Speeches

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, we are witnessing the largest oil supply shock in history. Energy prices are soaring, driving up fertiliser costs and threatening food security for European families and farmers. Jet fuel stocks are critically low. Commissioner Jørgensen urged Europeans to work from home where possible, and President von der Leyen stated that we should reduce demand. The builder, the baker, the bus driver – they cannot telework, but the EU Parliament can. My colleague, Dick Erixon, and Members across groups wrote to President Metsola urging we stop the monthly travelling circus between Brussels and Strasbourg for as long as this crisis requires. We stopped it during Covid, we can stop it now, colleagues. Or is the EU above the demands it requires from ordinary citizens? Think about that.

Mr President, one step inside Europe and all these so-called fundamental rights are yours: the right to live with your under‑age wife, child‑spouse, and to reunify with your child‑spouse and family even if you cannot support yourself. The right to fake your age, be treated as a child, and get your own teddy bear, even if you look like a 35‑year‑old. The right to stay even if you're a convicted criminal because your home country's prison isn't comfortable enough, because you built a private life, or because your son that you barely know prefers local chicken nuggets. The right to welfare, to jump the social housing queue, to pocket money every day, and to remain outside the labour market even if you refuse to cooperate or integrate. The right to hate Europe and Europeans while blaming structural racism for all your problems, all while living on taxpayers' money. The right to halal meals, Islamic prayer facilities, 'culturally sensitive housing', no forced assimilation, the right to wear the hijab or burqa, and to build and open mosques on European streets instead of adopting European culture. The right not to learn our language while being fully serviced and interpreted in your own language at every stage. The right to use fake or destroy...

Madam President, today, Sweden woke up to yet another Iranian assassination plot on European soil. The regime has ordered the murder of Swedish Iranian expert and Reza Pahlavi supporter, Arvin Khoshnood, through its terrorist proxies in the Foxtrot criminal network, right on our own soil. This is something that the Sweden Democrats warned about for years. When you open the door to mass uncontrolled migration and failed integration, Islamist regimes exploit our street gangs to spread terror, attack our citizens and threaten our national security. Enough is enough. The EU has to wake up. We need to expel Iranian diplomats from Europe. We need to close regime‑funded mosques, such as the Imam Ali Islamic Centre outside Stockholm. We need to follow Australia's strong example with crushing sanctions. The time when Islamists treat Europe as their own playground must be over once and for all.

Madam President, Spain's socialist mass amnesty for half a million illegal migrants is a wrecking ball to Schengen and invites more illegal entries. Social democrats cheer it on. But where are the Swedish Social Democrats? Absent. Afraid. Only hours ago, terrified of the Sweden Democrats, they voted with us on migration – legislation their own socialist group branded a threat to European democracy that would destroy the right to asylum. Now, as their Spanish sister party shatters any claim to responsible migration policy, the Swedish Social Democrats are nowhere to be found. Is it because this amnesty ruins their pathetic attempt to look tough on migration that they do not dare to stand up to their own group, as they would not be invited to the next socialist cocktail celebrating mass migration? But dear socialists, please tell us: do the Swedish Social Democrats oppose this insanity? Sweden's voters deserve to know.

Mr President, thank you very much. I would like to address the Swedish Social Democrats here in the House. You claim that you have always stood for a strict migration policy. But is that really true? Will the Swedish Social Democrats continue our restrictive migration policy? Will you be pushing for re-entry? Will you reform the European Convention on Human Rights so that violent criminals can be expelled, without endless appeals? Will you make aid 100% conditional on readmission and cooperation? Will you classify Syria and Somalia as safe countries for return? And will you support permanent entry bans and keep illegal migrants who pose a security threat in detention until they leave Europe? Every time the Social Democrats, and your socialist allies, refuse to support a responsible migration policy, we will tell the voters, and it will matter how the Swedish voters vote later this year.

