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MEPs whose initial is “M” · 89 MEPs
- Eight large oil and gas multinationals made €83 billion in profits in three months.
- Almost 100 million Europeans are at risk of poverty.
- People currently pay easily €2.50 per litre at the pump in Belgium.
- there are more than a million Lebanese in flight.
- In the region, Haiti has a life expectancy 15 years lower than Cuba.
- A private jet emits between 5 and 40 times more CO2 than a commercial flight.
- The European Investment Bank approved over one billion euros of projects in Israel involving companies blacklisted by th
- Total has made almost 6 billion euros in total.
- Niger has hundreds of thousands of tonnes of uranium.
- Large oil multinationals in Europe make 80 million euros in superprofits per day.
- The European Commission's budget for air taxi/private jet travel has increased by 50% over a few years and now stands at
- GSK doubled the money paid out to its shareholders, reaching more than EUR 5 billion.
- 1,222 people died in Belgium because of the heat.
- One in two Europeans faces financial difficulties.
- The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, receives a salary of EUR 34,000 per month.
- Saudi Arabia executes hundreds of people every year.
- 1,217 jobs are currently under threat at the pharmaceutical company GSK in Belgium.
- A windfall tax measure introduced in 2022 raised a total of €26-28 billion.
- Members of the European Parliament earn €13,000-14,000 gross per month, about €9,000 net, plus €359 per attendance day.
- Israel's trade with the European Union accounts for 30% of its total trade.
- Tax avoidance and tax evasion in the European Union currently amount to up to 200 billion euros, according to conservati
- Seven out of ten EU citizens believe corruption exists, according to the perception figure cited in the debate.
- 70% of generic drugs treat the population.
- Figures show that 80% of care workers are women.
- In Romania, there have been 90 attacks near the border, 47 drones have fallen, with 12 of them in 2026.
- The textile industry pays higher customs duties on raw materials than on finished products.
- Romania loses 1.5 million inhabitants in a decade
- The European Union has more than 2,000 customs points and more than 80,000 customs workers.
- The interest rate in Romania is three times higher than in eurozone states
- Women represent over 50% of the population in the majority of EU member states
- In Europe we have higher energy prices than in the United States and China.
- Hundreds of thousands of steel industry jobs have been lost in the European Union.
- Citizens and small entrepreneurs in Romania pay four times more interest than in eurozone states
- In Romania, overcrowding in housing is the highest
- In Eastern countries energy is even more expensive than in Western countries, although purchasing power is lower.
- 1.2 million children in Romania are excluded from social inclusion
- The EU livestock sector ranks second globally in meat production, after China and ahead of the United States
- The European Investment Bank reached a historic record of 100 billion euros in new investments.
- In Romania, pensions are 400 euros and salaries are 800 euros
- Multinationals ArcelorMittal or ThyssenKrupp received more free allowances than their actual emissions.
- Nepal suffered the loss of thousands of lives and 10% of its GDP as a result of climate disruption.
- In France, over 100,000 workers under 25 have been injured at work since 2020.
- Oil majors accumulated more than €7 billion in profits in less than six months within the European Union
- 800,000 peaceful protesters demonstrated in France this Saturday against the cost of living and for youth.
- Heatwaves have killed 200,000 people in Europe in four years.
- EU member states can import cadmium-containing fertilizers from any origin without a deadline.
- 93 million people live in a situation of precariousness in Europe today
- The disaster in Nepal caused 1,400 deaths and more than 5,000 people are still missing.
- Over 100,000 people die each year in Europe due to chemical risks at work, mainly from cancer.
- More than 93 million Europeans in 2026 are affected by poverty.
- Less than half of the funding from the PCI list is planned for electrification
- €750 billion is still missing to finance the energy transition and reduce household bills
- 110 Europeans tested for PFAS contamination at the Greens' initiative were all found to be hypercontaminated
- 93 million Europeans are still living in poverty.
- Poverty, lack of training, and poor housing are increasing while employment rates rise
- In France, 423 workers under 25 have died at work since 2020.
- The European Union delivered the 20th sanctions package.
- The European Commission proposed a new cybersecurity package at the end of January 2026.
