Speeches

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. For years, Brussels has been talking about abolishing the time change, and nothing happens. People have said by an overwhelming majority: We want the end of this nonsense. The so-called European Parliament voted in 2019 in one of its few bright moments for the abolition of the time change, and yet we continue to turn the clock twice a year. Why? The Commission believes that because the Council is blocking the EU and there is no agreement on whether there should be a permanent summer ‑ or winter time. ‘Seriously?’ can only be asked here. Once again, it is clear how incapable this European Union is of action. The will of the citizens is ignored, decisions are delayed, responsibility is not assumed, but pushed back and forth. The EU fails on such a profane topic as the time change and hides behind excuses. The fact is: The people of Europe no longer want a pointless time change, and if the EU does not make it, then the nation states must finally act. Politics must solve problems, politics must not manage problems. So, what are we waiting for? To the next time change? The Commissioner gave me a hopeful vote today. Your words were very important indeed. I'm glad you put it so clearly. I thank you for this, and we hope that we will soon live in a time together without having to turn times back and forth twice a year.

Mr. Sieper, I think even you notice that we now have very good information opportunities, including through social media, and you can read everything there. I have just described the circumstances: We have to ask ourselves in Germany – I was talking about Germany, not other European countries – how far we have, so to speak, internalised the democratic rules of the game, practiced them, and whether we are not well on our way to following Belarus, so to speak, in its anti-democracy.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. Today we are talking about Belarus and election fraud. What distinguishes Belarusian society from, shall we say, the Federal Republic of Germany? In Belarus, opposition activists are being fought, in the FRG, opposition activists are not even allowed to vote, as happened to my AfD colleague Joachim Paul for the election in Ludwigshafen. In Belarus, state television praises President Lukashenko, in the FRG we have a state radio that praises the government and systematically excludes and defames the opposition. In Belarus, opposition figures are under pressure, while in the FRG, the opposition is directly persecuted and monitored by the domestic intelligence service, with the aim of banning the opposition altogether – unique in Western Europe. So: The differences are at most gradual, with a slight advantage for Belarus. Ladies and gentlemen, Lukashenko is President, Zichanouskaja is not a saint, and Germany is more and more like the GDR. Therefore, we should first turn at our own door before we rise above countries and give advice.

Madam President, I do not know whether you have raised the question of German Marshall Fund It was written by Soros himself. I don't know if you've just been there. If you had listened to me: I never talked about it, but it was clearly about the right. We have to get the right, otherwise no one will invest in our beautiful Europe. I hope you understood that correctly.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. What the Commission is planning here is a political breach of the dam. The right to property is not a decoration, but a fundamental right in democracies. The Commission constantly calls for the rule of law, but even breaks fundamental rules if it considers it opportune. Those who act in this way are ruining trust in Europe as a financial centre for generations to come. Capital usually flows only where there is legal certainty, but the Commission sends a fatal signal. Political interests are more important than law. The EU would thus become a financial rogue state. While the Commission wants to scam Russian billions, it is silent on the failure of the rule of law in its own Member States. Example: A Polish court acquits a suspected Nord Stream ‑ bomber and legitimises state terrorism, but the Commission has not yet set a tone. Ladies and gentlemen, peace does not come from breaking the law, and security does not come from hypocrisy. St. Anthony said more than 1,600 years ago: "Take away the right – what is a state other than a large band of robbers?" You should think about it, Commissioner, and also about the fact that the US is not involved in this breach of law.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. The recent peace agreement in the Middle East is a historic event. Peace was not prepared in Brussels, not in the bodies of this EU, not in the European Council – no, while this EU palavers with values and devotes itself with full force to rearmament against Russia, real statesmen create facts. Donald Trump is making peace. The peace agreement in the Middle East shows: Resolute diplomacy is needed, and the will for peace is needed. It also shows: This EU is outside – with the exception of Viktor Orbán. It is all the more absurd that politicians like Macron, Sánchez or Merz wanted to celebrate in Egypt, while in their home countries they court the imported violence of the Islamists and allow demonstrations against Jewish fellow citizens. Let's not fool ourselves: The world is rearranging itself. This EU of the von der Leyens and Eurocrats is a spectator. The fact is: In the end, history will reward those who fight for peace, for coexistence. The rest, as you know, punishes life.

Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, It is true that diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks are a major problem, especially in developing countries. And yes, their distribution in Europe will increase if temperatures rise by 3 degrees by the end of the century, as predicted. Nevertheless, diseases such as malaria and dengue fever correlate much more strongly with poverty than with temperature. The eradication of poverty is therefore the best prevention of such diseases. Ask Bjørn Lomborg about this Copenhagen Consensus Center or the UN Development programmes. But the Green Deal The EU is slowing down economic growth in Europe and destroying our industrial base, the foundation of our prosperity. It is no wonder that the rest of the world has abandoned the Paris climate agreement and its promise to limit global warming to well below two degrees. While only the United States has formally left the agreement, many other signatory states are silently relinquishing their obligations. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum has expanded her country's oil and gas industry, Brazil is doing the same. These countries have understood that no challenge, including mosquito and tick-borne diseases, can be better addressed by a poorer population. This is exactly what we have become in this EU under the climate regime. We have become poorer. The Green Deal The EU needs to be brought to an end so that people in Europe can return to prosperity and, of course, be healthier.

You are the Chair of the Barbarossa Committee here in the House. They never tire of preparing us, so to speak, for the attack on Russia. On the other hand, you are close to the defense industry. My question is simple: Can you tell us, can you tell Parliament, can you tell the public, how much you earn annually from the arms industry in commissions, or can I read this in some register?

Madam President, Mr Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen. Green climate ideology makes Europe an industrial museum. The diversity of the regions becomes a zoo for visitors from Asia. In Germany, Jews are once again being chased through the streets, favored by the immigration of many anti-Semites. That's incomprehensible. And now, as the culmination of this EU, the Europeans of mind control by means of Chat control are subjected to. What a dystopian reality! But this is Europe. In recent debates over the expropriation of Russian assets, Luxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden has rightly expressed skepticism. The Prime Minister warns that one cannot simply expropriate the assets of a state without any legal basis. What's more: With the confiscation of Russian assets and assets, the financial centre of Europe will be permanently destroyed. No investor will ever have confidence in the European financial markets again. In the end, this mafia policy of European taxpayers also stands out. What Europe really needs is not suicidal immigration and economic policies. Europe needs to become peaceful again, Europe needs to become more right-wing. President Trump shows us how. The new Europe should dare more USA.

Madam President, The very, very High Representative is ten minutes late for this important debate: It is also a disrespect for this sham parliament. What Kallas knows to report is quite a lot of whirled crap. The only right thing she said: The war in Ukraine cannot be won. Ukraine cannot win this war. Why doesn't Kallas report on how Ukraine's corrupt regime is attacking our infrastructure? And when the rapporteur Gahler, CDU, talks about Russia's final victory, it seems to come deep out of his consciousness to finally take revenge on Russia for the results of the Second World War. That is disgusting, Mr Gahler, that is disgusting, be ashamed!

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, European Citizens' Initiative: That sounds good at first. But what is behind it, who is funding it? The themes are about words such as green, sustainable – all instruments from the woken torture cellar. Who will get 1 million signatures? I myself come from Saxony – 4 million inhabitants. We will find it difficult to reach 1 million signatures in Saxony. And the goal: Equality of Regions. Again such a concept of struggle. And these regions should have access to EU funds. Since when does the Commission respect national differences, is the question, when it basically wants the EU unitary state? We already have enough EU funds where no one knows who is applying for it and what the money is used for. I would have a better suggestion, ladies and gentlemen: Citizens’ initiative – direct election of Commission presidents by citizens. Let us throw the corrupt von der Leyen out of office today and start tomorrow with the direct election of a genuine democratic representation of Europeans.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, my dear son Maximilian! The EIB's 2024 annual report shows once again how far the EU has moved away from the needs of its citizens. While our economy suffers from inflation, energy costs, rising taxes and more and more bureaucracy, the EIB is mainly distributing billions for ever new climate projects. 2024: 50 billion – almost 60% of the total investment – in climate fraud, which primarily costs jobs and permanently weakens our industry. At the same time, with the Global Gateway strategy Billions burned in infrastructure projects in Africa and Asia, while bridges collapse in Europe, young Europeans can no longer afford housing – it is a shame. As an AfD/ESN group, we say quite clearly: The EIB must massively correct its course and refocus on investment in the European real economy. Stop the green climate fraud, stop the redistribution of German taxpayers' money to the rest of the world. Not ideological airlocks, but a competitive economy ensures the prosperity of Europeans. The EIB should take the US as an example – Donald Trump has only just declared the climate fraud ended again today.

