What Carina spoke about.

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Apr

2024

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The proposed repeal of the law banning female genital mutilation in The Gambia

Mr President, thank you very much. In 2015, The Gambia banned female genital mutilation. If The Gambia now decides to lift the ban, it would be the first country in the world to withdraw such a decision. The situation of women and girls in The Gambia is extremely serious. 76% of women and girls aged 15 to 49 have undergone genital mutilation. This is a serious violation of human rights. The health…

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Mar

2024

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Council decision inviting Member States to ratify the Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190) of the International Labour Organization (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. whereas half of all women in the EU have experienced sexual harassment and one third of these women have been exposed in the workplace – by a manager, a colleague or a customer; It is a major obstacle for women to participate fully in the labour market. That is totally unacceptable. Under me tooThe movement shared millions of women's experiences of sexual harassm…

27

Feb

2024

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Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023 (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Last year we celebrated the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It was the first global text to affirm the dignity and equality of all people, regardless of skin colour, belief or origin. I would particularly like to highlight the fact that the human rights of women and girls continue to be violated throughout the world. No country has …

27

Feb

2024

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War in the Gaza Strip and the need to reach a ceasefire, including recent developments in the region (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. The humanitarian situation in Gaza is deeply unworthy. People are starving and forced to eat animal feed and weeds in order to survive. More than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed: 12,300 children and 8,400 women. More than 70,000 people have been injured and 7,000 remain missing. The number of civilian casualties in Gaza, with a very high proportion of chi…

7

Feb

2024

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Increased number of executions in Iran, in particular the case of Mohammad Ghobadlou

Mr President, thank you very much. When it was believed that the Iranian regime could not sink lower, then the theocracy executes a man with disabilities. His name was Mohammad Ghobadlou. Mohammad was accused of the medieval crime of ‘war against God’. But what God advocates for the murder of people who fight against the tyranny of power? Mohammad was involved in protests against the execution of …

7

Feb

2024

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The EU priorities for the 68th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. This year, for the 68th time, we have a meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women. We have made a lot of progress, but we cannot sit back and take past progress for granted. Equality in the world is in decline, unfortunately, and we must continue to fight for something as self-evident as everyone's equal value. Being a feminist requires patience. It's a…

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Feb

2024

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Need to fight the increase of antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Their economic policy spokesperson is caught in a film and tells anecdotes about how his German colleagues heil and kick sheep carcasses and at the same time call them Jews. He remains the party's economic policy spokesperson. In recent years, there have been several revelations about politicians from the same party applauding Hitler, saying that Jews are not …

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Feb

2024

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Situation in Haiti on the eve of the deployment of the United Nations Multinational Security Support Mission (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Haiti's fate is tragic. Human tragedies succeed each other. The country is in a vicious circle of murders, kidnappings and sexual violence. More than 2,300 people were killed at the end of last year and at least 170,000 children are displaced. The gangs' gross violence against civilians must end. The international community and the EU must take a holistic approac…

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Jan

2024

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The threat of famine following the spread of conflict in Sudan

– More than seven and a half million people are displaced in Sudan. It is now the largest displacement of people in the world. Five million are suffering acute hunger, and the protracted conflicts have led to the highest proportion of malnourished children in the world. The human suffering in Sudan must not be forgotten when the spotlight is on other wars and conflicts. Human tragedies should not …

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Jan

2024

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Situation of fundamental rights in the EU in 2022 and 2023 (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. The report shows a frightening development in Europe. The progress in gender equality policies that has been achieved in recent centuries is under attack. Conservative and far-right forces are working systematically to weaken women's and girls' rights and take control of their own lives. In recent years, several women have died due to unsafe abortions. That is…

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Jan

2024

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Extending the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. If half the population refrains from expressing their opinion on social media because of fear of intimidation and hatred. What does it do to the democratic society when not everyone feels that they can be involved? whereas women journalists opt out of certain topics, young women drop out of politics, and women’s rights activists testify to recurrent death thre…

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Role of preventive diplomacy in tackling frozen conflicts around the world – missed opportunity or change for the future? (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Conflict prevention does not make great headlines, but it is by staying one step ahead and investing in diplomacy that we maintain peace. Some conflicts make headlines, others go on silently. Did you know, for example, that there have been wars and conflicts in Congo-Kinshasa for more than 20 years? Or that decades of conflict in Somalia have caused half of th…

12

Dec

2023

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Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Last week I took part in the European Parliament's mission to Israel and Palestine. The visit to kibbutzen Kfar Aza made clear how Israeli civilians were indiscriminately and brutally affected by Hamas terrorist attacks. We demand that Hamas immediately release all hostages. We met families of those who still have children, siblings or partners kidnapped. These a…

