Anna Strolenberg
Member of the European Parliament · ALE · NL
“Mr President, we often talk about how impressive it is that Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression, and rightly so. But what is also impressive is Anastasiia. She's a Ukrainian woman who built a life for herself in the EU; she's a real powerhouse.”
“They deserve certainty. Granting them a form of long-term residence will give them that certainty. So I ask you: let's do everything we can for victory in Ukraine, but let's also look after the Ukrainians living in the EU, because all of them hopefully will soon be part of our EU family. 2-0432-0000”
“Madam President, beautiful, perfect bodies and sun-kissed holidays, all paid for by exciting jobs. This is the world that teenagers – and us as well – see every day on our phones. It is so close and in reach that we believe we can reach it.”
“Social media has become a machine to create addicted and insecure people and then squeeze the most out of them. Teenagers deserve more. No more addictive designs. Social media platforms should be safe by design, and if they are not, we should hold those platforms accountable. 3-0133-0000”
“Madam President, what is Vjosa-Narta? For Albanians, it is a place where their grandparents fished. It is a place where the first saw flamingos or where they dream of taking their children one day. For Edi Rama, it is a piggy bank being smashed open to be enjoyed by him and his friends.”
“End of June, I will travel to Albania to listen and to find ideas that we can take home to help Albanians from here. And to the Commissioner, I have one question and that is whether she wants to push the Council to move towards qualified majority voting because this whole accession process is often being blocked because countries can use…”
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“They deserve certainty. Granting them a form of long-term residence will give them that certainty. So I ask you: let's do everything we can for victory in Ukraine, but let's also look after the Ukrainians living in the EU, because all of them hopefully will soon be part of our EU family. 2-0432-0000”
“Mr President, we often talk about how impressive it is that Ukraine defends itself against Russian aggression, and rightly so. But what is also impressive is Anastasiia. She's a Ukrainian woman who built a life for herself in the EU; she's a real powerhouse. She even started a foundation that connects Ukrainian women from all over Europe – from Bulgaria to the Netherlands. They exchange on how it is to build a life in the EU and how to contribute to society. And they don't passively sit around: they have jobs, they learn languages, they pay taxes. They have seen their children grow up in the EU, and they made sure that they can proudly call these new places their homes. But they face one big issue: uncertainty. Next March, the temporary protection status of these people will end, and it is unclear what's going to happen next.”
“Social media has become a machine to create addicted and insecure people and then squeeze the most out of them. Teenagers deserve more. No more addictive designs. Social media platforms should be safe by design, and if they are not, we should hold those platforms accountable. 3-0133-0000”
“Madam President, beautiful, perfect bodies and sun-kissed holidays, all paid for by exciting jobs. This is the world that teenagers – and us as well – see every day on our phones. It is so close and in reach that we believe we can reach it. For a change, I'm not just talking about girls; I'm also talking about boys, because social media is terrible, horrible for their mental health as well. Boys who are still finding out their place in the world are confronted with these swollen supplemented men who tell them they should get rich by dodgy investments, then they can get a girl and then they should provide for her and they should never be vulnerable. The further these manosphere men go, the more their content gets boosted online. I think this is problematic.”
“End of June, I will travel to Albania to listen and to find ideas that we can take home to help Albanians from here. And to the Commissioner, I have one question and that is whether she wants to push the Council to move towards qualified majority voting because this whole accession process is often being blocked because countries can use their veto. 2-0442-0000”
“Madam President, what is Vjosa-Narta? For Albanians, it is a place where their grandparents fished. It is a place where the first saw flamingos or where they dream of taking their children one day. For Edi Rama, it is a piggy bank being smashed open to be enjoyed by him and his friends. And his friends are Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, and they do not care about concreting over rivers or killing one or two flamingos. They want to build a luxury resort for millionaires to make money out of it. Albanians have been going out on the streets and their demand is clear: of course, they want economic development, but not at all costs. As long as basic needs are not being met – like water, health care, a proper wage – they have the right to question whether public resources are going towards citizens or towards a privileged few.”
