What Heléne spoke about.

16 Sep

2026

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Urgent need for EU support to Ukraine against Russia’s escalation of its war of aggression (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Yes, Russia's brutal and illegal war requires a clear response from the EU. Ukraine's security is also our security. The EU and all Member States must therefore step up support for Ukraine. This applies to air defence, ammunition and other military equipment, but also to long-term financial and humanitarian support. At the same time, the pressure on Russia mus…

16 Sep

2026

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The impact of the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on SMEs, its administrative burden and challenges for the European Single Market (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner Roswall. Europe needs to reduce the amount of packaging waste. This is precisely why this regulation is needed and why the ambitions of the circular transition should be high. But high ambitions are also about taking advantage of what already works. In my country, in Sweden, we have built up a deposit system where consumers, producers and trade toget…

16 Sep

2026

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. President von der Leyen. In Europe, we are seeing a growing backlash for gender equality, for girls' and women's rights. I welcome your speech today, because it takes will, courage and political leadership to change attitudes and structures. Gender equality must be mainstreamed in all policy areas, in legislation, in the budget. Every euro we use and invest sh…

7 Jul

2026

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2025 Commission report on Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Russia’s brutal war against Ukraine requires our continued and solidarity-based support. At the same time, we must do more to weaken Putin's war machine. EU countries must stop buying Russian gas. The EU must also put an end to the Russian shadow fleet circumventing sanctions. It is a threat to both the security and the environment of our oceans. We must never…

20 May

2026

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Rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Yes, what does it say about our society, if the victim of violence is also forced to fight to be believed, receive support or receive care? It can be a vulnerable woman, it can be a child. Here in the European Parliament, we have the opportunity to actually change that by strengthening the rights of victims across the EU. This is an important and long-awaited …

20 May

2026

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Advancing towards a care society: addressing the gender care gap (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Sometimes we hear that equality in Europe is something that we have already achieved. But the truth is that we are still far from a society where care and responsibility are shared equally. whereas women still take much more responsibility for children, homes and care, which affects their lives, their incomes, their pensions and their career prospects; And this i…

30 Apr

2026

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Women’s entrepreneurship in rural and island areas and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Imagine a Europe where everyone has the same opportunity to start and run a business, no matter who they are or where they live, because that is not the case today. Women are systematically disadvantaged, they start fewer businesses, earn less and receive less support. Not because they want less, but because the conditions are worse and the standards are old-f…

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)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Now we're there again. The men of power start wars that cause an energy crisis and price shocks that affect ordinary people. We need measures here and now for households to be able to pay their bills, to protect jobs in Europe and to reduce dependence on fossil energy. Today, we buy oil and gas for more money than we give in support of Ukraine. This is nothing bu…

27 Apr

2026

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Control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank Group – annual report 2024 (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. The far-right parties and the Sweden Democrats in particular are now waging a cultural war against the climate and the green transition. This anti-climate policy stifles both European and Swedish competitiveness, and it takes every chance to express its joy of harm when a green company has gone bankrupt. Now you do it again. This time it is reiterated in the r…

12 Feb

2026

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Recommendation to the Council on EU priorities for the 70th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

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11 Feb

2026

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State violence in Minneapolis and the rule of law in the United States (topical debate)

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Madam President, I know who has lost his mind. This debate will focus on human rights and the right to peaceful protest. This debate has been opposed by the far right – and it is telling. There are shocking scenes that have taken place in Minneapolis and elsewhere in the United States. These are images that should not belong in a country that wants to call itself a democracy. People who have lived…

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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10 Feb

2026

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Building a stronger European defence in light of an increasingly volatile international environment (debate)

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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)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Greenland is not for sale. This message is understood by everyone except the President of the United States. Trump believes that everything can be bought for money, but a sovereign, free country cannot be bought. Now we in Europe must stand together. It is about standing up for another EU country, but also about international law. The United States has in fact al…

16 Dec

2025

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European Citizens’ Initiative ‘My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion’ (debate)

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12 Nov

2025

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Gender Equality Strategy 2025 (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. If we do not increase the pace, it will take 60 years before we live in an equal Europe. Today, women earn less, own less and are more exposed to violence and abuse. One in three women in the EU does not have a job of her own, and every three weeks a woman is killed by a man with whom she has had a relationship. This is the reality that women in Europe live in…

22 Oct

2025

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UN Climate Change Conference 2025 in Belém, Brazil (COP30) (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. The Commission. The Council. The green transition is under attack. The US has left the Paris Agreement, and countries that used to be leaders – like my country, Sweden – now have a right-wing conservative government that has abandoned the climate mission. And it is at a time when more than ever we need leadership and political courage, both locally, nationally…

21 Oct

2025

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

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Madam President, thank you very much. The war in Ukraine is not over. Every day the Ukrainian people fight for their freedom, for democracy and for the security of Europe as a whole. In fact, their struggle is ours too. Children in Ukraine grow up with bombs and missiles. The war has been going on for over three and a half years – and it is a long time in a child’s life. We must continue to stand …

21 Oct

2025

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Commission Work Programme 2026 (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. whereas one in three women in the EU does not have a job of their own, and girls and women are subjected to violence and harassment every day; Every three weeks, a woman is killed by a man with whom she has had a relationship. whereas more than 20 million women in Europe do not have access to safe abortion and, according to the EU’s own gender equality agency, it…

20 Oct

2025

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Chemicals (joint debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The EU has the most ambitious chemicals legislation in the world, and we should be proud of that. It is good for the lives and health of citizens. This is good for the environment but also for innovation in the EU. But the legislation is not enough. It needs to be modernised and strengthened, and in the meantime we are taking important steps forward with this leg…

9 Oct

2025

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Declaration of principles for a gender-equal society (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. An equal society must not just become a vision, it must become a reality. Beautiful words do not change anything for girls and women who are subjected to violence and abuse, who do not have their own job or power over their own lives, or who have a salary that is much lower than that of men. So now the Commission must deliver a real gender equality strategy where…

8 Oct

2025

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

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Madam President, thank you very much. Threats to Europe are increasing. We see drones over my neighboring country Denmark. We see Russian fighter jets over the Baltics. That is totally unacceptable. That is why, together with my Nordic colleagues, I initiated this debate. We must send a clear signal to Putin that we are united, that we stand up for our countries and our borders and that we do not …

11 Sep

2025

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Summer of heatwaves in the EU: addressing the causes and providing adequate housing and health policies to address record-breaking temperatures (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. We have to tell it like it is. Climate change is no longer a future threat. The effects of global warming are already here. Our new reality is what we have experienced this summer, with heat waves from north to south. People suffer and people die. Our societies are not designed to withstand this extreme heat. We need to act and we need to invest in our homes, in …

10 Sep

2025

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State of the Union (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. President von der Leyen. During the last mandate, you led a successful Commission, which, in crises and wars, took Europe forward in democracy, security, climate and gender equality. Now we see how conservatives and right-wing extremists are jointly trying to dismantle not least our climate ambitions. We Social Democrats want to work together, and it is theref…

9 Sep

2025

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Ukraine (joint debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. The world order is rocking and Europe is facing its most difficult test in decades. Ukraine is fighting not only for its country but for our entire continent. In recent days, Ukraine has been hit by new major drone attacks, including the hitting of a government building in Kiev. A mother and her baby were killed and many more were injured. Yet we see that seve…