What Anna-Maja spoke about.

15 Sep

2026

EN Speech

Defence (joint debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, colleagues, Russia will remain a long‑term threat to Europe, even after the war in Ukraine ends. We must continue and increase our support to Ukraine while strengthening our own capacity to deter aggression and defend ourselves. And we must all understand – also you on the right wing – that there will be no Europe as we know and love it unless we are prepared to defend …

15 Sep

2026

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Defence (joint debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner. Europe needs to strengthen its defence. Each Member State needs to do more. Why? Well, because Russia will pose a long-term threat to Europe even after the day when Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine ends. When we strengthen our defences and our ability to stand on our own feet, it is ultimately about safeguarding our freedom, our security, o…

8 Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

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Of course, it would be very good if we had peace in the world. But that does not mean that we can close our eyes to the environmental catastrophe that is happening in the world now, the climate catastrophe that we have. We have to work on many levels every day. We need to fight climate change. We need to get rid of fossil fuels. We will invest in the green transition, and we will work for a world …

8 Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

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It seems that the parliamentarian has missed something elementary. It is Russia and Putin that have started a war against Ukraine, and it is tragic. That war is going on every day, and we will make sure that we do everything we can to support Ukraine, so that we in Europe do not buy Russian gas and oil. We can support Ukraine in our own way through our own actions in our countries, and it is our t…

8 Jul

2026

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EU’s response and preparedness to protect people against recurring heatwaves and upcoming wildfires (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, we have only one planet. At the moment, it is burning in many places, and extreme weather events are becoming more common. Climate change is here. We see it with our own eyes every day, and thousands of people in Europe have lost their lives because of the heat. It's shocking. In Finland, due to blue-green algae, our children and grandchildren can no longer swim in the …

16 Jun

2026

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Russia’s unacceptable provocative actions and drone incursions into Romania, the Baltic states and Finland (debate)

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20 May

2026

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High time to deliver on the Single Market, providing certainty and predictability for EU businesses and quality jobs (continuation of debate)

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Madam President, Vice-President of the Commission, the single market is a major asset, the full potential of which we are not yet using. At European Council meetings, we often hear prime ministers say that the single market must be strengthened. But when concrete decisions are to be taken, a tsunami of counterarguments often appear from Member States. Are the phones broken or the lines cut in our …

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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27 Apr

2026

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

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Madam President, Commissioner, why did she not fight back? That question is still asked far too often after rape. It places the shame on the victim, not on the perpetrator. This must change now. The essential question should be: was there consent? Sexual violence against women is one of our biggest gender equality issues. It is time to strengthen the protection of victims and survivors, and change…

10 Mar

2026

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

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Madam President, thank you very much. We live in a dangerous world and it is quite obvious that Europe must do more for its own defence. The Russian threat must be taken seriously, and it must also be realised in this room that it will be there. That is precisely why we need a strengthened internal market for defence. The Commission is on the right track. We need to do more. We need to do more tog…

10 Mar

2026

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Single Market: how to move from an incomplete single market to one market for one Europe (debate)

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Madam President, Minister, in this dangerous world where we live right now, Europe must become stronger and strengthen its competitiveness. Why? Because our competitiveness and our security go hand in hand. That's why we must finally complete the single market. For us in Renew Europe, this is a clear priority. Too often, businesses still face fragmentation, excessive administrative burdens, and po…

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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Madam President, Commissioner, it is time to see the world how it is, not as we wish it to be. The rules-based international order is under attack. President Trump's threats against Greenland and Denmark have shown that we can no longer rely on the United States in all circumstances. Therefore, Europe must go from words to action. We must strengthen our defence, reduce our dependence and build a f…

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. Firstly, I would like to express my warm support for the Greenlanders and for the Danes. We're with you. I would like to send the warmest greetings to all children and young people in Greenland. We will fight for you. Every country needs to respect international law. You don't take another country's territory. It accepts that every country has its sovereignty, ha…