“Reliable rule of law with accountable state security apparatus is a shared commitment of both the EU and Indonesia under international conventions and agreements, but also an essential shared condition for unlocking crucial investments under our Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The European Union will continue to work with Indonesia to defend and to deliver on commitments to the protection and promotion of human rights, and this will also be the case as we move forward towards the upgrade of relations to a strategic level later this year. Both sides have made binding international commitments. It is for both sides to work tirelessly to meet them and thus meet the expectations of our citizens. 3-0610-0000”
“These calls have been supported by the Indonesian National Human Rights Commission, testifying to its independence. As was the case before and during the last human rights dialogue, the EU continues its close consultations with civil society in Indonesia. Only last week, Contras and Amnesty International briefed EU heads of mission in Jakarta on these specific cases. The EU also advocates for a stronger enabling environment for Indonesia, civil society and human rights defenders to pursue their work safely, and for authorities to maintain and strengthen inclusive consultation when designing policies.”
“They held the 11th round of consultations on human rights in February, in the framework of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, allowing both sides to address concerns on fundamental freedoms, on governance and rule of law issues in an open and constructive manner. The attacks against human rights defender Andrie Yunus and environmental activist Muhammad Rosidi that occurred this past February and March were very worrying, both for the degree of violence, with lasting health consequences on the two victims, and for the involvement of members of state military agencies. The EU has closely followed these cases and has noted the surge of civil society mobilisation in pursuit of a full investigation, including of those who ordered the attacks and transparent justice.”
“Es hat enormes Wirtschaftspotenzial und es wird immer stärker von Großmächten umworben. Wir sollten unsere Handelsbeziehungen und unseren Einfluss in der Region stärken. Deshalb: konstruktive Kritik – ja, aber vor allem Dialog und Zusammenarbeit. Keine Konfrontation, keine moralischen Belehrungen. Sie bewirken nur das Gegenteil. 3-0609-0000 Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the Commission. – Mr President, honourable Members of the European Parliament, the European Union and Indonesia have had a comprehensive partnership since 2014. This means regular dialogue and broad cooperation, including systematically on human rights.”
“Dass Soldaten des indonesischen Militärgeheimdienstes darin verwickelt waren, ist ein schlechtes Zeichen. Es zeigt, offenbar hat Indonesien Defizite bei der Kontrolle seiner Sicherheitskräfte. Das gehört klar benannt. Nun muss man fairerweise konzedieren, dass die Regierung in Jakarta sich diesen Problemen stellt. Die vier genannten Soldaten wurden angeklagt; der Behördenleiter trat zurück. Auch sonst macht Indonesien Fortschritte: Das Menschenrechtsgesetz wird revidiert, das Justizwesen wird reformiert und gegen Kinderehen und weibliche Genitalverstümmelung wird vorgegangen. Das verdient Anerkennung. Selbst der Europäische Auswärtige Dienst findet lobende Worte. Aber in der Entschließung hierzu findet man kein Wort – das ist meiner Meinung nach unausgewogen und kontraproduktiv. Denn Indonesien ist ein Schlüsselland Südostasiens.”
“We call on the Indonesian authorities to do everything in their power to ensure the protection of human rights and environmental defenders, and we call on the EU to ensure human rights and environmental safeguards, stay at the forefront of our priorities during the discussions and possible ratification of our trade agreements. Our trade policy serves more than our economies. It's there also to promote our key values and principles. Human rights and the environment are inseparable from our trade decisions. 3-0608-0000 Tomasz Froelich, Verfasser. – Herr Präsident! Frau Exekutiv-Vizepräsidentin der Kommission! Die Säureanschläge auf die Aktivisten Andrie Yunus und Muhammad Rosidi sind scharf zu verurteilen. Beiden Opfern gilt unsere Solidarität.”
“Because today, those standing in the way of powerful extractive industries face intimidation, criminalisation and attacks. Civic space is shrinking and new laws pose threats to freedom of expression and civil society's ability to operate. Nowhere are those concerns more visible than in Papua and West Papua, where militarisation is intensifying. Indigenous communities are being displaced from their ancestral lands, journalists and international observers are kept out and the majority of abuses go unaddressed and unpunished.”
