Willemien KONING - Speeches

Rank	Name	Country	Group	Speeches
1	Lukas Sieper	GermanyDE	Renew Europe (Renew)	356
2	Sebastian Tynkkynen	FinlandFI	European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)	329
3	Juan Fernando López Aguilar	SpainES	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	301
4	João Oliveira	PortugalPT	The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)	207
5	Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis	LithuaniaLT	Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)	198

9

Jul

2026

EN Speech

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

Madam President, during a working visit to the fisheries last week, it became clear once again that the sector is struggling significantly with the landing obligation and associated camera monitoring. The fisheries do have more challenges, but the most urgent to solve is the landing obligation. In practice, the landing obligation is simply unworkable. When can we expect an opportunity to adjust th…

17

Jun

2026

NL Speech

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The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

Mr President, our ports are the gates of Europe. Most of our imports and exports flow through ports such as Rotterdam, Antwerp and Hamburg. Without those ports, there are no medicines, no food, no raw materials. Ports are critical infrastructure and vulnerable. We see it with the Strait of Hormuz: a geopolitical crisis and trade routes are under pressure. This vulnerability is also closer to home.…

18

May

2026

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

Mr President, Commissioner, restoring the ecosystem in the Baltic Sea is complex, but also important, in order to make fishermen and coastal communities more resilient. An integrated approach to fisheries and the area is needed. Account must be taken of the social, cultural and economic value of fisheries, the importance of fisheries for the food system and a future perspective for the sector. Not…

30

Apr

2026

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How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)

Mr President, I am in favour of a Europe that gives its citizens and businesses security of life. Unfortunately, this security of livelihood has not been self-evident in the livestock sector for years. Farmers, also progressive, have to deal with enormous uncertainty. Every year new rules are added and farmers in the Member States, including the Netherlands, are struggling with the question whethe…

What Willemien spoke about.

Speeches Ranking

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

The resilience of the European transport sector and the need to ensure the supply of essential goods amid ongoing geopolitical instability (debate)

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

How to secure a sustainable future for the EU livestock sector in light of the need to ensure food security, farmers’ resilience and the challenges posed by animal diseases? (debate)