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MEPs whose initial is “C” · 33 MEPs

Camilla Laureti

• Wine is the third largest sector in terms of exports.
• EU wine production is 157 million hectoliters.
• Almost 3 million people are employed in the wine sector economy.
• Only 30% of those in agriculture are women, and only 3% of that 30% are under 40 years of age

Carla Tavares

• In 2024, the European Investment Bank reached total financing of 88.8 billion EUR.
• In the defence and security pillar, EIB investment doubled in 2024.

Carlo Ciccioli

• Former MEP Vidal-Quadras was the target of an assassination attempt by Iranian paramilitary organizations (Pasdaran and
• 30,000,000 people are involved in the Sudan crisis
• The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights confirmed that civilians have been living in El-Obeid under a permanent siege
• The city of El-Obeid has 340,000 inhabitants.
• In Italy, 70-80% of fish products are imported.

Carlo Fidanza

• The Italian government initiative saw the adherence of ten governments requesting a profound revision of the ETS system
• European co-financing for promotion campaigns in third countries is extended to nine years at up to 80%.
• Hundreds of people remain arbitrarily detained for political reasons in Venezuela
• Energy costs in the EU increased by 66% in the last four years without returning to previous levels
• There are more than 1,260 political prisoners in Cuba.
• Over 200 religious figures have been forced into exile.

Carmen Crespo Díaz

• Agricultural losses from floods in Andalusia amount to EUR 3.5 billion, with losses of 75% and 80%.
• There are 57 active wildfire foci in Spain (in Catalonia and Andalusia) at the time of speaking.
• The European fishing fleet loses 2,000 vessels per year.
• The European fishing fleet declined by 15% over the last ten years.

Catarina Martins

• Cancer kills more than one million people every year in the European Union
• One in six children has been a victim of cyberbullying
• Almost four in ten girls and women have been victims of increasingly organized violence
• In the Azores, the teenage pregnancy rate is double the national rate
• In Portugal, the monthly rent costs more than the entire salary.
• During the current Ebola outbreak, cases have been detected in Paris and Berlin.

Catarina Vieira

• Around three million people in Niger are in need of humanitarian assistance.
• half of Haiti's population depends on humanitarian aid
• More than 1.3 million people have fled their homes in Lebanon
• At least 195 people have died since the ceasefire began
• The United States conducted a military intervention in Venezuela involving the abduction and removal of Maduro from powe
• Millions of people have been displaced in Burkina Faso and depend on humanitarian assistance.
• The US has increased its tariffs on steel and aluminum since the EU-US trade deal was struck.
• Israel has destroyed more than EUR 150 million worth of EU-funded infrastructure in Gaza and the West Bank.

Caterina Chinnici

• The European Plan for the Fight Against Cancer was launched five years ago (in 2021).
• The EU "Country Cancer 2026" analytical report shows that new cancer cases are increasing, especially among younger wome
• Over 20% of the European population lives in poverty or social exclusion
• Every year, 75 million people in the European Union are victims of crime.
• One in four children in Europe is in poverty or social exclusion
• Two agents of the Spanish Civil Guard were killed when their vessel was rammed by a boat of drug traffickers.

Cecilia Strada

• The United States has imposed sanctions against eleven judges and prosecutors working on the Palestine case.
• 93 million people in the European Union are at risk of poverty, representing 21% of the population
• Homeless people in the European Union are approximately one million
• In some Member States, school dropout is higher than 12%
• 97% of the world's population lives in the country where they were born, and the numbers have been stable since data col
• Frontex reports that arrivals and asylum requests are decreasing.
• One woman in three in the European Union has suffered violence.
• Only one woman in eight reports to the police.
• The overcrowding rate in Busto Arsizio prison exceeds 200%.
• In Italian prisons, prisoners have less than three square meters of space per detainee.
• A prisoner hanged himself, marking the 15th suicide since the beginning of the year in Italian prisons.
• In Lebanon there are 1,300,000 displaced people because of this "good partner".
• In Afghanistan, breaking a wife's bone is punishable by 15 days in jail, while organizing animal fighting carries up to
• The European arms industry increased its revenues by 13% in 2024.
• There are over one million homeless people in Europe.

Charles Goerens

• The number of victims of the conflict in Gaza is counted in the tens of thousands.

Charlie Weimers

• The European Commission's age verification app was hacked roughly two minutes after its launch.

Chiara Gemma

• Approximately 16% of young people aged 15 to 19 in Italy are not in employment, education or training (NEET).
• Over 1.3 million young people in Italy have no active role in education or the labour market.
• In 2023 there were over 3,000 workplace deaths and almost 3 million injuries.
• There are almost 3 million workplace accidents annually in the European Union.
• There are over 3,000 workplace fatalities annually in the European Union.

