Debate contributions by Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, after our insistence on the previous mandate, the obvious is now recognised: the policies imposed by the European Union have led to the paralysis and destruction of businesses and jobs. It is impossible to create initiatives, we are no longer a reference in innovation. That's your responsibility. Those who survive today do so by falling victim to a system of subsidies and swallowing up ideological agendas. The logical thing would have been to start the mandate by correcting the line and making the objectives more flexible. But no, you come back with the same thing. The Green Deal – incompatible with competitiveness – is maintained and they are satisfied that there is this debate, that the Draghi Report is published... This isn't enough. The situation is very serious. It is necessary to correct, stop tripping over the same stone. It is time to move from words to deeds. For our companies to be competitive again we need to give wings to talent, remove barriers, reduce regulations and abandon, once and for all, absurd ideological goals that benefit no one but some of you.