Swedish nationals in Iran

Last week marked two years since Swedish national and EU Official Johan Floderus was illegally detained in Iran, said President Metsola. This week Professor Ahmadreza Djalali, also a Swedish national, will have been jailed for eight years, making him the longest held EU-national in Iran. Parliament once again condemns their arrest by the Iranian regime in the strongest possible terms, and will continue to work to secure the release of all those held on trumped up-charges.

Last plenary before the European elections

Speaking of Parliament’s achievements over the last few years, President Metsola highlighted ground-breaking legislation passed during this term on artificial intelligence, migration, asylum, climate, on creating jobs and safeguarding European industry and agriculture, on new tech, on digital services and digital markets. “We have faced the invasion of Ukraine, de-coupled from Russia and created new Energy and Health priorities. We have…