What Ville spoke about.

29 Apr

2026

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Danger of normalising relations with Russia, including its participation in major cultural and sports events (debate)

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The European Parliament stands firm. Since 2014, after the illegal annexation of Crimea, the European Parliament has frozen any contact with Russian state actors. And that is the correct thing to do. Russia has violated international law within Europe, within our neighbourhood, and they are threatening also EU Member States by different hybrid attacks. We cannot tolerate that happening and there i…

29 Apr

2026

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Danger of normalising relations with Russia, including its participation in major cultural and sports events (debate)

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Madam President, Putin and Russia use every inch of conciliation from the international community as a weapon to claim legitimacy for their lies and brutal violations of international law. This cannot be tolerated. There cannot be any normalisation or even talking with Russia, as long as they are not ready to take responsibility for their war crimes and stop their brutal war on Ukraine. We cannot …

25 Mar

2026

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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Mr President, President Trump is jeopardising much with his illegal war on Iran. Russia is gaining billions of euro every week with the freeze of American oil sanctions, while Ukraine is missing out on weapons support that is being used in the Gulf. Now, we are also facing a huge risk of a global recession due to the fossil energy price hike with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. First of all, …

10 Mar

2026

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Recommendation on enhanced EU-Canada cooperation in the current geopolitical context, including the threats to Canada’s economic stability and sovereignty (debate)

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Mr President, the Arctic is heating up not only because of climate change but also because of geopolitics. That is also why cooperation between the European Union and Canada matters more than ever. We have a lot of values that bind ourselves together. We also have a possibility to forge an alliance where we can solve environmental, geopolitical and economic challenges together to create the North …

10 Mar

2026

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Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, Europe's energy debate has recently focused much on industry and infrastructure. These things matter, but the energy transition will ultimately succeed or fail with our citizens. So that is why the Citizens' Energy Package is an important shift, which we Greens have expected and which we also applaud. If we want public support for the transition, people must not only pa…

24 Feb

2026

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Four years of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine and European contributions to a just peace and sustained security for Ukraine (debate)

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Madam President, for four years now, Russia's full-scale war has continued. Over the years, something has changed – not only in Ukraine, but also here in Europe. When the war started, we pledged our support for as long as it takes. It has truly taken long. What was once shocking has become too much like a routine. Atrocious Russian missile strikes against civilians are no longer headline news. Rus…

16 Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

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Mr President, the vast majority of this Parliament has been very impressive in its support for this trilogue outcome. And I think we have a clear vision. We want to go towards European energy independence, which is good for our competitiveness, good for our economy, good for our geopolitical security and good for climate. And I would like to address a few concerns raised by some, which I think are…

16 Dec

2025

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Phasing out Russian natural gas imports and improving monitoring of potential energy dependencies (debate)

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Madam President, for Russia, the export of fossil fuels has never been about trade. It has been about manipulation, extortion and control. Today, we are discussing a historic achievement and outcome in the trilogues. The EU is taking giant steps towards a new era free of Russian gas and oil. Never again dependency on Russia for fossil fuels. And Russia can never again use fossil fuel exports as a …

26 Nov

2025

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Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (debate)

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Madam President, in the current geopolitical climate, it is obvious that we have to strengthen our relationship with the UK. It is a relationship that must be built on trust. We have much in common and we should build on that. Our partnership with the UK only works if every word of the Withdrawal Agreement, the TCA and the Windsor Framework is fully and faithfully implemented, especially to protec…

26 Nov

2025

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EU position on the proposed plan and EU engagement towards a just and lasting peace for Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President, Ukraine needs Europe now more than ever. We must deliver. Last week, one thing became obviously clear: a US Government that is not ready to protect democratic values within its own country cannot be trusted to protect these values abroad. It is a task we must bear in Europe. Ukraine needs a Europe that is united in its support, and Russian authoritarian imperialism and its war policy…

25 Nov

2025

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EU’s diplomatic strategy and geopolitical cooperation in the Arctic (debate)

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Mr President, the Arctic is one of the most naturally sensitive areas of our magnificent planet. It is also the engine room of our climate system – and now it is in danger. The Arctic is warming up to three times faster than our climate in general. Glaciers melt, species flee north until their suitable habitat disappears, the Arctic Ocean acidifies and ecosystems become impoverished. Changes in th…

25 Nov

2025

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Effective use of the EU trade and industrial policy to tackle China’s export restrictions (debate)

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Madam President, China's export restrictions on critical raw materials and cleantech inputs are part of a broader pattern of state-driven market distortion and strategic dependency creation. We also need to address China's state-subsidised overcapacity in green technologies and steel production, which creates unfair competition for European industry. So the EU must respond through a very diverse p…

22 Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

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Mr President, for Russia and for Putin, export of fossil fuels has never been about trade. For Russia, it is about power, control, extortion and coercion. In short, about geopolitics. We are now finally ready in Europe to forever untie ourselves from this dependency. That is why this legislation to ban Russian gas imports and also the Parliament's inclusion to ban also oil imports is historic. In …

