On simplification:

Making things easier is what the European Parliament is all about. We are committed to make life better, fairer and easier for the industry, for families, for farmers. At a time when too often the world feels like it is on fire, we want to make sure Europe remains the best and safest place to be. A few weeks ago, Parliament and the Commission signed a new Framework Agreement, committing to our simplification agenda. Parliament will vote on the revisions of the CSRD – Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive – and the CSDDD – Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive in October, just as we will on the Omnibus II Investment Simplification Package [InvestEU], the revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism and our position on the Common Agriculture Policy Simplification Omnibus. This will mean more jobs, more stability and ultimately, more security. Things are moving, but we need to keep pulling the same rope. Let’s work together.

On defence:

We don’t…