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2026

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Defending European democracy and the integrity of the European Parliament in light of revelations that an MEP was subject to surveillance by illegal spyware (debate)

I'm very happily doing that. We have an agency in the European Parliament – it's called DG ITEC. And we actually made this agency able to check all the phones because of our work in the Pegasus Committee, because we were kind of expecting us to be hacked at one point or another. It's quite frustrating to see it really happened. Call DG ITEC, set up a meeting. They look at your phone, they go throu…

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Jul

2026

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Defending European democracy and the integrity of the European Parliament in light of revelations that an MEP was subject to surveillance by illegal spyware (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, you all have your phones with you right now, as you have them at the negotiation table, at the dinner table, maybe even on your bedside table. And for some of you, someone else has been there too. The spyware that hacked Stelios Kouloglou was silent. He didn't need to click on a link or open an attachment. So how would you know that your phone hasn't also been inf…

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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)

Mr President, dear colleagues, grand statements do not resolve complex crises. It has been nine months since Trump declared a ceasefire for Gaza. Since then, more than 1 000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 60 % of Gaza is controlled by the Israeli military – with Netanyahu pushing for 70 % – and families forced to flee again and again. An illegitimate so-called 'peace board' is to gove…

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Jun

2026

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Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values (A10-0142/2026 - Hannah Neumann) (vote)

Madam President, dear colleagues, we all know how brutally authoritarian regimes silence dissent at home in Iran, Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam and so many other places. But they also reach into Europe right at this moment, also in your home countries. Chinese overseas police stations in Italy, Croatia, Germany or Ireland. Iranian operatives working with organised crime to plot attacks in Netherlands…

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Jun

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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)

Madam President, sometimes honesty is the only way out, dear colleagues, so let's be honest. With Iran, there is a deal that they will start negotiating a deal. The Strait of Hormuz, which was open before the war, might reopen. In return, the Iranian regime gets sanctions relief and access to frozen assets while they continue to kill their own people. In Gaza, we have a ceasefire that is no ceasef…

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May

2026

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Situation of women and girls in Afghanistan following the Taliban's adoption of the Criminal Procedure Code for Courts

Mr President, dear colleagues, we debate the brutal repression of women and society in Afghanistan here for the umpteenth time. Nobody can claim not to know. And yet, at the same time, the Commission invites the Taliban for deportation talks, technical talks, as if this had nothing to do with politics. But there is nothing technical about opening doors to extremists while those who fought these ex…

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2026

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

Mr President, dear colleagues, when we speak about Iran these days, we speak about missiles, nuclear enrichment at the Strait of Hormuz. But for millions of Iranians, geopolitics looks very different: it looks like waiting outside prison gates for news of your family, being cut off from the internet and from information from the world, being forgotten by the very powers who claim to act in your na…

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May

2026

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Europe's response to reduced US military deployments in Europe, particularly at its Eastern flank in the light of the latest US decisions (debate)

Madam President, Mr Bielan, Mr Jaki, one cannot build reliable security on unreliable partners. And by now it should be obvious Donald Trump is not reliable. You can flatter him, you can appease him and he will still hit you with tariffs, annexation threats or troop drawdowns. And none of that will make us safer. The alternative, on the other hand, is clear and simple: strengthen our European defe…

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May

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East

Maybe it is about time to move beyond good practice on this one, but we face a similar credibility problem on Iran. The EU has finally listed the Revolutionary Guard as a terror organisation, but its networks still continue to work in Europe. They sit in consulates, they run business, and they intimidate and harass Iranians, but also Israelis living here. So, I am wondering: what have you and Memb…

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - EU’s strategy to address the current crises in the Middle East

High‑Representative, it's good to have you here, but the Middle East is burning and the European Union is still mostly watching from the sidelines. You often said it yourself: you want the European Union to be a geopolitical actor, yet on Israel the gap between our words and our actions keeps growing. We have leverage, but we hesitate to use it. You mentioned yourself that last year your services …

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Apr

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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, obey or we will make your life miserable, resist and we break, you flee and we find you even in Europe, speak up and we come after your family – this is how the Iranian regime has ruled for decades. Now, they are expanding this model from holding their own people hostage to holding the world hostage in the Strait of Hormuz. You sanction us, we close the strait. You want negotiations,…

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Apr

2026

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Order of business

Madam President, this is a point of order in line with Rule 202 of the Rules of Procedure. Nasrin Sotoudeh was awarded the Sakharov Prize in 2012, and she was abducted by the Iranian regime just 25 days ago, and is now held in an unknown location. She was abducted because she denounced the January massacres. She was abducted because she spoke out against executions, because she protested against m…

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Imminent death penalty threats in Iran in the light of the latest executions, including on 18 and 19 March 2026, by the Iranian regime (debate)