- The Cypriot Presidency's negotiating box on the Multiannual Financial Framework includes a moderate cut of 2% compared t
- International efforts have led to around 2,100 of the deported Ukrainian children being returned to Ukraine.
- The Council received proposals for eight Member States to receive SAFE loans.
- Armenia is the only country currently engaged in a visa liberalisation action plan with the EU, adopted in November 2025
- Under the AI Act, enforcement of transparency, documentation and risk mitigation requirements for the most powerful AI m
- The EU has paved the way to provide Ukraine with a support loan of EUR 90 billion for 2026 and 2027.
- On 15 June 2026, three Intergovernmental Conferences (IGCs) were held in one day; the third was for Montenegro, and the
- The second assistance measure under the European Peace Facility was adopted in January 2026, now totalling EUR 30 millio
- The Court of Auditors issued an unfavourable opinion on EU expenditure for the sixth consecutive year
- The Council decided last week to establish the European Union partnership mission in Armenia as a civilian non-executive
- The resilience and growth plan announced in 2024 is worth EUR 270 million, representing double the previous funding for
- The EU budget error rate decreased by two percentage points in 2024
- The European Union delivered a EUR 90 billion loan to Ukraine.
- Two serious drone incursion incidents occurred in Romania in recent months.
- Russia has forcibly transferred an estimated 20,000 Ukrainian children, many of whom have been forced to change their id
- The Council adopted the 20th sanctions package against Russia last week.
- According to UNESCO data, 250 million children currently lack access and do not attend school, and over 600 million cann
- The Croatian early warning system, paid for with €8 million from European funds, did not activate during the wildfires.
- In Croatia in 2026 women earn on average 13% less than men
- Annually, one in three women in the world experiences physical or sexual violence.
- Women still earn about 20% less than men.
- In Europe, real estate constitutes 57% of household net wealth
- Farmers often receive 20% to 25% of the final retail price of products
- More than 700 women die daily due to complications in pregnancy and childbirth.
- Croatia received 7.5 billion euros from European funds in the last 13 years.
- In the latest case from Croatia, 670,000 euros were embezzled.
- Agricultural production in Croatia fell by 25% over the last 13 years.
- In Croatia, 21.7% of the population lives at risk of poverty or social exclusion
- More than 93% of agricultural holdings in the European Union are family farms
- Over 9 million agricultural holdings operate in the European Union, and more than 93% of them are family farms
- For pensions the gap is even larger and amounts to more than 23%
- 25% of property owners in the Union have multiple properties
- Around 30% of Europeans believe they will never be able to afford their own home
- The average price of a square meter of housing is as much as 3,600 euros
- Agricultural production in Croatia has fallen by 50 million EUR
- The package includes 100% co-financing for the prevention of this disease.
- According to the latest European Commission report, Zagreb is at 131% of the EU average while Pannonian Croatia is at 52
- A first tranche of EUR 3.2 billion from the EUR 90 billion Ukrainian support loan was disbursed.
- The EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement protects almost 6 million EU citizens living in the UK and about 1 million UK nationals l
- The European Union is the world's largest trader when goods and services are combined.
- The Commission proposed EUR 6.3 billion in the new Multiannual Financial Framework as a safety net to support farmers
- Irregular arrivals to the European Union are decreasing.
- The EU ran a trade deficit with China of EUR 1 billion per day in 2025.
- The EU-US trade relationship is the largest in the world.
- The EU's Ukraine Support Loan, in which the UK now participates, amounts to EUR 90 billion.
- EU exports support more than 30 million jobs across the Union.
- The multiannual financial framework under discussion amounts to 1.26% of European gross national income.
- Trade by EU companies supports more than 30 million jobs.
- Trade accounts for almost half of the European Union's GDP.
- Electricity represents less than a quarter of final energy consumption in the European Union, which is less than in the
- The trade deficit between the EU and China is growing unsustainably.
- The EU is the world's largest trader of goods and services, ahead of China and the United States.
- Member States have access to EUR 45 billion that can be mobilised immediately to support farmers and rural communities u
- The European Union has adopted 21 packages of sanctions against Russia.
