Mélanie DISDIER

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What Mélanie DISDIER has said (27)

• 2026-02-19 “Answer given by Mr Jørgensen on behalf of the European Commission 26.5.2026 Written question The Commission is committed to supporting the decarbonisation of social housing in line with the European Green Deal. The Energy Efficiency Directive [1] and the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive [2] set a combination of obligations including provisions on enabling framework to remove administrative, technical and financial barriers. The European Affordable Housing Plan [3] proposed a housing simplification package for 2027. The Plan includes more flexible State Aid Rules to support affordable housing through the revision of the S ervices of General Economic Interest Decision [4] . The Commission is also reviewing the General Block Exemption Regulation [5] to facilitate the funding of energy renovation projects for social and affordable housing. The Cohesion Policy supports energy efficiency including social housing, while the mid-term review Regulation [6] allows Member States to allocate additional funding in affordable and social housing. The Social Climate Fund mobilises at least EUR 86.7 billion between 2026-2032 to fund investments in energy efficiency, decarbonisation of heating and cooling of buildings and sustainable mobility and transport. New funding possibilities for decarbonisation have been proposed in the next EU budget for 2028-2034. Provided that they respect minimum rates of taxation of energy products, Member States are free to introduce varied rates for natural gas and biomethane under the Energy Taxation Directive (ETD) [7] . To the extent that decarbonised gas falls within the scope of the ETD, a reduction in taxes thereon would be permissible [8] . In addition, the Commission’s 2021 ETD review proposal — currently under consideration by the Council — aims to further incentivise the uptake of fossil fuel alternatives. [1] Directive (EU) 2023/1791 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 September 2023 on energy efficiency and amending Regulation (EU) 2023/955 (recast), OJ L, 2023/1791, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=OJ%3AJOL_2023_231_R_0001&qid=1695186598766. [2] Directive (EU) 2024/1275 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 April 2024 on the energy performance of buildings (recast), OJ L, 2024/1275, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024L1275. [3] Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions The European Affordable Housing Plan, COM/2025/1025 final, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52025DC1025. [4] Commission Decision (EU) 2025/2630 of 16 December 2025 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to state aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest and repealing Decision 2012/21/EU, OJ L, 19.12.2025, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32025D2630. [5] Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty Text with EEA relevance, OJ L 187, 26.6.2014, pp. 1-7, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32014R0651/. [6] Regulation (EU) 2025/1914 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2025 amending Regulations (EU) 2021/1058 and (EU) 2021/1056 as regards specific measures to address strategic challenges in the context of the mid-term review, OJ L, 2025/1914, 19.9.2025, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/1914/oj/eng . [7] Council Directive 2003/96/EC of 27 October 2003 restructuring the Community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity, OJ L 283, 31.10.2003, pp. 51-70, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32003L0096. [8] Provided that all of the conditions of that Article 44 and Chapter I of the General Block Exemption Regulation are also fulfilled.”
  Energy transition (state support) · Energy performance of buildings
• 2026-02-11 “E-000612/2026 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Ribera on behalf of the European Commission The Commission is aware of Google’s announcement to introduce this verification process starting from September 2026 in some jurisdictions (not including the EU based on publicly available information). The Commission understands that, as a result of this process, Android will require that all apps are registered by verified developers in order to be installed on certified Android devices. The Commission is also aware of public campaigns such as ‘Keep Android Open’ which have emerged in reaction to Google’s announcement. Determining whether a commercial practice is in breach of Article 102 TFEU requires an indepth analysis of all relevant circumstances of the case. It is therefore not possible for the Commission to take a view on this question at this point in time. Article 6(4) of the Digital Markets Act (‘DMA’) obliges gatekeepers like Alphabet to allow and technically enable the effective distribution of apps on their operating system through third party app stores or the web. At the same time, the DMA also permits Google to introduce strictly necessary and proportionate measures to ensure that third-party software apps or app stores do not endanger the integrity of the hardware or operating system, provided that such measures are duly justified by Alphabet. The Commission is actively engaged in a regulatory dialogue with Alphabet concerning Article 6(4) and is diligently monitoring Alphabet's compliance with the relevant legal framework to ensure that apps, including open-source apps, can be effectively distributed on Android outside Google Play.”
