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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“But I would be even prouder if we managed to live up to our responsibility and to show actions that speak louder than these words. Let's live up to our responsibility, and let's remember that 'never again' is not a prayer to the past, but a promise to the future. 4-0062-0000”
“Mr President, 'never again' are words often spoken, but difficult to uphold. We are here amongst Europeans and we all have different war traumas, be it Nazism, Fascism, Communism or colonialism. These stories make us who we are, and these histories also put a great responsibility upon us to act when we see that freedom is taken away from others. We are not doing that enough, Europe is not doing it enough. We are too silent about Netanyahu's war crimes in Gaza. We are too timid in supporting Ukraine in defeating Russian imperialism. We can do so much more, and I am proud that I can stand here and be critical, because this freedom is a luxury for some. I am proud that I am European, and that we managed to turn our history into the biggest peace project there is.”
“So let's triple our research budgets, let's create easy visas for those researchers, and let's take away hurdles for start-ups. Let's make Europe the home for academic freedom where all talent counts. 1-0164-0000”
“Madam President, a society that silences academics is a society in decline. A society that censors research on climate change and gender is a society in decline. Academic freedom is not a privilege; it's a condition to do your job. So, to all European leaders, to the European Commission, I have a message. We can feel sorry for all those academics in the US, or we can provide them with something better: a place where research is valued, a place where academic freedom is protected. Attracting this talent is in our own interest. If not, we will become a society – a continent – of the past. We will become the backseat drivers. So we need this talent. Today I read Europe needs to revive its hunger to attract talent, and this is true. We have to revive our hunger to become the frontrunners in research and innovation.”
“It can create more options for consumers, more new opportunities for income for farmers, and more climate resilience. If your proposed plan has concrete goals and concrete policy proposals, your plan can become a success story as well. 4-0043-0000”
“Mr President, Commissioner, the Netherlands is a country of food innovation and also a country of yoghurt‑lovers for breakfast. And I want to talk about both, because I visited a farm a while ago of two young farmers coming from a long line of dairy farmers, and they saw the inefficiency of giving soy to cows, and they radically changed their business model. By now, they are producing their own soy and creating their own yoghurt. Since recently, you can find their products in one of the biggest supermarkets in the Netherlands. This is the innovation that we need in Europe. This is a success story. Commissioner, in your vision, you highlight our dependency on importing proteins. If you want to change this, we have to stimulate the creation of alternative proteins. And I think we can do it.”