Madam President, this war has raised hopes among many Iranians, hopes for change and hopes for freedom. But today, there is a real threat that it may end in a disaster, leaving them with nothing but an emboldened, even more repressive and aggressive regime. While the world is watching missiles and internet memes, the Islamic regime is tightening its grip at home. Political prisoners are held in ov…

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Mar

2026

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EUCO and situation in the Middle East (joint debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, the people in Iran did not choose this war, the regime did. Yet they are the ones paying the highest price, trapped between missiles from above and repression from within. Trump and Netanyahu are gambling with the lives of 90 million Iranians and with the future of an entire region. How are we supposed to endorse a war when the goal is unclear and the strategy cha…

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2026

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Tackling barriers to the single market for defence - Flagship European defence projects of common interest

Madam President, dear colleagues, everyone says Europe needs to become more independent in defence, and I agree. For years now we have been putting forward concrete ideas at the European level on how to get there, like these reports that show, for example, how flagship projects can strengthen European security by building a European drone defence, by reinforcing the eastern border, by developing E…

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Mar

2026

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, in the shadow of war, danger for political prisoners does not disappear. It grows. Iran's prisons are full of protestors, from Nobel Peace Prize laureates to tens of thousands whose names we may never know. Bombs are falling and they are locked in. Reports suggest chaos inside Evin prison: food is running out, prisoners are being transferred to unknown locations, families have no con…

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Feb

2026

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Resumption of the sitting

Madam President, this is a point of order on our urgency that we will vote on later regarding the situation of Christians and journalists in Türkiye. When we usually work on human rights resolutions – urgencies – in this House, it is common practice when we talk about certain human rights defenders, opposition figures, to extend our solidarity in the text to other persons and groups at risk. For e…

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Feb

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

Mr President, tens of thousands shot, body bags piling up in silence, grieving families forced into false confessions – the Islamic regime has one goal: to ensure that no one ever dares to take to the streets again. And they are not done yet. Iran's prisons are full of protesters, from Nobel Peace Prize laureates to thousands whose names we may never know. There, the regime tries to break those th…

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Feb

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

Mr President, dear colleagues, the brutal attacks on the North East are a painful reminder of Syria's darkest chapters. An entire generation in Syria has grown up under al-Assad's cruel dictatorship and civil war. Every new escalation opens wounds that never had the time to heal. The violence must end once and for all, and this is the responsibility of all sides. And it is al-Sharaa's responsibili…

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Jan

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Brutal repression against protesters in Iran (debate)

Madam President, people in Iran are back on the streets because of poverty, because of repression and because they cannot survive like this. The regime responds with brutality beyond comprehension. They deliberately shoot peaceful protesters in the face. Thousands have been killed, many more injured, their faces turned into permanent warnings, a message written in blood: 'do not dare to resist'. M…

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Dec

2025

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Recent developments in Palestine and Lebanon (debate)

Mr President, dear colleagues, we all have a right to hope, but we also have the duty to face reality and to act accordingly. There is a ceasefire in Gaza on paper, but for Palestinians, little has changed: airstrikes continue, the Israeli Government severely limits humanitarian aid, children sleep in rain-soaked blankets, cold, fragile, hungry. While the world focuses on Gaza, violence by the Isr…

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Escalating repression of the Baha'is in Iran

Mr President, dear colleagues, in Iran, repression against Baha'is has reached a new level of cruelty: raids, arrests, confiscations, even executions. Picture this scene repeated a thousand times across in Iran today: a woman – Baha'i, Kurdish, Baloch, Azeri – standing in her doorway, her door forced open by men who fear her voice more than she fears their violence. Her crime? She teaches, she bel…

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European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, today we will adopt EDIP. And while the result is acceptable, the path to reach it explains all too well why we are once again in a mess when it comes to Ukraine. Donald Trump has presented his 28-point 'peace plan'. Let's be clear: this is not a peace plan. It is a demand for capitulation designed to distract from the Epstein scandal closing in on him back home. …

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Oct

2025

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Preparation of the European Council meeting of 23 October 2025 (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, we are no longer at peace, and Putin moves us closer to war week after week. Drones shut down our airports. Russian fighter jets cross our skies. Disinformation divides our societies. And the US? A shaky ally at best. This challenge is far too big for any Member State to face alone. Whenever national governments feel overwhelmed, they call on the EU to fix the pro…

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Oct

2025

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Recent peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU (debate)

Madam President, dear colleagues, Donald Trump may get a ceasefire signed, but for sure he has neither the ability nor the patience to build lasting peace. His plan is riddled with flaws: no path for Palestinian self-determination, no timeline for Israel's full withdrawal, no agreement on disarming Hamas, no word on accountability for the crimes of the past two years. Trump wants the applause and …