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Sofie Eriksson

MEP · Sweden

Plenary speeches · European Parliament

Plenary speeches · EU Parliament

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Since July 1, 2024

Time at the Floor

0.8h

≈ 47 min

Average speech length

1:10 min

≈ 1.2 min · Rank 669/694

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8 Oct

2026

SV Speech

EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions (debate)

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Madam President, I would like to thank you for your The sea between our islands and the mainland is measured in nautical miles. But for islanders who are going to visit their children, receive care or run businesses, the distance is also measured in crowns. In Sweden, the cost of travel can be up to 166% higher for residents and over 300% higher for businesses than on the mainland. Together with o…

7 Oct

2026

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Ensuring promotion of clean energy in European policies (debate)

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7 Oct

2026

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Urgent need for a tax on super-profits of polluters: protecting people’s health and lowering energy bills in times of the climate crisis (topical debate)

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16 Sep

2026

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Stop gold-plating, relieve SMEs: Member States must implement EU legislation without adding extra bureaucracy (topical debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Yes, you like to talk about deregulation, but for me this is about local democracy. In Avesta, the municipality has said: On our land, it should be serious companies that are allowed to build. You have to have collective agreements, fair wages and conditions. However, this requirement has been blocked by the Court of Justice and refers to EU law. This is about…

9 Jul

2026

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Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Thank you for taking the floor. About 1.1 million Swedes fished in their free time last year. They spent over 9 billion SEK on rods, fishing licenses and hauls. On boats, life jackets and guided tours. Sport fishing is bigger than that. It is a child's joy when the perch pacifies for the first time. It is fish conservation associations that take care of lakes …

7 Jul

2026

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Presentation of the Action Plan on Cybersecurity and AI (debate)

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Mr President, things are going so fast. A lot of people feel like we are losing control, and billionaire oligarchs act like there is no choice. But to me, they sound like: 'We are the Borg. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.' This endless race: catch up, keep up, don't fall behind. But the only question worth asking cannot be how fast we can plug ourselves into someone else's system. O…

17 Jun

2026

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Electrification Action Plan (debate)

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19 May

2026

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EU cybersecurity and preparedness in view of advanced AI systems (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Catching up with someone isn't really a vision. Especially when this is hardly an example. The vulgar and unnatural wealth that is now piling up among the American tech oligarchs is jeopardizing our democracy and our security. We need our own options in Europe. But Europe should not create its own tech moguls. The new technology should be used for human well-b…

18 May

2026

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The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, please. Let me be great in the words of this sea, which is quite small on earth. The Baltic Sea is a beloved sea with brackish water and a highly specialized ecosystem. Small as a puddle in comparison to others. The Mediterranean, for example, has about 170 times more water. And you know this, our shallow little sea can do no more. Scientists descri…

18 May

2026

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Negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the Union steel market (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Steel cast and rolled behind China's walls on rigged terms should not knock out our mills. No helmet should be placed on the shelf for other countries' ugly games. Because if Europe's furnaces are shut down, we will be weaker. It's like some people don't hear. Those who have never felt the fear of an entire city. Who doesn't understand how a practice can sustain …

25 Mar

2026

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Energy security, independence and supply in the geopolitical context - ensuring market stability and affordable energy for industry and citizens (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. Thank you for taking the floor. We need to decouple gas and electricity prices, because they are rubbing their palms now, in line with graphs pointing upwards. American and Russian oligarchs, oil brokers, those who already have enough and are left over. They are currently making excess profits at the expense of us. It can't go on. Europe's households s…

11 Mar

2026

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Building Europe's clean, independent and secure energy following the 2026 North Sea Summit (debate)

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10 Mar

2026

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Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

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I'll try to answer as best I can. What I have been talking about here today is to tell people that we have had right-wing politicians, especially from far-right groups, but not only, who have pointed out that it is thanks to them that they have had low diesel prices and petrol prices in, for example, Sweden but also in other parts of the Union. Thankfully, we are not the ones who fought in Iran. I…

10 Mar

2026

EN Speech

Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

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I'm sorry. The translation was a bit ... Could I get a repeat on the last part? The actual question.

