What Evin spoke about.

9 Oct

2024

EN Speech

Iraq, notably the situation of women’s rights and the recent proposal to amend the Personal Status Law

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Madam President, colleagues, the proposed legislation in Iraq is a disgrace and yet another proposal to limit women's and girls' rights. Thirty thousand girls are married off every and each day globally. One out of five girls are already married. Girls are not brides: girls are children and should be playing with toys, not giving birth and satisfying a man. We live in a world where gender equality…

9 Oct

2024

SV Speech

Prevention of drug-related crimes, their effect on European citizens and the need for an effective European response (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your While young people in rich areas of Sweden and the EU engage in the use of illegal drugs, the justice system targets almost exclusively those who supply the drugs, who often live in less affluent areas. To effectively prevent and combat drug-related crime, society needs to address both demand and supply. Without demand, there is no supply. Drug s…

8 Oct

2024

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Situation in Sudan (debate)

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Mr President, the situation in Sudan is urgent: millions of people are facing unprecedented suffering due to the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis since the outbreak of the armed conflict, and especially the recent escalation in Khartoum and El Fasher. The humanitarian impact is one of the worst in the world. Over 10.9 million people have been driven from their homes, and out of them, 2.9 m…

8 Oct

2024

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Outcome of the Summit of the Future: transforming global governance for building peace, promoting human rights and achieving the sustainable development goals (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, transforming talks about peace into actions has maybe never been more urgent now than for long. The Summit of the Future that took place on 22 September was therefore welcomed and urgent. It is now time to go from words to action to turn the Pact for the Future – which include intensifying diplomacy to peacefully resolve conflicts and disputes – into concrete actions. …

8 Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Madam President, in comparison to Ms Teodorescu Måwe, I don't make any difference between suffering and suffering. Hamas' terrorist attack on 7 October last year was heinous and rightly condemned. Can you condemn Netanyahu's actions? Killing over 40 000 Palestinian people, over 40 % of them women and children? Can you condemn those pictures of mutilated bodies that we constantly see in the news af…

8 Oct

2024

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Escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon (debate)

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Madam President, Gaza, Gaza, Gaza. Despite Netanyahu's tentacles in our Parliament's efforts to silence discussion on Gaza by taking 'Gaza' out of the title of today's debate, we Social Democrats will keep repeating: over 42 000 Palestinians have been murdered by Israeli bombs and tanks in Gaza alone. More than 1.9 million people are displaced, and even Israeli-claimed safe zones are not safe from…

7 Oct

2024

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Need to fight the systemic problem of gender-based violence in Europe (debate)

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Mr President, at an early age, we women, when we are girls, learn that we need to struggle hard to protect ourselves against both physical and psychological violence. This applies in times of peace as well as in times of war. The perpetrators are spelled M-E-N: men. When we point this out, remarks from offended men quickly arise, saying, 'not all men'. These voices are becoming increasingly common…

18 Sep

2024

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The deteriorating situation of women in Afghanistan due to the recent adoption of the law on the “Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice”

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Mr President, colleagues, women in Afghanistan are facing a horrific life under the new law enacted by the Taliban regime. This law imposes horrific restrictions that effectively erase women from public life. Women are mandated to cover themselves entirely, their voices silenced in public spaces. Moreover, they cannot move freely unless accompanied by a male relative. It is men who decide over the…

18 Sep

2024

SV Speech

Organised crime, a major threat to the internal security of the European Union and European citizens (topical debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Colleagues! Organised crime poses a serious danger to our citizens in our Union. It creates an environment of fear and insecurity and, above all, affects our children and young people. I grew up in the Gothenburg suburb of Bergsjön where organized crime grew stronger during the 90s. I am therefore all too familiar with the ruthless consequences o…

17 Sep

2024

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Situation in Venezuela (debate)

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Madam President, Colleagues, the Maduro government continues to govern without legitimacy in Venezuela. Their recent elections were neither free nor fair, highlighting the true nature of a regime that constantly oppresses its citizens and disregards their voice. The human toll is staggering, as over 7 million people, nearly a quarter of the population, migrated from the country due to the autocrat…

17 Sep

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the situation in the Middle-East (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, more than 41 000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israel, the majority of whom are innocent children and women. Gaza's infrastructure lies in ruins, with a staggering 75 % destruction rate. The European Union must take a firm stance to end this bloodshed. We must also listen to the voices of the Israeli people who have taken to the streets, calling for an end t…

17 Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

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Madam President, colleagues, despite previous dialogue efforts, Putin continues to systematically violate international law and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, which has every right to defend itself. We must support Ukraine as much and as quickly as possible. Just last Sunday, I returned from Kyiv and the message from Kyiv was clear: EU Member States and other actors should l…

