What Silvia spoke about.

Mr President, the Green Deal has been a major achievement for the EU as a whole. Despite its shortcomings, the green transition has enabled a historic change of direction, and we have set the EU on a path towards a sustainable future and enabled sustainable economic growth. Climate change is an unfortunate fact – whether you like it or not. Sure, you on the right are free to put your head in the b

Mr President, more than 200 aid workers and more than 100 journalists have died in Israeli military operations in Gaza. International law requires the protection of civilians. Israel's actions show total indifference to civilians. This is also evidenced by the number of Palestinians killed in military operations, most of whom are civilians – children and women. These figures indicate either delibe

Mr President, the values of the European Union include freedom, the rule of law and democracy. Putin's Russia and the death of Alexei Navalny are a dark example of what the alternative is if we do not adhere to these values. When we look at Russia, we see what a society looks like that does not respect the principles of the rule of law. When we look at Russia, we see what a society that does not p

Mr President, the 2040 climate target must follow scientific advice. This is what we have laid down in the Climate Law itself and, in order for this to happen, we set up a European Climate Panel in order to obtain the best possible scientific advice as a basis for the Union's climate policy as a whole. According to the Climate Panel, the adequate emission reduction target is 90-95%. The key to set

Mr President, the new normal seems to be that major and serious crises follow one another like the movement of a pendulum, and that they hit women the hardest. The pandemic hit women particularly hard, as the care sector is very female-dominated, and home care responsibilities still rely too much on women's shoulders. The ensuing energy crisis also hit women, as the care sector is also a low-wage

Mr President, Israel has made all Palestinians collectively responsible for the brutal crimes committed by the terrorist organisation Hamas and has bombed Gaza in a shocking manner. The deaths of civilians exceed all comprehension. Most of the dead are women and children. It is important for the International Court of Justice to determine whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Without the

Madam President, this is a topical issue this week as Norway has now made the decision. So I feel it’s important we have the debate this week. But in the spirit of compromise, maybe I could propose we have the debate this week and the resolution in February I?

Madam President, on behalf of The Left Group, I would like to request to add a debate with the following title to the agenda: ‘Commission statement: Norway’s recent decision to advance seabed mining in the Arctic’, with a resolution. This should be added to the agenda on Wednesday afternoon after the topical debate. Consequently, the session should be extended until 23.00. And why? Because Norway’

Mr President, at the same time, the meeting in Dubai was a success and a disappointment. Finally, we got a record of the need to get rid of fossils altogether. At the same time, the record is historical and, at the same time, completely inadequate. This illustrates the reality of climate work in general. We are constantly taking significant steps towards a carbon-neutral world, but understanding h

Mr President, every child is of equal value and every child's rights must be respected equally, regardless of how he or she was born, how he or she was born or what kind of family he or she lives in. This is a child's right. In the current situation, rainbow families are in an unequal position vis-à-vis other families because they cannot be sure that their parenthood will be recognised in the new

Mr President, there are quite clear indications that Russia is engaging in hybrid influence against Finland by facilitating the arrival of people on the Finnish-Russian border. It is clear that Finland will have to react to this attempt to influence, and this has been done by closing a large number of border crossing points. Through its actions, Russia seeks to incite panic and fear, thereby desta

Mr President, at the climate conference in Dubai, for the first time, we will make a global inventory of the actions taken and their effectiveness to see if our level of ambition is the right one. This ‘global stock take’ tells us where we are going and this honest situational picture must serve as a basis for the decisions of the meeting. We must honestly admit that, with the current decision, we

Mr President, the Energy Charter Treaty is an agreement that should not exist. It is incomprehensible that we have an agreement to protect fossil investments at a time when the damage caused by climate change is the topic of the main news week after week. It is in direct conflict with our climate action! At the same time as individuals are being blamed for their choices, we allow companies to sue

Mr President, the extreme right is a threat to democracy and a free society. Hate speech fed by the far right feeds racism and makes it commonplace. The more space we give to hate and hate speech, the more likely it is to lead to discriminatory behaviour and acts of violence. We have seen that words often lead to actions. There is currently a trial in Finland in which an extremist right-wing actor

Mr President, I would say yes, Frans, this is a good day. We must at some point also stop and be happy because we have done a great job. I think personally that the Green Deal has been a success, even if our targets are still below scientific advice, even though we still don’t fully respect our planet’s boundaries, the Green Deal has been a success. We have been able to put this ship that is the E

Mr President, the scientific community has long stressed that biodiversity loss is at least as big a threat to humanity as climate change, and that the stronger the diversity, the better the adaptability of our planet to climate change. A healthy environment can help us adapt. If nature were healthy, which it is not at the moment. There is a historical extinction of species. Species depletion also

Mr President, it is a pleasure to join many of the previous speakers in saying that this is an excellent presentation, and I am delighted to support it. The battery regulation is a significant step in our transition towards a circular economy, and the circular economy is the opposite of our current disposable culture. In a circular economy, the raw material and its value remain in circulation for

Mr President, I think that this debate has made it regrettably clear that there is not yet a sufficient understanding in this Chamber of what biodiversity is and what its impact on human well-being is. Simplified: The stronger the biodiversity, the better the adaptability of our planet will inevitably be in the face of warming. Taking care of biodiversity is taking care of our own well-being. On t

Mr President, the beginning of all wisdom is the recognition of facts. Again, we are faced with a new IPCC report, the message of which remains the same: Our actions are inadequate. With the current measures, we are heading towards a three-degree warming. The window of time for achieving a viable and sustainable future for all is closing. The effects of warming are already visible: You can just wa

Mr President, the Green Deal has done what it was supposed to do. This huge tanker, called the EU, is slowly turning its course towards a climate-resilient Europe. But there is still a lot of travel and work to be done to achieve its carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest, as we have set ourselves as our binding target in the Climate Act. But in order to reach the 2030 emissions reduction target,

Mr President, equal pay for equal work, regardless of gender. It's self-evident, isn't it? But it's still not gonna happen. The pay gap between men and women across the EU remains significant and has remained stable for years. That is why, despite its shortcomings, this proposal on pay transparency is a significant step forward. Thanks to Parliament, the directive now clearly obliges more employer

Mr President, today we are again dealing with these key elements of the Fit for 55 package, which is designed to ensure net emission reductions of at least 55% for 2030 and thus to keep the Paris path open to us. In the ceremonial speeches, we call ourselves a global climate leader, and this could lead to the conclusion that we are already clearly on the path to Paris, but unfortunately this is no

Mr President, next week will be the year since Russia launched its brutal and illegal war of aggression against Ukraine, and there is still no peace in sight. We talk a lot about weapons and armed solutions, but very little about peace. Peace must be just and not easy to achieve, but peace must be our number one priority. Ukraine has the right to defend itself, and we have a duty to help them succ

Mr President, biodiversity is not only an intrinsic value, but also a necessary element for us to cope with the progress of climate change. The stronger the biodiversity, the better the adaptability of our planet in the face of the inevitable warming ahead. There is a sixth wave of extinction and species are now being lost at an unprecedented rate. It has a negative impact on both food production

Mr President, the EU is doing more than ever for the climate, but the fact that we are doing more than before does not mean that we are doing enough. Climate decisions should always be based on scientific advice on the necessary actions and timetables. This is not the case globally, nor for us in the EU. According to the latest UN emissions report, we are heading towards 2.7°C warming with existin