“Nie można bronić wolności słowa w Dżakarcie, a milczeć, gdy zagrożona jest ona tu, w Europie, w Warszawie. Nie można potępiać represji wobec opozycji za granicą, a przymykać oczu na nadużycia władzy w jednym z większych krajów europejskich. Dlatego wzywam: bronimy praw człowieka konsekwentnie w Indonezji, w Polsce i wszędzie tam, gdzie władza próbuje uciszyć tych, którzy patrzą jej na ręce. 3-0607-0000 Catarina Vieira, author. – Mr President, as the EU and Indonesia prepare to close on the CEPA agreement, we must remember that allies are more than just trade partners – they stand for the same core values this Parliament raises today, the cases of Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi, not as isolated incidents, but as symbolic of our greatest concerns when it comes to freedom, human rights and the rule of law in Indonesia.”
“Sprawa Andriego Yunusa i Muhammada Rosidiego pokazuje, jak niebezpieczna jest sytuacja, gdy państwo zaczyna traktować aktywistów, dziennikarzy i opozycję jak wrogów. Europa ma podobne problemy i trzeba jasno powiedzieć: nie ma zgody na polityczną przemoc. Nie ma zgody na zastraszenie obywateli, instrumentalne używanie służb czy bezkarność tych, którzy stoją za atakami na ludzi broniących wolności słowa i praw obywatelskich przed zakusami eurokratów i lewicowych aktywistów. Parlament Europejski bardzo chętnie poucza inne państwa. Tymczasem w Polsce widzimy dziś działania budzące poważne obawy. Wtargnięcia służb do domów dziennikarzy niezależnych mediów. Presję wobec polityków opozycji i decyzje, które naruszają konstytucję oraz podstawowe zasady państwa prawa.”
“Ambos casos reflejan una presión creciente contra los defensores de los derechos humanos, activistas medioambientales, periodistas y sindicatos. Pedimos investigaciones rápidas e independientes en la jurisdicción civil, no en la militar, que no se queden solo en los autores materiales, sino que se investigue a quienes ordenaron o encubrieron estos ataques. En la Unión Europea valoramos muy positivamente el diálogo abierto con Indonesia sobre los derechos humanos y también pedimos a la Comisión Europea que controle las cadenas de suministro de las empresas europeas que operan allí. Cooperación y colaboración sí, pero sobre una base de valores compartidos. 3-0606-0000 Małgorzata Gosiewska, autorka. – Panie Przewodniczący! Szanowni Państwo!”
“– Nākamais darba kārtības punkts ir debates par sešiem rezolūciju priekšlikumiem par lietām par cilvēktiesību un vides aizstāvjiem Andrie Yunus un Muhammad Rosidi Indonēzijā (2026/2738(RSP)). 3-0605-0000 Idoia Mendia, autora. – Señor presidente, Indonesia es un socio estratégico para la Unión Europea y queremos seguir construyendo una relación sólida, estable y de futuro con Indonesia y con ASEAN, pero, precisamente porque creemos en esa relación, hablamos con claridad: una asociación fuerte no puede basarse solo en intereses económicos o geopolíticos, debe apoyarse en principios compartidos. Los derechos humanos y la protección de quienes defienden las libertades debe ser uno de ellos. Andrie Yunus fue atacado tras denunciar la expansión del poder militar, Muhammad Rosidi por enfrentarse a la minería ilegal de estaño.”
