What Jonas spoke about.

10

Feb

2025

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Situation in Sweden in the midst of the recent mass shooting in Örebro (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. Last week's murder of ten people in a school in Örebro is the worst violent crime in Sweden's modern history. We grieve and we share despair with those who have suffered and with those who live in Örebro. But we also thank those who immediately stood up and reacted. We thank the teachers who locked the classrooms and protected their students. We thank the p…

22

Jan

2025

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EU financing through the LIFE programme of entities lobbying EU institutions and the need for transparency (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your This debate is a demonstration of the hypocrisy of the right. Thousands of lobbyists from large companies and trade associations dominate Brussels. As children, they are housed by the European Commission and have direct influence on the drafting of legislative proposals. I recognise the industry's amendments when they are tabled by right-wing Mem…

21

Jan

2025

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Need for actions to address the continued oppression and fake elections in Belarus (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Colleagues! Belarus will hold elections on 26 January. The election is taking place against the backdrop of violent repression in the country. In Belarusian prisons, leading representatives of the opposition are imprisoned, others are in exile. whereas Belarus lacks free media and freedom of assembly and organisation; The conditions for free elections are complet…

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)

Mr President, thank you very much. Colleagues! The Russian shadow fleet is an urgent threat to the security and environment of the Baltic Sea. Last week, a huge tanker loaded with 100,000 tons of Russian oil with engine failure drove in the storm off the German coast. At the end of December, the Finnish authorities boarded the tanker Eagle S, which is now under investigation for destroying importa…

25

Nov

2024

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Outcome of the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024 in Cali, Colombia (COP16) (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Commissioner Schinas opened this debate by expressing his enthusiasm for the outcome in Cali. I don't share that enthusiasm. I believe that the result was disappointing and that, unfortunately, the European Union contributed to that disappointment. The necessary promised funding from the rich countries was not enough. Very many countries, includi…

13

Nov

2024

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UN Climate Change Conference 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan (COP29) (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. The climate crisis is aggravating rapidly. New temperature records are broken one after the other, and as temperatures increase, extreme storms such as the one that recently hit Valencia worsen. In the face of this, there is only one responsible thing to do and that is to act quickly. Rapidly to reduce emissions, and in Baku also to finance the necessary cl…

23

Oct

2024

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EU actions against the Russian shadow fleets and ensuring a full enforcement of sanctions against Russia (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your Through my kitchen window, I see the Baltic Sea, an ocean that already has major environmental problems. Beyond the horizon, the disaster threatens – the Russian shadow fleet. These are huge oil tankers. They're old, they're worn out. We have already seen several serious incidents. Many of the boats are uninsured or insufficiently insured. Many h…

23

Oct

2024

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Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report 2023 (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. I would like to begin by thanking the Court of Auditors and its President, Tony Murphy, for their work. It's a sad read to read the annual report. The error rate is increasing, not least in the area of cohesion policy. But what stands out, what is particularly serious, is the criticism of the recovery fund RRF. Because there is no error rate here when you c…

8

Oct

2024

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Strengthening Moldova's resilience against Russian interference ahead of the upcoming presidential elections and a constitutional referendum on EU integration (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. Moldova faces crucial choices in the upcoming presidential elections and referendum on its relationship with the European Union. Faced with these choices, it is clear that Russia is aggressively and improperly trying to influence the choices that the Moldovan people should make. Media campaigns take place in Russian-language media and social media controlle…

8

Oct

2024

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The crisis facing the EU’s automotive industry, potential plant closures and the need to enhance competitiveness and maintain jobs in Europe (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your As a former car worker, I am concerned that Europe is lagging behind in the green transition. In China today, more electric cars are produced than fossil cars, and they are cheaper than the old cars. In the United States, generous tax rebates are given to those who buy an electric car, and the policy works. The EU, on the other hand, has an old-f…

18

Sep

2024

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The Hungarian “National Card” scheme and its consequences for Schengen and the area of freedom, security and justice (debate)

Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The subject of the discussion is the Hungarian national card. Another provocation from Viktor Orbán. Another proof that Hungary would never have been allowed to become President of the EU Council of Ministers. Hungary facilitates the entry and residence of Belarusian and Russian citizens into the European Union. At the same time, Russia’s horrifi…

17

Sep

2024

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Continued financial and military support to Ukraine by EU Member States (debate)

Mr President, I would like to thank you. Last summer I sat with good friends from the Ukrainian left in Kiev. We talked about the war. They hated the war, but they couldn't escape the war. They said: We don't have a choice. We have to defend ourselves. The alternative is Russian occupation. And so it is, the alternative to supporting Ukraine and also to supporting Ukraine militarily, that alternat…

16

Sep

2024

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Mr President, I would like to thank you. Russia's brutal aggression against Ukraine continues. Ukraine needs increased support, politically, economically and militarily. At the same time, Russia's assault is being financed by fossil fuel imports to EU countries. Up to half of these exports go through the Baltic Sea. Thousands of full tankers. Most of them are part of the so-called shadow fleet. Th…