- EU exports contribute to almost half of the European Union's GDP.
- EU-US mutual trade now exceeds USD 2 trillion.
- 85% of traded goods are transported by ships
- The first disbursement of the EUR 6 billion EU defence package supporting drone procurement for Ukraine was made.
- Mutual trade between the EU and the US increased over the last year.
- The European Council adopted conclusions agreed by all 27 member states in June 2026, the first time this had happened s
- The EU-Mercosur agreement will connect over 700 million consumers
- Millions of jobs depend on the EU-US trade relationship.
- The EU has 45 free trade agreements with 81 countries, covering more than half of its trade.
- EU-Mexico bilateral trade in goods increased by 330% over the last 25 years.
- More than 700,000 EU companies benefit from trade, and over 80% of them are SMEs.
- Mutual investment between the EU and the US is now USD 6 trillion.
- Since 1 July 2026, e-commerce parcels entering the European Union have been subject to a temporary customs duty of EUR 3
- The European Union currently uses 111 different customs software systems, which will be replaced by a single system.
- More than 700,000 EU companies export beyond the EU's borders.
- In Germany, more electric cars than petrol cars are currently sold.
- The EU has a daily trade deficit of 1 billion euros with China.
- 6,000 square kilometres burned in Europe during the summer of 2026, an area the size of Luxembourg.
- Last year, the EU spent EUR 420 billion on fossil fuel imports, equivalent to approximately EUR 1,000 per citizen.
- Electric car sales in Europe are growing at a rate of 40%.
- The recent summer heatwaves cost Europe €180 billion.
- More than 35,000 people died from heat-related causes in Europe during the summer of 2026.
- Europe loses 1,000 industrial jobs every day.
- According to the United Nations, the world is heading towards a global temperature rise of 2.8 °C.
- Italy has the highest energy prices in Europe.
- We import oil and gas for 400 billion euros every year.
- All EU countries now export more to Switzerland than to China, with 8 million Swiss residents outperforming 1.4 billion
- Spain added 14 gigawatts of solar and wind capacity to its grid last year.
- Spain has the lowest energy prices in Europe.
- Sales of combustion-engine vehicles have fallen by 30% since 2017.
- The wine sector contributes EUR 130 billion to the European economy.
- In January 2026 a train derailment in Adamuz, Spain, caused by rail infrastructure deficiencies, killed 46 people.
- Only one in four EU fishermen is under 40 years old.
- Morocco has nearly 17,000 artisanal fishing vessels, 370% more than in 1980.
- Tenerife has spent almost two years under a water emergency declaration
- As of 1 September, 20 of the 27 EU member states had not submitted their national nature restoration plan.
- More than 90% of the water consumed in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura has to be desalinated
- Diesel prices stand at more than EUR 2 per litre amid the energy crisis.
- Spain concentrates 40% of the wildfires of the whole European Union.
- In 2026, more territory burned in Spain than the combined area of the cities of Madrid, Berlin and Rome.
- In 2024 wine consumption fell to the lowest level since 1961.
- More than 60% of European companies indicate hyperregulation as a direct barrier to entry for investment.
- The Spanish government has mobilised €340 million in public financing for a desalination plant in Morocco
- Seven out of ten fish consumed in the EU come from outside the EU.
- Fertilizing agricultural land costs farmers 70% more than two years ago.
- One in six fishing jobs in the EU has disappeared since 2017, according to the Commission's first social report.
- European producers pay 15 times more CO2 tax per euro than foreign competitors.
- More than 50,000 olive trees were uprooted in Jaén to install photovoltaic panels.
- Five days before the debate, EIB President Nadia Calviño signed 365 million euros in additional financing for roads and
- Europe has lost almost 40% of its farmers in twenty years
- Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO) estimates the cost of the restoration plan at almost €600 millio
- Yesterday thousands of farmers and ranchers demonstrated in Madrid in a historic march
- The European Union accounts for 6% of global emissions, while China accounts for almost 30%.
- Spain is the European country with the most train derailments, more than France, Germany and Poland combined.
- In 2025 the European Investment Bank provided Morocco with 740 million euros, its highest annual amount since 2012.