Mr President, colleagues, the freezing of the US-EU trade deal is not just a response to President Trump's tariff threats over Greenland. It's a wake-up call. For many of us in Europe, especially those of us who have always been pro-American, this latest episode with Greenland has crossed a line. It is painful. For years, there have always been voices in Europe resentful of America. But now even those of us who deeply value the transatlantic alliance are losing trust. Sweden, for example, is making massive investments in our military, taking our NATO commitment seriously. We recognise that it is wrong to freeride on the American taxpayer. Yet today we find ourselves punished simply because we stand by Danish sovereignty over Greenland. As a conservative, I would like to call upon Republicans in Congress. Let's find a way forward that respects each other's sovereignty and build us a future of mutual respect, not division.

I support targeted attacks against the IRGC leadership. Yes I do. Why? Because it would take out the leadership of an organisation that kills thousands and thousands of Iranians. So my question to you would be, why do you want to protect these murderers? Why don't you join us in condemning the Islamic regime and show the Iranian people as much compassion as you apparently show the Palestinian people? Why do you not care now?

Mr President, High Representative Kallas, as the courage of the Iranian people ignites the streets, the EU must match their fire with bold action, declare the regime illegitimate now. Brand the IRGC as the terrorists that they are. Enforce sanctions on Iranian oil as stringently as those on Russian oil. Seize every regime asset in Europe, cripple their internal networks and silence their propaganda machine. Shut down every Islamic Republic embassy on European soil, turn them into relics of a dying dictatorship until the Lion and Sun flag can be raised. And while it's up to the Iranian people and not us to elect their leaders, I implore you, High Representative, to listen to the chants on the streets of Iran: Long live the King! Is what they chant all across the country. And it's time for you to invite Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi to Brussels as the leader of the opposition that he is.

Mr President, dear colleagues, socialist Members of this House, you requested this useless, waste-of-time debate about a dead-on-arrival, vote progressive, anti-discrimination directive. Okay, so let's talk discrimination. Let's talk about how hundreds of elderly Swedes are being raped and abused by migrants in their own homes. Just today, a migrant was convicted for raping a 100-year-old. And, because of legislation that you endorse, he's allowed to stay in my country. Let's talk about how our daughters are sexually harassed and abused by migrant males when they go to the mall, take the bus or walk home from school. Let's talk about 'Generation Prey', Swedish youngsters being humiliated and robbed by predators that you imported. You don't want to talk about this – I hear that – but you sure want to virtue-signal about anti-discrimination. Go home already! You did enough damage. Let us in the right clean up the mess now.

So, I gather that it's the great weather in Sweden that made so many migrants go to my country instead of staying in the very dark and cold Italy, right? Just a coincidence, wasn't it? I mean, wake up. Welcome to reality. They picked these countries because of our welfare systems. Why are Somalis not going to the stable and democratic Somaliland, for example, instead of going to Germany? Ask yourself that question. You know, the answer is quite easy to understand, really.

Well, obviously there are lots of historical examples that you could use, but the situation today is quite clear – that migrants have been passing through safe countries on their way to destination countries in northern Europe, primarily like Germany, like Sweden, asylum shopping, and we're starting to deal with that problem now by designating safe third countries, by stopping this asylum shopping. Are you in favour of asylum shopping, Mr Sieper?

Madam President, Commissioner, I would like to express my gratitude to the Danish Presidency for its tough and serious approach on migration. The new majority in Europe will make sure Parliament works with the Council, not against it, to regain control. Illegal migrants must understand one thing very clearly: there is no way they will make Europe their home. The EU budget must reflect that reality. Fund wall construction at the external border, make EU return hubs real – build them – and for every migrant a foreign country refuses to take back, EUR 10 000 is automatically cut from EU aid. No bargaining, no exceptions. That is firm and it is fair.

