What Evin spoke about.

16 Sep

2026

EN Speech

Post-electoral repression in Zambia and the killing of Mutotwe Kafwaya

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Madam President, colleagues, Zambia has long been an important partner of the European Union and a vital beacon of stability in Southern and Central Africa. An election should give citizens a voice. In Zambia, its aftermath has brought arrests, intimidation and the killing of opposition leader Mutotwe Kafwaya. We demand an independent, transparent investigation into his death. Those responsible mu…

15 Sep

2026

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Escalation in the Middle East (debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, the first time I visited Israel and Palestine was back in 2006, exactly 20 years ago. And do you know what has happened since then? Palestine has been carved into ever smaller pieces. The occupation and illegal settlements have expanded. Gaza has been carpet bombed. And what has the EU done? Words, words and words. Where are the sanctions? Where is the ban on settlement p…

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)

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Mr President, while Israel continues with oppression and occupation, generations of Palestinians are paying the price. Yet every time until now, our European Union has failed to act properly. Too many in this House, especially in the centre-right and the far-right side, chose to see nothing, hear nothing and say nothing. And you play the fourth monkey, through crossing your arms and thinking that …

16 Jun

2026

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2025 Commission report on Türkiye (debate)

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Thank you very much for that question. It actually goes in the line with the answer that I had to Dick Erixon. Under this current rule, it is impossible for Türkiye to be a Member of the European Union because of Erdoğan. What he has done is the opposite to respecting any kind of European values. So, it is important to support the democratic opposition in the country. It is important to support jo…

16 Jun

2026

SV Answer

2025 Commission report on Türkiye (debate)

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16 Jun

2026

EN Speech

2025 Commission report on Türkiye (debate)

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Mr President, Erdoğan's latest attacks on the CHP are another sign of Turkey's accelerating democratic backsliding. For years, journalists, opposition politicians, human rights defenders and civil society activists have been literally persecuted. While this trend did not begin with Erdoğan, it has intensified dramatically under his rule. The cases of Selahattin Demirtaş, Osman Kavala and Ekrem İma…

16 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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Well, of course, there was an attack by the United States, I would say, at least. But we should not forget either that the regime in Iran was and is not whichever regime. That does not give anyone around the world, and not the US either, to act in violation of international law. So, I believe that the US, the EU and other actors could have done much more, much earlier. For example, it took two yea…

16 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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Madam President, colleagues, the Middle East is literally burning. In recent months, ordinary people in Iran, Gaza, Lebanon and beyond have paid a devastating price for the reckless policies pursued by Netanyahu, Trump, the Iranian regime and other autocrats and oppressors. We have now seen reports of a possible agreement between Iran and the United States. Any step that can, of course, prevent fu…

20 May

2026

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Repression and execution of protesters, dissidents, political prisoners and religious minorities in Iran

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Mr President, the mullah regime has waged a war against its own people, both inside Iran and beyond its border. It is a war against Iranian women and youth who continue to courageously stand up for freedom, dignity and democracy. The regime shuts down the internet to hide its crime from the world, but if anything should be shut down, it is the regime's machinery of repression and death. We have wi…

20 May

2026

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Recruitment of children by organised crime (debate)

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Of course, everyone who is recruited by organised crime is a victim, but we also need to have the facts on the table when talking to Europol, the law enforcement that actually really works for these issues. And talking to Eurojust, they say one thing clearly and that is that all children, regardless of background, are nowadays targeted by organised crime. So to blame it only on migrants is actuall…

20 May

2026

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Recruitment of children by organised crime (debate)

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Madam President, organised crime has moved into the digital world, into the very space where our children learn, play and build their lives. We cannot accept a digital 'Wild West', where criminal networks are free to hunt for our children online. In Sweden, since 2022, wherever Charlie Weimers from the Sweden Democrats now is – under your party and your party's friends, the far-right and the right…

20 May

2026

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

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Madam President, around 50 million women in the European Union, nearly one in three, have experienced physical or sexual violence in adulthood. 50 million – these are not numbers on a page, they are lives marked by fear, trauma and injustice. And for too many women, the fight does not end with escaping violence, it continues in systems that question them instead of protecting them. This is unaccep…

19 May

2026

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

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Madam President, colleagues, High Representative, this year's United Nations General Assembly in September comes at a time of growing geopolitical rivalry, and when autocrats around the world are undermining the rules-based international order and multilateralism. Their names are many: Putin, Khamenei, Netanyahu or, unfortunately, even Trump. Autocratic leaders act as if international law is optio…