  EU rules on digital competition · Interoperability requirements for digital platforms
• 2025-11-12 “E-004485/2025 Answer given by Mr Várhelyi on behalf of the European Commission The Commission can confirm that the French Interprofessional Technical Institute of Perfume, Medicinal, Aromatic and Industrial Plants (ITEIPMAI) and the European Herb Growers Association (EUROPAM) have provided to the Commission new data on the presence of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) in dried herbs and herbal infusions. Data were also received from the Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe (THIE) association and the European Spice Association (ESA). These data have been provided following the annual call from the European Food Safety Authority for continuous collection of chemical contaminants occurrence data in feed and food 1 . Discussions are ongoing within the Working Group on Agricultural Contaminants 2 on the review of the maximum levels established by Regulation 2023/915 3 for PAs in dried herbs, herbal infusions and food supplements containing botanical preparations taking these data into account. The discussions will continue in 2026. The maximum levels for PAs in dried herbs, herbal infusions and food supplements are established, as for all contaminants in food, in accordance with the ‘as low as reasonably achievable’ approach following application of good practices at all stages of the food chain. The maximum levels are also equally applicable to dried herbs, herbal infusions and food supplements imported from third countries in the EU and therefore all non-EU imports have always to comply with the same maximum levels as EU producers. 1 https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/call/annual-call-continuous-collection-chemical-contaminants-occurrence-datafood-and-feed. 2 Working group of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed – Section Novel Food and Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain. Reference to these discussions is mentioned in the report of the meeting of the Standing Committee of 19 September 2025 under point A.01. https://food.ec.europa.eu/document/download/6b3f2800-5cfd-4a99-81b6-01d2ad855e58_en?filename=regcom_toxic_20250919_sum.pdf. 3 Commission Regulation (EU) 2023/915 of 25 April 2023 on maximum levels for certain contaminants in food and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 (OJ L 119, 5.5.2023, p. 103 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2023/915/oj).”
  GMOs
• 2025-10-20 “E-004125/2025 Answer given by Ms Zaharieva on behalf of the European Commission Funding under Horizon Europe (HE) is allocated on a competitive basis to consortia of entities from at least three different countries, of which at least one entity from an EU Member State, and two entities from EU Member States or countries associated to HE. The openness of HE to international cooperation provides mutual benefit for EU and the third countries participating in it. The figure referenced in the Daily Sabah most likely refers to the overall funds available under HE under 2025-2027 to topics relevant to the automotive industry. Turkish entities have so far in the programme received approximately EUR 320 million EU contributions under HE (around EUR 90 million under Cluster 5 ‘Climate, Energy and Mobility’, and EUR 67.68 million under Cluster 4, ‘Digital, Industry and Space’). Most importantly Türkiye, like all other countries associated to HE, pay for the participation of their entities in the programme. HE contains safeguards to protect the EU’s interests. The Commission may take actions to protect the EU’s strategic assets, interests, autonomy or security, including limiting cooperation with non-EU countries 1 . In addition, where justified and provided for in the grant agreement, the Commission or the relevant funding body may object to the transfer of ownership if the transfer or licensing of these results is not in line with the EU’s interests 2 . The Commission’s proposal for the Framework Programme 10, complemented by the proposal for the European Competitiveness Fund 3 , provides the legal means to ensure that appropriate measures can be taken to safeguard economic and research security considerations. This will offer support for the entire investment journey of European projects, from conception to scale-up and market uptake. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32021R0695. 2 Ibid. 3 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52025PC0555.”
  Trade relations with Turkey
• 2025-09-05 “E-003460/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné on behalf of the European Commission The prohibition of trimethylbenzoyl diphenylphosphine oxide (TPO) in cosmetic products 1 is the direct legal consequence of its harmonised classification as a category 1B reprotoxicant under the Classification, Labelling and Packaging Regulation (CLP) 2 , and Article 15 of the Cosmetic Products Regulation 3 (CPR). Under this article, any substance classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or reprotoxic (CMR) is automatically banned from use in cosmetics unless a derogation is requested and granted. No such request was made for TPO. This prohibition reflects the CPR’s objective of ensuring a high level of health protection for users by excluding hazardous substances, including those classified as reprotoxic. Under the CPR, once a CMR classification applies, continued use in cosmetics must cease without delay in the absence of a derogation. TPO’s classification was adopted in October 2023, published in January 2024, and applies from 1 September 2025. Article 15 of the CPR prohibits its use in cosmetics from the same date. This means that companies placing cosmetic products on the EU market have had about 20 months between publication and application to adjust formulations, supply chains, and stocks. The principle of legal certainty requires that stakeholders have clear, predictable rules and enough time to adapt. In this case, the timeline is linked to the CLP Regulation’s standard application period (18 months after publication in the Official Journal). 1 Commission Regulation (EU) 2025/877 of 12 May 2025 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, OJ L, 2025/877, 13.5.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/877/oj. 2 Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2008/1272/2025-09-01. 3 Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1223/2025-09-01.”
