What Ville spoke about.

Mr President, Europe and Canada should build an ambitious alliance for the future. Together, we can defend democracy, resist coercion, and uphold international law consistently, while also building bridges with the Global South. The Montreal summit must deliver a strong security cooperation, sustained support for Ukraine and protection of critical infrastructure. We can do more to support Ukraine

Mr President, it is shameful that President Trump should support a Russia that commits war crimes. In practice, that means his decision to lift sanctions and buy billion-dollar diesel from Russia. Why? Because his own war in Iran caused oil prices to rise. Trump makes Ukrainians pay for their own mistakes with their lives. At the same time, the Russian bombings are intensifying. Yet, the U.S. has

Madam President, the latest Houthi attacks are a dangerous escalation. The strikes on Saudi civilian infrastructure, threats to Red Sea shipping and yesterday's deadly missile attack in Shabwa must be condemned unequivocally and form acts of terrorism. But also, we must remember that international law must apply to everyone. Saudi‑led airstrikes must also comply with international humanitarian law

Madam President, everyone knows these elections are not free and fair elections. The State Duma elections that took place in Russia in September were fake elections. They were conducted without a genuine political choice and independent election observation. Opposition was not allowed to run. The Kremlin has turned elections into a tool of repression and legitimisation. That is a sham. Opposition

Madam President, Europe needs a clear and united China policy, neither naive dependence nor disengagement. We must cooperate with China where global challenges demand it, especially on issues like climate and biodiversity, but cooperation cannot mean ignoring growing strategic dependencies, unfair economic practices or threats to our security, human rights or democracy. We also know that China pos

The European Parliament stands firm. Since 2014, after the illegal annexation of Crimea, the European Parliament has frozen any contact with Russian state actors. And that is the correct thing to do. Russia has violated international law within Europe, within our neighbourhood, and they are threatening also EU Member States by different hybrid attacks. We cannot tolerate that happening and there i

Madam President, Putin and Russia use every inch of conciliation from the international community as a weapon to claim legitimacy for their lies and brutal violations of international law. This cannot be tolerated. There cannot be any normalisation or even talking with Russia, as long as they are not ready to take responsibility for their war crimes and stop their brutal war on Ukraine. We cannot

Mr President, President Trump is jeopardising much with his illegal war on Iran. Russia is gaining billions of euro every week with the freeze of American oil sanctions, while Ukraine is missing out on weapons support that is being used in the Gulf. Now, we are also facing a huge risk of a global recession due to the fossil energy price hike with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. First of all,

Mr President, the Arctic is heating up not only because of climate change but also because of geopolitics. That is also why cooperation between the European Union and Canada matters more than ever. We have a lot of values that bind ourselves together. We also have a possibility to forge an alliance where we can solve environmental, geopolitical and economic challenges together to create the North

Mr President, Commissioner, Europe's energy debate has recently focused much on industry and infrastructure. These things matter, but the energy transition will ultimately succeed or fail with our citizens. So that is why the Citizens' Energy Package is an important shift, which we Greens have expected and which we also applaud. If we want public support for the transition, people must not only pa

Madam President, for four years now, Russia's full-scale war has continued. Over the years, something has changed – not only in Ukraine, but also here in Europe. When the war started, we pledged our support for as long as it takes. It has truly taken long. What was once shocking has become too much like a routine. Atrocious Russian missile strikes against civilians are no longer headline news. Rus

Mr President, the vast majority of this Parliament has been very impressive in its support for this trilogue outcome. And I think we have a clear vision. We want to go towards European energy independence, which is good for our competitiveness, good for our economy, good for our geopolitical security and good for climate. And I would like to address a few concerns raised by some, which I think are

Madam President, for Russia, the export of fossil fuels has never been about trade. It has been about manipulation, extortion and control. Today, we are discussing a historic achievement and outcome in the trilogues. The EU is taking giant steps towards a new era free of Russian gas and oil. Never again dependency on Russia for fossil fuels. And Russia can never again use fossil fuel exports as a

