the genuine need for the Recovery Fund. Many of the decisions that we took during the negotiations, from the inception of the European instrument to avoid internal market fragmentation to fostering the renewables in the energy mix, were forward-looking, and the Parliament largely contributed to it. So I think this is something we need to learn from what we’ve done and be happy about it, but we also believe that further action is needed.
Fiscal capacity at the European level is currently missing. That’s something that would allow us to cope with external shocks like the Russian aggression, for example. REPowerEU represents a very good opportunity, absolutely. It’s an opportunity to drastically accelerate our energy transition and increase Europe’s energy independence. But its swift deployment is possible thanks to previous decisions taken in terms of budget and own resources. What would happen if we had new crises coming up? We wouldn’t have new tools. We wouldn’t have resources. That’s why I think we need to move forward. We need to complete our economic and monetary union, because when we are united and look forward, we are capable of great things. But we just need the tools.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2022-02-14
Debate: Formal sitting – 20th anniversary of the euro

  Irene Tinagli,  Chair the ECON Committee. – Madam President, 20 years is an important anniversary for anyone, but I think that if we look back at all that the euro has been through, well, then we realise how special this anniversary is. 
At first, the introduction of the single currency in Europe seemed like a risky bet. Many feared it was too early. Others thought that there were other priorities. There was some fear about it. And later, after the financial crisis, many thought that the euro was at risk and that a restoration of national currencies was upcoming. Well, it turned out quite differently, and not only is the euro still here, but it’s stronger than ever. Other Member States have decided to adopt it, and others will soon be able to do so. 
The truth is that the euro has been the key element of the last 20 years of the Union. It has complemented the single market. It has made it easier to trade and travel and live across different countries in the European Union. It has boosted European value chains, strengthening our economies. It has been the prerequisite for preserving the European monetary sovereignty in a globalised world. It has represented the cornerstone of a peaceful Union and a global actor after the end of the Cold War and German reunification. Without the euro, I’m quite sure we would be telling quite different stories.
The success of the euro is not a matter of chance. Its strength, its value and its very existence has constantly been guaranteed and preserved by the European Central Bank. Over the past 20 years, the ECB has been the true guardian of the Union’s currency, and I’m confident that it will continue to play its role even in the coming years of big innovations and changes. We’ve heard about some of those.
But the euro’s success was also the result of a strong political will. The euro was the best investment that we could have made to ensure a stable environment for the new generations. This awareness was the fundamental element that allowed us to overcome even the most difficult moments, and we’ve heard just a few minutes ago about some of those moments. 
The euro has definitely brought to us many successes, but we have to also to acknowledge and to recognise that it has not delivered all the gains that it could have delivered in all the Member States and to all the European citizens. And this is partly due to some national issues and partly the result of the fact that the Economic and Monetary Union is still incomplete – as Commissioner Gentiloni just reminded us.
So, the way ahead, therefore, is to identify the changes that are necessary to make our monetary union work for the benefit of everybody. The experience of the euro shows that even the riskiest bets, if supported by political will, can be successful and can mark a great leap forward in the history of our Union.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2021-12-15
Debate: State of play of the RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility) (debate)

  Irene Tinagli (S&D).   – Madam President, we are really at a crucial stage in the Recovery and Resilience Facility as we are moving from the planning to the implementation. And this is an unprecedented challenge, which will have important consequences for the future. 
First, a successful implementation will mark another leap forward in the integration process of the European Union, and will show even to the most sceptical ones, what it means a united and strong Europe. 
Second, the national plans will help not only to support the recovery, but also to accelerate the green transition, the digital transition and the competitiveness of our Union. 
And third, let’s not forget that it will help us building a better and fair Europe. Commissioner Gentiloni, yesterday in the RRF dialogue, reminded us and today as well that of all the plans that have been approved, EUR 127 billion are dedicated to social policies. This is a huge chunk of the financial envelope, and it’s crucial to improve the lives of the European citizens, to build the kind of Europe – closer to the citizens – that we are here for.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2021-11-10
Debate: Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (debate)

  Irene Tinagli,  on behalf of the S&D Group. – Madam President, after five years of deadlock in the Council, we finally managed to seal a deal on the public country-by-country reporting, which is a crucial transparency tool. Thanks to the work of this Parliament, big multinationals will be obliged to publicly disclose where they make profits and where they pay their taxes. The agreement also includes the obligation for companies to publish how many full-time employees they have, their turnover and taxes paid, as well as all the profits and losses they have in each country they operate in – in the European Union and in tax havens.
Thanks to this transparency, citizens will know which companies are freeriding and which are contributing their fair share to society. This is part of a bigger effort that we are leading towards creating a more just and fair society. Along with the international tax agreement, a new wave of tax justice is now on the agenda of the European debate and of the international one, and we will keep pushing and step-by-step we will build a better Union.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2021-10-20
Debate: Global Tax Agreements to be endorsed at the G20 Summit in Rome, 30th/31st of October (continuation of debate)