“21.3 TC "21.3 - Случаите на защитниците на правата на човека и на околната среда Андре Юнус и Мухамад Росиди в Индонезия" \f 1 TC "21.3 - Los casos de los defensores de los derechos humanos y del medio ambiente Andrie Yunus y Muhammad Rosidi en Indonesia" \f 2 TC "21.3 - Případy obránců lidských práv a ochránců životního prostředí Andrie Yunuse a Muhammada Rosidiho v Indonésii" \f 3 TC "21.3 - Sagerne om menneskerettigheds- og miljøforkæmperne Andrie Yunus og Muhammad Rosidi i Indonesien" \f 4 TC "21.3 - Die Fälle der Menschenrechts- und Umweltaktivisten Andrie Yunus und Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesien" \f 5 TC "21.3 - Inimõiguslaste ja keskkonnakaitsjate Andrie Yunuse ja Muhammad Rosidi juhtumid Indoneesias" \f 6 TC "21.3 - Οι περιπτώσεις των υπερασπιστών των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων και του περιβάλλοντος Andrie Yunus και Muhammad Rosidi στην Ινδονησία" \f 7 TC "21.3 - The cases of human rights and environmental defenders Andrie Yunus and Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia" \f 8 TC "21.3 - Les cas des défenseurs des droits de l’homme et de l’environnement Andrie Yunus et Muhammad Rosidi en Indonésie" \f 9 TC "21.3 - Cásanna na gcosantóirí de chearta an duine agus den chomhshaoil Andrie Yunus agus Muhammad Rosidi san Indinéis" \f A TC "21.3 - Slučajevi boraca za ljudska prava i zaštitu okoliša Andriea Yunusa i Muhameda Rosidija u Indoneziji" \f B TC "21.3 - I casi dei difensori dei diritti umani e dell'ambiente Andrie Yunus e Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesia" \f C TC "21.3 - Lietas par cilvēktiesību un vides aizstāvjiem Andrie Yunus un Muhammad Rosidi Indonēzijā" \f D TC "21.3 - Žmogaus teisių ir aplinkos gynėjų Andrie Yunuso ir Muhammado Rosidi atvejai Indonezijoje" \f E TC "21.3 - Andrie Yunus és Muhammad Rosidi emberijog- és környezetvédők ügye Indonéziában" \f F TC "21.3 - Il-każijiet tad-difensuri tad-drittijiet tal-bniedem u tal-ambjent Andrie Yunus u Muhammad Rosidi fl-Indoneżja" \f G TC "21.3 - De zaken van mensenrechten- en milieuactivisten Andrie Yunus en Muhammad Rosidi in Indonesië" \f H TC "21.3 - Przypadki obrońców praw człowieka i środowiska Andriego Yunusa i Muhammada Rosidiego w Indonezji" \f I TC "21.3 - O caso dos defensores dos direitos humanos e do ambiente Andrie Yunus e Muhammad Rosidi na Indonésia" \f J TC "21.3 - Cazurile apărătorilor drepturilor omului și ai mediului Andrie Yunus și Muhammad Rosidi din Indonezia" \f K TC "21.3 - Prípady ochrancov ľudských práv a životného prostredia Andrieho Yunusa a Muhammada Rosidiho v Indonézii" \f L TC "21.3 - Primera zagovornikov človekovih pravic in okoljevarstvenikov Andrieja Yunusa in Muhammada Rosidija v Indoneziji" \f M TC "21.3 - Ihmisoikeus- ja ympäristöaktivistien Andrie Yunusin ja Muhammad Rosidin tapaukset Indonesiassa" \f N TC "21.3 - Människorättsförsvarare och miljöförsvarare - fallen Andrie Yunus och Muhammad Rosidi i Indonesien" \f OLietas par cilvēktiesību un vides aizstāvjiem Andrie Yunus un Muhammad Rosidi Indonēzijā 3-0604-0000 Priekšsēdētājs.”
“Honourable Members, the women and girls of Afghanistan continue to show extraordinary courage and resilience in the face of relentless restrictions, and their determination deserves more than expressions of concern. It requires sustained international attention and it requires principled engagement. The EU must continue to speak clearly and act consistently, as was also called for in this House, in support of human dignity, in support of equality and of the rights of all women and girls everywhere. 3-0602-0000 Priekšsēdētājs. – Debates ir slēgtas. Balsošana notiks rītdien.”
“No country can build stability or prosperity while systematically excluding half of its population. The impact will not stop at Afghanistan's borders. Continued repression, economic collapse and lack of opportunities risk fuelling displacement, irregular migration and instability across the region. They also create an environment that can be exploited by extremist and terrorist groups. The rights of women and girls are therefore not separate from questions of security and stability – they are actually central to them. The European Union will continue to stand with the Afghan people. The European Union and its Member States remain among the leading providers of humanitarian, basic needs and livelihood assistance to Afghanistan, while continuing to support civil society and human rights defenders, including women human rights defenders.”
