178 Written questions of Mara BIZZOTTO
EU-Vietnam agreement: production of Japonica rice in Italy and the EU at risk
EU-Mercosur agreement: urgent revision of the agreement to adequately protect meat production in Italy and Europe
VP/HR - EU citizens detained by the Maduro regime
Safeguarding production of Italian and EU tree nuts
Wolf attacks in Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige: urgent measures needed to protect mountain livestock farming
Medicine shortages - legality of export restrictions
Six-monthly presidencies of the Council sponsored by multinationals: request for clarification by the Commission
Driving school tuition made liable for VAT: request for the Commission's opinion
Illegal foster care of children: the Bibbiano case
EU-Mercosur agreement: Italian sugar production at risk
Possible reform of the Stability and Growth Pact: request for clarification from the Commission
Creation of an EU fund to support Italian farms affected by the Asian brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) and by diseases
Boeing-Airbus dispute between the United States and the EU: US tariffs and risks for Italy's agri-business sector
Job cuts at the company Marelli Motori in Vicenza province - mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF)
Italian fruit and vegetable production less competitive because of dumping through EU farm labour costs
The company Italia Wanbao-ACC S.r.l. in the province of Belluno is at risk of closure - request for intervention by the European Commission
Crisis for apple, peach and nectarine growers in Veneto and Emilia-Romagna: request for Commission support
Protecting PDO and PGI milk products - packets of grated cheese
Safe City project in Serbia - China penetrating into Europe
Need for Commission inquiry and scrutiny regarding the arrest of three migrants on disembarkation from Sea Watch 3
The need for an intervention to manage the refugee crisis
Safety measures for children in motor vehicles: baby car seats equipped with alarms in Italy. Call for them to be made compulsory in the EU
Swift mobilisation of the EUSF – damage caused by bad weather in Italy
Disastrous flooding in Venice: urgent EU action required through deployment of the European Solidarity Fund and special funds
EU investigation into the acquisition of British Steel by the Chinese steel maker Jingye
Damage caused by bad weather in Emilia-Romagna
Nutri-score labelling: misleading and discriminating against top-quality ‘Made in Italy’ food products.
Overcrowding of Vicenza prison and risk of new mafia-linked illegal activities in the Veneto Region
Enrico Chico Forti, an Italian national detained in the United States: investigation by the TV programmes ‘Le Iene’ and ‘Chi l’ha visto?’
Redundancy for 700 workers at Safilo Group S.p.A. in Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia
Imposition of US trade tariffs in connection with the Airbus dispute
Combating the Asian stink bug to safeguard Italian fruit and vegetable production and request for authorisation of the chlorpyrifos-methyl molecule by the Commission
Concern about illegal imports of pigmeat from China: need for the Commission to extend mandatory origin labelling to pork products
Invasion of Japonica rice from Myanmar into the EU: Italian rice production at risk – the Commission should implement the safeguard clause as a matter of urgency
‘Battery’ labelling system: protection of high-quality ‘Made in Italy’ food products and correct information for consumers
Failure to suspend the zero-duty import regime for rice from Cambodia
Consultation of Parliament on future decisions concerning the multiannual plan for small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea
Foibe massacres – importance of European remembrance and the need to preserve it
Prosecco vending machines in the UK: call for Commission intervention to combat scams which harm consumers and producers
Chinese spy alert in Brussels and the EU institutions
EU commitment to remembering the Vajont disaster
COVID-19: threat to global health and safety
European commitment to projects to exploit water reserves
Suspension of flights to and from Italy following coronavirus cases
What measures has the European Commission taken to prevent the coronavirus’ spread in Europe
Promotion and encouragement of online teaching
Amendments to the ESM system: Suspension of the ratification procedure
Terrible economic damage in Italy caused by the coronavirus. Call for urgent intervention by the Commission to support Italian companies
Grave economic impact of coronavirus for livestock farmers in Italy: failure to collect raw milk, price speculation and unfair competition
Unseasonal freezing weather in the Emilia-Romagna region causing huge damage to the fruit and vegetable sector – need for action by the Commission in support of farmers
Coronavirus: damage to the floral and nursery sector. Calling on the Commission to set up a European Business Support Fund
Severe damage caused by coronavirus to the seaside sector in Italy. Call for EU measures to support businesses and for exemption from the Services Directive
Damage caused by mountain bears
Chronology of news items and facts known in China in December 2019 and January 2020, when the emergence of a new virus, then referred to as SARS-CoV-2, was suspected
Liberation of Silvia Romano and suggestion that the ransom was used by Islamic terrorists to buy arms
EU funding of Palestinian organisations
Problems with management of data confidentiality on the Zoom videoconference platform and risk of Chinese cyber-espionage
Serious economic repercussions of coronavirus on some beef, veal and pork supply chains in Italy: need for urgent measures in support of ‘Made in Italy’ products
Delays in communication of information on coronavirus: the role of China and the WHO
Extreme weather events in Italy, serious damage in the Veneto: need for measures to support the farms and communities affected
Exploitation of child labour in Pakistan
Imports of fake honey from China