  Pharmaceuticals regulation in EU
• 2025-06-12 “E-002373/2025 Answer given by Ms Roswall on behalf of the European Commission 1. On 20 July 2022, the Commission issued a reasoned opinion on the planned wind farm off the coast of Dunkirk, addressed to France and Belgium under Article 259 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU, pursuant to Belgium’s complaint 1 . The reasoned opinion largely rejected Belgium’s claims. 2. The Commission takes the view that any complaint about the legal compliance of a permitting procedure for an individual windfarm project with the provisions in the Birds 2 and Habitats 3 Directives should be solved first in national courts. Therefore, the Commission does not intend to take any specific steps in relation to this case in the short term. Public information show that Belgian stakeholders have been and are expressing their views on this project towards the French government, including through the French courts 4 . 3. In its role as guardian of the Treaties, the Commission monitors the application of EU law and may decide to take appropriate action, in line with its enforcement priorities 5 . 1 https://ec.europa.eu/implementing-eu-law/search-infringementdecisions/?langCode=EN&version=v1&typeOfSearch=byDecision&refId=INFR(2022)6000&page=1&size=10 &order=desc&sortColumns=decisionDate. 2 Directive 2009/147/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on the conservation of wild birds, OJ L 20, 26.1.2010, p. 7–25. 3 Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora, OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7–50. 4 https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/fr/2025/02/19/la-flandre-reprend-son-combat-contre-un-parc-eolien-au-large-de/. 5 Communication from the Commission - EU law: Better results through better application, OJ C 18, 19.1.2017, p. 10–20, and Communication from the Commission - Enforcing EU law for a Europe that delivers, 13.10.2022, COM(2022) 518 final.”
  EU policy on permitting for renewable energy projects · Nature protection and restoration in the EU
• 2025-05-21 “E-002034/2025 Answer given by Mr Brunner on behalf of the European Commission The Directive on combating the sexual abuse and exploitation of children 1 obliges Member States to ensure that employers are entitled to request criminal records when recruiting for professional or organised voluntary activities involving direct and regular contacts with children. It also requires Member States to ensure that the information concerning the existence of criminal convictions or disqualifications is transmitted between Member States, in accordance with the procedures set out in Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA 2 . The proposal for a recast of the Directive 3 , currently in trilogue, aims to enhance the level of protection by introducing a mandatory request for criminal records when recruiting for posts involving direct and regular contact with children, including sports clubs, and requiring the transmission of the relevant information via the European Criminal Records Information System. Furthermore, the proposal includes specific provisions on mandatory reporting and on measures to ensure prevention of child sexual abuse in community settings, including schools, hospitals, social care services, sports clubs or religious communities. As announced in Protect EU: a European Internal Security Strategy 4 , the Commission will support the co-legislators in ensuring that the final compromise more effectively protects children against child sexual abuse and exploitation, including in sports clubs. In addition, in line with the Recommendation on integrated child protection systems 5 , Member States are encouraged to ensure the regulated and monitored involvement of private and civil society actors, supporting a coordinated approach to prevention, early detection, and response. 1 Directive 2011/93/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography, OJ L 335/1, 17.12.2011, p. 1–14, http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2011/93/oj. 2 Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 on the organisation and content of the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record between Member States, OJ L 93, 7.4.2009, p. 2332, http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec_framw/2009/315/oj. 3 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on combating the sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child sexual abuse material and replacing Council Framework Decision 2004/68/JHA (recast), https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:52024PC0060. 4 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ProtectEU: a European Internal Security Strategy, COM/2025/148 final, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52025DC0148. 5 Recommendation (EU) 2024/1238 on developing and strengthening integrated child protection systems in the best interests of the child, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32024H1238.”