Madam President, across Europe, the fight against migrant smuggling and human trafficking demands results, not just regulations. The message from police officers who deal with these crimes daily is clear: the challenge is not a lack of EU structures; it's national tools not being fully used. Confiscation laws exist but aren't enforced. Intelligence flows too slowly. Financial crime units are underused. That's why the Commission's original plan for a major expansion of Europol's operational powers was the wrong path and thankfully the trilogue scaled it back. Instead of drifting toward federalised policing, let's double down on what works: fast moving intelligence, joint operations like EncroChat and stronger financial tracing. Europol does have a vital role, but it must support – not replace – national forces. Effective policing starts at home with the right priorities and political will.

Thank you for your comment. Now, the European Commission, during the previous mandate, had a Commissioner named Ylva Johansson, who happened to be from my country. She said Europe needs migration, and we need to have forced solidarity – which is to dictate policy from Brussels. And I do think that if Sweden gets the opportunity to work with the problems that we have without any further mass migration, we will improve our country. But if we keep on accepting migrants year after year, there will be no room for integration nor assimilation. So what I'm afraid of is parallel societies, segregation, violence, gangs. And you should come to Sweden, because it's a real problem. Welcome to my country from here, the ivory tower.

It's my birthday! I get to debate a lot! (Interjection: Happy birthday! Thank you, thanks. Madam President, Very good, Mr. Sieper. Please, nice.

My point is, Mr Sieper, that the European Union is establishing a system of redistribution, redistribution of migrants, and Sweden can take no more migrants from other parts of the world. Luckily, the system allows for Member States to opt out of this redistribution scheme, and Sweden will certainly use that option. So what I'm talking about is not in breach of EU law, but it is a challenge to the idea that Brussels should take the right to allocate migrants to our countries and dictate the futures of our countries. That's what it is.

Madam President, so, according to a report from the Commission, everything is fine in Sweden now. We're under no migratory pressure. Sweden should take in the migrants Europe's frontier countries don't want. And yes, you can adopt your migration pacts. You can publish your reports and launch your migration management cycles. You can propose your first solidarity pool of migrant quotas to be redistributed. But let me be very clear: if the Sweden Democrats and our partners win the elections next year, there will be zero migrants redistributed to Sweden. None. Nada. Noll. Your report claims Sweden is not under migratory pressure, Mr Commissioner. Herr Brunner, have you visited Sweden's migrant ghettos? Bergsjön, Rinkeby, Rosengård? Because if you did, you'd understand how detached from reality on the ground this redistribution discussion actually is.

Madam President, Commissioner, Minister, the centre-right majority is ready to work with you on combating illegal migration. You had our support on the visa suspension mechanism. Now we expect results on the Return Regulation. So why are you opening the door to migration from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt with so-called talent partnership and student visas? Who abuses our welfare systems? Who commits crime? Who become the terrorists? Is it the Europeans or could it be migrants from North Africa and the Middle East? And when they are ordered home, their governments refuse to take them back. Twenty years of negotiations with Morocco: still no readmission deal. When will you understand? We don't want more migration – not illegal, and certainly not from North Africa and the Middle East, legal or not!

Mr President, Commissioner, Swedish voters did not elect me to give away their votes to Brussels. Yet that is exactly what this report proposes; removing national veto powers and centralising decision-making far from the people. Here is why: can you explain to Swedish voters why we should grant EU membership to a country that hosts terrorists, fuels organised crime and drives migration into Europe. Can you convince them that EU citizenship should be handed to 85 million Muslims? Can you persuade Swedish taxpayers that they must pay even more into Brussels? Of course not – that is why you want to take away Sweden's sovereignty. I was sent here to defend Swedish democracy, not to dismantle it, and that is why I vote no. Sweden first – always.

Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, migrant-fuelled drug gangsters flaunt stolen wealth: Lamborghinis, watches, designer bling. Every time I see them, I think, 'They steal from us, they poison our children, they murder with impunity'. No longer. In Sweden, if a gangster cannot prove legal income, the state takes it. Cars, watches, clothes, even villas – over 200 cases this year, millions seized. Imagine the message it sends when a gang boss is pulled over in his Porsche and, minutes later, must walk home with his girlfriend after police seized the car. That is deterrence. Police are the front line. They must be at the heart of Europe's strategy. And I've been waiting to say this: Sweden shows the way.

Mr President, Commissioner, the 2035 ban on combustion engines was never about the climate. It was about Brussels. It was about you. You politicians know better than engineers, better than workers, better than the market itself. Tell you what: factories are closing not because of Beijing, but because of Brussels. The EPP now admits the ban was a mistake. (The speaker gave a slow handclap) The EPP leads the way? Really? To what? To where? Ah, but the EPP Chair, Manfred Weber, promised Europeans the end of the combustion engine phase‑out. When? We have a centre‑right majority. Why are you so afraid to use it? Forget about the extensions, the reviews and revision. End the 2035 combustion engine ban! Let's go!

Madam President, Mr Commissioner, why are we having this debate? Because Jihad, an alleged rapist and 'British' citizen, attacked a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur; because two 'Germans' – Abed and Ahmad – and a Lebanese national plotted attacks against Jewish sites; because across Europe, 'peaceful' protesters are chanting 'Free Palestine', the new 'Allahu Akbar'. What they are really saying is 'death to the Jew'. Why is this happening? As Jimmie Åkesson says, if you import the Middle East, you get the Middle East. The Middle East: the most antisemitic region in the world. What should we do, then? Deny citizenship, reject asylum, mass deportations.

Madam President, thank you very much. When the imam in Kristianstad preached about how men best beat their wives, many were shocked. Politicians who in other contexts ticked and bowed when they met representatives of mosques linked to the Muslim Brotherhood were now really upset. That's good. But the debate must not stop there, because the imam actually quoted the Qur'an. What he said is sadly mainstream in Islam. Those who do not believe me can watch Swedish Television, their review from 2012, when imams urged a young woman who said she had been beaten to not go to the police. On the contrary, she would apologise to the wife abuser. The hijab is an expression of this institutionalized subordination in Islam. It is time for us in Europe to choose whether we want to continue legitimising it or whether we actually want to protect freedom. It should be the latter. The European Parliament should be at the forefront of freedom by banning hijab on our premises.

Madam President, Commissioner Brunner, colleagues, suspend visa free access for Israelis? Over two million Jews have already left Europe, not by choice, but because open borders, indulgence of Islamist hatred and soft-on-crime policies created the perfect breeding ground for anti-Semitism. And now some social democrats suggest Jews should need a visa just to visit the continent their families fled. That is posturing, not policy. Every year, around 150 million visa-free entries are made into the EU. Those who overstay, apply for asylum or commit crime are abusing that privilege. Visa free access is for tourism and business, not to live off European taxpayers. One in four asylum applications comes from visa free nationals, and the Commission itself admits that half of illegal migrants first entered legally. Sweden's present presidency under the Tidö government pushed to strengthen the mechanism and make it easier to suspend access. But what good is it to keep revising tools if we never activate them? Unless we use this mechanism, no one will take the EU seriously.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, should we have a debate on Greta's Gaza grifting boat? I think not. I urge colleagues to vote against this stunt from the Greens and the Left. They call it the humanitarian mission. There were more selfie sticks than actual aid on those boats. Even the organisers couldn't unite. The coordinator, Khaled Boujemâa, resigned over LGBT activists on board. What a perfect symbol of progressive incoherence: preaching tolerance while heading to Hamas‑run Gaza that jails or executes them. Chicken for KFC coming home to roost, I suppose. And the hypocrisy peaks here. Egypt too is imposing a blockade on Gaza for the same reason: to stop arms smuggling. On that, what do we hear from the left? Crickets. Maybe we should have a debate about Green‑Left MEPs turning the Mediterranean into a gadget dump ...