29 Apr

2026

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Situation in Lebanon: implementation of the ceasefire, support peace efforts and humanitarian access (debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, the EU must urgently work for accountability and justice. The international community, including the EU, can't continue accepting the unlawful attacks of Netanyahu. Netanyahu will be remembered as one thing, and that is the prime minister of war – slaughtering innocent people. He claims he is attacking Hezbollah, Hamas and the mullahs of Iran. But, if that would be the ca…

29 Apr

2026

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The need for targeted criminal provisions and platforms’ responsibility to effectively address cyberbullying and online harassment (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, while digital spaces offer connection and learning, children and youngsters are also exposed to serious risks as cyberbullying and harassment. Cyberbullying and harassment harms mental health, confidence and safety. Tackling it must be one of our central works. We already have some of the necessary tools: we have the DSA, the Digital Services Act, we have…

28 Apr

2026

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Joint debate - Discharge 2024 (joint debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, as the rapporteur for both the LIBE and the AFET opinions on the 2024 discharge, one message is clear: the European Union must remain strong, both in protecting its citizens and upholding its values, both internally and externally. On security, cross-border crime does not stop at national borders. Agencies like Europol, CEPOL, Eurojust and eu-LISA, as well as FRA, play a …

27 Apr

2026

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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)

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Mr President, I sincerely do not know sometimes what to say. How hard can it be to just say yes means yes? How hard can it be? The same people on the far-right side constantly fail to understand the seriousness that women and girls are living under. It is not a new phenomenon. It's a phenomenon that has been existing all through history in all parts of society. What has changed the last years is t…

27 Apr

2026

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Importance of consent-based rape legislation in the EU (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, only 'yes' means yes; we understand this principle almost everywhere in our legal systems. If someone takes your money without consent, it is theft. If someone grabs your bag without consent, it is a crime. If someone enters your home uninvited and takes what is yours, it is clearly illegal. In all these cases, the law is simple: without consent there is a violation. S…

26 Mar

2026

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Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation (debate)

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Madam President, Europe is no longer operating in a stable world. We face growing geopolitical competition and instability. The European Union must act with clarity and resolve. We must take global leadership for peace and security. Global Gateway is therefore not just another initiative: it is an important strategic tool to build strong, mutual, beneficial partnerships with Asia, Africa and Latin…

11 Mar

2026

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Child sexual abuse online: protect children, not perpetrators (topical debate)

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Mr President, it is honestly difficult to understand how a debate on legislation about protecting children from sexual abuse has been turned into a debate dominated by the so-called 'chat control lobby'. Yes, I have seen colleagues back in 2021 who voted in favour of the temporary derogation and then changed their mind after the campaign kick started. Protecting privacy and protecting children's s…

11 Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

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Madam President, international law is not optional. The rule of the jungle cannot rule. The actions of the United States and Israel are unlawful and the region urgently needs de‑escalation to prevent further suffering of innocent people, of innocent children. There is one person, however, that I do not shed a tear for and that is Khamenei. His death may mark the beginning of a new chapter. For dec…

11 Feb

2026

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Targeted expulsions of foreign journalists and foreign Christians in Türkiye under national security pretexts

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Mr President, colleagues, what we are witnessing in Türkiye is not an isolated incident. It is a pattern: a pattern of silencing journalists, a pattern of targeting minorities – be it Christians, Alawites, Kurds and many other minorities, religious, based on ethnicities – a pattern of abusing national security as an excuse to crush dissidents. Journalists are being detained, deported and intimidat…

11 Feb

2026

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Systemic oppression, inhumane conditions and arbitrary detentions by the regime in Iran

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Mr President, for almost 50 years, the people of Iran have lived under an Islamic regime waging a war against its own population. It's not a metaphor; it's not rhetoric; it's a real war. And when bullets are not enough, the regime pulls the plug. It shuts down the internet to isolate the people, to erase evidence, to hide its crimes. Internet shutdowns are weapons of repression. Europe cannot cont…

10 Feb

2026

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Presentation of the action plan against cyberbullying (debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, Commissioners, thank you for this action plan. Some act as if the internet is a safe space to act in a way that they would never, ever dare to do in the offline world. Honestly, I am shocked by the behaviour of some grown-ups – even grown-ups here in this parliament – and their actions on online platforms and social media. We need to act in defence of our societies and al…

10 Feb

2026

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

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Mr President, 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî'. 'Women, Life, Freedom'. We have all heard these words. But too few know where they came from. They are the foundation of the Kurdish‑led administration in Rojava. They are the words shouted by Kurdish female guerrillas as they stood against ISIS. When others in Syria refused to fight, when the world hesitated, the Kurdish forces of Rojava stood their ground. In t…