What Morten spoke about.

27 Nov

2024

DA Speech

Stepping up the fight against and the prevention of the recruitment of minors for criminal acts (debate)

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Mr President! Young people in Europe are increasingly being exploited for dirty work in the cynical game of the criminal underworld. It is a disgrace and we should not accept it. When young people are recruited for crime, we not only lose their potential, we also lose faith in the future. In Denmark, my home country, we see it most clearly at the moment. In the past year, up to ten Swedish youths …

17 Sep

2024

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The future of European competitiveness (debate)

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Madam President! In my home country Denmark, we are very proud that we have Europe's most valuable company, Novo Nordisk. Unfortunately, Novo Nordisk is probably the exception that confirms the rule, namely that there is nothing in Denmark or in Europe that is the greatest. And if Europe has larger companies, well, at least there is a danger that they will soon be planning to leave the continent. …

10 Apr

2024

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New allegations of Russian interference in the European Parliament, in the upcoming EU elections and the impact on the Union (debate)

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Mr President! Our democracy is indeed fragile. Enemy states like Russia are trying to exploit our vulnerabilities on a daily basis. Let's just be honest colleagues. We've been too naive, we've been too slow. Putin's cyber armies are constantly attacking our critical infrastructure, and his Internet soldiers are systematically spreading disinformation. And now we have another example, another case,…

28 Feb

2024

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Regaining our competitive edge - a prosperous EU in a fragmented global economy (topical debate)

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Mr President, Minister, Commissioner, pleased to see you for this very, very important subject, topic and debate. As a matter of fact, this debate is so important that I will spend just a few minutes in my mother tongue so that my home audience also get a chance to get some of the very important points. Konkurrenceevne er tilbage på dagsordenen. Efter flere år, hvor debatten stort set har været fr…

12 Dec

2023

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Defence of democracy package (debate)

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Madam President! Commissioner. Our democracy is under attack. In Ukraine, bombs are falling all the time. But today, as you know, war is more than gunpowder and bullets. Hackers try every minute to destroy critical infrastructure such as hospitals, energy supply, water supply, etc. The Russians, yes, they spread lies around the clock in the EU member states. And so that it is not a lie, yes, Qatar…

22 Nov

2023

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Reducing regulatory burden to unleash entrepreneurship and competitiveness (topical debate)

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Madam President! We've been talking about these problems for years, and I think it's high time we did something about them. We must put action behind the words, of which there have been far too many. The growing bureaucracy stifles our competitiveness and challenges our entrepreneurs. In the fierce competition with the United States and China, yes, we need to reduce our bureaucratic burdens now. T…

18 Oct

2023

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Fighting disinformation and dissemination of illegal content in the context of the Digital Services Act and in times of conflict (debate)

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Mr President! Commissioner! We see it unfolding in full bloom right now. Fake news, disinformation, misinformation. Most recently, the horrific attack on a hospital in Gaza. Everyone fights for the truth, and as you know, the truth is the first victim of war. Right now, thousands are dying in war in both Israel, Gaza and, incidentally, Ukraine, we must not forget, often a violent and violent death…

17 Oct

2023

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Commission Work Programme 2024 (debate)

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Madam President! Mr Vice-President! It was, of course, an election speech made recently by President von der Leyen. Let's be honest about it. However, let us take her on board when she said that much more needs to be done for small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe. For now, let's be honest. Despite numerous toasts to help the little ones, it is a fact that we keep toppling new laws and rules…

17 Oct

2023

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General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024 - all sections (debate)

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–Mr President! Commissioner Hahn, Minister, colleagues. When you are at war, the last thing you need to save is the future, the young people and the culture. Winston Churchill already knew this during World War II, and it still holds true today. Young people are our future. Culture binds us together as Europeans across national borders. Therefore, it is important to invest in both youth and cultur…

12 Sep

2023

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Single market emergency instrument (debate)

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Madam President! Commissioner. And my fellow Members. Europe needs growth. It is high time that we completed the single market, that we got it into even higher gears. We need the money. We need growth to move forward. That's why we need to see this proposal as well. I think there is reason to acknowledge the efforts made during the Corona, not least by the Commissioner here, to do something about …

1 Jun

2023

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation - Election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024 (debate)

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Fru formand! The European Community is in the midst of a hybrid war for which we are not sufficiently prepared. It's a fact. Cyber-attacks, espionage, systematic disinformation campaigns and sabotage of critical infrastructure – the list of hybrid threats is long. There is an urgent need to equip the EU to tackle the threats posed by autocrats such as Putin. This is why today is a good day as the …