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Nov

2023

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International day for the elimination of violence against women (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. The Commission. Aida, 29, the student who is straight on the case, but with a huge heart, was killed by her boyfriend. Tally, 50 years old, she who just got a motorcycle license and who always spread joy around. She was killed by her partner. Somayyeh, 40-year-old surgical nurse. She, who is described as ambitious, loving and safe, was killed by her husband. Cari…

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Nov

2023

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Continuing threat to the rule of law, the independence of justice and the non-fulfilment of conditionality for EU funding in Hungary (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Shutdown of universities, control of the country’s media, curtailment of women’s rights, control of the country’s courts, almost gone LGBTIQ rights – yes, the list of examples of anti-democratic developments in Hungary can be lengthy. It makes me both angry and frustrated. But what makes me even more frustrated is that there are parliamentarians here and in th…

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Oct

2023

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Commission proposal for a Council recommendation on developing social economy framework conditions (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner Ivanova! As we could hear here, the social economy employs more than 13 million workers. They work tirelessly to solve some of our biggest and common societal challenges. Social economy activities reinvest their profits and are driven primarily by social and environmental objectives and not the pursuit of profits. They create high-quality jobs, suppo…

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Oct

2023

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Mental health at work (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. Two out of three women are stressed at work every week. It is unsustainable and needs to change. Women-dominated professions are now more mentally demanding. These are women who work as social workers, assistant nurses and preschool teachers, so-called contact professions. Professions involving high demands on delivery, but at the same time a lack of control. …

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Oct

2023

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The despicable terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Israel’s right to defend itself in line with humanitarian and international law and the humanitarian situation in Gaza (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Israeli civilians have been injured, tortured and murdered indiscriminately. Men, women and children of all ages. We strongly condemn Hamas terrorist attacks against Israel. Israel has an obvious right to defend itself in accordance with international law and to save the Israeli hostages. But Israel also has an obligation under international law to protect civili…

17

Oct

2023

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Situation of Ukrainian women refugees, including access to SRHR support (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Russian soldiers are equipped with Viagra. Could it be more obvious that it is a military strategy to rape Ukrainian women? In the hiatus between curfews and bombings, Ukrainian women are looking for the day after pill, instead of looking for first aid kits. Because in the war zone of Ukraine it is almost impossible to get contraception, let alone safe abortion. …

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Oct

2023

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. whereas a more uncertain world of war, conflict and terror requires the EU to be a strong voice for peace, democracy and human rights, including women’s rights; More and more girls are being married against their will. When women and girls in Afghanistan lose access to education, when women in Iran are persecuted by morality police, when women’s bodies are used a…

16

Oct

2023

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Establishing the Ukraine Facility (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. whereas Russia’s illegal, illegal and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine shows unlimited contempt for international law; The EU must continue to support Ukraine and its people in the fight against the Russian war of aggression and increase pressure on Russia to end its atrocious war. We are reached by horrific reports of sexual violence against girls an…

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Oct

2023

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Human rights situation in Afghanistan, in particular the persecution of former government officials

Mr President, thank you very much. whereas Afghanistan is in a very serious human crisis, with the Taliban de facto imposing gender apartheid in the country; Former government representatives, many of them women, belonged to the country's spearheads and dreamed of lifting the country from the shackles of the Middle Ages, where women and men have the same rights and obligations. These hopes were ru…

4

Oct

2023

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The spread of ‘anti-LGBTIQ’ propaganda bills by populist parties and governments in Europe (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect. All people are equally valuable. Those sentences can't be repeated enough and often. Because reality is completely different. It is incomprehensible to me how love can be a crime. How can it be illegal to love whoever you want? How can it be okay to harass someone because of who they fall in love with? How can it…

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Oct

2023

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Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Last week, 10,000 people arrived on the island of Lampedusa in three days. Lampedusa with 6,000 inhabitants is smaller than the Swedish island of Lidingö. Imagine that 200 boats with over 10,000 people arrive in Lidingö in three days. What headlines that would have been! The situation had been considered completely unsustainable. Because it is unsustainable. Toda…

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Sep

2023

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Human rights situation in Bangladesh, notably the case of Odhikar

Madam President, thank you very much. The human rights situation in Bangladesh has deteriorated sharply. We are talking about extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances, while at the same time severely restricting freedom of expression and undermining workers' rights. This is a deeply worrying development, against which the EU must mark. whereas the Bangladeshi authorities must immediately…