  EU law enforcement cooperation in criminal matters · Privacy & law enforcement
• 2025-03-26 “E-001255/2025 Answer given by Mr Kadis on behalf of the European Commission 1. The threat posed by unexploded ordnance (UXO) and chemical munitions dumped in EU waters is addressed in the revised EU Maritime Security Strategy 1 , which includes actions on mapping, risk assessment and cross-border cooperation. At the 2023 ‘Our Baltic’ Conference, Member States committed to mitigating UXO threats in the Baltic Sea. The Commission encourages Member States to collaborate with regional organisations, research institutes, and private entities to address this issue effectively. 2. Currently, the EU supports three major projects: Muni-risk 2 , Mine-sweeper 3 and Munimap 4 - focused on risk analysis, mapping, and technology development for UXO clearance 5 . In June 2024, the Commission launched a EUR 5.6 million pilot project 6 to develop new UXO removal technologies and enhance coordination among authorities, researchers and industry in the Baltic Sea. The lessons learnt from these projects will be transferable to all sea basins around Europe facing similar threats. In total, the EU has invested over EUR 24 million in UXOrelated actions. 3. Authorising wind farm projects is the competence of Member States and must be in full compliance with applicable EU law, including the Birds and Habitats Directives 7 and the Directive on the Resilience of Critical Entities 8 . The Commission provided guidance to Member States on how to implement wind energy projects in accordance with EU nature legislation 9 . The impact on Natura 2000 sites will have to be duly assessed by Member States. 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:52023JC0008 2 https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/projectsdetails/43392145/101173075/EMFAF 3 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101167839 4 https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/munimap/ 5 In addition, in June 2024, the Commission launched a EUR 5.6 million pilot project to develop new UXO removal technologies and enhance coordination among authorities, researchers and industry in the Baltic Sea. 6 https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/new-pilot-project-call-proposals-reduce-danger-munitionseuropean-seas-opened-today-2024-06-25_en 7 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A01992L0043-20130701 8 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/dir/2022/2557/oj/eng 9 European Commission: Directorate-General for Environment, Guidance document on wind energy developments and EU nature legislation, Publications Office of the European Union, 2020, https://data.europa.eu/doi/10.2779/457035”
  EU ocean policy · Water pollution
• 2025-01-17 “E-000196/2025 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné on behalf of the European Commission Through the Single Market, the EU has created a way for European companies to have a large home market of 27 Member States, a gross domestic product in excess of EUR 17 000 billion and 450 million customers 1 . This provides economies of scale and scope, necessary for companies to compete on world markets. The Commission will continue strengthening the Single Market and will continue its industrial policy, including addressing strategic dependencies. The European Green Deal 2 has put Europe on the track of decarbonisation. By making Europe more efficient in terms of materials and energy, we will increase our open strategic autonomy and become less dependent on imports, including on critical raw materials. This will boost EU competitiveness and security, while ensuring a healthy environment for EU current and future generations. The Clean Industrial Deal 3 strengthens the business case for investments in competitiveness and decarbonisation. More specifically, the Commission will propose an Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act that will increase demand for EU-made clean products, including by making use of introducing sustainability, resilience, and 'made in Europe' criteria in public and private procurement. Moreover, the Industrial Decarbonisation Bank 4 will provide industry with the funding required for ambitious decarbonisation projects. Other measures will boost circularity and ensure access to a skilled workforce. 1 In addition, the Single Market is well integrated with the European Economic Area as well as with many candidate countries. Further integration is foreseen with the candidate countries. 2 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:52019DC0640 3 https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/clean-industrial-deal_en 4 See under Clean Industrial Deal, footnote 3, above.”
