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Speech in October I plenary session on Russian escalation of its war of aggression against Ukraine

Today in plenary we debated Russia’s escalation of the war against Ukraine, and in my speech I spoke about the fact that we already know how the war will end, but that the road will be long and difficult. We have tended to complain about the sacrifices we face, but the price we have to pay now is countless times less than if we refuse to make sacrifices and compromises. It also opens the way to looking ahead, to the Europe of the future.
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05 October 2022

Speech in September plenary session

We have a compromise for the directive on renewable energy sources. As compromises often mean, we have managed to reach a better consensus among the political groups, while no one is completely satisfied. In my speech in plenary, I wanted to remind my colleagues who hesitate on the issue, that we are far from finished with the negotiations. It is therefore extremely important that parliament now approves the compromise we have reached, so that negotiations can continue as soon as possible with the European Council and the Commission in view of our shared ultimate goal of tackling the climate and energy crisis.
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14 September 2022

Speech in ENVI 28th of April 2022

I have a feeling that we are running into a dream of what hydrogen can do for us in the energy sector. It is clear that hydrogen will play a major role in making heavy industry emission-free but we must be careful not to put too much faith in hydrogen solving our energy supply challenges. This is one of the issues I raised during the Environment Committee meeting today with Commissioner Timmermans.
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28 April 2022

The Finnish case: Geopolitical seismic moves

If we for a while turn our gaze back to European 19th century history, we see in the very heart of Europe something called the shatter zone of empires. There the spheres of interest of all the great European powers cut into each other. That made this area into a geography dripping with blood. All the shattered nationalities were, by active agents and policies from the empires, pitted against each other. At the same time and by the same token, all grievances – and you had a lot of them – were used to prevent the small subdued nationalities to form a functional identity and find a common way to independence and peace.
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13 April 2022

Speech in ENVI 29th of March

How should we relate Russian gas to Finnish peat? During the last meeting with the Environment Committee, I reflected on the impact of morality on the decisions we make in our work.
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29 March 2022

Speech in Plenary 24th of March 2022

“The truth is the following: Every cubic meter of Russian gas Every bottle of Russian oil Every load of Russian coal is dripping with blood. Innocent Ukrainian blood.” Here you will find my full speech in plenary.
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24 March 2022

Speech in ENVI 22th of March 2022

How should we compare Russian gas to Finnish peat? During the last meeting with the Environment Committee, I was wondering about the impact of morality on the decisions we make in our work.
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22 March 2022

Speech in Plenary 9th of March 2022

“Let this be Putin’s last wish!” This is how I ended my speech in the plenary today, addressing the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas. My thoughts are of course first and foremost with the Ukrainian people, but also with the Russian people, because they are not the ones who wanted war, but it is Putin’s wish.
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09 March 2022

Speech in ENVI 8th of March 2022

The Commission needs to give concrete examples of how we can speed up the process of solving the energy problems we face. I would like to see a clear structure of how the Commission intends to take into account the problems of the different Member States, as this issue cannot be solved with an ‘one size fits all’ plan.
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08 March 2022

Speech in ENVI 14th of February 2022

Here you can listen to the thoughts I shared with the French Minister of Agriculture.
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15 February 2022

Speech in ENVI 2th of February

Today I had the opportunity to present my version of the Renewable Energy Directive to the Environment Committee. My colleagues commented on my proposal and an interesting discussion has now started.
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02 February 2022

Question to commissioner during ENVI meeting 29 Nov 2021

During the Environment Committee meeting, I put a question to Commission Vice-President Timmermans. It is important that we move to lower-carbon energy production, but our decisions should be based on facts and calculations rather than emotional opinions.
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29 November 2021
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The Finnish case: Geopolitical seismic moves

If we for a while turn our gaze back to European 19th century history, we see in the very heart of Europe something called the shatter zone of empires. There the spheres of interest of all the great European powers cut into each other. That made this area into a geography dripping with blood. All the shattered nationalities were, by active agents and policies from the empires, pitted against each other. At the same time and by the same token, all grievances – and you had a lot of them – were used to prevent the small subdued nationalities to form a functional identity and find a common way to independence and peace.
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13 April 2022
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