“The introduction of the Criminal Procedure Code for courts is yet another stark reminder of the direction Afghanistan is taking under the Taliban rule, with provisions that risk further weakening protections for women, including in cases of domestic violence, while further restricting their freedom of movement and participation in legal proceedings. Of course, for Afghan women this is not simply a legal issue; it is about whether they can seek protection, whether they can be heard, whether they can exercise even the most basic of their rights. Afghanistan today remains the only country in the world where girls are banned from secondary and higher education, with nearly 2.2 million girls currently denied schooling beyond primary level. At the same time, more than half of the population depends on humanitarian assistance for survival.”
“Until the strong, resilient women of Afghanistan can be free and can be heard, the Taliban is welcome in The Hague, but they are not welcome here. 3-0600-0000 (Brīvā mikrofona uzstāšanos beigas.) 3-0601-0000 Roxana Mînzatu, Executive Vice-President of the Commission. – Mr President, colleagues, thank you so much for this debate and for the many calls that you have made, which I have heard and I acknowledge here. Indeed, step by step, decree by decree, women and girls in Afghanistan are being pushed further out of public life, out of education, out of employment, and now increasingly out of access to justice itself.”
“Mr President, the wind in your hair, the sun on your face and laughing with your friends while listening to stories – this is all possible in Afghanistan, but not for women. Women may not speak and may not hear each other's voices. Their skin may not feel the sun. Their lungs may not breathe fresh air. Afghan women are forced to cover their hair and faces, forced to be invisible. And we often call them prisoners, but prisoners are still allowed to speak. Prisoners know that one day they will be free and prisoners are still considered human. In Afghanistan, the Taliban consider women possessions. These are the men that Ursula von der Leyen is inviting to Brussels to discuss migration. These are the men she is rolling out the red carpet for, and they are not welcome here.”
“Affordable day care so that raising a child is not seen as a mother's job by default. Paid or unpaid, rewarded or invisible, work is work. Let's make it fair. 3-0354-0000”
“Mr President, when a man gets up at 5 a.m. and he hustles and grinds until 11 p.m., we call him an entrepreneur. And he starts a podcast about it. When a woman does it, we say, 'Happy Mother's Day!' In the Netherlands, compared to 20 years ago, women are doing 15 hours more paid work per week. Compare that to how much more housework men do per week: 24 minutes. A man working full-time is called a provider. A woman who works, cooks, cleans, takes care of the children, of the sick parents, who organises the birthday parties and brings the children on time to swimming lessons? We call her a part-time worker. Culture has to change, but let's change the system first. Equal parental leave for fathers and mothers so that the division of care work is equal from the start.”
“Mr President, we are wasting money on defence. Our armies are big enough to be expensive, but too small and fragmented to keep us safe. I am critical of this waste of money because every euro that we spend on defence is a euro less on schools, on hospitals, on housing. So, if we spend money, let's spend it wisely. We can do so by building a European army. We stop spending money insufficiently on 27 armies, we spend it as one and we can save up to EUR 100 billion a year. That is massive because I want peace more than anything. I want a peaceful future for every European – one filled with parks, playgrounds, healthcare, good housing. But if we want to get there, we have to do it differently because peace that we cannot defend is peace that is decided on the terms of the aggressor. So, colleagues, the time for Europe is now.”
“Algorithms boost what polarises and sexualises, and it amplifies what shocks. We must hold these platforms to account. It's them who must take the lead in bringing this harassment epidemic to an end. 3-0312-0000”
“Madam President, billions to create addictive and inescapable online worlds; pennies to deal with the fallout of it. Tech companies have spent fortunes tweaking algorithms, targeting even more younger users and creating the most eye‑catching online worlds. But the moment their users are there, they are on their own. Unrestricted cyberbullying? 'Nothing to do with me', says Zuckerberg. Or a harassment epidemic? 'Sounds like a you problem', Musk would say. The result is serious: deepfakes, sexual abuse, grooming and online widespread violence. This violence affects everyone, but women are targeted most, especially young girls, politicians, journalists. Women are actively pushed out of the public debate, afraid of being abused. And these problems are not accidental. They are built into the system.”
