What Heléne spoke about.

Mr President, thank you. Commissioner Hoekstra. We already know what we need to know about the seriousness of the climate crisis. Facts are on the table. Yet the countries of the world, and unfortunately many of the Members of this House, need a reality check. We have now again experienced a summer of heat records with droughts and fires in our part of the world, and floods and flash floods in oth

Mr President, thank you. Commissioner Hoekstra. We are talking about the lack of important minerals and metals. Often in the debate, we focus on trade, geopolitics, mines and supply chains while engaging in resource wastage on a large scale. Just to give an example: We only recycle about 40% of our electronic waste, and almost half of strategic and critical raw materials in small appliances are lo

Just that. These were your response to those who risk seeing their fully operational activities go under. Small businesses can't wait. That is why we need to act now. We need to act urgently and I am happy from the signals we received from Commissioner Rosvall today, who has seen the problem and is also in line with Parliament to make this better. Thank you. Mr President, thank you. Now it is so.

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Commissioner Kallas. whereas the so-called elections to the Russian State Duma are yet another sign of a wrong course of action – silencing the democratic opposition, persecuting journalists and silencing independent media; Civil society is being pushed back, and Russia is continuing its war against Ukraine. But we in Europe are still buying Russ

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Dear Prime Minister, Europe is at a time of great challenges. We have wars on our continent. Democracy is challenged. Climate change is here and now. Gender equality is being questioned and many people are worried. This is precisely when we need more European cooperation, not less. We need a Europe that stands up for democracy and the rule of law

Madam President, thank you very much. Yes, Russia's brutal and illegal war requires a clear response from the EU. Ukraine's security is also our security. The EU and all Member States must therefore step up support for Ukraine. This applies to air defence, ammunition and other military equipment, but also to long-term financial and humanitarian support. At the same time, the pressure on Russia mus

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner Roswall. Europe needs to reduce the amount of packaging waste. This is precisely why this regulation is needed and why the ambitions of the circular transition should be high. But high ambitions are also about taking advantage of what already works. In my country, in Sweden, we have built up a deposit system where consumers, producers and trade toget

Madam President, thank you very much. President von der Leyen. In Europe, we are seeing a growing backlash for gender equality, for girls' and women's rights. I welcome your speech today, because it takes will, courage and political leadership to change attitudes and structures. Gender equality must be mainstreamed in all policy areas, in legislation, in the budget. Every euro we use and invest sh

Madam President, thank you very much. Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine requires our continued and solidarity-based support. At the same time, we must do more to weaken Putin's war machine. EU countries must stop buying Russian gas. The EU must also put an end to the Russian shadow fleet circumventing sanctions. It is a threat to both the security and the environment of our oceans. We must never

Madam President, thank you very much. Yes, what does it say about our society, if the victim of violence is also forced to fight to be believed, receive support or receive care? It can be a vulnerable woman, it can be a child. Here in the European Parliament, we have the opportunity to actually change that by strengthening the rights of victims across the EU. This is an important and long-awaited

Mr President, thank you very much. Sometimes we hear that equality in Europe is something that we have already achieved. But the truth is that we are still far from a society where care and responsibility are shared equally. whereas women still take much more responsibility for children, homes and care, which affects their lives, their incomes, their pensions and their career prospects; And this i

Madam President, thank you very much. Imagine a Europe where everyone has the same opportunity to start and run a business, no matter who they are or where they live, because that is not the case today. Women are systematically disadvantaged, they start fewer businesses, earn less and receive less support. Not because they want less, but because the conditions are worse and the standards are old-f

Mr President, thank you very much. Now we're there again. The men of power start wars that cause an energy crisis and price shocks that affect ordinary people. We need measures here and now for households to be able to pay their bills, to protect jobs in Europe and to reduce dependence on fossil energy. Today, we buy oil and gas for more money than we give in support of Ukraine. This is nothing bu

Madam President, thank you very much. The far-right parties and the Sweden Democrats in particular are now waging a cultural war against the climate and the green transition. This anti-climate policy stifles both European and Swedish competitiveness, and it takes every chance to express its joy of harm when a green company has gone bankrupt. Now you do it again. This time it is reiterated in the r

Madam President, I know who has lost his mind. This debate will focus on human rights and the right to peaceful protest. This debate has been opposed by the far right – and it is telling. There are shocking scenes that have taken place in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the United States. These are images that should not belong in a country that wants to call itself a democracy. People who have lived

Mr President, thank you very much. Greenland is not for sale. This message is understood by everyone except the President of the United States. Trump believes that everything can be bought for money, but a sovereign, free country cannot be bought. Now we in Europe must stand together. It is about standing up for another EU country, but also about international law. The United States has in fact al

Madam President, thank you very much. If we do not increase the pace, it will take 60 years before we live in an equal Europe. Today, women earn less, own less and are more exposed to violence and abuse. One in three women in the EU does not have a job of her own, and every three weeks a woman is killed by a man with whom she has had a relationship. This is the reality that women in Europe live in

Madam President, thank you very much. The Commission. The Council. The green transition is under attack. The US has left the Paris Agreement, and countries that used to be leaders – like my country, Sweden – now have a right-wing conservative government that has abandoned the climate mission. And it is at a time when more than ever we need leadership and political courage, both locally, nationally

Madam President, thank you very much. The war in Ukraine is not over. Every day the Ukrainian people fight for their freedom, for democracy and for the security of Europe as a whole. In fact, their struggle is ours too. Children in Ukraine grow up with bombs and missiles. The war has been going on for over three and a half years – and it is a long time in a child’s life. We must continue to stand

Mr President, thank you very much. whereas one in three women in the EU does not have a job of their own, and girls and women are subjected to violence and harassment every day; Every three weeks, a woman is killed by a man with whom she has had a relationship. whereas more than 20 million women in Europe do not have access to safe abortion and, according to the EU’s own gender equality agency, it