10 Mar

2026

SV Speech

Presentation of the Energy Package (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. While Svantesson and Åkesson took credit for low diesel prices, Sweden has become more vulnerable. They removed support for electric cars and the requirement to incorporate Swedish biofuels, stopped by electrification. The Swedish people cannot be fooled. A government can distort reality, stop development, but it cannot escape those who demand responsibility. We …

9 Mar

2026

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Upcoming European Research Area (ERA) Act (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. When the right to think freely is threatened, democracy is also threatened. This is not a theoretical risk, because it is already happening. In Hungary, an entire university was forced to leave the country after political intervention. In the United States, funds for vaccine development are being cut. In China, students are subjected to surveillance, haras…

26 Nov

2025

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Fishing opportunities 2026: ensuring the sustainability of fish populations, marine ecosystems and coastal communities

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25 Nov

2025

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European Defence Industry Programme and a framework of measures to ensure the timely availability and supply of defence products (‘EDIP’) (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. I want to turn back home. Because as Europe becomes increasingly insecure, Swedish workers and civil servants become increasingly important. Welders in Karlskoga, engineers in Linköping and Örnsköldsvik, technicians in Arboga, researchers in Kiruna and workers in Karlskrona: Europe needs you. Because we live in troubled times, and we need to equip. The Swedish…

22 Oct

2025

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Ending all energy imports from Russia to the EU and closing loopholes through third countries (debate)

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Mr President, thank you very much. The history books need no more empires, no conquerors, no rulers. Yet nostalgic dreams of great power continue to smash Ukrainian homes. They turn off the heat in the middle of winter, kidnap children, murder innocents in violation of international law, in violation of popular conscience. Ordinary people pay the price. Parents, children, workers watching their ho…

6 Oct

2025

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One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

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Madam President, thank you very much. The Baltic Sea is one of the most overfished seas in the world. Since the 1990s herring stocks have decreased by more than 80 (inaudible words) has collapsed. Almost all fish caught are ground down to feed. We are facing an ecosystem collapse. The Commission has listened and proposed lower quotas for 2026, but it is the ministers who decide. Last week's meetin…

9 Sep

2025

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Cohesion policy (joint debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. I will tell you about Kiruna in Sweden. For it was slow but magnificent TV when we a few weeks ago saw the 40 meter wide and 672 ton heavy church rolling through Kiruna to its new location. The reason: Enabling continued mining. The city is being demolished and will be rebuilt. More than half of the city's population will be relocated. Above the mine lies the …

10 Jul

2025

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European Citizens' Initiative 'Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures' (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. In many places where industries are emerging and new jobs are created, it is still a little too quiet between houses in the evenings. Young people moving, clubs fighting and sports facilities have to wait for renovation. Without culture, sports and meeting places, we lose what makes people want to stay or move there. The industry gives jobs, but it's the life …

9 Jul

2025

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EU Preparedness Union in light of the upcoming wildfire and droughts season (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. Unfortunately, this Parliament is plagued by climate denial, as if the crisis is not already here. Here is a testimonial from Sweden. You might think that we have gold and green forests, and that's it in a way, but don't you think that the tick is spreading northwards in my country? Don't you know why, climate deniers? Do you close your eyes to the fact that T…

18 Jun

2025

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Electricity grids: the backbone of the EU energy system (debate)

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Madam President, thank you very much. I live in Grängesberg in Ludvika municipality. We have been a world leader in energy transmission for over 120 years. I now turn to my home – to you, electricians, engineers, fitters and workers. You who screw, lay discs, test and build. You who turn metal, copper and knowledge into power. You deserve respect and good working conditions. For a long time to com…

17 Jun

2025

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European Ocean Pact (debate)

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Madam President, Commissioner, thank you. I am here with a plea from the Baltic Sea, one of the most overfished seas in the world. Herring stocks have declined by over 80 % since the 1990s. Almost no sprat goes to human consumption, but to pigs, chickens and salmon. Cod stocks have already collapsed. Industrial fishing is emptying our sea, mixed species trawling is halting recovery and underreport…