  EU industrial funding · EU Competition policy · Overall simplification of regulation in the EU
• 2024-11-19 “E-002578/2024 Answer given by Mr Hoekstra on behalf of the European Commission The Commission attaches utmost importance to ensuring that EU funding supports sustainable industrial development, job creation, and Europe's strategic autonomy, whilst guaranteeing an effective use of the funds. The specific project mentioned has been selected for funding under the Innovation Fund, which is financed through revenues from the European Union Emissions Trading System and supports innovative low-carbon technologies. The Innovation Fund awards projects based on five award criteria. ‘Project maturity’ is an important one of them. Here, the project’s technical, financial and operational feasibility is assessed. The project in question scored highly on this metric, as well as on the other award criteria, and was thus selected as part of the 2021 Innovation Fund’s call for proposals for large-scale projects. You are invited to consult the press release 1 and Innovation Fund project dashboard 2 . Payments from the Innovation Fund are provided subject to the project reaching pre-defined milestones. So far, no funding has been paid to the mentioned project. The Innovation Fund aims to support high-risk, first-of-a-kind and very innovative projects, some of which may also fail. The Commission is closely monitoring the projects that the Innovation Fund supports and aims to be a partner to industry and project developers. The Commission continually reflects on the effectiveness of project selection criteria, safeguards, and monitoring systems to minimise risks while ensuring that EU funding delivers its intended benefits. 1 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_22_4402 2 https://dashboard.tech.ec.europa.eu/qs_digit_dashboard_mt/public/sense/app/6e4815c8-1f4c-4664-b9ca8454f77d758d/sheet/bac47ac8-b5c7-4cd1-87ad-9f8d6d238eae/state/analysis”
  Energy (green transition)
• 2024-11-19 “E-002579/2024 Answer given by Executive Vice-President Séjourné on behalf of the European Commission The Commission undertook a thorough analysis of the economic, social and environmental impacts before proposing amendments to the CO 2 emission standards for cars and vans in 2021 1 and considered the developments in other regions of the world, including China. The Commission continues to monitor the progress towards zero-emission road mobility and it will submit its first biennial report by the end of 2025. On 5 March 2025, the Commission put forward an Action Plan for the European automotive sector 2 , which builds on a Strategic Dialogue launched by the President of the Commission 3 . The Action Plan includes a package of measures to further support the EU battery industry, including financing under the Innovation Fund, looking into direct production support to companies producing batteries and non-price criteria for components such as resilience requirements. This complements the existing public support which has been essential to the development of the EU battery industry, including the two battery-related Important Projects of Common European Interest 4 , alongside the support provided by Member States through the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework 5 . During his hearing, the Commissioner for Energy and Housing highlighted the role of nuclear energy in supporting decarbonisation and competitiveness in Europe. Nuclear energy is, and will continue to be, an integrated part of the EU energy mix. The planned EU Clean Energy Investment Strategy will address the investment needs for nuclear energy and will be underpinned by a Nuclear Illustrative Programme. Moreover, the Commission facilitates the development and deployment of small modular reactors in Europe within the dedicated Industrial Alliance 6 . 1 Impact assessment accompanying Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2019/631 as regards strengthening the CO 2 emission performance standards for new passenger cars and new light commercial vehicles in line with the EU’s increased climate ambition. 2 https://transport.ec.europa.eu/document/download/89b3143e-09b6-4ae6-a826932b90ed0816_en?filename=Communication%20-%20Action%20Plan.pdf 3 https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_378 4 https://www.ipcei-batteries.eu/ 5 https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/state-aid/temporary-crisis-and-transition-framework_en 6 https://single-market-economy.ec.europa.eu/industry/industrial-alliances/european-industrial-alliance-smallmodular-reactors_en”
  Support for different mobility technologies Other Than Electric Vehicles · Energy (green transition)
• “You wanted to impose the car industry transition by 2035. The industrial and technological reality came down on our side. The 90% drop from the commission is a first victory, this rigid trajectory was not realistic given the need for competitiveness and supply chains. When 100% falls, 90% is not a compromise, it's just an illusion. You've only set out one route, whereas technological neutrality is essential to reach our climate goals without making the citizens pay for it. Your strategy is focused on a battery, which is about 40% of the cost of a vehicle and is usually using imported material. Despite the 50% of added value on the battery production chain by 2030, nothing is going to guarantee the origin of materials or the security of supply or the criteria for calculating this goal. If we don't recycle these and diversify. These figures are going to just be mirages. You are sticking your head in the sand. More worrying. You are outsourcing the environmental impacts in the name of greenwashing. My question is simple. Are we trying to create European champions or closing Europe into a energy dependence?”
  Road transport environmental policy
• “Can everyone hear me now? Yes. The interpreters confirmed that they can hear the speaker again. So I was saying that before we take political decisions in this area, I think it's important that we have the right information and complementary information, such as the an estimate of the number of non posted workers that are employed in the construction sector. Also, what is the regulation that is hindering the sector and its activity and that can be improved. Finally vocational training. We need to have the right means to make it effective. What guarantees that we have that the construction market. Will still have work to offer to those workers who will have been trained once they finish their training. Thank you very much.”