  Irene Tinagli (S&D).   – Mr President, the first thing I want to express today is a great sense of achievement. One hundred and thirty-six countries have finally reached an agreement to end the deleterious race to the bottom caused by deregulated international fiscal competition. This agreement will help us fight fiscal elusion, fiscal dumping and will provide new resources to many countries that can be used to address social inequalities and to support economic recovery. 
Someone says it’s not enough. Yes, many of us would have loved to see a more ambitious agreement. But now we have two choices. We can keep complaining and despise the agreement, or we can acknowledge the enormous effort made, and we can push for a rapid and effective implementation of the agreement in the European Union as soon as possible. 
We choose this latter option and we call on all the parties involved at the Commission, the Council and every Member State to take a step forward and to facilitate such fast and strict implementation. Now, more than ever, we need more tax justice. Let’s get started.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2021-05-18
Debate: Business Taxation (continuation of debate)

  Irene Tinagli,  on behalf of the S&D Group. – Mr President, we always knew, even before the pandemic, that the international fiscal system is flawed and creates spaces for opportunistic behaviour – elusion, evasion and fraud – that benefit the few at the expense of many others. With thousands of businesses severely hit by the pandemic, we cannot tolerate these distortions any further, and we cannot properly support recovery with a system that allows hundreds of billions of euros in potential tax revenues to be lost because of evasion and fraud. 
That’s why we warmly welcome the Commission’s support for a strong global agreement, as well as its commitment to act swiftly on the implementation of such an agreement. In this regard, it is clear to us that all the main elements of the current negotiations need to be maintained, the so-called Pillar 1and Pillar 2. We need to ensure that profits are allocated where the value is created, and at the same time we need to stop a fiscal competition that translates into a deleterious race to the bottom through a minimum effective taxation to multinationals. 
There’s another important element that I want to mention in this short timeframe that I have available: the commitment to propose a measure to neutralise the misuse of shell companies. It is a strong clear sign that shows a commitment to fight tax avoidance and aggressive tax planning. 
So overall we really welcome this communication. We believe it is an important step to move towards a simpler, fairer and more transparent fiscal system and we look forward to working on that.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2021-02-09
Debate: Establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

  Irene Tinagli (S&D).   – Mr President, the Recovery and Resilience Facility is not only a way to address the effects of the COVID crisis, but a great leap forward towards a closer and deeper union. It complements the action of the European Central Bank and partially overcomes the lack of a common European fiscal capacity for the time being.
However, we would be wrong to consider this facility as the final destination of our journey. This is just the beginning. Full recovery will require time, energy, commitment and a great sense of responsibility. In order to succeed, new forms of dialogue and interaction, solidarity and mutual understanding are required. Now, more than ever, it’s clear that having a solely national perspective for economic and budgetary measures is not only pretentious, but is short-sighted and inefficient.
So a truly European approach is the only way to foster territorial cohesion, to fight social inequalities, and to support policies dedicated to the next generation of Europeans. As a Parliament, over the next years, we will be vigilant to ensure that the Commission carries out the tasks assigned in appropriate ways so that the facility reaches its objectives, especially in terms of digital and environmental transformation, social impact and the Next Generation policies that we have envisaged for the Union.
It will not be easy. There will be bumps along the road and divisive forces will always be around the corner, and we got a sample from the debate this morning. So I say to my colleagues that we have created a powerful instrument for unity and solidarity. Now it’s our responsibility to make sure that what was conceived to unite us will not end up dividing us.
Speaker: Irene TINAGLI (Italy — Partito Democratico)
Political group: Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament
Date: 2020-02-11
Debate: European Central Bank - annual report 2018 (debate)

