What Johan spoke about.

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Europe faces many challenges. To strengthen our competitiveness, we need to address our shortage of skilled workers in key sectors. But while we are investing in vocational centres, Erasmus+ and the recognition of qualifications, we also need to talk about what is most important to get more skilled workers. And then it is about attractive jobs wi

Mr President, colleagues, I believe that a new portal for the e‑declaration of posted workers could be the example of how simplification can be achieved without deregulation. One common public interface, where companies that want to send workers to another Member State to work can fill in a posting declaration in their own language is, by definition, simplification. But, at the same time, we did n

Thanks for the question! It is clear that we should be united in all kinds of threats to our security. We will stand united in the threat that Putin and his warfare in Ukraine pose to Sweden. We will also stand united against Islamism, all kinds of extremism, right-wing extremism – all kinds of threats to our internal and external security. There is much to discuss in the details of that resolutio

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your 90% of Sweden's imports and exports go by sea at some point. The same goes for many of our countries. Shipping carries our communities, it provides us with food, energy and what we need for everyday life to work. The attacks in the Black Sea therefore concern us all. At least 23 seafarers have been reported missing or dead in recent days. Seafare

Mr President, thank you. The Commissioner. Young people cannot move away from home today. Families with children are crowded and ordinary employees cannot afford to live where the jobs are. The latter also makes it more difficult for both companies and the public sector to recruit the staff they need. A functioning housing market is therefore not only a social issue but also a prerequisite for job

Mr President, thank you very much. No one should run the risk of falling between different systems or losing their rights just because they commute across the border or are sent to work temporarily in another Member State. But flawed rules also make it easier for rogue companies; companies using fake postings and letterbox companies to launder money and distort competition. The construction sector

Madam President, thank you very much. $1.25 billion. It is estimated that only Swedish passengers benefit from unpaid compensation from airlines. This is money that should be in ordinary people's wallets, but that has remained with the airlines. Not because the law is unclear, but because the road to compensation has been made so long, so complicated and uncertain that people have finally given up

Mr President, thank you very much. When we talk about the resilience of Europe's transport sector, it is about building a transport system that makes us less dependent on imported fossil fuels. This is crucial for Europe's competitiveness. Sweden is a shining example of this. The industrial transition in northern Sweden – from the mines in Kiruna to the fossil-free steel in Luleå – depends on stro

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, please. Sustainable fuels produced here in Europe will be key to reducing emissions from the transport sector. But for road transport, the future is electric, everything else is fantasy. However, aviation and shipping will be difficult to electrify and then we need sustainable fuels. But if we are to strengthen our autonomy and reduce our dependence

Madam President, thank you very much. More than 3,000 people lose their lives in workplace accidents every year. More than 200,000 Europeans die from illnesses they have contracted as a result of their work. This is totally unacceptable. The International Day for Safety and Health at Work is an opportunity to remember all those who have lost their lives, but also a day to remind us that a safer wo

Madam President, Commissioner, the tragic train accidents in Greece and Spain remind us that railway safety can never be taken for granted, but we must also recognise that these two tragedies are different. In Spain, the accident is recent. It is still subject to an ongoing and independent investigation, with authorities cooperating and being committed to transparency. In contrast, the accident in

Madam President, thank you very much. The housing crisis in Europe is real. Rents and housing prices have risen faster than incomes, and many, especially young people and families, are currently finding it difficult to find decent housing. Policy has a responsibility, but let me be clear: housing policy is and will continue to be a matter where responsibility lies primarily with the Member States.

Mr President, thank you also to the Commissioner and thank you for the debate. It is perhaps clear that we are not agreeing 100 % in this Chamber. But let's be clear about one thing. If you want to fight for serious businesses, you also have to regulate subcontracting. This is also why everyone in this House has received letters of support from the European umbrella organisation representing more

Madam President, thank you very much. Commissioner, please. We must dare to say as it is: We have lost control of parts of the labour market, and in the end it is workers and serious companies who pay the price. The examples are many. 174 workers were identified as potential victims of trafficking in human beings on a single construction site in the port of Antwerp – 174 people on a single site, r

Madam President, thank you very much. Today, labour crime is so widespread that it can be described as a threat to society. Serious businesses are being shut down. Workers are exploited. Therefore, one of the key objectives of the new action plan must be to ensure order in the labour market and to combat the growth of dirty business. We need to make it harder to cheat. This means putting an end to

Madam President, thank you very much. If you as a passenger today want to benefit from the compensation you are entitled to in the event of cancellation or long delay of flights, you are often met by airlines that actively try to make it difficult for you. Sometimes they even try to be intimidated. This is, of course, totally unacceptable. That is why we in the European Parliament are pushing for

Madam President, thank you very much. The EU must lead technological development. We cannot allow China to dominate the automotive industry of the future. Weakening the 2035 target is an unnecessary step backwards. This creates uncertainty for all the companies that have invested in promises of long-term rules of the game. It is not just a step backwards, it is also a distraction, a distraction fr

Mr President, thank you very much. I am very pleased that the Commission is finally presenting a proposal on how to help our industry to change, after a mandate that has so far been mostly about Ursula von der Leyen regretting just about everything she did during the last mandate. We are faced with a very important choice. Either we continue to depend on expensive fossil fuels that make us vulnera

Madam President, thank you very much. Twice a year we do something that almost no one anymore understands why. We set the clock, one hour forward, one hour back. And every time it costs us something: sleep, health and well-being. And the research is clear; the time change increases accidents, affects heart and sleep and creates problems, especially for children, the elderly and the chronically ill

Madam President, thank you very much. Democratic influence should not be limited to the polling station. Influence should also apply at work. Workers have the right to information and the right to have their say before decisions affecting their working lives are taken. Today, around 10 million workers in Europe are guaranteed such rights through EWCs, but in practice protection is often too weak.