Mrs. Colleague, thank you very much! They talked about peace in the EU. I perceive this quite differently in the Barbarossa, i.e. in the Defense Committee: There, in regular unity, there is talk of war ability, war ability. Their party leader and our chancellor spoke of the fact that Israel is currently doing the dirty work for us. How does this fit together, once the rhetoric of war, rearmament, war ability and the rumour of peace that you are presenting here? How does this fit together?

Mr. Colleague, thank you for accepting the question! I do not know which country you come from, but I come from the largest Member State, the strongest Member State of the EU, and I do not find that the citizens of my country want more EU in the majority. So that's for classification. You spoke of Ukraine's victory, and Ukraine's victory depends on its membership of the EU. Are you aware that you currently have one of the largest corrupt regimes in the government there, which together with Bandera, i.e. with former fascist admirers, form the government? Do you really want this country at the price of this community in the...

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Colleague Kelleher ran away right away – I would have told him now that we, as Germans, know what dystopia is. Dystopia sits in his faction and is called Strack carpenter. What is being sold to us by the Eurocrats as progress is, in reality, a dangerous error that makes people unfree. The Commissioner has just tried to show us all a beautiful fairy tale dressed in words. Digital markets – we say yes! Yes, if freedom and fair competition are promoted. But what does this EU do? It overregulates, it hinders innovation and thus strengthens the tech corporations, which are already too powerful. The so-called digital euro is not a harmless technical innovation in the style of cryptocurrency. It is the entry into total control over our money, over the money of the Europeans and thus over our lives. Cash will soon become a thing of the past, thus burying the freedom of European citizens. This cannot be done with us in the ESN Group. What happens when citizens buy fake books, donate to a politically disliked party, or simply buy too much meat? Then the people of the digital money tap will be turned off by some Eurocrats in the future here in Brussels. What about digital identity? This sounds like comfort, but in reality it is the starting signal for the glass slave of the commission. Money, consumer behaviour, travel, vaccination status, political views – all centrally linked, all accessible. The glass man the Commission dreams of. Anyone who has access to this data has power. And those who believe that this power is not abused by Eurocrats have learned nothing from history. Technology must be at the service of freedom, not at the service of control. No digital euro, no digital idea, no surveillance by the Commission's Eurocrats!

