What Svenja spoke about.

I was wondering if you were listening to me, dear colleague. Because I said very clearly that we have to take platforms into account. I was born in 1989. I can still remember the curtains in the video counters, where I didn't get behind it as a child. And we also need to talk about it: What rules do we need in the digital space, in digital coexistence, that children are safe and protected? But the

Madam President, Protecting children without patronizing families: That must be our goal. And that is why the Kids Act In many places in the wrong direction. The state is not a parent. Brussels should not dictate the screen time of their children to families. And a fortiori, we must not force all citizens to constantly identify themselves on the Internet. Child protection should not be used as a p

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. From large banks to small and medium-sized enterprises to critical infrastructure, Europe’s security depends on whether KI‑ technology can be developed and scaled up here. Therefore, the Cybersecurity and AI Action Plan First of all, one thing: Reduce bureaucracy, enable investment and accelerate the adoption of new technologies. When new KI‑ models are being de

Madam President, Every time we talk about free trade here, colleagues from the left expose themselves with their economic ignorance. That's why I like to say this very clearly: Economic dependence drives us into political dependence. That's what we saw with Russian gas; This is what we see in the case of critical raw materials from China. The solution cannot be foreclosure. It means more trade wit

Madam President, a social media ban for minors means everyone needs to ID themselves on social media all the time. Age verification is the end of anonymity and the free internet as we know it. Child protection is once again the disguise for surveillance. This week, the UK introduced a social media ban and the backlash is massive, and rightfully so, because we see a ban is not working. Sixty per ce

Mr President, the big AI innovation is happening outside the EU and, after the cut-off of Europe from the latest Anthropic models, really everyone must see how vulnerable and dependent we are. Yet the voices that cry the loudest over the lack of powerful European AI, the voices that call for European tech sovereignty and mean protectionism, those are the same voices that push the hardest against c

Madam President, In a world that is becoming increasingly uncertain geopolitically, Europe can no longer rely on others. Our economic and geopolitical strength starts here in our own internal market. We need a genuine pan-European home market for our companies. But companies in Europe are still experiencing small-scale regulatory rule every day, from posting to packaging. Many national laws are de

Madam President, We're seeing how fast high-performance AI is changing cybersecurity. Systems such as myth show that technological progress cannot be regulated away. Because just because Europe prohibits something does not mean that authoritarian regimes or hostile actors do not develop it anyway and then use it against us. That's why Europe finally needs a change of course: Away from fear-driven

Madam President, In geopolitically uncertain times, there are many things that Europe can no longer afford. At the forefront of this is a semi-finished single market. If partners like the US are becoming increasingly unpredictable, if more and more regions of the world are massively relying only on their own economy, then Europe must finally use its greatest strength and not just talk about it: ou

So, Mr Sieper, you are also on the Trade Committee, so I am a bit surprised by these statements. The European Commission, and I am really someone who often criticises the European Commission – but at this point one really has to say that hardly anything is as transparent as our trade talks, such as agreements, the documents are public, accessible to everyone, there are briefings, public briefings,

Thank you, Mr Sieper. I think you have to take people's concerns very seriously. That is why, for example, I also negotiated very strong safeguard clauses for our agriculture, because I think this is very important. But you also have to be honest. What happened here today is fear-mongering. The accusations that were there to push the Mercosur trade agreement to the European Court of Justice are al

Madam President, Donald Trump is the demolition bulb for rules-based trade. Russia is putting us militarily and China is putting us under economic pressure, and the European Parliament is putting Mercosur on hold with the right, left and Greens. This is such an incredible sabotage of our economy and an absolute geopolitical embarrassment. One can only hope that other trading partners such as India

Madam President, so many colleagues shared examples today of how AI is used to harm women. But I still believe in AI making our lives better, making our work days easier, or helping us live healthier lives. But instead, there are too many people choosing AI to humiliate women, to undress women without their consent, to create pornographic deepfakes, to sexualise, to harm and to silence female publ

Madam President, dear colleagues, the Mercosur trade agreement will boost our economy, it will create new opportunities for our small businesses and it will protect and create jobs. It will diversify our supply chains, particularly on critical raw materials. The Mercosur trade agreement will strengthen Europe's geopolitical position. It will make us less dependent on China, on Russia and the moods

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Europe is losing out in global competition and the reason is clear: The regulatory wave of recent years is slowing down our companies. While China and the US are moving forward with speed, capital and pragmatism, Europe is captivating itself. We don't need to simplify our digital rules for Chinese or American tech giants. I don't care what Trump, Musk or Zuckerb

Madam President, Create dependencies and then use them as a political weapon against us: This is China's clear strategy. And this is exactly what is happening due to China's technological dominance and the ever tighter export controls for rare earths. At the same time, China's structural overcapacity, specifically produced for export, is flooding us, not for our own market. This depresses prices,

Madam President, dear colleagues, I am not sure if you are aware, but today actually more than half of the trade services between the EU and Singapore are delivered digitally. We have a trade agreement with Singapore, so it is more than necessary that we update what we have – the rules for digital trade – and that is what we are voting on today. The EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement is the firs

Madam President, colleagues, we see democracy slipping through our fingers in Bulgaria. The EU is on the brink of losing yet another country to state capture, and I'm shocked by the blind eye the colleagues from the EPP and S&D are turning on this. According to civil society reports, key institutions – like the judiciary, security services, parts of the media – are under the influence of a Magnits

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Made in Europe We need to stand for excellence instead of bureaucracy. It is good that the Commission is finally taking up ideas from the Draghi report. The 28th The regime is overdue. Initiatives to strengthen innovation are also important. We need speed in artificial intelligence, cloud infrastructure or quantum computers. I think it is a pity that Mrs von der

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. China is expanding its authoritarian influence. The US protects its interests with its elbows. And Europe wonders: What place do we find in this world disorder? We need more trade with more partners. Cooperation with India is an important step for the future of Europe. We need to be clear: Geopolitical strength starts with competitiveness. Without growth, there

Madam President, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen likes to talk about competitiveness, but hinders it when it really matters. Supply Chain Act, Deforestation Ordinance, Taxonomy: With bureaucratic ballast, Europe is not saving the world, it is only ruining our businesses. The single market must once again become the engine of our prosperity, not the brakes of over-regulation. If we want t

Mr President, dear disciples, sometimes you think: How do you counter this misogyny? And then you think: Maybe just continue and show them how strong women are in this house. Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The deal with the United States is a bad deal. Ms von der Leyen did not dare to negotiate harder because we are dependent on the US for economic and security policy. Europe has a choice: No

Mr President! We now need pragmatic solutions with the US and a framework agreement that opens the roadmap for further negotiations. The following shall apply: No deal at any price! We must be prepared to impose counter-tariffs at any time. We must be clear: Donald Trump insists unrestrainedly on the right of the strongest. He wants Wild West trade policy. But just as dangerous are those who oppos

Madam President, China is flooding our single market with subsidised overcapacity – from toys to steel. I expect Ursula von der Leyen to find pragmatic solutions for fairer competition for our industry at the EU-China Summit. But above all, Europe must not become so naive towards China again. For years we have struggled to free ourselves from these asymmetrical dependencies. We have let ourselves