Christine Anderson

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Christine Anderson is a German politician of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and a member of the European Parliament. She sits with the Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN) group, where she is a parliamentary whip.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Christine Anderson, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

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Statements by Christine Anderson

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Christine Anderson

Role at the time: Member of the European Parliament for the AfD, speaking for the ESN group in a plenary debate

Condemned

Statement summary

Anderson tells the European Parliament that Carney should turn down von der Leyen's associate-membership offer, which she says would harm Canada.

“The question is, is Mark Carney stupid enough to fall for it? Or will he do right by the Canadian people and tell Ursula von der Leyen to bugger off?”
Read the original text (opens in a new tab)Deepening the EU-Canada alliance - preparation of the EU-Canada summit (debate)Speech by Christine Anderson for the ESN group
Why we used this label

The case asks whether Canada should become an associate member of the EU. Anderson opposes the offer and urges Carney to refuse it.

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