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The rail disaster of Tempi two years ago has still not been resolved, as massive protests by millions of Greeks have once again impressively demonstrated. There are still open questions that need to be clarified. Why did the police take such sloppy evidence? How can it be that the then responsible transport minister Karamanlis resigned, but was back in the political arena a little later? When will the partially dilapidated route network on an important route between Athens and Thessaloniki finally be modernized? On the other hand, we spend billions on equipment as our infrastructure disintegrates. It is also noteworthy that the European Public Prosecutor's Office has investigated, and yet to this day hardly anything has been clarified, even though the tragedy was more than two years ago. It is a European disgrace. The ESN Group calls for a full investigation of the accident and a conviction of those responsible – we owe this to the 57 dead. No one wants to hear more excuses about the causes, that only a small railway keeper is to blame or that the economic crisis is just to blame. We will critically accompany the Political Commissioner Tzitzikostas in clarifying and improving the situation.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, my dear compatriots, dear citizens of Leipzig! First of all, today, on 17 June, I would like to commemorate my brave compatriots who opposed Stalinism, socialist oppression, in 1953. Many of them were murdered or persecuted or broken throughout their lives. It is therefore a shame that barbaric socialism is on the rise again in Europe today. As a rule, big promises in the European Union come with big money, and the European Ocean Pact is no exception. Everyday things like responsible environmental protection are more likely to be underfunded. To secure funding, you need a really big, insane project that spans the entire globe. We justify this development by claiming that: global leader to be. However, given our stagnant startup culture and weaknesses in future technologies, other countries are increasingly less inclined to follow our example. For example, under the Trump administration, the United States has halted offshore wind projects and is instead relying on intensive support for fossil energy production – Keyword Drill, baby, drill. Bravo! However, climate policy is not only to the detriment of the economy, but also distracts important resources from nature conservation projects. For example, wind farms hinder nature conservation and tie up funds that could instead benefit small, environmentally friendly fisheries or better monitoring of marine protected areas. This system-distorting agenda is justified by a so-called climate emergency, which the EU alone considers an existential threat. Considering that the Commission seems to be more afraid of CO2 It was before the nuclear war with Russia. We have it here with this OceanPact obviously to do with climate madness.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, my dear parents in the stands! The total decoupling from the Russian oil and gas market is truly the top of all the Commission's nonsense. The consequences can be observed in my home country Germany: Years of recession, companies fleeing abroad and every day there are mass layoffs of skilled workers. Especially today, the economic modes report a further deterioration of the economic situation in Germany. If you talk to the entrepreneurs, you are consistently referred to too high energy costs. Before the Nord Stream 2 jump, Germany had competitive energy prices. The Commission's current plans are deliberate nonsense. What's more: The Commission is lying to people: The sanctions against Russia do not work, nor were the Russians an unreliable trading partner before the Commission decided on Europe's economic suicide. Where trade is conducted for mutual benefit – that was once the strength of Germany – there is usually no shooting at each other. I commend Donald Trump's prudent interest policy. Donald Trump is even thinking about repairing and operating Nord Stream 2 together with the Russians. Bravo! Nord Stream 2 as a peace project – a good idea for the new Europe.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Today is the 80th anniversary. The end of the Second World War. Hundreds of historians have assessed the question of guilt accordingly. But not everyone remembers this day as a liberation. For millions of Germans, May 8 marked the beginning of flight, violence and disenfranchisement. I ask: What is the fault of the child Frank Droese, who was five years old in 1945 and was born in Königsberg? As it lost 14 million Germans their homeland. Like his aunts and older sisters, countless women have been victims of sexualized violence. Eighty years after the end of the Second World War, we should begin and have the courage to commemorate all these victims.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen. Peace can only be lasting if one is willing to acknowledge the realities. The US under Donald Trump is doing just that: They recognize the realities. Russia is a reality, Russia's security interests are a reality. Ukraine is not a member of the EU and NATO. That is also the reality. This EU under von der Leyen has not understood this to this day. What's more: To date, the EU has no ties with our main ally, the US, on the issue of Ukraine. This is a disgrace to Europe. This EU, as well as parts of Parliament, are clusters of slogan knockers and war fanatics. With this reality, I fear, there should be no lasting peace on the issue of Ukraine – unfortunately.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. This regulation is a prime example of green alienation and EU bureaucracy. To get through these 54 pages, you would need three things: a specialist lawyer for environmental law, a mathematics professor and a linguist. For example, the term ‘specific CO2–To understand "emissions" in Article 3, it is necessary to understand only five – I repeat: five – read other EU regulations. Incidentally, all this nonsense is justified as follows: For example, Article 1 states that this Regulation contributes to the proper functioning of the internal market. So humor, my colleagues, the authors seem to have quite obvious. The internal market works if, firstly, it is organised in a market economy and, secondly, people and businesses are not constantly annoyed with ever new meaningless rules, such as superfluous reporting instructions such as those contained in this Regulation. The regulation is invasive, over-bureaucratic and does business and private individuals alike. Get rid of all emissions regulations. Get rid of it! And finally: It is good that the electoral liar Friedrich Merz was not elected chancellor. I hope it stays that way. Friedrich Merz would thus render Germany a service.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. The Commission is concerned about health services in the tourism sector – that sounds good at first. But if you look at the details of the EU plans at stake: Again, there are a lot of rules, unclear rules, unclear responsibilities, inconcrete financing, controls, reporting points. There is no question; Health tourism is known to be a booming market in the EU. Around 5% of tourism is earned through wellness and health, and this share is constantly increasing – considering Europe’s demographics. But the key question here is again: Is health tourism a task for the EU? We say no. If someone from Germany goes to the dentist in Hungary, they have to find out about the risks – the EU is not the legal guardian of Europeans. Another important issue is patient rights. In autumn 2024, for example, a dedicated workshop was held in Brussels. Motto: Mindfulness of patient rights. We say: People are intelligent enough to inform themselves. And if someone isn't, it's their problem – we trust the Europeans. The security aspect is strongly emphasised in the current EU plans. As far as safety is concerned, I would have a few suggestions for the Commissioner. Especially in international traffic: Increased controls at the EU’s external borders – even likely – also ensure greater safety with regard to the introduction of infectious diseases. And further: More self-responsibility for medical institutions, less bureaucratic controls and, above all, less corrupt NGOs. The coronavirus regime has shown us that the EU is only partially resilient, especially in the health sector. By the way, to this day, Ms von der Leyen's contracts with the pharmaceutical companies are still under lock and key. Why actually? Where is the much-vaunted transparency? I could imagine Mrs. von der Leyen very well with an ankle cuff and more and more Europeans as well. Once again, on health tourism: Let people decide for themselves where to go on wellness holidays or go to the dentist. The real European needs neither supervised travel nor supervised holidays. This EU already has enough bureaucracy and corruption at its fingertips. Green tourism, fair tourism, sustainable tourism. People are fed up with it. It's hanging out their necks, and I can understand that. Commissioner, the plans you put forward can only be rejected. Get rid of it! Less Europe is more and more Europe.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen! While Europe is struggling with a stagnating economy and the Commission's geopolitical blind flight, today we are discussing the importance of trans-European transport projects. Just as if the problems in economic and transport policy had simply fallen from the sky – but that is not the case. These are all consequences of wrong policies. Whether climate madness, the sanctions regime or illegal mass migration organised by NGOs, everything that is lacking elsewhere devours money. In my native Saxony, bridges are collapsing; Deutsche Bahn is a shadow of itself. Nevertheless, Brussels wants to spend hundreds of billions on any arms projects. The EU demands joint debts for defence and infrastructure, but in the end German taxpayers always pay the bill. At the same time, recession and illegal migration in Europe threaten our prosperity and security. Let us first tackle the real problems facing the citizens of Europe. Recession with clever economic policies, illegal migration with remigration and corrupt Eurocrats with justice.

