What Jussi spoke about.

Mr President, too many things resemble the situation in the 1930s. The international system was never fair, but now we are trying to replace it entirely with the right of the strongest. A few authoritarian old men are willing to sacrifice endlessly young human lives for their own conquest dreams. Putin is killing Ukrainian civilians and soldiers from both countries. Trump kills civilians by bombin

Thank you for the answer from the Commission. Just one more question is that if we have stronger, bigger companies who can make bigger profits, how can we make sure that this money is channelled into investments to make a more competitive economy, for the real economy, for the other companies and not just have bigger dividends for the owners? Because we know that this is what happens when you have

Commissioner, the Draghi and Letta reports call for larger telecom operators to improve competitiveness. However, only satellite connections are subject to global competition and telecom operators operate on physical networks that are always local. Physical networks are often monopolised, cartelized and capitalism erodes the market economy. Large size does not lead to efficiency and better service

Mr President, the peculiarity of the EU is to catch up with budgets for seven years at a time. As the last budget of the old period, this does not reflect the needs of Europeans today. Small good improvements in the protection of people and the environment are at the root of inequalities and price crises caused by right-wing economic policies. There is a screaming need for a small increase in Pale

Mr President, more and more people no longer have enough money to cover the cost of their everyday life. Once again, also ordinary Europeans are paying the bill for the United States' actions. Our dependence on fossil fuels and our dependence on the US, Russia and the Middle East has driven up the cost of transportation, food and heating homes. Oil companies are taking advantage of this situation,

Mr President, in a world where imperialist Russia launches military attacks or otherwise destabilises all neighbours it considers weak, we must be able to defend ourselves. It is also important that we stand with Ukraine and help it defends its people. But in a world where the United States attacks us by all non-military means, where Israel carries out ethnic cleansing and genocide, we must break

Mr President, those who benefit the most from our system should also contribute the most to its financing. However, the largest companies and their wealthiest owners pay the least amount of tax. This is not a natural law, this is the result of political decisions: Taxation is full of loopholes. It is a real problem that we have one market, but 27 tax systems, each country has its own. The largest

Mr President, dear colleagues, 20 years ago, the economy was hot. Bankers made amazing profits by creating securities obscuring the real values of holdings. Then the inevitable happened. Somebody always has to pay the bill. Millions lost their homes. Millions lost their jobs. Although the problem came from the United States, we Europeans paid a heavy price, and we are still paying the price after

Mr President, every way of financing the EU is wrong for some Member States and for right-wing populists, every way of financing the EU is wrong. Of course, the right of Member States to tax should not be compromised by transferring general taxing rights to the EU, but in the face of, for example, US digital giants, climate change and Chinese coal-fired production, individual states are helpless.

Mr President, it is, of course, worth removing the unnecessary obstacles to the internal market, but the leading right-wing line, the focus on deregulation, has been at best an exercise. At worst, the only thing that makes Europe attractive will now be destroyed. The well-being of people and the quality of life, that should be our main goal and everything else subordinate to it. Europe's competiti

Mr President, Donald Trump is an exceptionally ruthless and simple‑minded leader, but this is not the first time the EU pays the price for US wars. We may not be able to stop Trump or Putin from killing innocents, but we must break free from our dependence on their fossil fuels and their wars. It is not only electricity and fuel costs that are rising. Food prices and inflation in general are affec

Mr President, Trump's war increases the cost of transportation and heating homes, at a time when many Europeans are already suffering the consequences of Putin's war. Those who oppose the green transition are impoverishing Europe. Putin is grateful when oil money flows into his war chest. The most horrific situation is, of course, for the Iranians, whom we must find more ways to help. They are bei

Mr President, Mr Vice-President of the Commission, the objectives of the proposal are good. Europe needs a faster transition towards more efficient and reliable connectivity. Digital connectivity is a good example of how markets can only function when they are regulated for the common good. The so-called "free market" leads to a monopoly where quality is poor and price is expensive. The worst of D

Mr President, Iranians have waited for freedom for way too long. Dissatisfaction is not limited to poverty and bazaars; in the streets, women and the younger generation demand a dignified life. The more the leaders fear their own people, the more horrible their actions become. We can no longer wait and watch all this from the sidelines. The brave people in the streets – they deserve our full suppo

Mr President, we must wake up from the fairy tale that the US is our closest ally. The US administration is demonstrating through words and actions that the EU is its enemy. The US is trying to destroy the EU from within with the help of the far right. But territorial sovereignty must be a limit that cannot be crossed. We are responsible adults, and the EU has capitulated time and time again. But

Madam President, EU countries spend almost EUR 400 billion on defence and the plan is to double it. But the astronomical amount of money is flowing away: the majority goes to the US arms industry, a large part goes to Israel. It is extremely important for our employment, our economy and our security to move the defence industry to Europe. It is great that the majority in this Chamber are aware of

Madam President, colleagues, if it looks like a Russian asset, talks like a Russian asset and acts like a Russian asset, then it probably is a Russian asset. We can only guess why, but Donald Trump has always done what Vladimir Putin wanted. Of course, Putin is not the only one. Trump has shown his admiration for other authoritarian leaders who have blood on their hands. He does not bring peace –

Madam President, colleagues, we all agree that we desperately need investments. Without investment to the green and digital transition, we will suffer more and more from unemployment, from rising housing costs, from climate change, from Russian aggression, from Chinese and US domination. The need for InvestEU is therefore huge. The content is good in many respects. It would be wrong to pour money

Mr President, Commissioner, China has skillfully trapped us all. China controls 70% of rare earth mining and 90% of the extraction and processing of rare earths. 90% of it! Without these metals, no smartphones, modern cars, no energy, no weapons, no health technology, not much at all. Europe did not secure its back. It was believed that the free market would solve the problems. But we are not weak

Madam President, we must distinguish knowledge from wishful thinking. Climate change is the greatest threat also to our economy. Southern Europe is drying up to the point of being almost unliveable. It's not looking good anywhere else either. Both financially and morally, it is better to act now than wait to repair the full destruction. Fortunately, the solutions to both the climate crisis and com

Mr President, Russia's war on Ukraine has been going on for 11 years, and this full-force attack for almost 4 years. This is the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II. Every single day, every single night, Ukrainians live in fear of missiles and drone attacks. After all these years, we still finance this killing by buying Russian gas and oil. There have been good developments, as

Mr President, Commissioner, if you give in to the blackmailer, he will come back and demand more, and Donald Trump will count on that when he threatens us. If we do not protect our democracy, more and more power will flow to a few American companies. More than 100 years ago, people and small businesses began to be protected by dismantling monopolies. It was about oil, transportation and industry.