What Anna-Maja spoke about.

12 Feb

2025

SV Speech

Competitiveness Compass (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to thank you. Europe is lagging behind and we cannot continue to do so. We need to make full use of our strengths and skills. We need to increase our competitiveness. How do we do this? By moving from words to deeds. Less talk and more workshop, so that our companies can grow, dare to hire and invest. That is why I welcome all the measures that are now removing barriers …

11 Feb

2025

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Boosting vocational education and training in times of labour market transitions (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The most important resource we have is our people. That is why we need to ensure that everyone gets a good education. We are learning for life, and in these uncertain times that we are now living, a good level of education for all is incredibly important - for our crisis resilience, for our democracy and for gender equality, but also for Europe's…

22 Jan

2025

FI Speech

Uniting Europe against actors hostile to the EU: time to strengthen our security and defence (topical debate)

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Mr President, Commissioner, it is quite clear that Europe must take more responsibility for its own defence. The defence industry needs to be strengthened and a well-functioning defence internal market created, and Ukraine, of course, needs to be supported. It is about the future of Ukraine and of Europe as a whole. The global political situation, of course, worries many, but we will be able to do…

21 Jan

2025

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Need to detect and to counter sabotage by the Russian shadow fleet, damaging critical undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner Virkkunen! The security situation in the Baltic Sea has deteriorated. On a daily basis, substandard cargo ships belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, with dozens of tons of oil, operate on this important inland sea. These pose a safety risk to the marine environment as well as to the countries around the Baltic Sea and the EU as a whole. The cargo s…

17 Dec

2024

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Misinformation and disinformation on social media platforms, such as TikTok, and related risks to the integrity of elections in Europe (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The most important thing we have is our freedom. Freedom to Vote. Freedom to influence. Freedom to choose our lives. Free and fair elections are also the cornerstone of our European countries. All candidates must be treated equally and we must be sure that external actors do not influence our electoral processes. Social media platforms, such as T…

28 Nov

2024

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Strengthening children’s rights in the EU - 35th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Every child is unique and every child has the right to a safe and secure upbringing. This is stated in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which now celebrates its 35th anniversary. It is important and we should live with it every day, every minute in all our societies, in all our countries. The voice of the children must be heard and w…

27 Nov

2024

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Critical infrastructure vulnerabilities and hybrid threats in the Baltic Sea (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The Baltic Sea is a sensitive inland sea in many ways, including from a security policy point of view. On the seabed there are undersea cables that constitute extremely vulnerable infrastructure. It's not okay to sabotage them. Hybrid attacks are unacceptable. Recent events must be taken seriously. The freedom to navigate the sea does not imply a…

14 Nov

2024

EN Answer

Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)

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Mr President, we Finns know that it is worth blowing together when there is a crisis. This is what we're used to. That is the spirit that we in the European Parliament must also bring about. We are in the same boat and therefore we have to do things together. Therefore, we also have to strengthen the EU's resilience and we can do it together – I believe that. I am absolutely sure that we can do th…

14 Nov

2024

SV Speech

Enhancing Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Many thanks to President Niinistö for a valuable report. We are living in a critical time and it is necessary to be prepared for all possible scenarios, including those considered improbable. President Niinistö's report may now serve as a wake-up call for the EU. The report shows that we in Europe have much we can do to strengthen our societies' …

21 Oct

2024

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Empowering the Single Market to deliver a sustainable future and prosperity for all EU citizens (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Thank you for the report, best Enrico Letta! We have every opportunity to succeed in creating a sustainable future and strengthening the welfare of all European citizens. But now we have to do the right things. We need to make the green transition happen. We need to harness the full potential of digitalisation, and we need to strengthen the Europ…

10 Oct

2024

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World Mental Health Day - need for a comprehensive EU strategy on mental health (debate)

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Mr President, I would like to thank you. A prosperous population is in the interest of the EU as a whole, but the reality is different for many. Almost half of all Europeans have experience with mental health problems. If you break your leg, your injury is clear and you get help right away, but with mental illness it is different – it is often very difficult to get care. Low-threshold receptions w…

9 Oct

2024

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Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)

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Now, of course, it is about finding solutions that can actively counter hybrid influences, and I will work to ensure that, in general, we in this House also find a solution to that. For it is not to anyone's advantage that Russia can continue to act as it does. That is something we must take very seriously. It is in everyone's interest.…

9 Oct

2024

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Strengthening the security of Europe’s external borders: need for a comprehensive approach and enhanced Frontex support (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your We need peace and stability in Europe. In parallel with its brutal war of aggression against Ukraine, Russia is engaging in various types of hybrid influence on several fronts. My home country, Finland, has a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia and it is also the EU's external border. It has been closed since 2023, in December. Why? Well, because …