“But for Europe to just save a single life is the least we can do. To support people, not regimes, is our duty. 3-0584-0000”
“Mr President, thousands and thousands killed in Iran. Tens of thousands in prison, fearing execution or rape, which does happen. Are you shocked by the rising numbers or do you just feel numb? We owe it to the people of Iran to see the stories behind the statistics – the nurses helping wounded people and getting arrested, the mothers paying prisons not for the freedom of their daughters, but just to get their dead bodies back. Your voice and my voice calling for change is a small thing. But while the people in Iran are oppressed, we can do no less. We must seize the assets of the IRGC and we must provide visas for those seeking asylum. And we must support those who refuse to be silent, those who demand a free and democratic future decided by the Iranians. A regime that kills thousands is statistics.”
“Saying our economy can function without migration is a lie, and saying that it will be easy if we have migrants is also not realistic. So what should we do? I heard very few proposals. It's to help migrants integrate and find jobs and to simplify visa procedures. Please, colleagues, stop the hypocrisy. Act like adults and have an open debate. 2-0499-0000”
“Mr President, Italy blocks rescues at sea while bringing in half a million foreign workers. Greece stops asylum applications while recruiting thousands of workers. And the Netherlands says, 'Our country is full', while employers fear that there is a labour shortage. Politicians love to put the negative sides of migration centre stage. And also I cannot believe what I heard – some of the accusations that were made tonight. Anyways, and in the meantime, they stay silent about the people that keep our economy running. The truth is, Europe is ageing. In the upcoming 20 years, one of the big resources that we will compete for is workers. Politicians should tell the truth. We need people. We need migrants. We need workers. We need builders, teachers, nurses.”
“Get rid of the veto and speak with one voice, be the leader in upholding human rights and find new allies who want the same. Be ambitious and build a United States of Europe. 1-0207-0000”
“Mr President, I grew up being a strong believer in international law, but now I see this might have been an idle hope. We live in a Trumpian world where only power seems to matter. We used to abide by international law, but only when the US wanted it. These times are scary, but let me be clear: we don't have to stand by and watch. I want to address our prime ministers and presidents directly: you want Europe to be strong, but you don't show the courage to make it happen. You want a bit more collaboration, but you won't risk your political position to make real reform happen. You want just enough change for Europe to survive, but not enough for Europe to succeed. As you are gathering in a castle in Brussels this week, I urge you to walk the road to European independence.”
“We agreed on a migration pact, we have a solidarity system, but now we see that European countries are so focused on their own interest that we went back to 1985 and installed borders. This fight on migration makes Europe weak, divided and hostile. I don't want us to become like the United States of America. I want us to be better, like the united states of Europe. But then we have to change. If we cannot let go of small politics and solve migration issues, what hope do we have of dealing with Trump, Putin, or climate change? To always talk crisis is exciting, but we must go to the boring stuff – implement what we have, so we can finally move on. 3-0213-0000”
“Mr President, kidnappings on the streets, people being dragged from their homes and their cars, and innocent protesters being shot dead by masked men with absolute immunity: this is migration policy today in America. We are here in Europe and we have not yet sunk this deep, but I am worried that we're moving towards that direction. It's always harsher, tougher, stronger. Let's be honest: we have this debate today because centre-right parties want to show that they are tough and deliver – because they are afraid that their colleagues on the right, these far‑right, polarising preachers, might win next elections. I don't want them to win either, but I ask you, how much humanity do we have to sacrifice for you to win elections?”