  Irene Tinagli (S&D).   – Mr President, this report to the European Parliament expresses its support for the ECB’s monetary policy and recognises that the measures implemented are consistent with its mandate, and have been decisive in preserving the euro area from deflation and also in contributing to the ongoing economic recovery. I challenge anyone to prove that today we’d be better off had we adopted different policies.
But many of the challenges we face today are new and they require further innovation in the way monetary policy is conducted. Madame Lagarde, you mentioned many of those: climate change, digitalisation... I would also add economic inequalities, especially in certain areas. All of these factors will have a significant structural impact on the way the economy works. They will affect key economic variables, financial stability and the effectiveness of monetary policy.
To fulfil its mandate of delivering price stability, the ECB will better understand how the changing climate, technological innovation and economic inequalities will affect the behaviour of households, firms and financial institutions. The ECB has the analytical capacity and resources to push the frontier of knowledge on these issues and we are definitely keen to do our part.
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-11-22
Debate: Threat to rule of law as a consequence of the governmental agreement in Spain (debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Monsieur le Président, ces derniers jours, le peuple espagnol est dans la rue et proteste contre la trahison de son Premier ministre, Pedro Sánchez, minoritaire dans les urnes, qui viole ouvertement la Constitution en s’alliant avec les criminels séparatistes catalans pour se maintenir au pouvoir. 
La Commission et le Parlement ne cessent de parler de l’état de droit en Pologne, en Hongrie et partout ailleurs dans le monde, inventant des menaces, enchaînant les procès de Moscou contre des accusés qui sont souvent condamnés par avance. 
Mais cette fois-ci, en Espagne, nous assistons à un authentique coup d’État, un viol caractérisé de la Constitution au mépris d’une décision de justice pourtant fondée en droit. Nous assistons au démembrement d’une nation et à l’amnistie de criminels pour des raisons bassement politiciennes. Et Bruxelles ne dit rien. La gauche et les macronistes se taisent, ils soutiennent même ouvertement cette forfaiture. Pourquoi? Eh bien parce que ce sont les socialistes qui sont à la manœuvre bien sûr.
Sánchez et son gouvernement se montrent illégitimes, voire illégaux, en laissant faire la Commission, et notre Parlement se couvre de honte. Dans sa logique habituelle, Bruxelles devrait se précipiter pour engager des sanctions, notre hémicycle devrait élaborer aussitôt une résolution. Et là, absolument rien! Ce «deux poids, deux mesures» montre à quel point l’habituel discours sur l’état de droit n’est qu’une minable comédie de la gauche pour nuire à ses adversaires politiques.
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-11-21
Debate: Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Madame la Présidente, mes chers collègues, encore un débat à propos de la Hongrie de Viktor Orbán, avec toujours les mêmes rengaines, les mêmes menaces imaginaires qui pèseraient sur l’état de droit, sur les journalistes militants ou encore sur les activistes LGBT. Rien n’a jamais été démontré, comme j’ai pu le constater en me rendant il y a deux ans à Budapest dans le cadre d’une mission officielle de notre Parlement. Et il n’y a évidemment rien de nouveau.
Alors quel est donc, cette fois, le grief de la gauche et des macronistes? La Hongrie a même consenti à certaines des réformes que vous réclamiez, mais cela ne vous convient toujours pas. Vous continuez à pleurnicher en prétendant agir au nom de la justice et de l’égalité. Vos persécutions incessantes et vos honteuses manœuvres n’ont en réalité qu’un seul but: punir le peuple hongrois, coupable d’être attaché à son identité et à ses traditions, coupable aussi de refuser vos diktats sur le multiculturalisme, sur l’accueil illimité des migrants, sur l’idéologie du genre jusque dans les écoles.
Vous montrez votre vrai visage. Rien ne vous satisfera jamais car vous êtes motivés par l’idéologie et la détestation de nos véritables valeurs de civilisation. Que l’on mette fin à ce cirque et que la Commission verse enfin l’argent qu’elle doit à la Hongrie.
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-10-18
Debate: The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Monsieur le Président, les djihadistes du Hamas ont attaqué Israël en atteignant des sommets dans l’horreur: massacre de jeunes dans un festival, viols et tortures, enlèvements de familles et meurtres d’enfants. Or, certains, en France, et ici même dans cet hémicycle, refusent de dire que le Hamas est un mouvement terroriste. Il faut les comprendre: les sympathisants du Hamas sont leurs électeurs, ces millions d’immigrés non assimilés, non assimilables, qui haïssent tout autant Israël que notre civilisation européenne. 
Mme von der Leyen décide de tripler l’aide européenne à Gaza, alors que tout le monde sait que ces financements finissent toujours, au moins en partie, dans les poches du Hamas. Ouvrez donc les yeux! Les attentats au fusil, au couteau ou au camion, en Israël, à Arras, à Bruxelles, à Stockholm ou à Paris, ne sont que l’expression d’un djihad permanent et planétaire, parfois barbare, comme celui du Hamas ou de Daech, et parfois en costume, comme celui des Frères musulmans. Ce djihad, il a mille prétextes pour son combat mortifère, mais une seule idéologie: faire la guerre à tout ce qui n’est pas l’islam et doit y être soumis. 
Nous n’avons pas le choix: nous devons mener et gagner la guerre contre l’islamisme, interdire les Frères musulmans, expulser les islamistes et leurs familles, contrôler les discours dans les mosquées et cesser de verser des millions à ceux qui veulent détruire notre civilisation et qui tuent nos peuples.
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-10-18
Debate: A true geopolitical Europe now (topical debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Madame la Présidente, si vous voulez une Europe qui a la géopolitique de sa civilisation et de ses intérêts, commencez par cesser vos discours creux, vos leçons de morale à la Terre entière, vos innombrables résolutions hautaines et suffisantes qui font que nous nous aliénons le reste du monde.
Arrêtez de nous humilier auprès de ceux qui nous méprisent ou nous menacent, car aujourd’hui la liste est interminable, votre servilité vis-à-vis de Biden, qui sert les intérêts américains et n’hésite pas à nous mener une guerre commerciale, votre lâcheté face à la Turquie d’Erdoğan, qui menace la Grèce, occupe Chypre et agite l’islamisme sur notre sol, votre hypocrisie et votre complaisance avec l’Azerbaïdjan, une authentique dictature qui nous revend du gaz russe tout en menant l’épuration ethnique des Arméniens, nos frères de civilisation, votre agressivité envers des pays comme la Tunisie ou l’Égypte, alors que nous avons comme intérêt commun de maîtriser les flux migratoires du Sud vers le Nord, votre timidité face à la Chine et à la concurrence déloyale qu’elle nous mène depuis des années, vos largesses financières et votre aveuglement en faveur d’un islamisme qui assume le fait de vouloir détruire notre civilisation.
Pensons enfin à nous, dans un monde qui redevient multipolaire et dangereux. Définissons-nous autrement que par de fausses valeurs, abstraites, désincarnées ou larmoyantes, loin de ce qui fait spécifiquement la grandeur de la civilisation européenne.
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-10-03
Debate: Interim report on the proposal for a mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 (debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Madame la Présidente, chers collègues, comme d’autres espaces économiques dans le monde, l’Union européenne est touchée par l’inflation et les conséquences de la guerre en Ukraine. Mais alors que n’importe quel ménage penserait simplement à réduire ses dépenses, la Commission a une formule magique: demander toujours plus d’argent aux États, c’est-à-dire aux contribuables européens et notamment français, puisque la France fait partie des pays contributeurs nets au budget de l’Union européenne.
La Commission nous montre une fois de plus qu’elle dépense sans compter l’argent des autres, notre argent. Pas moins de 65 milliards d’euros, dont 13 milliards au titre de l’immigration. Si au moins cet argent servait à expulser les clandestins ou à monter une opération navale pour empêcher l’invasion de Lampedusa et de nos côtes. Mais nous savons qu’il sera en réalité dilapidé pour faciliter la venue de millions de faux demandeurs d’asile.
Pour gonfler son budget, la Commission compte également sur les ressources propres. En clair: des taxes et des impôts supplémentaires qui sont, comme toujours évidemment, répercutés à la fin sur le consommateur. On va ainsi ajouter une couche européenne au millefeuille fiscal qui spolie déjà les Français: pourcentage sur le revenu des États membres, prélèvement d’une partie de la TVA, taxe sur les emballages plastiques, mécanisme carbone aux frontières, taxe temporaire – mais qui en réalité deviendra définitive – sur les bénéfices des entreprises.
En somme, l’Union européenne fonctionne comme la France de Macron: toujours plus d’impôts, toujours plus de centralisme bruxellois…
(La Présidente retire la parole à l’orateur)
Speaker: Nicolas BAY (France — Reconquête!)
Political group: Non-attached Members
Date: 2023-10-03
Debate: Situation in Nagorno-Karabakh after Azerbaijan’s attack and the continuing threats against Armenia (debate)