14 Feb

2023

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Establishment of an independent EU Ethics Body (debate)

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Mr President! Corruption is a poison, a deadly poison, which threatens confidence in our democratic institutions both nationally and in the European Union. Qatargate has in many ways revealed a frightening problem of corruption right here in this house, right here in the European Parliament. These have been important revelations and require political action. We have an urgent need in general to fi…

10 Nov

2022

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A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (debate)

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Madam President! I am speaking again because I listened with great interest to what the Commissioner told us about the new cybersecurity initiatives from the Commission. And I think it might be appropriate in this debate to clarify and perhaps elaborate, if the Commissioner wants to do so, what exactly is it about? We hear rumors and we are very curious. And, of course, also whether the new initia…

10 Nov

2022

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A high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (debate)

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Madam President! Commissioner, please! The other day it was crazy again. A piece of critical infrastructure, the Danish State Railways, DSB called it, was attacked by cybercriminals. The attack meant that Danish train traffic was paralysed for up to seven hours. Unfortunately, this attack is not unique. Cyber-attacks have become commonplace in Europe. Hospitals, electricity supply, waterworks, eve…

18 Oct

2022

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Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)

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Mr. President! Politics often consists of unpleasant choices, and this is certainly one of them. Europeans are under pressure, winter is waiting, Europe will be hit historically hard. Should we as politicians act against a well-functioning market in the attempt to make emergency solutions? Immediately, the answer will be no. But, conversely, we cannot leave the Europeans behind. We are in an extra…

3 May

2022

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EU preparedness against cyber-attacks following Russia invasion on Ukraine (debate)

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Mr President! As if Putin's current war of tanks, bombardments and murders in Ukraine were not bad enough, the war in cyberspace has been a devastating reality for a long time. The war is not just about critical infrastructure in Ukraine. In fact, there are attacks on businesses in Europe every 11 seconds, ladies and gentlemen, every 11 seconds! The war in cyberspace reveals that we in Europe are …

7 Apr

2022

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Right to repair (debate)

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Madam President! Consumer rights and the green transition are two important agendas for both Renew in this house and for my party, Venstre. When we talk about the circular economy and the Commission's upcoming proposal, Right to Repair, it is crucial that we make demands on manufacturers to use resources in the best possible and most efficient way. We need to become even better at using data to ex…

5 Apr

2022

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Guidelines for the 2023 budget – Section III (debate)

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Madam President! Commissioner! Culture is a national competence, which is why it is difficult to discuss cultural budgets in an EU context. But the New European Bauhaus project has given us a unique chance to use culture to support one of the most important common goals, one of the most important common EU battles, namely the fight for the climate and the environment. The Bauhaus can help make the…

8 Mar

2022

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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU (debate)

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Mr. President! Minister! High Representative! Commissioner! Europe is at war. Right now, Ukrainians are dying as a result of the criminal war of aggression launched by Putin. But, ladies and gentlemen, we have been at war for a long time. Constant cyber-attacks have long hailed over Europe, the information war on social media has run and, in the worst cases, led to tragic deaths, as we saw back in…

16 Feb

2022

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The Rule of Law and the consequences of the ECJ ruling (debate)

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Madam President! Now it's over. We no longer have to be fools for our own money. Today's ruling by the European Court of Justice is a victory. It says that, of course, the EU has the right to slam the coffers of Member States that break the rules of the community and undermine democracy. Now the Commission must follow up as soon as possible and activate the rule of law mechanism. There are no excu…

5 Oct

2021

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State of EU cyber defence capabilities (debate)

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Madam President! I have just returned from Athens from a visit to the European Cybersecurity Agency. If I didn't know it before, I know it now: We are in the middle of a cyber war, and therefore cybersecurity must of course also be at the top of the agenda, and therefore it is welcome that we discuss it today. Ursula von der Leyen herself said so in her State of the Union address. This is an impor…

6 Jul

2021

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Foreign interference in democratic processes (debate)

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Madam President! Today, it is painfully clear that when it comes to cyber-attacks and hybrid threats, we are painfully helpless in the European community. Today, we have no way of responding effectively to the constant attack on our democracy, including disinformation or cyber-attacks against key IT infrastructures. Therefore, as has been said by several speakers – and I share this view – it makes…