Chloé Ridel

• The Global Gateway initiative amounts to 306 billion euros.
• Three years ago (from March 2026), the Qatargate scandal damaged the European Parliament's reputation, and over one mill
• Nor to the 30,000 Iranians who fell under the bullets of the regime in January.
• Three quarters of Canadian exports depend on the US market
• There are 868 political prisoners in Belarus.
• Belarus is ranked 124th out of 180 countries in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index.
• Heatwaves and wildfires caused 200,000 deaths in Europe over the last four years.
• Israeli forces kill 125 Palestinians per month in Gaza.
• The Israeli army controls 60% of the Gaza Strip.

Christel Schaldemose

• Analyses show that over half of the images generated by Grok contain people with very little clothing on, and the vast m
• Almost five billion small packages entered the EU last year.

Christian Ehler

• The average taxpayer in Germany pays EUR 240 per year for Europe

Christine Anderson

• The General Court of the European Union annulled the Commission's decision to refuse access to text messages in the Pfiz

Christine Lagarde

• Euro area inflation reached 10.6% after the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the highest level since the intro
• Euro area inflation stood at 1.7% in January 2026.
• The euro area economy grew by 0.3% in Q4 2025.
• The euro area economy grew by 1.5% in 2025 as a whole.
• Euro area membership has almost doubled since 1999.
• The euro is valued by about 80% of European citizens

Christophe Bay

• The United States imposes tariffs of 15% on European products
• No less than ten countries are candidates for EU membership
• Electoral guidelines were addressed to large platforms before the June 2024 European elections
• A procedure was opened against TikTok after the Romanian elections

Christophe Clergeau

• Thirteen Member States sent a letter to the Commission protesting the cessation of operating grants to health NGOs
• 40% of cancers can be avoided through prevention
• 15% of cancers worldwide are attributable to tobacco

Christophe Gomart

• 950 days have passed since this coup, 950 days of unjustified detention.
• More than half of Burkina Faso's territory is beyond state control.
• Several million people have been displaced in Burkina Faso and need humanitarian aid.

Christophe Grudler

• The Trump administration imposed sanctions on former Commissioner Thierry Breton and four European NGO leaders.
• Today, 37% of industrial processes are electrified.
• Since March 2, more than 2,500 civilians have been killed in Lebanon.
• UNIFIL will disappear at the end of 2026 without guarantee of replacement.
• In early 2026, the EU experienced more than 1,200 hours of negative electricity prices.
• Every year, the EU spends 380 billion euros on fossil fuel imports, an amount that exceeds the GDP of Czechia or Portuga

Christophe Hansen

• The crisis reserve amounts to only EUR 450 million for 27 Member States.
• The budget for promotion of agricultural products increased from EUR 132 million to EUR 205 million.
• Europe is facing a very unfavourable disease situation, with higher frequency and intensity of animal disease outbreaks
• Only about one third of EU farms are managed by women only, and just 2% are led by women under 40 years of age
• Rural women face a higher risk of poverty and social exclusion than comparison groups
• Fertiliser prices in the EU have not returned to pre-COVID levels.
• Nitrogen fertiliser prices are about 70% higher than the 2024 average.
• Around 30% of the EU's nitrogen demand is imported.
• 70% of the EU's phosphate needs rely on imported phosphate rock.
• 40% of the EU's potash needs are met through imports.
• The EU imports around 40% of its fertilizers, with 60% domestically produced.

Ciaran Mullooly

• Around 87 million people in the EU live with a disability.
• Only half of people with disabilities in the EU are employed.
• Nearly 1 in 3 people with disabilities in the EU are at risk of poverty or social exclusion.
• Over 27,000 people protested recently in the speaker's area for the future of the rural area and against the Mercosur tr
• Irish banks were fined over EUR 270 million in total for a widespread tracker mortgage scandal.
• Irish banks had failings in the treatment of over 10,000 accounts in the tracker mortgage scandal.
• The annual inflation rate in Ireland surged to 3.6% in March.
• Food prices in Ireland are 12% above the EU27 average.
• The new multiannual financial framework must be set at a minimum of 1.27% of GNI
• The common agricultural policy must have a dedicated and robust budget of at least 433 billion in current prices
• Livestock numbers in Ireland have declined by almost one million
• In the EU, 700,000 people die from sepsis each year.
• In Ireland, 3,000 deaths are linked to sepsis each year, equivalent to eight deaths per day.
• There are 15,000 people homeless in Ireland, including 5,000 children.
• As a result of Brexit, Irish fishermen lost fishing quota and fishing boats were decommissioned.

Claudiu-Richard Târziu

• The European Union approved the allocation of 90 billion euros in funds to support Ukraine for the next two years.

Costas Kadis

• Europe is the world's third-largest steel producer.
• The EU steel sector accounts for 300,000 jobs.
• Over the past two decades, the EU steel industry has lost 100,000 jobs.
• The EU is using GATT Article XXVIII to increase its bound tariffs on steel from 0% to 50%.
• Cocaine seizures in Europe increased sixfold between 2013 and 2023.
• Cocaine availability in Europe is higher than ever before, according to the European Drugs Report.