  Nicolas Bay (NI).   – Madame la Présidente, il y a quelques jours, l'Azerbaïdjan a envahi l'Arménie, annexant le Haut-Karabakh et contraignant à l'exode 100 000 réfugiés arméniens qui fuient aujourd'hui les vols, les viols, les pillages et la mort. L'Azerbaïdjan qui, comme toujours, se comporte en bras armé de la Turquie. La Turquie qui, après le génocide de 1915, poursuit inlassablement sa volonté de construire un grand empire ottoman musulman avec à la clé l'éradication pure et simple de la nation et du peuple arménien. 
Mais quelle honte! Quelle honte de voir Mme von der Leyen se précipiter à Bakou, pactiser avec le dictateur Aliyev et affirmer qu'il s'agit d'un partenaire fiable. Et quelle hypocrisie à prétendre vouloir se défaire de la dépendance au gaz russe parce que la Russie a envahi l'Ukraine, bien sûr, et dans le même temps, acheter du gaz à l'Azerbaïdjan qui vient juste d'envahir l'Arménie. 
Il est temps d'en finir avec les collusions et les connivences avec Erdogan et avec Aliyev et de mettre un terme aux relations commerciales avec l'Azerbaïdjan. Nous avons un devoir de solidarité à l'égard de l'Arménie, première nation chrétienne de l'histoire. Nous avons un lien historique qui nous unit. Les Arméniens, le peuple arménien a besoin de notre amitié, de notre soutien et de notre solidarité européenne.