  Funding for vocational training
• “Yesterday was the International Women's Day and I hoped that with this initiative, for once, the good intentions of the Parliament would lead to something balanced. But unfortunately, we find the same mistakes as usual. This issue of gender is everywhere in the policies and financing of the EU quotas rather than merit extra administrative burden. The family dimension is there only to criticise the division of informal work. Calls for the intervention of the Commission in our pension systems. This is the text of a centralised EU. It compromises the principle of subsidiarity. Our competitiveness and our economic freedom. It is clear for equal work there should be equal pay. But unfortunately there is intersectionality in this text. It tears down our family cohesion, which is the fabric of our society rather than, uh. Getting, uh, policies, uh, to, um, favorise, uh, the situation for women such as more childcare. It's just more constraints, more burdens, more ideology, uh, and everything apart from good sense. Thank you.”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “Thank you. Limiting. Subcontracting is the embodiment of an idea that seems good, but isn't. The pretext here is combating abusive practices, but the text actually proposes to do away with things rather than correcting what doesn't work according to your logic. You want to do away with companies because some commit fraud. That makes no sense. In addition, it's exceeds your powers. Even the Imco committee has recognized just how off the mark the import committee is. Arbitrarily limiting subcontracting to two levels, including generalized ability. This is creating a bureaucratic nightmare. These drastic measures will primarily penalize our SMEs and artisans without actually stopping the proper fraudsters. The rapporteur is deluding himself. More European standards will not stop rogue companies. The real cause of this abusive practice is uncontrolled immigration and fraudulent posting of workers, which fuel exploitation and undeclared work. We reject this overregulation and therefore we'll vote against this tax. Thank you.”
  EU policy on employment subcontracting
• “(18:10:12 – 18:11:52): For years, Europe has been opening its doors to steel manufactured elsewhere. Our industries are closing. Our workers are paying the price for naivety, and our industrial sovereignty is disappearing. Global capacity overcapacity is not just a sign of imbalance. It is a trade weapon. We are seeing massive increase in steel production. And at the same time, Europe is imposing more and more difficult standards and constraints on its manufacturers. So what are we seeing? Historic sites like ArcelorMittal are melting away in front of our eyes. We have to ensure that, people are no longer afraid of losing their employment. We need to tackle this. And at last, the EU is beginning to wake up. It is noticing that with without protection, there will be no more sovereignty, no more employment in this industry. This is why we voted for stronger measures, for more European protectionism, for measures against, dumping from elsewhere in order to protect our strategic industry and our national procurement. We have to ensure that we don't become industrially dependent. We need to protect our independence and finally defend our industry. You have the floor. Chair,”
  "Buy European" provisions
• “Yesterday was the International Women's Day and I hoped that with this initiative, for once, the good intentions of the Parliament would lead to something balanced. But unfortunately, we find the same mistakes as usual. This issue of gender is everywhere in the policies and financing of the EU quotas rather than merit extra administrative burden. The family dimension is there only to criticise the division of informal work. Calls for the intervention of the Commission in our pension systems. This is the text of a centralised EU. It compromises the principle of subsidiarity. Our competitiveness and our economic freedom. It is clear for equal work there should be equal pay. But unfortunately there is intersectionality in this text. It tears down our family cohesion, which is the fabric of our society rather than, uh. Getting, uh, policies, uh, to, um, favorise, uh, the situation for women such as more childcare. It's just more constraints, more burdens, more ideology, uh, and everything apart from good sense. Thank you.”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “For years, Europe has been opening its doors to steel manufactured elsewhere. Our industries are closing. Our workers are paying the price for naivety and our industrial sovereignty is disappearing. Global capacity overcapacity is not just a sign of imbalance, it is a trade weapon. We are seeing massive increase in steel production and at the same time, Europe is imposing more and more difficult standards and constraints on its manufacturers. So what are we seeing? Historic sites like ArcelorMittal are melting away in front of our eyes. We have to ensure that people are no longer afraid of losing their employment. We need to tackle this. And at last the EU is beginning to wake up. It is noticing that without protection there will be no more sovereignty, no more employment in this industry. This is why we voted for stronger measures, for more European protectionism, for measures against dumping from elsewhere in order to protect our strategic industry and our national procurement. We have to ensure that we don't become industrially dependent. We need to protect our independence and finally defend our industry.”