“Madam President, farmers are taking to the streets in Brussels once again because Brussels fails to deliver. Taking away bureaucracy is good, but there is such a hyper-focus on simplification that I fear we will fail them once again. Farmers ask for fair income and good contracts. And what do they get? Political theatre such as a veggie burger ban. Farmers don't need culture wars – they need bargaining powers. Farmers ask for stable rules. And what do they get? Yearly derogations, last-minute exemptions and constant policy U-turns. They don't need uncertainty; they need long-term perspective. And young farmers ask for a future. And what do they get? Still no real reform on land access and no tailored financing. They need a dedicated budget and financial support for sustainable business models.”
“– Looking at cyberbullying, it is a real problem here, and one of the main issues is that there is no harmonised definition, so every country looks at it differently. That makes it very easy for platforms to get out of it: 'We don't classify this as bullying or violence against women, so we won't tackle it.' Also, looking at the fact that content moderation is something that platforms do not feel the need to do anymore is problematic. So instead of what is happening here, looking at what women should and should not do, I think we should really look into this, the responsibility of these platforms, and make sure they are held accountable. 4-0058-0000”
“But I do think people should have the freedom to go for it if we are really careful with it. 4-0056-0000 Sunčana Glavak (PPE), pitanje koje je podizanjem plave kartice postavio. – Poštovana predsjedavajuća, drago mi je što ste spomenuli zlostavljanje na internetu i slažem se s vama i nadam se da ćete podržati inicijativu EPP grupe o kojoj govorimo već nekoliko godina, a to je proširenje definicije i da cyberbullying, zapravo, postane kazneno djelo u svim zemljama članicama Europske unije u kojima to još nije. Što se tiče ove Direktive, moram reći da je moja zemlja, iz koje dolazim, Hrvatska, već tu poduzela korake i da je seksualno zlostavljanje, silovanje i ostalo već u domeni kaznenog djela. Dakle, jeste li za cyberbullying kriminalizaciju, kao što je to i EPP? 4-0057-0000 Anna Strolenberg (Verts/ALE), blue-card answer.”
“Niemniej jest to czyn, który de facto sprowadza się do eksploatacji ich ciała, a one stają się de facto inkubatorem, oddając swoje dziecko, i jest to współczesna forma wyzysku. 4-0055-0000 Anna Strolenberg (Verts/ALE), blue-card answer. – I will answer your question, but I have to say, what I noticed is that all the debates at this moment come from parties that are very conservative, and they are claiming that women are victims of choices they make themselves, victims of migrants. Although if we look at what the problem is, there are so many more problems: the rape of women, issues within their private households. So the problems that you are talking about are not the real problems that we have to tackle. Surrogacy, of course, is a delicate issue and we have to be careful with it.”
“We need stronger content moderation, and we must hold platforms accountable, because they do have a responsibility. I wish I could say I wish that women would feel as safe online as offline in the real world, but the line between offline and online does not exist. They reinforce each other and we must fight both. (The speaker agreed to take several blue-card questions) 4-0054-0000 Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR), pytanie zadane przez podniesienie niebieskiej kartki. – Bardzo Pani dziękuję za to, że mówi Pani o przemocy względem kobiet, która dotyka wszystkie z nas w sieci. Rzeczywiście jest to bardzo ważny problem i dziękuję za jego podniesienie. Ale chciałabym zapytać Panią również, jakie jest Pani stanowisko, jeśli chodzi o surogację. Czy podziela Pani pogląd, że kobiety żyjące w trudnych warunkach społecznych podejmują się właśnie tego czynu.”
“Madam President, a YouTube channel where AI-generated women beg for their lives before being shot in the head, a Facebook group where men share intimate videos of their partners, and deepfake pornography of female politicians and journalists. This is all real, and it's all chilling, and the list is much, much longer. We are all shocked when we hear this, but then after a while, the urgency fades and a political response fails. Just this week, the Commission presented its annual work programme, and there is nothing on a legislative proposal for gender equality. Meanwhile, when we're scrolling online and on social media, it looks like we're going backwards. I would say let's take women's safety seriously, also online. We need a European definition of cyberviolence against women.”