Coronavirus infection risk assessment: statements by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in February 2020
New Genoa bridge and letter from Atlantia S.p.A. to the Commission on its motorway concession row with the Italian Government
Measures to combat COVID-19: obligation to check in hand luggage on flights to, from and within Italy
Casimirri – the Italian terrorist hiding in Nicaragua
Exceptional spell of bad weather in the Veneto: earmarking of extra funds and aid from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) for Verona and other seriously affected territories
EU dependence on the Chinese pharmaceuticals market
Definition of meat and risks to livestock farming: forbid the use for vegetarian and vegan foodstuffs of names under which meat is sold
Europol warning on the risk of criminal infiltration of the EU Recovery Fund
Risk management in agriculture: single threshold for compensation for damages for farms
Mandatory origin labelling for rabbit meat to protect Italian products
Call for EU intervention to protect Alpine cultural heritage from predation by wolves
CETA agreement: alarming increase in imports of hormone-treated meat and herbicide-treated wheat from Canada to the EU. Call for an urgent revision of the EU-Canada agreement
Protecting Italian agri-food exports to the UK after Brexit
Increase in online sales of counterfeit medicines – Commission action needed to protect public health and the European pharmaceutical sector
EU-Mercosur agreement – unfair competition against the Italian rice sector and alarm over the safety of imports
European funding for the Wuhan Institute of Virology
Silvia Romano, freed by Islamic terrorists with Italian money and now a spokesperson for a project co-financed by the Commission
Italy’s irregular immigration crisis
Defending the European way of life
Is the Commission planning to cancel the stability pact?
Chinese assault on Italian and European infrastructure and companies – Commission protection of Member States’ strategically important economic assets
Italian citizens in the hands of Maduro’s Communist dictatorship, and the case of Roland Carreño: call for the EU to take urgent action to secure their release
EU funding for an NGO linked to Islamic terrorists
Bad weather in the north-east of Italy – call for urgent intervention from the EU with special aid
Forcible removal of organs in China and its aberrant implications: report by the NGO DAFOH
Protection of the ‘Made in Italy’ footwear sector from the crisis caused by the impact of COVID-19, relocations and unfair competition from China
Forall-Pal Zileri Group crisis, 400 jobs at risk – triggering the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) and using the Recovery Fund
Exclusion of ceramics industry from emission cost offsets. Challenges to competitiveness at Italian and European level
Censorship by Facebook and Twitter and blocking of Trump’s and the Libero newspaper’s accounts
Request for publication of advanced purchase agreements (APA) concluded by the Commission with companies manufacturing COVID-19 vaccines
Italian Government’s exclusion of regions and local authorities from the management of funds from the React EU recovery fund programme – call for Commission intervention
Classification as ‘dark red’ areas damaging to the Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna and the Province of Bolzano, which are taking more swabs – will the Commission review the parameters?
Closure and projected relocation of plant in Marostica (VI) belonging to the ABB multinational - appeal to Commission for measures to protect its workforce
The Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan versus ‘Made in Italy’ top quality agri-food products and wine − Commission should re-examine measures
EU-China relations and the Comprehensive Agreement on Investment
Further restrictions on the free movement of commercial vehicles in transit through Austria and Germany
US tariffs on Italian agri-food products: representations by the EU Commission to the new US administration to remove them
Unfair competition regarding japonica rice and paddy rice: Italian producers call for higher duties on imports from South-East Asia
Reciprocity of production standards for agri-food products imported into the EU: requests from Italian walnut and mushroom producers
Exportation of EU-produced vaccines outside the Union
Modification by China of the rules on product protection associations: promotion of Italian PDO/PGI products at risk
Novavax vaccine negotiations and transparency
New post for Carles Esteva Mosso, in light of the sliding doors phenomenon
Fruit and vegetable crops in Veneto, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Emilia Romagna seriously damaged by an exceptional bout of frost. Farmers seek support from the Commission
Farm land used for ground-based photovoltaic plants
Fake Prosecco on sale on Alibaba: action by European Commission to protect the ‘Made in Italy’ brand and Italian producers
‘Anni 20’ programme on RAI 2
Discrimination against Italian truck drivers on grounds of age: Commission review of legislation for heavy vehicle driving licences
Floundering Italian companies unable to obtain or afford raw materials and semi-finished products from China: need for action by the Commission
Request for the Commission’s opinion on the calls from the United States for an international inquiry into the origins of COVID-19
Italy’s irregular migration crisis: Italian Prime Minister Draghi appeals to the EU
Unsustainable increase in commodity prices: Commission action in support of Italian milk producers
Alarm in the biodegradable and compostable plastics sector in Italy: the Commission’s guidelines are placing the industry at risk
Failure of Italy to properly implement Directive 2013/59/Euratom, in breach of the principle of proportionality and free competition
Italy-Croatia prosecco wars: calling on the Commission to halt Croatia’s illegitimate claims regarding the name ‘Prosek’
China’s data collection is a global threat
