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Apr

2023

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from maritime transport - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Social Climate Fund - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Europe needs to protect both the climate and competitiveness. Without safeguarding competitiveness, both jobs and the climate are the big losers, because if we make impossible demands, the result will be that companies move their production outside the borders of the Union, where emissions will be greater. That is why we need to formulate climate legislation that…

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Feb

2023

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Access to strategic critical raw materials (debate)

Madam President, the most difficult part of being a politician is not to have good intentions, but to make difficult choices. Many important goals are in conflict with each other, and then we as legislators must have the courage to choose. This is a truth not only when it comes to critical raw materials, but perhaps it is especially worth reflecting on when we discuss this particular issue. Europe…

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Jan

2023

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Revision of the European Works Councils Directive (debate)

Mr President, in February, Parliament will vote on this report with recommendations on how to update the European Works Council Directive. European Works Councils today are a well-integrated part of an increasingly international labour market and the thousand or so existing active ones fill an important role for social dialogue, consultation procedures and overall industrial relations, all key par…

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Dec

2022

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Towards equal rights for persons with disabilities (debate)

Madam President, let me first start by thanking our rapporteur, Ms Pelletier, for her good work and for the good cooperation on this file. Let me highlight two important issues covered. Firstly, the forthcoming proposal on the EU disability card. It would mean more free movement between Member States also for EU citizens who are disabled. I think the Parliament needs to send an important signal in…

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Oct

2022

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Mental health (debate)

Mr President, at least one in four will battle depression at some point in their life, and I’m one of the people that have done so. It’s likely that dozens of members of this Chamber are going through it right now. Politically, mental illness has been an area full of mistakes. Member States have limited what therapies public health services can provide. There have been politically motivated regula…

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Oct

2022

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Guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Each year, the European Parliament decides on such a communication on guidelines for Member States' labour market policies. The point is to coordinate our economic policies. For obvious reasons, the Commission's proposal for this year's decision focuses on the consequences of Russia's war in Ukraine, not least the ongoing energy crisis. The right recommendations …

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Sep

2022

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Renewable Energy Directive (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. We need more fossil-free energy in the future. It is therefore gratifying to read the rapporteur's proposal for an increased ambition for renewable energy. We will need both more renewable and more nuclear power if we are to cope with the climate transition and become independent of Putin's gas. Unfortunately, we see that the left side of Parliament is engaged in…

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Sep

2022

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Adequate minimum wages in the European Union (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. After many long debates, we have reached the end of the road. The European Parliament will vote to approve the Minimum Wage Directive. That is why, as the advocates of this directive would like to point out, the history of social policy in Europe is being written. I couldn't agree more. This directive is indeed historic. No directive has ever posed such a thre…

5

Jul

2022

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Mental health in the digital world of work (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. What we are now discussing is a report on mental illness. It is undoubtedly an important area where many fight, often in secret. Some do it during periods, for others it's a lifelong struggle. In the area that deals with the balance between work and family life, it says that many, often women, feel a stress over making ends meet. Unfortunately, the Left Group in …

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Jun

2022

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Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System - Social Climate Fund - Carbon border adjustment mechanism - Revision of the EU Emissions Trading System for aviation - Notification under the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (joint debate – Fit for 55 (part 1))

Madam President, when witnessing the climate debate, it sometimes feels a little bit like an auction. The highest bidder is regarded as the winner. But I believe that there are actors bidding without actually caring if they can cover the costs. As negotiator of the ETS, I have seen this behaviour as well, with the Greens wanting to remove protection from carbon leakage as early as possible, not ta…

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May

2022

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The follow up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (debate)

Madam President, I really welcome a thorough debate on the future of Europe. After the United Kingdom finalised its divorce with the EU, this should have sparked some thought on our account on why they left and how we can improve without them. But not unlike some humans that have been left by a long—time partner, we have decided to take on a very destructive path instead. Instead of trying to see …

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May

2022

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The Green Group claims that it is out of concern for the electorate that it proposes this, but I wonder what kind of electorate you meet. When I meet voters in Sweden, they often talk about the fact that we MEPs are far away from the reality in which they find themselves, that we lack proximity to the everyday life in which people live and that it leads to two co…

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May

2022

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Election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage (debate)

Mr President, as you know, the motto of the European Union is ‘united in diversity’. And I really believe this is the strength of the European Union. And as you’re all aware, there’s also quite a diversity within our groups in the European Parliament. And this for a very good reason, I believe, because the message that I have as EPP from Sweden is probably different than the one representative fro…

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Apr

2022

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The Schengen evaluation mechanism (debate)

Mr President! I would like to conclude by thanking my colleagues from the other groups very much for our good cooperation and for your support. It is my opinion that we found compromises that truly reflect Parliament’s general view on this mechanism. No matter how we view the Schengen acquis in general, it is important that we can all agree that rules are to be followed and that the Union must hav…

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Apr

2022

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The Schengen evaluation mechanism (debate)

Madam President, legislation that is not followed or upheld is quickly something that just becomes a paper product. And this is particularly clear in the context of the European Union, where theory and practice quite often differ. It simply doesn't matter how good or well-written a set of rules are if there's no compliance with them. The issue we're dealing with tonight is the revision of the Sche…

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Apr

2022

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Strengthening the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women (A9-0056/2022 - Samira Rafaela, Kira Marie Peter-Hansen) (vote)

Mr President, I know my colleagues are all very eager just to get on with the voting and probably, colleagues, just to vote on the voting lists that are ahead of you and not bother with the concerns of the PPE on pay transparency. You might think that the PPE Group just doesn’t care enough about gender equality but, honestly, do you know the details on this matter? Are you prepared for the phone c…

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Mar

2022

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European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual sustainable growth survey 2022 – European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual sustainable growth strategy survey 2022 (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Once again, it is time for the European Parliament to come up with its wish list for the social area and the labour market, in the context of the Semester. Unfortunately, once again, we see that there seems to be no limit to how much power the left side of Parliament wants to move from the Member States to the European level. Among other things, this year ther…

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Mar

2022

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Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament – annual report 2020 (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Today is International Women's Day, and there are real problems for women in Europe. Not least, many have mentioned the women who are now affected in various ways by the war against Ukraine. However, the European Parliament's condolences on this day are instead about gender mainstreaming. It is a form of gender equality work that assumes that the gender power sys…

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Oct

2021

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Employment and social policies of the euro area 2021 (debate)

Madam President, this report in connection to the European Semester is a yearly exercise for Parliament. I am sorry to say that it gets worse with every year that passes, and more dominated by leftist ideas on economics and how we create the basis for social progress. While I too, of course, support many of the goals in this report, I have to say that the leftist writings in it do not make it easi…

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Oct

2021

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European solutions to the rise of energy prices for businesses and consumers: the role of energy efficiency and renewable energy and the need to tackle energy poverty (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Unfortunately, the current crisis of rampant electricity prices will not be the last. Many similar ones will follow the policies that are now being pushed by green parties across Europe and which, unfortunately, are at great risk of being adopted by us here in the house. Our climate policy is governed by an almost religious movement that is becoming more and m…