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8

Oct

2025

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10th anniversary of the detention of jailed Swedish publisher Gui Minhai in China

Madam President, thank you very much. On October 17, it will be ten years since the Swedish citizen and publisher Gui Minhai was kidnapped and taken to China. Since then, he has been a political prisoner. He is not allowed to meet with Swedish diplomats. He is denied contact with his own child and his own family. We don't even know where Gui Minhai is imprisoned in China. Tomorrow, we in this Parl…

8

Oct

2025

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Europe’s automotive future – reversing the ban on the sale of combustion cars in the EU (topical debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Decarbonisation is an absolute necessity to meet our climate targets. We will not meet the climate targets in the transport sector if we do not phase out fuels on the car side. Part of the House does not seem to believe that climate change really exists. But climate change continues no matter what you think because it's a scientific fact, and we have to do our pa…

8

Oct

2025

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United response to recent Russian violations of the EU Member States’ airspace and critical infrastructure (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. We don't know for sure where all the drones over our airports are coming from, but we have good reason to look at Russia. For a few things we know: We know that Russia is systematically disrupting the GPS system over the Baltic Sea, endangering shipping and aviation. We know that ships from Russian ports have destroyed cables with crucial infrastructure in the…

10

Sep

2025

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Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. This deal is a betrayal. It is a betrayal of the workers of Europe. This is a betrayal of European companies. The United States has all the advantages. Europe has all the disadvantages. It's a surrender. But it is also a betrayal of global climate action. The EU will buy $750 billion worth of fuel from the US. It will be about oil and gas. Much of it comes with f…

10

Sep

2025

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Implementation of EU-US trade deal and the prospect of wider EU trade agreements (debate)

When we were kids, we sometimes met the schoolyard bullies, those who threaten us with violence. Those who asked to have our money. They might even steal your phone. You can take two approaches to the bullies. You can give them what they want and humiliate yourself. And they will most likely be back the day after asking for your money again. Or you can take a stand together with others and say, 'N…

9

Sep

2025

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Strengthening Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid threats and malign interference (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. In just over two weeks Moldova will go to the polls. It's not just a choice, it's a choice about the future of the country. Moldova deserves to be a truly independent country and a living democracy. But it requires rejecting Russia's attempts to remotely control both the economy and politics of the country. Russia wants to rule, with disinformation, with economic…

9

Sep

2025

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Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: simplification and strengthening (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. When the European Commission speaks of simplification, one should be careful. Then you should read the proposal carefully. Too often, simplification means weakening good legislation. But that's not the case this time. Simplification is simplification this time. That is why we support this proposal to simplify climate tariffs, the CBAM. They will be easier to i…

8

Sep

2025

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Circularity requirements for vehicle design and management of end-of-life vehicles (debate)

Thank you, Mr President. There is a very good part of this report, and that is the protection of those who work with old cars of cultural value: those who renovate them, those who care for them and those who drive them. Unfortunately, however, the good news is over there, because in almost every area of importance, the rapporteurs' proposals are a deterioration in the environmental ambitions of th…

9

Jul

2025

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Alleged misuse of EU funds by Members of the far-right and measures to ensure institutional integrity (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. On the right, there are usually members who talk about how the environmental movement is using EU money incorrectly. They do so without any objective justification. Here on the right, the same MEPs usually talk about corruption in the EU and how people who have immigrated here use tax money incorrectly. But today they are not here. Today it is empty in the Chambe…

18

Jun

2025

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Case of Ahmadreza Jalali in Iran

Mr President, thank you very much. The Swedish citizen Ahmadreza Djalali, his life is in great danger. He is imprisoned in Iran. He's sentenced to death. Israel's violent, illegal bombing of Iran increases the risk that repression will now intensify and that more death sentences will be carried out. Djalali has been subjected to very harsh treatment, to torture. He has not received a fair trial an…

17

Jun

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Moldova (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Mr Mikser's report very well reflects the great support that exists for Moldova in this Parliament. For us in the Left Group, it is particularly important that it also highlights issues of social development, renewable energy and gender equality. Moldova is a vulnerable country. The war in Ukraine has put great pressure on Moldovan society, the country has receiv…

17

Jun

2025

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Implementation report on the Recovery and Resilience Facility (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Achieving the green transition requires very large investments, otherwise it will not be possible to replace fossil fuels. Here, the RRF could play a crucial role, but it is clear that the fund has not fully met expectations for green investments. The Court has carried out a specific audit which shows that several of the investments that claim to be climate or…

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)