  EU policy on custom fee on non-EU imports
• “We've always said it. Supporting the Ukrainian people in the face of Russian aggression is legitimate. Targeted sanctions can be efficient if they weaken the aggressor without punishing our own people. Energy sanctions on Russian gas will be a blatant failure. Moscow will continue to sell its gas, including to the EU, but through absurd loopholes and alternative paths through Azerbaijan. Who feeds the EU with gas bought from Russia? How hypocritical. And at the same time, our citizens pay the price with exploding energy bills and energy precarity. France is a champion of nuclear power and has been sacrificed to an unfair European energy market, which disadvantages us vis a vis Germany. So let's be clear. Sanctions, yes, but let's stop applying measures that weaken Europe much more than they weaken Russia. It is not for our people to pay for Brussels and Berlin's ideological blindness. We want peace. We want sovereignty. And that starts by regaining control of our energy.”
  EU-Russia relations (from March 2022)
• “Yesterday was the International Women's Day and I hoped that with this initiative, for once, the good intentions of the Parliament would lead to something balanced. But unfortunately, we find the same mistakes as usual. This issue of gender is everywhere in the policies and financing of the EU quotas rather than merit extra administrative burden. The family dimension is there only to criticise the division of informal work. Calls for the intervention of the Commission in our pension systems. This is the text of a centralised EU. It compromises the principle of subsidiarity. Our competitiveness and our economic freedom. It is clear for equal work there should be equal pay. But unfortunately there is intersectionality in this text. It tears down our family cohesion, which is the fabric of our society rather than, uh. Getting, uh, policies, uh, to, um, favorise, uh, the situation for women such as more childcare. It's just more constraints, more burdens, more ideology, uh, and everything apart from good sense. Thank you.”
  Gender roles, equality and inclusion
• “Yes, thank you very much, Madam Chair. I must admit that this text is the fruit of ambiguity and hypocrisy by the socialists. Right from the first recital. It denounces social dumping. A second posted workers and free movement of workers. The socialists. Have they suddenly become Eurosceptic, I wonder? And then also there is a criticism of undeclared work and the role of third country workers, um, which is a euphemism for immigrants. So we when it comes to the European And ideology. Here we can see that words are totally empty. So there are no facts backing this up. And the Socialist rapporteur. Um, well, we'll have to when it comes to the left in general, um, they just they can't solve the problem, so they denounce them. They always say that they're trying to solve the misery of the world, which has been part of their election campaign, and something that we've also seen quoted by other political leaders in the past. Last year, we worked on a draft resolution of the restructuring of companies, and the rapporteur, who was socialist, did not agree to include our amendments that are saying that subcontracting should not be a way of circumventing workers rights. And I think, uh, well, this is what the socialists say when the cameras are not rolling. And they're the first to use services like Uber, which are well known for subcontracting, abusing, subcontracting. And to conclude, we have a text that has been written by those in favor of Europe who denounce the policies of their own commission, and the socialists are denouncing the availing of posted workers. And once again, we feel that the idea is to try and cede more work to the Commission. Thank you.”
  Platform workers
• “Protecting children online must be our priority. With this resolution. The European Union is heading in the right direction, but it's only a start. But we must go further in order to protect our children. Obliging platforms to neutralise the content of radical propaganda platforms with their algorithms and their commercial logic allow manipulative content, addictive content and sometimes dangerous content. We have radical ideologies, sometimes religious, political or sectarian, and they all find fertile breeding ground there. The figures in France on radicalisation, Islamic radicalisation in particular are alarming. And it's not just about pointing the finger at a community, it's about opening our eyes to a reality. Radicalisation makes progress where the state schools and social support are on the back foot. We cannot be taking half hearted measures. The fight against Islamism must be a national and European priority. With greater resources, more controls in place and clear political will. We need to protect our children, our national cohesion and the values which make France and Europe. We must act stringently, clearly and right now.”
  EU policy on Islam
• “Thank you. Chair. Workers representatives. For a long time now, the press has been listing the working conditions in Amazon warehouses. And what we hear from you today is another important point in Amazon's reputation. Which couldn't be worse, really, in France. Uh. Um, 101,800 workers have Of left work in Amazon. Now as you know what Amazon is. Well. Amazon makes a great deal of money. And so they should have enough money to make sure that they can inspect a worker's conditions. And we know that sometimes they cross the line here. So do you think that, um, what's happening with Amazon is due to oppressive management practices, but which are legal? Or do you believe that workers rights are being violated in the name of profits for the company? Then Amazon workhouses workshops see a lot of, uh, uh, workplace accidents. What do you think the company can do to solve these types of problems and what specific measures can be taken? And then finally, I would just like to point out the fact that our committee has not been able to hear from people, uh, in charge of Amazon. The um, Company refused the invitation. And so it means that we can't hear what they would have said. It means that we're not allowed to put we're not able to put our questions to them. And so it's kind of, uh, spoilt this hearing a bit. Madam chair, neither you nor me. Like Amazon very much. But we do have a difference of view in the Patriots. We have one principle. If you have any principles, I would ask you to call a new hearing so that we can top it. We can look at this topic in all of its different aspects and deal with issues in a fair way from all parties, all stakeholders involved, um, workers. Guests, thank you very much for what you've told us today. You can count on us for our full support in defending your working conditions. Thank you.”