25 Nov

2025

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Protection of minors online (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. The most valuable thing we have is our children and young people, and they need to grow up in safety also online. Today it is not so. Many young people are mentally ill because of what they have experienced online. Our responsibility as adults and our responsibility as the EU is to act and do it now. All the alarm bells are ringing. This is a new public health…

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. Commissioner. Who started the war against Ukraine? It was Putin. Who is it that has bombed, caused immense devastation, injury, excessive suffering? That was and is Putin. Who has violated international law? It's Putin. Therefore, the question is simple when you ask it: Who's gonna pay? Putin and his Russia will have to pay for it. What does the EU do? Not yet…

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. It is quite clear that the violations that Russia is subjecting us to in the air, at sea and online are totally unacceptable. That is why Member States need to act. That is why we need to work together, and the EU also needs to act. Therefore, it is also time to deploy the frozen Russian funds to support Ukraine. Ukraine's struggle, every day, is also our stru…

7 Oct

2025

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Time to complete a fully integrated Single Market: Europe’s key to growth and future prosperity (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to thank Commissioner Séjourné for mentioning my report on cutting red tape in the internal market and strengthening our competitiveness. We all know what we should do now. Now is the time to act. Anna, 30, is currently unemployed. He has a university degree, but the company he worked for got into profitability problems and had to lay off many employees. This is a realit…

11 Sep

2025

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Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Many thanks to the Commission and the Commissioner! It is good to hear that the Commission wants to take action, because we need it. Thank you colleagues for the debate, thank you for the discussion! It's clear that we can't sit on the couch and eat chips, but now we need to make sure there's action. The good thing is that we, the European Parliament, in our 2…

11 Sep

2025

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Implementation and streamlining of EU internal market rules to strengthen the single market (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. We need to strengthen our internal market. With its 450 million inhabitants in 27 Member States, the EU is one of the largest economic blocs in the world. We all have the potential to do well in global competition. But we have an internal market whose full potential we are not using. Therefore, we do not reach the level of compe…

21 May

2025

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Single Market Strategy (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The strategy is very welcome. In these turbulent geopolitical times, Europe must be able to stand on its own feet and we must strengthen our internal market. We will use the full potential that we have. We have 450 million consumers and are the second largest global economy in the world with €18 trillion. However, we are not making full use of it and therefore al…

8 May

2025

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80 years after the end of World War II - freedom, democracy and security as the heritage of Europe (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Finland celebrates its victory day on 27 April 1945. Nazi Germany's forces had been driven away from Lapland and Finland was once again free. Min far kämpade tillsammans med sina finska vapenbröder för vår frihet och självständighet. The fact that Finnish soldiers twice managed to stop the Red Army's massive invasion and occupation attempts, first in the Winter W…

1 Apr

2025

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EU Preparedness Union Strategy (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Commissioner. Natural disasters, accidents, pandemics, hybrid threats, cyberattacks and armed conflicts – these are all examples of what we need to be prepared for. Preparedness. After all, it is also a matter of thinking in advance and acquiring the tools you need to deal with different types of crises. Citizens are also key here, not only governments and the…

12 Mar

2025

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Frozen Russian assets (debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, for more than three years, Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has caused incomprehensible suffering, death and destruction. Ukrainians are fighting not only for their own freedom, but also for our whole Europe every day. As a result of the sanctions, more than EUR 200 billion of Russian assets are currently frozen in the EU. Last autumn, we made an important dec…

12 Mar

2025

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100 days of the new Commission – Delivering on defence, competitiveness, simplification and migration as our priorities (topical debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Thank you, Commissioner Virkkunen. The first 100 days of the Commission have come at a time when US policy towards Ukraine has changed radically since Donald Trump took office as President of the United States. The EU and Europe must now take greater responsibility for supporting Ukraine, as well as for their own defence and security. The security policy changes …