Madam President, thank you very much. In recent weeks there have been attempts to start peace negotiations, but Russia does not want peace. Russia is responding with brutal attacks on civilians in Ukraine like never before. Russia rejects Ukraine's offer of a ceasefire. Instead, according to President Zelenskyy, Russia now has the audacity to propose that Russian prisoners of war be exchanged for …

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May

2025

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Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. This debate gives a clear picture of what happens when the Commission opens up already adopted environmental legislation in order to weaken it, delay it or simplify it. Immediately, like a letter in the mail, various groups on the right take the chance to try to weaken, roll back or tear up already adopted environmental legislation. This creates significant ambig…

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May

2025

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The EU's response to the Israeli government's plan to seize the Gaza Strip, ensuring effective humanitarian support and the liberation of hostages (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Anyone who can prevent genocide has a duty to do so. Anyone who can prevent genocide and does not do so has a co-responsibility. There is Sweden today, there is the European Union today. What is happening is genocide. The children who starve to death do so because of conscious decisions, paramedics trying to save lives are murdered in cold blood by the Israeli…

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May

2025

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EU support for a just, sustainable and comprehensive peace in Ukraine (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. I welcome the European Commission's proposal to ban the import of fossil fuels from Russia. But honestly, it should have happened a long time ago. There must be an end to fossil imports that feed the illegal war. Recently, the United States has tried to conduct so-called negotiations. From the so-called negotiations, we can learn two things: The first is that …

6

May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye (debate)

All Swedish parties will vote for Joakim Medin's freedom. I think that is a good thing and I welcome it. I hope that we can have a very strong majority in the European Parliament tomorrow. I also welcome the voice of the Sweden Democrats, even though we never usually cooperate with the Sweden Democrats otherwise, because we stand so far apart. That is also why we do not usually write joint amendme…

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May

2025

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2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Last Wednesday I was in Ankara. I was in a court of law. Joakim Medin was on trial. Joakim is a Swedish journalist who has been arrested in Turkey and now faces 12 years in prison. Why is Joakim Medin threatened with 12 years in prison? Because he's a journalist, because he's written about Turkey. There is no basis other than those accusations against him. It is …

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May

2025

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Discharge 2023 (joint debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. This day corresponds to Christmas Eve for the Committee on Budgetary Control. But not everything is family fun and cohesion in the European family. We can only regret that the Council of Ministers still refuses to cooperate with the European Parliament so that we can give them discharge. It's still not possible. As far as the European Commission is concerned, we …

12

Mar

2025

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Accelerating the phase-out of Russian gas and other Russian energy commodities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. It is not just the climate that requires us to phase out our dependence on fossil fuels. Russia’s oil and gas exports are financing the brutal war of aggression in Ukraine. We need a decommissioning plan with dates (order to the European Commission!) for the use of fossil fuels. We should also make it clear that there will be no reopening of Northstream in the fu…

12

Mar

2025

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Action Plan for the Automotive Industry (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Future jobs in the automotive industry will not be created with yesterday's technology. As the European Commission now weakens and postpones environmental requirements, companies that have not done their homework will benefit. Instead, it is time to support the transformation of the automotive industry. It is time to give tax rebates to anyone who buys an elec…

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Mar

2025

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Establishing the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank the two rapporteurs, Sven Mikser and Siegfried Mureşan. You've been working in a very inclusive way, you've been working with the highest possible speed and you nevertheless achieved substantial improvements of this facility, especially when it comes to the part that is grants and when it comes to the pre-financing. That is really needed now, at a time when R…

12

Feb

2025

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US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, the World Health Organisation and the suspension of US development and humanitarian aid (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Trump's policies remind me of childhood bullies in the schoolyard. Those who attacked the lesser and the weaker. It is a policy that benefits the world's richest men and affects the world's poor. But just like in the schoolyard, the answer must be solidarity and standing up for what is right and proper. We must continue to defend international la…

11

Feb

2025

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Continuing the unwavering EU support for Ukraine, after three years of Russia’s war of aggression (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. We've got an American president who knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing. Trump seems to think he can negotiate with Putin about Ukraine's future. We must insist that at every negotiation it should be Ukraine that decides what they want to do and Ukraine that sits at the table. Our task is to strengthen Ukraine and its struggle for freedo…

10

Feb

2025

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Escalation of gang violence in Sweden and strengthening the fight against organised crime (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Sweden has major problems with gang violence, shootings and explosions, often linked to drug trafficking. This requires more resources for the police and the judiciary and sometimes tougher penalties. Weapon laws need to be tightened. Crime has become entrenched in neighbourhoods with low incomes, overcrowding and social problems. There is a clea…