“It is only one amendment of two very important reports. So actually, I believe – and I mean this respectfully – this part was not a very useful contribution to this debate. 2-0280-0000 Anna Strolenberg (Verts/ALE), blue-card answer. – Jessika Van Leeuwen, maybe you did not listen to your colleague on your left that brought this up in her contribution here – she made it one of the most important points of these files. What I see is that it is used as a cultural debate although we know that consumers are not confused about the fact of whether a burger is plant‑based or if it is meat. We see that farmers and also meat producers like Rügenwalder Mühle, Aldi and Lidl are saying that this ban is not useful. It is a false promise to farmers. So, let's not waste any more time on this. 2-0281-0000”
“And my colleagues in the EPP are happy to do the dirty work, instead of actually helping farmers. Because if you want to help farmers, give them stronger contracts, give them a better income, let's help them innovate. Let's give them the support they need to adapt to the climate crisis that is devastating their harvests. Our farmers are too important to be left in the past. So I'm asking all my colleagues: stop talking about burgers and start working on the issues that matter. (The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question) 2-0279-0000 Jessika Van Leeuwen (PPE), blue-card question. – Dear colleague, I just have one short question for you. You are questioning this 'waste of time' of a debate because apparently we are discussing burgers, but you are the first one mentioning this topic.”
“Mr President, this speech is a waste of everybody's time, because we are talking about burgers. We're talking about banning the word 'burger' if it's made of plant protein instead of animal protein. But I wonder: what if the burger is made of 51 % animal protein? What if it's 50:50? What if it's not made in the region of Hamburg? We could have spent this time debating the fact that our planet is on fire, the fact that we have a brutal war on our borders, and that our societies are getting angrier and more divided. And instead, when Europeans look at their leaders, what do they see? They see us discussing burgers. Why is this? It's because the meat lobby is trying to weaken its innovative food competitors. It's trying to weaken farmers, also livestock farmers transitioning to more plant-based products.”
“I would say: build shelters for women, educate men, invest in prevention, train agents at recognising abuse and call all countries to sign the Istanbul Convention. Colleagues, we will not dehumanise. We will organise to end femicide. 3-0218-0000 PREDSEDÁ: MARTIN HOJSÍK Podpredseda 3-0219-0000”
“Madam President, ending mass migration to protect our women and children is the title of this debate, chosen by my colleagues on the far right. Colleagues, you can do better than this: every opportunity you get to dehumanise migrants, you take it again and again and again, and now you're even exploiting the murder of a Dutch woman for your own political agenda. It is true: women do get murdered, but not by migrants – mostly by their partners, ex-partners or men close to them. The only thing you do is to spread fear. I have a different fear. In my country, the Netherlands, calls to domestic violence hotlines are at a record high, and every eight days a woman does get murdered. So if you are truly worried about women, then do what you have failed to do before: fight with us.”
“Madam President, close your eyes and picture a farmer. What do you see? Maybe an old man farming in an old way. Or maybe an angry protester driving a tractor. Well, open your eyes. I have visited many young farmers, and I want to tell you what I've seen. I saw green innovators with cutting‑edge technology working on the agriculture of the future. And they had a message for Brussels. They said, 'Give us what we need to build the sustainable agriculture of the future. Give us better access to land and credit. Make it less risky to experiment with new and green ways of farming, such as with different protein crops. And set clear and consistent sustainability goals.' If we want to grow the farmers of the future, we must plant the seeds right now. And Commissioner, your budget can do so. 4-0026-0000”
“We must end the Association Agreement. We must enforce a weapons embargo, and we need to sanction those accused of war crimes. 2-0576-0000”
“Mr President, more bombs, more dead, more children starving, burned and buried. The suffering we once called 'unbelievable' is now streamed, live, into our phones, into our minds. And while the war in Iran gets headlines, peace in Gaza remains as far away as ever. How can we pressure the Israeli Government if we give them preferential access to our markets? How can we condemn their attacks on Palestinians while we provide them with weapons? How is it possible that Netanyahu is still not facing any consequences although investigation after investigation shows that we are watching a genocide unfold. Last Sunday, I marched for peace. I joined hundreds of thousands of people – people demanding an end to the suffering. Europeans are calling for peace, but Europe can only be heard if we speak with one voice.”