  EU rules on hazardous working conditions
• “In politics, good intentions are not enough to make a resolution any good. Here we are talking about the best way to fight poverty. Who could possibly be against that? But nonetheless, you have to address this subject seriously, going beyond just the electoral concerns 1st May have. When you talk about poverty, you have to talk about the subject as a whole. You can't just draw up a list of different communities who are more legitimate to be assisted than others, like we have in article in paragraph four of this resolution. When you want to fight poverty, you have to try to create wealth, not just putting sticking plasters on the wounds left by European Union policy. The mention of respecting our national sovereignty should not just be empty words. Social policy and housing are a major responsibility and prerogative of member states. The role of the EU is to provide the driving force to generate growth. When we, as we say in our alternative resolution, poverty will be eradicated by work, creation of wealth and the respect of everybody's roles and responsibilities.”
  EU competences on social policies
• “Dear colleagues, as usual, the European Union wants to meddle in everything. Nothing escapes its grasp. The whole problem of social and labour relations will ultimately crumble under the weight of its obsession with control, its social dialogue that we're talking about today. The commission and its supporters in Parliament want to oblige the most number of companies possible to follow their rules. We're so far from the society of Freedoms that was promised at the outset of the Union. Brussels trying to interfere in the smallest parts of life of our businesses and to impose its social engineering. And what about this pseudo feminism, which says that it's protecting women while reducing them to simple quotas, like always? The commission is digging its heels in in its Berlin shaped version of Europe. It believes that everything should work like it does in Germany, but that is a big mistake. The fact that something works in Germany doesn't necessarily work in France, where the culture of social dialogue is entirely different. Our businesses don't want to finance structures whose main activity is to block their productivity. Further, the report provides that trade unions can go to the courts to block the decisions and bring a company to a halt. Who will want to seek innovation in Europe when anything can be paralysed by these new European Soviets? At the same time, we're asking our businesses to be more competitive, increase their productivity. So this is a covert socialist project, a return to state control. Thank you very much.”
  EU regulation on worker representation in company decisions
• “Democracy will like democracy. When the European Union touches something, it destroys it. Our suicidal union is being piloted by a blind and deaf commission. It is simply driving into the wall of destruction for Mrs. von der Leyen. If the European energy market isn't working. It means that there's not enough of a market. Any other reason cannot be envisaged. You're basically multiplying the difficulties that our businesses face. When the European Union looks at our energy policy, our businesses see their bills explode When the European Union looks at democracy, it crushes any opposition. You are undermining your values because of your technocratic tyranny. But in spite of that, we will continue to defend our businesses, we will defend our freedoms. And we stand behind Marine Le Pen, who is devoted to her country and will always be better than these officials who just aim to destroy our people.”
  EU political integration
• “Mr.. Minister, representatives of institutions and professional organizations, thank you very much for your contributions. The housing and real estate market has been undergoing great pressure, and labor shortages are a reason for that. It should be said that difficult working conditions often exposed to the elements, are not the most attractive for workers. However, this situation isn't because of happenstance. It is the consequence of a social economic context with many factors. There's been an increase in housing demand over recent years, together with a need for renovation because of the housing stock is getting older. This is a conjunction of factors and solving it. If we don't solve it, it will bring about more problems. So instead of seeking simplistic solutions, building everywhere in brute force, I don't think that will be a solution. Do you think we possible to review EU or national policies in order to decrease pressure on the housing market and giving the sector enough time to absorb that demand? I'm thinking of some rules that are taking housing away from the market because of their energy rating. I also have in mind short term rentals. This could be regulated in order to decrease pressure on the housing market. What's more The interpreters cannot hear the speak anymore.”
  EU housing policy