Madam President, in the current geopolitical climate, it is obvious that we have to strengthen our relationship with the UK. It is a relationship that must be built on trust. We have much in common and we should build on that. Our partnership with the UK only works if every word of the Withdrawal Agreement, the TCA and the Windsor Framework is fully and faithfully implemented, especially to protec

Mr President, Ukraine needs Europe now more than ever. We must deliver. Last week, one thing became obviously clear: a US Government that is not ready to protect democratic values within its own country cannot be trusted to protect these values abroad. It is a task we must bear in Europe. Ukraine needs a Europe that is united in its support, and Russian authoritarian imperialism and its war policy

Mr President, the Arctic is one of the most naturally sensitive areas of our magnificent planet. It is also the engine room of our climate system – and now it is in danger. The Arctic is warming up to three times faster than our climate in general. Glaciers melt, species flee north until their suitable habitat disappears, the Arctic Ocean acidifies and ecosystems become impoverished. Changes in th

Madam President, China's export restrictions on critical raw materials and cleantech inputs are part of a broader pattern of state-driven market distortion and strategic dependency creation. We also need to address China's state-subsidised overcapacity in green technologies and steel production, which creates unfair competition for European industry. So the EU must respond through a very diverse p

Mr President, for Russia and for Putin, export of fossil fuels has never been about trade. For Russia, it is about power, control, extortion and coercion. In short, about geopolitics. We are now finally ready in Europe to forever untie ourselves from this dependency. That is why this legislation to ban Russian gas imports and also the Parliament's inclusion to ban also oil imports is historic. In

Madam President, Russia's war didn't just attack Ukraine, it attacked the future of European democracy and the rules‑based international order. Russia has committed atrocious war crimes one after another – stealing children, using all kinds of violence against Ukrainian civilians, including systematic torture, rape and bombing of civilian targets. Justice demands that the aggressor pays for its cr

Mr President, Russia's accelerated hybrid operations are a sign of change. Russia is increasingly desperate. It is increasingly desperate to dismantle us and our ability to act for our values. Our retaliation must be determined. While we combat drone operations and airspace violations in an orderly manner, we must ensure that they do not distract us from what Russia is really afraid of. The frozen

Madam President, let's not sugar-coat it. China isn't just restricting exports. It is testing Europe's weakness. Seven rare earth elements and one loud message: 'we control your clean tech'. This is not about trade. This is geopolitical blackmail with magnets. The EU imports 98 % of its rare-earth magnets from China. That's not a supply chain; that's a stranglehold. We cannot walk into the EU–Chin

Mr President, today we welcome a step forward for Justice Beyond Borders. The UK's accession to the Hague Convention is not just good news, it's a win for legal certainty for businesses, families and individuals on both sides of the Channel. But let's be clear: this debate is not about the UK today. It is about us, about our role as Parliament in shaping how the EU builds binding legal ties with t

Mr President, all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The UN Declaration of Human Rights guarantees the same rights to children in Gaza, Tel Aviv and Brussels. This is not the reality in Gaza today: starving children, family members killed, forced displacement of the population into concentration camp-like conditions and homes and hospitals bombed to the ground. More than 50,000

Mr President, looking at the NATO summit from Finland that has over 1300 km of border with Russia, it is a no brainer to support the 3.5 % target on actual core military spending. NATO stands at a turning point and we Greens support credible deterrence, but it must be strategic and accountable. And the EU has a vital role in this. The EU can make sure that the added spending is mainly focussed on

Madam President, an essential part of Russian warfare in Ukraine is war of terror against civilians. Use of rape, torture, detentions illegally and illegal deportations of children are a big part of Russian warfare. This is systematic. Russian propaganda tries to dehumanise Ukrainians. They try to strip their nationhood and they try to strip their identity. This is part of Putin's imperialism that