What Mieke spoke about.

7

Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, the Dutch people do not want Ukraine to join the EU. That became clear ten years ago. More than 60% of Dutch people voted against the EU association treaty with Ukraine in a referendum. The Dutch government ignored the outcome of the referendum and eventually signed it, after the EU had confirmed in a legally binding declaration that this treaty would not be a stepping …

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Jun

2026

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2025 Commission report on Türkiye (debate)

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May

2026

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Recommendation on the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (debate)

Mr President, this Parliament continues to support the United Nations as the heart of the international legal order. But how credible is that legal order when international institutions continue to disqualify fundamental criticism of mass ‑ immigration and regimes that oppress women continue to exert influence within UN ‑ bodies? Meanwhile, the following is happening: a regime that oppresses women…

29

Apr

2026

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Topical debate requested by a political group (PfE) (Rule 169) - Commission interference in democratic process and elections (topical debate)

"Democracy in action!" is the slogan of the EU. But where was that action when the European Parliament tried to ban this debate on possible electoral interference? Where was that democracy when the Commission misused the Digital Services Act to censor the internet and deprive millions of Europeans of free speech? Where is that democracy when this Parliament excludes my group, the Patriots, the lar…

29

Apr

2026

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EU strategy in response to the ongoing Middle East crisis, its implications on energy prices and the availability of fertilizers (joint debate)

Mr President, the European strategy for the crisis in the Middle East has one very concrete consequence: skyrocketing energy prices. The Netherlands adds to that, with excise duties that are among the highest in Europe and well above the EU minimum. Who's gonna pay for that? The ordinary Dutchman. People leave the car because it is no longer payable. The left-liberal Dutch government is abandoning…

11

Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Jan

2026

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

Mr President, the Iranian people are fed up with Islamic tyranny, and after decades of oppression, the Iranians are demanding their freedom back. They oppose a regime that violently controls its own population, deprives women of their freedom and responds to any form of opposition with repression. The Iranian regime sponsors and facilitates terrorism, including in the Netherlands. Those who take f…

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Dec

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2025, in particular the need to support Ukraine, transatlantic relations and the EU’s strategic autonomy (debate)

Mr President, the US government published its national security strategy last week. This document provides a clear strategic warning for Europe. The greatest danger that threatens our continent, President Trump rightly notes, is not only external, but above all internal: ‘civilizational erasure’ means: The Eradication of Our Civilization. Let's face it, that warning doesn't fall from the sky. Mass…