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Jul

2026

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

I think we share the ambition that we want to have a lot of fish in the ocean and profitable fishermen. But how do you foresee that we will have more fish in the ocean and more profitable fishermen with fewer rules? Is that really something that you believe in? Because what we need is, in fact, a level playing field for all the fishermen, that all the fishermen abide by the same rules, and that we…

9

Jul

2026

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

Mr President, colleagues, Commissioner, the 2013 CFP reform took more than four years to perform. There was a white paper, a green paper. We had impact assessments. We had discussions in Member States, evaluations, discussions in the sector. It took a very long time and it was a thorough work. The evaluation now shows that what we did was the right thing to do. We haven't reached all the objective…

9

Jul

2026

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Joint communication on humanitarian aid (JOIN(2026)0025) (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Unfortunately, the number of wars and conflicts in the world is increasing right now, and at the same time something even more frightening is happening. Respect for humanitarian law is being eroded, and completely innocent children and people exposed to these conflicts are being affected. We see small children in Gaza trying to create a daily life among the rubbl…

7

Jul

2026

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The impact of the 1974 Turkish invasion on Cypriot women and girls, and the crimes committed by Turkish forces and consequences on gender equality (debate)

Madam President, everything we know about war, we know with a man's voice. Belarusian Nobel Prize laureate Svetlana Alexievich wrote that about women's often forgotten testimonies and experiences of war. Three decades later, those words remain tragically relevant. Sexual violence is among the most devastating weapons of war. They can destroy people's lives, but also destroy entire communities. The…

17

Jun

2026

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Electrification Action Plan (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. In Norway 96% of all new cars are electric cars and in Denmark almost 70%, but in Sweden it is only 36%. Since the right-wing government abolished the previous climate bonus for electric cars, sales have even decreased for two years. This is a betrayal of the Swedish people. The US and Israeli wars in Iran and the ensuing crisis in the Strait of Hormuz have ex…

17

Jun

2026

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Electrification Action Plan (debate)

Mrs Timgren is talking about planable electricity. At the same time, the Sweden Democrats in Sweden are pushing taxpayers to stand behind investments of up to SEK 400 billion to build new nuclear power, while at the same time stopping virtually all investment that has been planned for offshore wind and renewable electricity in Sweden. How does Mrs Timgren think this is good for the Swedish people …

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May

2026

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Reviewing the ETS system to support European competitiveness (topical debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. The world is facing the worst energy crisis in history. That's what the International Energy Agency said the other day. Yet, in the midst of that crisis, the Swedish government chooses to introduce broad tax cuts on petrol and diesel that increase demand for oil, instead of directing support to conversion and to those who really need it. It's all wrong. You ca…

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May

2026

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

Madam President, thank you very much. Dear colleagues, I love the Baltic Sea and I know I'm not alone. Along the coasts of our eight Member States surrounding the Baltic Sea, millions of people want a healthy and vibrant sea. A sea where we can swim in the summers without algal blooms. A sea of fish stocks that feeds us, a sea that creates the conditions for thriving coastal communities with all t…

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May

2026

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

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, my political journey began almost 20 years ago when I wrote a book called Silent Seas about how overfishing, political failure and industrial fishing devastated the Baltic Sea. Sadly, the warnings from back then, 20 years ago, were not enough. Today, the situation is even more alarming. Cod stocks have tragically collapsed only a few years ago. Her…

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May

2026

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The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, thank you very much. The EU’s objective was to achieve good environmental status for the seas by 2020, and this has not happened. Instead, we have seen a continued deterioration. Reducing fish stocks, increasing amounts of plastics and environmental toxins. The Baltic Sea is the clearest example, where cod has collapsed and the entire ecosystem is s…

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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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Mar

2026

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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 (debate)

9

Mar

2026

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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 (debate)

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Mar

2026

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European Union regulatory fitness and subsidiarity and proportionality – report on Better Law-Making covering 2023 and 2024 (debate)

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Feb

2026

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Urgent need to address the humanitarian catastrophe in Sudan and to achieve a sustainable peace (debate)

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Jan

2026

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CFSP and CSDP (Article 36 TEU) (joint debate)

Mr President, colleagues, High Representative, Europe can no longer pretend this is normal. We can no longer try to flatter our way out of this situation. Try to please the American president like he was a difficult child. Donald Trump is in the process of completely dismantling the world order we have built since the Second World War. Now we must be very clear on one thing. The United States unde…

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Dec

2025

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Dramatic global rise in violent attacks against humanitarian workers and journalists (debate)

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Nov

2025

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

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Oct

2025

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Recent peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. On 9 October, a ceasefire entered into force in Gaza. It would be the beginning of peace for a people who have been through hell on earth for two years. But the ceasefire did not turn out as planned, because since then Israel has killed almost 100 Palestinians and injured over 200. On Friday, 11 people from the same family, seven of them children, were killed …

9

Jul

2025

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Outcome of the Conference on the Financing for Development in Seville (debate)

Mr President, Commissioner, thank you very much. Something serious is happening to Europe's traditional right. We have always thought different, my group and the Conservatives, but one thing has been given: human rights. When Parliament was preparing its position for the UN Aid Conference, we saw clear signs that this is changing, because then a simple wording that business must respect human righ…

17

Jun

2025

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European Ocean Pact (debate)

Madam President, thank you very much. It's easy to take the ocean for granted. We have fished, discarded plastic and dumped toxins and bathed and vacationed and the sea has just given us everything: produced fish and oxygen, hidden debris, absorbed heat and carbon dioxide. But soon it will no longer be able to, it is about to collapse and it is we who are responsible. That is why I welcome the new…

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May

2025

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Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/956 as regards simplifying and strengthening the carbon border adjustment mechanism (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. We often hear from right-wing climate skeptics that it doesn't matter what we do here at home, because China is releasing so much more. And yes, the emissions there are large, but that does not mean that we are small or powerless, that we can just as well do what the Swedish government is doing right now, throwing in the towel and increasing their emissions. We c…

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May

2025

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A unified EU response to unjustified US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Donald Trump's tariffs are harmful to the entire world, not least to the poorest, to the Americans themselves. They are based on numbers that are taken completely out of the air. The aim seems to be to destabilise the world and challenge the rules-based international order. But people all over the world don't want that. It also shows the recent elections in Canad…

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Apr

2025

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European oceans pact (debate)

Mr President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, the oceans pact is our chance – maybe our last chance – to save the ocean. The EU has had many policies in place for many, many decades, but still the state of the ocean is only getting worse. We should have had a good environmental status five years ago, so we need to do something differently to create sustainable jobs, provide healthy food, but a…

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Mar

2025

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Accelerating the phase-out of Russian gas and other Russian energy commodities in the EU (debate)

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner Jørgensen! EUR 206 billion. More than SEK 2,300 billion. This is how much Russia has benefited from exporting fossil fuels to the EU since the start of the war. The EU countries have thus contributed more to Putin's war fund than we have provided Ukraine with financial support. Calling it a scandal is an understatement. The EU must throttle the crane…