What Sabrina spoke about.

22

Jan

2025

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Addressing EU demographic challenges: towards the implementation of the 2023 Demography Toolbox (debate)

Mr President! A self-determined life in rural areas with good jobs, affordable housing, good education, a barrier-free infrastructure, where young and old live well and gladly. But the reality is often different. More and more people are playing city against country. Women are pushed into traditional roles, young people lack career prospects, and older people have a hard time reaching the necessar…

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! The future of European security is decided in the Baltic Sea region. Submarine cables, pipelines and ports are essential for trade, connectivity and security of supply. But these critical infrastructures are under enormous pressure. The Russian shadow fleet is specifically mapping maritime facilities. Recent damage to submarine cables between Finland and Germany, Lithuania and Sweden…

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)

Mr President! Brexit, the re-election of Trump and the elections in Romania: The impact of platforms like TikTok and other social media on our democracy is unmistakable. These events show the consequences of algorithms – driven by autocrats – deciding what content we see. In particular, autocrats try to radicalize young people via social media through anti-democratic, inhumane videos and create a …

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)

Mr President! "We children also have rights – it's clear – and that's exactly what we stand up for" sings the youth band Cringe and Lost from my constituency. Unfortunately, it is often not as clear as it should be. 35 years ago, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child was adopted. But today almost 25 percent of children in the EU are still at risk of poverty, in Germany just under 17 percent…

27

Nov

2024

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

Madam President, The recent incidents in the Baltic Sea are an alarming signal. On 18 November, the submarine cable C-Lion1 between Finland and Germany was damaged, shortly before another cable between Lithuania and Sweden. Russia and China are stepping up their activities in the region, mapping the Baltic Sea with so-called research vessels, and targeted sabotage seems likely. Such attacks on cri…

24

Oct

2024

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Abuse of new technologies to manipulate and radicalise young people through hate speech and antidemocratic discourse (debate)

Madam President, New technologies offer great opportunities: They open up access to a world of knowledge and networking. But there is also a downside: The power of the large digital platforms has now grown oversized. It worries me that we rely on the moral notions of the few billionaires who control these platforms. We should not depend on the daytime mood of an Elon Musk, a Mark Zuckerberg or eve…

23

Oct

2024

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The important role of cities and regions in the EU – for a green, social and prosperous local development (debate)

Mr President! No voice for the regions? These days it is clear how serious Ursula von der Leyen is about a Europe of regions. According to an internal paper, the Commission plans to centralise key funding in cohesion policy; The regions are left out. This decision concerns key areas such as agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Rural areas in particular are particularly dependent on the…