Cecilia Malmström



Anna Cecilia Malmström (born 15 May 1968) is a Swedish politician who served as European Commissioner for Trade from 2014 to 2019. She previously served as European Commissioner for Home Affairs from 2010 to 2014 and Minister for European Union Affairs from 2006 to 2010. She was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden from 1999 to 2006. She is a member of the Swedish Liberals, part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe.

Quotes

 * We are deeply concerned about the situation in Russia with regards to human rights. There are several examples of this situation, such as the new law requiring NGOs to register as “foreign agents”, the law banning homosexual “propaganda”, problems with the rule of law and arbitrary judicial processes, and court rulings against the opposition.''
 * "Situation in Russia", My Blog, European Commission, 17 January 2014.


 * There is an alarming increase of violence and harassment against gay people, something that is being legitimized by the regime as they brand homosexuality as something abnormal and dangerous to children.
 * "Situation in Russia", My Blog, European Commission, 17 January 2014.


 * I do not take my mandate from the European people.
 * In response to the opposition against TTIP. Source: John Hilary. "I didn’t think TTIP could get any scarier, but then I spoke to the EU official in charge of it", independent.co.uk, 12 October 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2019.