Europaparlament - Dr. Hannah Neumann

European Parliament

Europe is the proof that peace can be learnt. That after years of the most brutal wars, another way of living is possible. The European Parliament is a truly European place where we can achieve consensus across national and party divisions. Our work in Parliament and our history in Europe give many people hope, wherever they may be in the world.

In my view, we must live up to the hopes placed in us every day. I use my work in Parliament as a platform, as a way of urging Europe to support and protect people around the world who are campaigning for peace and human rights.

I chose my committees and delegations accordingly. I am chair of the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula and vice-chair of the Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI). I am also a member of the Committee on Security and Defence Policy (SEDE) and the Committee of inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA), as well as a substitute in the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET).

“Europe is the proof that we can learn to live together in Peace ."

Here you will find the many contributions, speeches, resolutions and reports I am working on in Parliament:

All Questions Reports EU Press Speeches Motions for Resolutions

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ASAP: We need an excess profit tax!

12. May 2023

We as Greens/EFA fully support the fastest possible delivery of ammunition to Ukraine. But why turn ASAP into a money machine for the defence sector? My speech:

Spyware: Report adopted in Committee

12. May 2023

The misuse of Spyware is a danger to democracy. In the Pegasus Committee of Inquiry, we spent a year working on this issue. The report and recommendations have now been adopted in the committee.

Hannah Neumann, im pinken Kleid, und Niklas Nienaß, im blauen Hemd, schießen ein Selfie vor Delegierten beim Parteitag der Grünen in Grimmen. Die Delegierten halten Europafähnchen hoch.

Parteitag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, gemeinsame Beschaffung militärischer Güter und die Situation in Afghanistan und im Irak

29. April 2023

In diesem "Monthly" erfahrt ihr, was im April bei mir los war. Es geht unter anderem um gemeinsame Rüstungsbeschaffung auf EU-Ebene, den Parteitag in MV und meine Plenarreden zum Irak und Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan: Protect our local partners

28. April 2023

Without the support of our local partners, no EU action, no matter how rapidly deployed, will have a positive political impact on the ground. A Rapid Deployment Capacity cannot be our only answer – we need to better protect our partners and evacuate them when needed! My speech:

Landesparteitag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern – grüne Lösungen für ländliche Räume

25. April 2023

Ländliche Räume, Europa und die Bürgermeister*innen-Wahl in Schwerin – das waren die Kernthemen beim grünen Landesparteitag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern letztes Wochenende. Ich war dabei.

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The Crackdown on the Right to Education in Afghanistan – My plenary speech

21. April 2023

After taking power only one and a half years ago, the Taliban have banned women from public life. Now, the future of the country is under attack: the education of its youngest. The EU cannot look away. My plenary speech:

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Iraq: The spirit of the youth protest movement lives on

21. April 2023

Iraq is a country that has gone through years of war, conflict and terror. Yet the spirit of the Youth protest movement lives on! As the EU, we should support this young courageous generation as much as we can. My plenary speech:

Pegasus: a conspiracy of silence of Commission and member states

24. March 2023

For the past 6 months, there has been a conspiracy of silence of Commission and member states. In order to be able to protect democracy, however, all stakeholders need to be willing to cooperate - more in my speech:

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Mein Bericht zu Menschenrechtsverteidiger*innen, Verhandlungen im PEGA-Ausschuss und – immer wieder – die Lage im Iran und in Afghanistan

23. March 2023

Diese und viele weitere Themen haben mich in den letzten Wochen beschäftigt – lest mehr darüber in der neuen Ausgabe meines Monthly!

We need an international investigation and further sanctions! – My plenary speech on the poison attacks on schoolgirls in Iran

20. March 2023

While the regime puts girls behind bars who dared to dance on the streets, those responsible for the poisoning of schoolgirls are still free. My plenary speech:

My report on human rights defenders was adopted by a large majority

16. March 2023

Menschenrechtsverteidiger*innen sind unsere engsten Verbündeten. Mein Bericht zeigt: Die EU kann sie noch besser schützen und unterstützen! Wie genau? Mehr Infos:

Negotiations on amendments start in Pegasus inquiry committee

15. February 2023

The Pegasus Inquiry Committee enters the next round: after all parliamentary groups have submitted their amendments, our draft report is now on the table. My priorities:

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