Debate contributions by Marie DAUCHY

Mr President, we are debating the situation of women politicians in countries around the European Union and the violence aimed at silencing women. But how can we demand the exemplarity of others when, in France, we are confronted with the rise of Islamism and the radicalisation of the left? I was cowardly attacked in a market. Assaulted by two men, one of whom was already guilty of 15 convictions for violence. This aggression was compounded by equally unbearable violence: that of the far left, which did not hesitate to support and applaud my aggressor. These activists who claim to be defenders of the oppressed actually turn out to be the enemies of democracy and women when they refuse to be silent. The far left is now the face of hatred, cowardice and intimidation. Its supporters applaud violence when it serves their ideology and reverses roles, turning aggressors into heroes and victims into perpetrators. They are the real enemies of women, those who want to drive us out of public space through fear, violence and contempt. No woman should be silenced. To remain silent in the face of this violence is to capitulate, and we will never capitulate!

Mr President, tomorrow morning, the Rural Coordination will come to demonstrate in front of the doors of this Parliament, like so many farmers all over France. Again, you will refuse to listen, understand and question your deadly ideology: free trade at all costs, which strangles our farmers, ruins our territories and sacrifices our sovereignty. Yet my political family has for years denounced treaties, such as Mercosur, which only impoverish us. If you still don't listen to us, at least listen to the suffering of our farmers who kill themselves every other day. And out of pity: Don't add to your deafness the outrage of forcing your text through. Stop killing our farmers, these guardians of our territories, these artisans of our identity, this priceless wealth for France. Listen to them at last, for they are the living soul of our country.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am delighted to see that the European Union is finally addressing the crises it has itself created. Better late than never, but let's be clear: on the automobile as on the rest, you are only repairing the damage you have caused, leaving our economies on their knees and our industrial flagships at the edge of the abyss. Look at the 3,000 employees of Audi Brussels, victims of your relocations, your environmental obsessions and your fanatical openness to free trade. You have invited Eastern Europe, South Korea and China to compete with our industries with totally unequal rules: So our industry had no chance. Finally, you dealt the fatal blow by forcing our manufacturers to follow your obsession with the electric car. Even Renault told you: Your goals are delusional. Your 36% late customs protection against China won't change that. So, in the face of this disaster, do not pretend to want to protect us from the misfortunes for which you alone are responsible.

Madam President, at the beginning of this term of office, it would be tempting to turn the page on the past and pretend to start from scratch. However, I remind you of the commitments made at the end of the previous mandate regarding European funding paid to Islamist organizations such as Islamic Relief, which received more than 40 million euros of European funds through Erasmus+. 40 million euros of taxpayers' money for an organization that transferred millions of dollars to Hamas. And as if that were not enough, according to the German government, the same organisation has very strong ties with the Muslim Brotherhood. You promised an investigation through the German National Agency. Was it conducted? European citizens have a right to know whether their money finances Islamism, which attacks their values and security. No cent of Europeans' money should be used to finance the enemies of our nations. We demand clear answers and immediate action.