Costas Mavrides

• The Erdoğan regime transferred six F-16 fighter jets to the northern occupied part of Cyprus.
• Mayor İmamoğlu faces a potential prison sentence of 2,430 years
• Under EU law, fixed-term employment converts to indefinite-term after 30 months unless objective reasons justify extensi
• Recent hostile drone attacks have been conducted against EU member states by Russia against Poland and by Turkey against
• Hundreds of thousands of European Union citizens in the area of Cyprus under Turkish occupation are deprived of their fu
• Farmers in the free areas of Cyprus have killed thousands of animals while implementing EU guidelines and protocols due
• Montenegro is the most advanced candidate country for EU accession.

Cristian Terheş

• Deposit guarantee systems offer protection of up to 100,000 euros per depositor
• During her mandate in 2024, European Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly revealed the abuse regarding Ursula von der Leyen's refusa
• The current Ombudsman recently opened an investigation against Ursula von der Leyen regarding her negotiation of the Mer
• Extreme left groups voted against this report on the European Ombudsman's 2024 activity.
• On 8 May 1985, President Ronald Reagan spoke in this plenary in Strasbourg
• In 2021, the European Commission signed contracts for procuring 4.6 billion vaccine doses, totaling 7.1 billion euros, r
• The vaccine contracts signed by the European Commission in 2021 totaled 7.1 billion euros.
• The Commission procured 10 vaccine doses per capita in the European Union.
• The report on the situation of fundamental rights in the EU 2024 and 2025 mentions antisemitism 6 times.
• Statistics clearly show that the majority of rapes are committed by persons of biological male sex against persons of bi
• In 2021, Ursula von der Leyen signed a contract with Pfizer for the purchase of 4.6 billion vaccine doses for EUR 71 bil
• Forced decarbonisation policies have led to an explosive increase in energy and gas prices.
• China produces over 50% of the world's steel today.
• Türkiye has the second largest military force in NATO.
• The European Commission allocated EUR 77 million to Nicaragua between 2021 and 2027 for climate change adaptation.

Cristina Guarda

• Alberto Trentini spent 423 days in imprisonment before diplomatic action
• Europe imports up to 45% of nitrogenous fertilisers.
• Hemp cultivation area in the European Union grew by 60% within a few years.
• Hemp production in the European Union grew by more than 84% within a few years.

Cristina Maestre

• Castilla-La Mancha produces close to 60% of wine in Spain.
• The Parliament position guarantees 139 billion euros more for agriculture and rural areas
• Nitrogenous fertilisers cost 70% more today than two years ago.

Csaba Dömötör

• In Germany, 124,000 jobs were lost in industry within one year
• A few months ago in Germany, the cooling towers of shut-down nuclear power plants were blown up.
• In Germany alone, 124,000 jobs were lost in industry within one year.
• 17 billion euros were suspended, which harmed Hungary's competitiveness and influenced how voters decided.
• In one and a half months, the European energy import bill grew by 24 billion euros.
• The price of crude oil rose by 54%, natural gas by 43%, and diesel by 26%.
• Fertilizer prices increased on average by 50% compared to pre-crisis levels.
• The Commission previously imposed additional taxes on fertilizer imports.
• Ukraine has gone seven years without national elections, a consequence of the war that nevertheless affects the rule of
• In Hungary, only a tenth of the usual precipitation fell in April 2026, totalling 4 mm.
• According to Copernicus drought monitoring data, drought conditions worsened in June 2026 and reached alert level in Ger

Csaba Molnár

• A Hungarian family today spends on average twice as much on energy as an average European family.
• Hungary is the poorest country in Europe.
• Hungarian petrol made from Russian oil is the most expensive in the entire region.
• According to the European Court of Auditors, financial management at joint undertakings and most other EU institutions w
• Supply chains are interrupted, projects are delayed, and costs are increasing significantly for these projects due to ge
• Russia is currently a cooperating partner and strategic partner in the ITER fusion energy joint undertaking

Cynthia Ní Mhurchú

• For the past 3 weeks, Iran has been under a total nationwide internet blackout.
• There has been a major increase in the number of people who are sentenced and put to death in Iran.
• People with dual nationality are being put to death in Iran on dubious charges without clear standards of law and justic
• Less than 5.9% of school pupils in Ireland attend Irish-language primary or secondary schools.
• This is the lowest percentage of pupils attending Irish-language schools since 2013.
• 220,000 people are living with cancer in Ireland
• 24,000 people are diagnosed with cancer every year in Ireland
• In Europe, 22 million people have cancer, representing 5% of the population
• Female politicians have 27 times more chance of being attacked online than their male colleagues
• Rape threats have been made against almost half of women parliamentarians
• Seven out of ten SMEs in Ireland reported being more pessimistic about their business outlook compared to six months ear
• The Irish government is providing a basic income to 2,000 artists until 2029.

César Luena

• The objectives of the energy transition require EUR 660 billion annually until 2030 and EUR 695 billion until 2040, comp
• The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed to mobilizing EUR 75 billion in three years.