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, Russia's war didn't just attack Ukraine, it attacked the future of European democracy and the rules‑based international order. Russia has committed atrocious war crimes one after another – stealing children, using all kinds of violence against Ukrainian civilians, including systematic torture, rape and bombing of civilian targets. Justice demands that the aggressor pays for its cr…

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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Mr President, Russia's accelerated hybrid operations are a sign of change. Russia is increasingly desperate. It is increasingly desperate to dismantle us and our ability to act for our values. Our retaliation must be determined. While we combat drone operations and airspace violations in an orderly manner, we must ensure that they do not distract us from what Russia is really afraid of. The frozen…

8 Jul

2025

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Preparation for the 2025 EU–China Summit - Tackling China's critical raw materials export restrictions

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Madam President, let's not sugar-coat it. China isn't just restricting exports. It is testing Europe's weakness. Seven rare earth elements and one loud message: 'we control your clean tech'. This is not about trade. This is geopolitical blackmail with magnets. The EU imports 98 % of its rare-earth magnets from China. That's not a supply chain; that's a stranglehold. We cannot walk into the EU–Chin…

19 Jun

2025

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The United Kingdom accession to the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters (debate)

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Mr President, today we welcome a step forward for Justice Beyond Borders. The UK's accession to the Hague Convention is not just good news, it's a win for legal certainty for businesses, families and individuals on both sides of the Channel. But let's be clear: this debate is not about the UK today. It is about us, about our role as Parliament in shaping how the EU builds binding legal ties with t…

18 Jun

2025

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Stopping the genocide in Gaza: time for EU sanctions (topical debate)

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Mr President, all people are born free and equal in dignity and rights. The UN Declaration of Human Rights guarantees the same rights to children in Gaza, Tel Aviv and Brussels. This is not the reality in Gaza today: starving children, family members killed, forced displacement of the population into concentration camp-like conditions and homes and hospitals bombed to the ground. More than 50,000 …

18 Jun

2025

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Upcoming NATO summit on 24-26 June 2025 (debate)

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Mr President, looking at the NATO summit from Finland that has over 1300 km of border with Russia, it is a no brainer to support the 3.5 % target on actual core military spending. NATO stands at a turning point and we Greens support credible deterrence, but it must be strategic and accountable. And the EU has a vital role in this. The EU can make sure that the added spending is mainly focussed on …

16 Jun

2025

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The human cost of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the urgent need to end Russian aggression: the situation of illegally detained civilians and prisoners of war, and the continued bombing of civilians (debate)

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Madam President, an essential part of Russian warfare in Ukraine is war of terror against civilians. Use of rape, torture, detentions illegally and illegal deportations of children are a big part of Russian warfare. This is systematic. Russian propaganda tries to dehumanise Ukrainians. They try to strip their nationhood and they try to strip their identity. This is part of Putin's imperialism that…

21 May

2025

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Russian energy phase-out, Nord Stream and the EU's energy sovereignty (debate)

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Dear Mr/Ms President, Commissioner, Putin's power rests on fossil energy exports and revenues. Gas and oil are greasing the wheels of Russia's military economy, and it is intolerable that in recent years, even after Russia's invasion, Europe has continued to finance Russia's military economy by purchasing fossil energy from Russia. Thank you the Commission that now, at last, there will be clarity …

7 May

2025

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Violations of religious freedom in Tibet

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Madam President, China's crackdown on religious minorities is intensifying. Under Xi Jinping, Tibetan Buddhists and Uyghurs face forced assimilation, surveillance and brutal repression. This is state–sponsored cultural erasure. Religious freedom in China is among the worst globally, and Tibet is, in this sense, under siege. Children are forced into boarding schools to erase their identity. Religio…

1 Apr

2025

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EU Preparedness Union Strategy (debate)

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Mr President, a country where people are well educated, where nature is taken care of and where people also have choices in life, where people see hope, where they are equal and where no one is discriminated against. Such a country is a country that we also want to defend, if necessary armedly. That is, the preparedness strategy is about seeing the importance of a well-being society and equality a…

12 Mar

2025

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Frozen Russian assets (debate)

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Mr President, Russia's invasion of Ukraine was a gross violation of international law. In addition, Russia is violating the Budapest Treaty, in which it commits itself, in exchange for Ukraine's abandonment of nuclear weapons, to safeguarding its independence and freedom. Russia repeatedly violates international law by committing war crimes against civilians. The European Union, and also the Counc…

11 Mar

2025

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White paper on the future of European defence (debate)

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Mr President, coming from a country that shares 1 300 kilometres of border with Russia and a country that has had over 50 wars or border skirmishes with Russia in its history, I must say to you that we must show respect to Ukraine that is protecting democracy today, every day, with their lives. This is not a theoretical discussion about where Europe shall head. This is a very serious discussion ab…