Seed multinational Verisem in Chinese hands: survival of Italian agriculture at risk
Endangered Italian processed tomato industry and increasing imports from China. Call for urgent intervention by the Commission
Promotion of agricultural and food products. EU Commission’s obstacles to projects associated with meat
Asiago, Bologna, Parmigiano and Prosecco: defence by the Commission of Italy’s geographic indications in the trade agreement with Chile
Study by the Commission’s Joint Research Centre on the impact of the biodiversity and farm to fork strategies on the farming sector
Crisis in Italy’s logistics industry because of increased costs and longer delivery times due to coronavirus
Désir d’enfant
RAI 3 investigation: environmental and social costs of the ecological transition, China’s monopoly, child labour, mining of lithium, cobalt and rare earth elements
Amazon’s alleged abuse of its dominant position in India and the implications for the EU
Potential risks of laboratory-created synthetic fish: EU market and consumer health protection by the Commission
Warning by Coldiretti: 28 % of farmland lost in Italy in the space of just one generation. Commission support for Italian farmers
The inconsistencies of the Farm to Fork strategy: the Commission should stop demonising animal proteins and should protect the Italian and European agri-food industry
REACT-EU programme and funding for research to reduce the costs of beef cultivation
Request for Commission action on the unsustainable increase in the cost of raw materials and the high prices impacting producers and consumers in Italy
‘Men Having Babies’ surrogacy conference
Sports fishing at risk in Italy owing to implementation of Habitats Directive – call for Commission to protect such fishing and ancillary sectors
Avian influenza outbreak in the Veneto provinces of Verona and Padua: Commission support for the at-risk poultry sector
Commission communication guidelines
Increase in European assistance to non-European countries in competition with Italy: need for reciprocal production standards to prevent unfair competition
EU Directive on the energy performance of buildings: the property market in Italy is at risk of collapse – the Commission should revise its proposal
Relocation causing closure of the company Speedline in Santa Maria di Sala (VE) owned by the multinational Ronal: protection of car workers by the Commission
Increased energy costs
Chinese development of brain-control weaponry
Use of the EU Digital COVID Certificate
2005-2006 milk quotas: Court of Justice rules the supplementary criteria laid down by the Italian Agricultural Payments Agency to be against EU law
Case of the Rt Hon. Ms Päivi Räsänen and fundamental freedoms
Milk and meat: steep increase in raw material and energy prices threatening the survival of livestock farms in Veneto
The case of the journalist Sedef Kabas
Islamic terrorist alert: ISIS using fake passports to come to the EU
Safeguarding the ‘Made in Italy’ brand: no penalising of wine and meat in the review of the EU’s agricultural promotion policy
Means used by President von der Leyen to negotiate deal with Pfizer CEO
Health risks of plant-based substitutes for meat and dairy products
Crisis affecting the automotivesupply chain in Italy: 70 000 jobs at stake while the Commission is currently channelling special additional funding into the Italian manufacturing sector.
Proposal to extend the Nutriscore system to include alcoholic beverages
Implementation of the EU directive on ecological flow rates in Italy: disastrous consequences for agriculture, industry, tourism and the ecosystem
Repeated violations of freedom of thought and opinion at Rome City Council
Alarming rise in production costs for Italy’s ceramic and glass companies: top quality ‘Made in Italy’ products under threat
High energy costs having a disastrous impact on the production of glass, plastic, wood and paper packaging and driving up agrifood prices - need for EU intervention
COVID in China: alarm over the severe lockdown imposed within the country
Call for urgent rethink of Commission’s proposed revision of the Industrial Emissions Directive: Italian livestock farms at risk
Blockade of grain exports from Ukraine: Danger of global food crisis. Commission must act immediately.
Monkeypox
Milk production without cows: the biggest plant in the world opens in Denmark
Prosecco / Prosek war between Italy and Croatia: 8 000 Italian PDO Prosecco producers await the Commission’s decision
Controlling legionella outbreaks and the treatment of drinking water
Productive capacity of agricultural holdings threatened by new EU regulation on plant protection products – the Commission proposal needs to be reviewed
Protection of passenger rights from the practice of overbooking
‘Uber file’ revelations about ‘revolving doors’ in the EU institutions
Junk food flooding social media: the role of influencers
Artificial milk: online marketing misleading millions of new mothers – call for strict EU regulation
‘Shrinkflation’ – a deceptive marketing practice. Commission protection for consumers against the phenomenon of product downsizing
EU funding for companies manufacturing synthetic ‘meat’ and ‘milk’
Italy’s plan to tackle its extraordinary wave of droughts and save food self-sufficiency
Fires in Europe – the case of Rome
Yuka and the Italian Antitrust Authority’s verdict on the unreliability of Nutriscore system: action by the Commission
Costly energy and high prices: survival of high-quality Italian agri-food products at risk. Commission protection of Italian products
The case of Mahsa Amini: the Iranian regime’s brutality against women continues unabated
Remarks by the President of the European Commission on the Italian elections
Removal of the Italian TV licence fee from bills – request for the Commission’s opinion on payment of the licence fee in view of increased costs for families
Companies and laboratories developing techniques for the manufacture of synthetic ‘meat’ and ‘milk’: Commission funding