What Villy spoke about.

8

Jul

2026

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The EU’s role in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and the accountability of Israel under international law (topical debate)

Mr President! The subject of today's debate is the reconstruction of Gaza, and I say this in order to inform the right, which would like to discuss everything else. But more importantly: Respect for human life and human dignity must be restored. More than 70 000 people are confirmed dead. Nothing in the world – not even the terrible terrorist attacks by Hamas – justifies killing many innocent peop…

7

Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Moldova (debate)

Madam President! On 28 September 2025, together with other colleagues from here, I was an election observer in the parliamentary elections in Moldova. There was great nervousness in the run-up to the election due to a massive Russian influence with misinformation, with bribery and so on. But fortunately, the pro-European democratic parties won. That is why Moldova can continue its path towards EU …

7

Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

Mr President! I and my fellow MEPs have just returned from a visit to Ukraine, where we saw and heard about the consequences of the massive terrorist bombings on the civilian population. But at the same time, Ukraine is also a country where we see glimmers of hope that I have not experienced during the course of the war. We see it at the front, where the Ukrainians are winning the initiative to th…

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Jun

2026

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The role of the EU in efforts for peace and stability throughout the Middle East after the announced deal between the US and Iran (debate)

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May

2026

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Recent proposals to fight poverty in the EU (debate)

Madam President! Poverty destroys people. Poverty destroys society. That is why the fight against poverty is so important, and unfortunately it is going the wrong way at the moment. One reason is the way migrant workers are treated in a number of countries where they work in wage and other conditions that are significantly lower than those working in an organised labour market. Therefore, the figh…

28

Apr

2026

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Ensuring accountability and justice in response to Russia’s continued attacks against the civilian population in Ukraine (debate)

Madam President! The elections in Hungary two weeks ago signify a breakthrough, a real opportunity for a new course. For the benefit of Hungary, of course, but also for Ukraine, for Europe and for the rest of the world. It is now over to block support for Ukraine, for accession negotiations and for sanctions packages. The sum of this cannot be underestimated. This is a turning point we stand by. W…

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Mar

2026

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Human trafficking and grave human rights violations linked to the recruitment of non-Russian nationals, in particular from Africa, for Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine

11

Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Mar

2026

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Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (debate)

Mr. President! We are in a completely new security reality, where the strongest powers have renounced the rules-based world order. At a time of uncertainty and instability, it is crucial that democracies together resist external pressures. Some of our best friends in this changing world are the Canadian people. 77% of Canadians are in favour of strengthening trade with the EU. That is why we must …

11

Feb

2026

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Developing a new EU anti-poverty strategy (debate)

Madam President! Thank you for your cooperation on the poverty strategy. I grew up in difficult circumstances, and I had siblings who came out to serve when they were 9 and 11. On the other hand, I was lucky to live in a country that had a welfare system that allowed me to take an education and helped me move on. This is not the case everywhere in Europe, and the paradox is that today we are riche…

10

Feb

2026

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Situation in Northeast Syria, the violence against civilians and the need to maintain a sustainable ceasefire (debate)

10

Feb

2026

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European response to the attacks on the Ukrainian energy system causing a humanitarian crisis (debate)

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Jan

2026

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Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges (debate)

Mr President! In the current geopolitical situation, it is crucial that we are able to stand on our own feet to a much greater extent. We need to become independent. Independent of both the United States and China, which today supplies 60 percent of components for drones. We must remember that drones play a crucial role in modern warfare. We see it most clearly in Ukraine. Therefore, we must build…

21

Jan

2026

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European Council meeting (joint debate)

Mr President! In Europe, we believe in alliances and agreements. The precious experience we have gained from the horrors of the Second World War. Trump, on the other hand, believes in the strongest right – including the right to take whatever you want. We also believe in alliances. He doesn't. He believes in America First, which is on its way to becoming America Alone. Our way of being is attracti…

20

Jan

2026

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Territorial integrity and sovereignty of Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark: the need for a united EU response to US blackmail attempts (debate)

Mr President! Greenland. In Greenlandic, the name is "Land of the Greenlanders". Trump has clearly not understood this, because Greenland is not for sale, and Greenland will never be for sale. Nor with threats of political punishment, economic punishment and military steps. Let me be clear: You cannot deprive a country, a people, of the right to decide their own future. The big difference is that …

19

Jan

2026

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Order of business

Madam President, I take this point of order referring to Rule 41 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament. Dear Europeans, dear colleagues, the time has come. This is Europe's decisive moment. We are very grateful for the strong support for Denmark and Greenland in recent days, but now is the time to act. If we give in to aggression and threats from the Trump administration, we send a …

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Dec

2025

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Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon (debate)

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Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

Thank you very much for your question. No, I think it would be false blame to say that the EU has reacted very swiftly and very quickly in this, and I think a lot of us want Europe to play a more decisive role in this world. So do we, and that means taking a leading role also in making alliances in this world. I do believe that we're still a big majority who want a world of order and rules, and no…

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Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

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Nov

2025

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EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic (debate)

Madam President! Thank you for this and thank you for the report on the Arctic at a time of dramatic obstacles in the world, also in the Arctic, where they are perhaps the most obvious. It makes me angry when powers like Putin, Trump and Xi believe that they can do as they please to the indigenous peoples who have lived in Greenland for millennia. We shouldn't let ourselves be threatened. But as a…

22

Oct

2025

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The need for a united support to Ukraine and for a just and durable peace concluded on Ukraine's terms, with Europeans and without surrendering to Vladimir Putin's conditions ahead of the foreseen Budapest summit (debate)

Mr. President! The war, the assault on Ukraine, has been almost four years. The Russians continue their attacks on civilians. Trump said before his election nearly a year ago that he could end this war in 24 hours. Time has passed, or as they say in the United States: "TACO: Trump always chickens out. Unfortunately, however, the fact that he does so – the totally volatile reports – means that he e…

21

Oct

2025

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Stepping up funding for Ukraine’s reconstruction and defence: the use of Russian frozen assets (debate)

I joined a democratic, green leftist party almost fifty years ago. First of all, because the fight for justice and freedom was important to me. When we see injustice, we must say no. I see this as our democratic duty. One of the biggest injustices we are currently seeing is what is happening in Ukraine, where the Russian brutal attack on the Ukrainian civilian population is now underway in its fou…

21

Oct

2025

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Recent peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU (debate)

Since the peace agreement came into force, nearly one hundred Palestinians have been killed and only half of the promised amounts of aid are allowed in. The humanitarian situation is disastrous, as the Commissioner said. In the West Bank, the settler violence is brutal, the number of roadblocks is on the rise, the olive harvest of Palestinian farmers is being destroyed, and people are being expell…

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Oct

2025

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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (debate)

Madam President! In recent weeks, Russia's aggression has crossed all previous borders. We have been under massive pressure from hybrid threats, but of course not on a scale that is just reminiscent of what the Ukrainians and the Ukrainian population are exposed to. In Denmark, too, we have seen intimidation and provocations on an unprecedented scale. Among other things, drones have invaded our ai…