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Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation - Election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024 (debate)
Madam President, I'm sorry. The European Union remains vulnerable to foreign interference and disinformation. Putin knew who would be the strongest supporter of Ukraine during the war. That is why in recent years he has tried to discredit us, my country, Poland on the international arena, undermining the actions taken by the democratically elected Polish government. Unfortunately, many of you have repeated these unverified phrases. Meanwhile, as mentioned in today's report, it was the political elites in Germany who implemented Gazprom's program and expressed their constant support for gas supplies from Russia, making their country completely dependent on them, which gave Putin the opportunity to shape European policy by turning off the gas tap. Let us also not forget the corruption scandal unveiled here in the European Parliament, which has clearly shown the lack of resilience of the EU institutions against abuse and interference from third countries. I invite all of you to reflect more deeply on the functioning of the European institutions. Only by strengthening integrity, transparency and accountability can the image of the Union, which has been tarnished by this scandal, be restored in the eyes of all citizens.