Mr President, ladies and gentlemen! The Commission feels responsible for everything, and only it knows what is good for the whole world – what modesty. Now a pact for the oceans. There are only a handful of countries on the Atlantic. The EU has a very modest name in the text ‘Global champion of sustainability’. It's delicious. What does the Commission want? Among other things, she wants first of all Fishers of the FutureThe new people in the fishing industry. In the Soviet Union, this was still called Homo sovieticus – the outcome is known. Then the Commission wants to include social standards in the Pact – you could talk about it – and of course – I find that really repulsive – everything is to be enforced above all by corrupt NGOs. Commissioner, this is a really strong piece. They talked about visions in the pact. You spoke about aquaculture, you propagate that. Bravo! The reality, of course, is different. We are currently losing touch with aquaculture worldwide. As always, the Commission is late. The biggest nonsense in the pact, however, is the idea We interact with the oceans. Ladies and gentlemen, nature regulates its own changes, the climate changes with and without humans, and fish adapt as they have for millions of years.

Madam President, It is a pity that Mrs von der Leyen fled Parliament at the first critical comment from my colleague on her shameful policy here, but perhaps she is already practising for later. Von der Leyen now wants to invest 800 billion in the rearmament of the EU. I would like to ask: How much money will end up in your pocket? After all, they are being hunted for corruption. We need to fight bureaucracy and corruption in the EU; the US shows us how to do it – with DOGE. As long as this does not happen, we can tip another trillion and billions of euros of European taxpayers into the system, without any visible success. I therefore hope, first of all, that the Europeans will expel Mrs von der Leyen from office, and I hope for Justice that Mrs von der Leyen will soon have to wear an ankle restraint.