What Sabrina spoke about.

Madam President, High in the north, there is a rough wind. When I think of my homeland Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, I think of Usedom, Rügen, the ghost forest in Nienhagen, Warnemünde, the Darß and Hiddensee. Almost 2,000 kilometres of Baltic coast shape the country, and they are part of our identity. They're our home. But this home is facing challenges. Young people move away, skilled workers a

Madam President, When we talk about Erasmus+, many people think of students abroad. But why should Europe start at university? I still remember my school days well. We should participate in an exchange with young people from Latvia. Actually, I wanted to participate, but immediately I had hundreds of doubts in my head. Where should the exchange student sleep with us because our apartment is so sma

Madam President, The result in Saxony-Anhalt must shake us up. And for me it is clear: The answer must not be to point your finger at Saxony-Anhalt or just to talk about what went wrong. More people than ever before are looking to Saxony-Anhalt across Europe. And we have to make sure that people are really listened to now. Many have lost faith in democratic politics. That the future will be better

Thank you very much, Mrs Princi! They have identified a variety of measures that are important to strengthen actual female entrepreneurship in rural areas. But this can only be achieved with reliable and stable financing. That is why my question relates to this. You have now tabled amendments to remove gender budgeting, calling into question reliable funding for women in all these areas that you h

Madam President, On the weekend I was in Kröpelin with dough whispers. Two dedicated women have set up a café and a bakery there with the help of European funding. With an incredible amount of passion, they not only create jobs, but also places of encounter. They offer courses, bring people together and show how vibrant rural space can be. Such examples are courageous. They show what is possible w

Mr President, Commissioner! The interim report makes it clear what weaknesses the Commission actually has in its proposal on the Multiannual Financial Framework: No clear budget, no planning certainty, no simplification for the beneficiaries and no clear perspective for rural areas, for the regions, for agriculture. That, ladies and gentlemen, is not in the interests of the citizens. And one must

Mr President! I was recently at the Rostock Goalballclub. I was allowed to train there for one morning. Goalball is an inclusive sport in which two teams try to throw a sounding ball into a 9 meter wide goal. All players wear blindfolds. So everyone has the same preconditions, no matter if someone can see or not. This game requires the highest concentration, trust in the team and respect for each

Madam President, Commissioner! Gossiping – this is what we do here almost every day. One louder and firmer, the other quieter and hesitant. It's hard to imagine people being arrested for gossiping in public. But that is exactly what happens again and again in Belarus. There, women or even young people are punished because they demand justice. They are carrying protests. Those who think freely risk

Madam President, Commissioner! The anti-Semitic attack by the terrorist organization Hamas two years ago today marks the worst day in the history of Jews since the Shoah. It was also a turning point for Jewish life here in Europe. Since then, we have witnessed an alarming rise in anti-Semitic incidents on our continent: Attacks on synagogues, hate speech online, Jewish students who no longer dare

I would be interested if you were to incite such hatred against other groups of people here in Parliament as you can actually stand here and say that you are standing up against anti-Semitism. Exactly that – anti-Semitism, hatred – leads to exactly what you have put forward here. They play different groups of people against each other. This incites hatred. This threatens our European values. In th

Mr President, Commissioner! Recently, I just wanted to buy a jersey, a women's football European Championship jersey. No matter where I was looking: Nothing to find on the ground. Instead, the shelves full of men's jerseys, although currently there is no championship. A small moment that shows how big the differences are. And that's what it's all about: One of the central concerns of strengthening

Mr President! A young student from a small town in a rural region. Your parents have never had the opportunity to go on vacation abroad. She is the first in her family to graduate from high school and study. She doesn’t even know how such a study is going, she has no one to ask – questions such as ‘How do I finance my studies?’, ‘Am I good enough?’, ‘Can I do that?’ torment her. For this young wom

Madam President, Dat Plattdüütsch mutt blieven and a strong cohesion policy too. The proposals on the multiannual financial framework will be presented by the Commission next week. The opening sentence stands not only for one language, but for a whole sense of life. That language, culture and belonging are not old-fashioned, but part of what makes Europe strong. Whether in Mecklenburg-Western Pome

Their presentation and the focus on the farmers misunderstands the gathering. It is not a game for farmers and rural areas. This is the mistake that has happened in recent years. We need to bring the two together to create real future prospects for rural areas. How do you want to ensure that only one thing is focused and you even accuse the cohesion funds of falling into the wrong hands? In rural