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22

Apr

2024

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Order of business

Madam President and colleagues, in 2022, nearly 10% of our citizens lived in energy poverty, unable to properly warm their houses. At the same time, the biggest fossil fuel companies in Europe made great, extraordinary profits for themselves and were also lobbying and using considerable resources to lobby in favour of favourable policies to them, against climate, nature and the public interest. Th…

6

Feb

2024

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The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after two years of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine (debate)

Mr President, almost two years of war. That's two years too long. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine is an attack on the whole of Europe, international law and peace. Two years – at the same time, it demonstrates the resilience of Ukrainians. They've endured, we have to. The EU must increase its armed and financial support to Ukraine so that it ensures Ukraine's victory and not only helps to cont…

16

Jan

2024

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EU-India relations (debate)

Madam President and dear colleagues, thank you. It has been a pleasure to work with you on this report and listen to you today. The various topics mentioned in this report – from human rights to security – have to be taken very seriously and raised in all levels and all encounters by EU representatives. This work is now needed more than ever to increase the wellbeing and safety and security of our…

16

Jan

2024

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EU-India relations (debate)

Madam President, dear listeners, dear colleagues, I am honoured to present the Parliament’s recommendation to the Council, Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs on the EU-India Partnership. The relationship between the EU and India, the most populous country and fifth largest economy in the world, is increasingly important. Both India and the EU are needed in the fight against…

21

Nov

2023

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Strategic Compass and EU space-based defence capabilities (debate)

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, space must not be a battleground. This is not a schism; space policy is a security issue today. Space technology is developing rapidly, which is why the Commission's proposal for a space strategy in the field of security and defence is very important. Space can also be used for war and war. For example, Elon Musk's SpaceX company secured an important internet co…

2

Oct

2023

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Intelligent Road Transport Systems (debate)

Madam President, thank you all, colleagues, everyone here, and also those who were with us negotiating on this Intelligent Road Transport Systems Directive and it’s definitely a right step in the right direction, I have to say, because we need to save lives. Currently, approximately 20 000 people in each year die because of road accidents and those numbers are even increasing instead of decreasing…

12

Jul

2023

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India, the situation in Manipur

Mr President, colleagues, my deepest condolences to the families of the 140 people who have died in Manipur. This violence has led to the displacement of tens of thousands of people, and I think that the Indian authorities must take action. There cannot be any more victims. Access to humanitarian aid and impartial observers to the area must be allowed. We should all be worried about the worsening …

17

Apr

2023

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The implementation of civilian CSDP and other EU civilian security assistance (short presentation)

Mr President, dear colleagues, war has cast a huge shadow over our minds during the past year. We must remember that peace is not just the absence of war, and we have to work for peace. Peaceful society is where people can resolve their differences without violence and work together for a better life, community and society. This must be the goal of the EU civilian crisis management. I am very plea…

18

Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (A9-0296/2022 - Tom Vandenkendelaere) (vote)

Madam President, dear colleagues, I would like to propose an oral amendment to Amendment 15, which should be inserted at the beginning of the text of paragraph 35 and read like this: ‘Stresses the need to increase civil military coordination and cooperation at EU level’.…

17

Jan

2023

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy - annual report 2022 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy - annual report 2022 (debate)

Madam President, the cruel attack of Russia against Ukraine has shown that our Member States can make prompt decisions on our common security policy. Europe is not weak. We have to have a unified front in critical issues. This is what our citizens want. In a recent polling, over 80% of the EU citizens are in favour of common EU security and defence policy and think that cooperation should be incre…

6

Jun

2022

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The EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific (debate)

Mr President, what is the role of EU in and with the Indo-Pacific region? I believe that the EU has to participate not only in the economic but also in the political arena, helping to contribute to the stability, development and security of the whole region. We need to have strong cooperation between democracies, aspiring democracies and those who want to protect the rules-based international orde…

7

Apr

2022

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Mental Health (debate)

Mr President, this is the most important topic, also because of the crisis in Ukraine and the trauma that this is causing. A lack of mental health services threatens lives and human rights. I have also experienced that myself. When I was 15, we had a shooting at my school, because the shooter didn’t get the mental health aid that he was seeking before it was too late. And I myself suffered from de…

5

Apr

2022

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Security and the EU's strategic compass

Thank you so much, Mr High Representative. And also, I would like to thank Europe for giving arms to Ukraine on this situation and I hope we can continue that and even take that further because they need our support very much at the moment. However, I would like to also ask how we would deal about the arms export in future to other countries because currently the EU doesn’t have a common position …

5

Apr

2022

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Question Time with the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy - Security and the EU's strategic compass

Dear High Representative, while writing this Compass, the world has changed around us. The Russian attack on Ukraine is right now killing civilians, hurting children with sexual violence and fuelling an extreme humanitarian crisis. New measures also beyond the current sanctions are urgently needed. What is now the action plan that you and the EU are prepared to do to bring justice to the victims i…

15

Feb

2022

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Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2021 - Implementation of the common security and defence policy – annual report 2021 (debate)

Mr President, this report advocates our common military capabilities, which is important for European security. However, to most effectively promote peace and security also beyond Europe’s borders, this is not yet sufficient. In the report, there is only one paragraph on civilian missions, and it fails to recognise all the civilian measures that the EU engages in. Instead, we need to invest more i…

25

Nov

2021

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Situation in Somalia

Madam President, people in Somalia suffer from political instability, terrorist activities, drought and food insecurity. 45 million people are on the edge of famine. 2.9 million people are displaced. The humanitarian situation is rapidly worsening. The extended electoral process and COVID-19 have deteriorated the human rights crisis even further. For the society and democracy to start functioning,…

5

Oct

2021

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The Arctic: opportunities, concerns and security challenges (debate)

Madam President, dear rapporteur and colleagues, thank you for your cooperation on this. The climate crisis threatens the whole existence of the Arctic nature and its people. In my home, northern Finland, we already see the changes and the further north we go, the worse it gets. Species are disappearing and so is the deep ice that protects our planet. Now the Parliament has in its hands a brillian…

14

Sep

2021

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Situation in Afghanistan (debate)

Madam President, what is happening in Afghanistan makes many people fear for their lives. One of them is the wife of my friend, Rahima who is in Kabul struggling right now. We have to make family reunification possible, extend the use of humanitarian visas and legal pathways from Afghanistan, and help those who are in immediate danger, such as journalists, human rights defenders and activists. We …