16 Sep

2024

SV Speech

Persistent problems of anti-Semitism in Europe and of other forms of hate speech and hate crimes (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to thank you. Colleagues! Hate, intimidation and violence have no place in our Union. Tyranny and hatred should have been relegated to the rubbish dump of history in view of our European history, but unfortunately this is not the reality. Hate is growing stronger and even here in our Parliament. Even in my country, Sweden, we have elected representatives who openly expre…

24 Apr

2024

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Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response (debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, I want to start by echoing the words of the Secretary-General of the UN, Mr Guterres: the region is on the edge of an abyss. The red lines are being crossed every day: unprecedented killings of civilians, media and humanitarian workers; missile attacks on other countries; foreign embassy buildings being targeted; blocking of humanitarian aid and fuel for civilians. People…

23 Apr

2024

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EU’s response to the repeated killing of humanitarian aid workers, journalists and civilians by the Israel Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the catastrophe in Gaza. Nearly 40,000 people have been deprived of their lives. More than 70 percent are women and children, completely innocent. This is one of the highest death tolls even for humanitarian aid workers and journalists in our modern age. whereas more than 250 humanitarian aid workers and 122 journalists ha…

23 Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Colleagues! We stand here thanks to generations of women before us who have secured the rights we have today with blood, sweat and tears. Reality speaks for itself: The year is 2024, and we women and girls are still deprived of our lives and freedom to this day. Oh, my friends! The women's movement has been demanding this package of laws for over 30 years, and I'…

23 Apr

2024

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Combating violence against women and domestic violence (debate)

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Mr President, colleagues, after more than three decades of dedicated and continuous fight for women’s rights by European women, we are on the brink of achieving a new milestone in the history of women in Europe. The journey has been challenging, but every moment of anger and every tear shed along the way have been worthwhile. While the negotiation process has taken over two years, the battle for o…

22 Apr

2024

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Order of business

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Madam President, over 30 000 people have been killed in Gaza due to the bombs that are raining down on the people in Gaza. Over 70% of them are women and children – totally innocent. It is unacceptable, this current situation, and we need to act. More than that, we need to start ensuring that we demand a stop to this ongoing violence that is taking place right now. So due to this, we from the S&D …

11 Apr

2024

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International Roma Day - Statement by the President

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Madam President, colleagues, first and foremost, I want to today, on the International Roma Day, congratulate all our Romani in the EU and beyond. Today is the day we celebrate Romani, who are the largest ethnic minority in Europe, their language and their culture. The EU’s motto, ‘United in Diversity’, includes each and every of our citizens, including the Romani. However, I wish I could say that…

13 Mar

2024

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Guidelines for the 2025 Budget - Section III (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Where are all the heroes who since day one defended the right and life of the Ukrainian people? Where are you now that over 30,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 70,000 wounded because of Israeli bombs? Many of them children. Where are you now? When over two million Gazans are in desperate need of humanitarian aid at a time when the Israeli far-right gove…

28 Feb

2024

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Report on the Commission’s 2023 Rule of Law report (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Democracy, human rights and freedoms and the rule of law must be conquered by every generation for the present and the future. Our European cooperation was formed as a counterforce to authoritarian and extremist forces that had devastated Europe. But now authoritarian forces are on the rise again when mosques and synagogues are set on fire or attacked, when peopl…

27 Feb

2024

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Rising inequalities in the world (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. The rich are getting richer right now. Five billion people have become poorer since 2020. And the five richest men in the world have doubled their fortunes. Inequality in society and between societies prevents people from realising their dreams, breaks down the cohesion of society and serves as a breeding ground for extremism. S…

27 Feb

2024

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Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. I would like to begin by thanking the rapporteur, Mrs Loiseau, and the shadow rapporteurs for this important report. Thirteen years have passed since the revolution in Syria began, but demonstrations and demands for democracy and equality were crushed in cold blood by the dictator al-Assad. The dictator al-Assad continues to hold an iron grip on Syria and cont…

27 Feb

2024

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023 (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Colleagues! We live in a troubled time with despots and oppressive regimes that dismantle democracy and violate human rights where they are in power. On one side of our continent, Russia and Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine for two years now stand as a threat to the Ukrainian people, but also a threat to all of us. If we listen attentively, we can hea…

27 Feb

2024

EN Question

War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region (debate)

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Thank you very much, colleagues. You are totally right. We need to talk about the Israeli hostages as we need to talk about all the 30 000 innocent Palestinian children, women, people that have been deprived of their lives. I have, though, one question to our colleague from the EPP. The EPP and the conservatives and the far right constantly attacks the Palestinian Authority, attacks UNRWA, attacks…