Speeches

Madam President, Dear colleagues, you have been here two years ago. Russia today Banned throughout the EU. Funny that today, two years later, we still have to talk about Russian propaganda. Maybe it's because you've been artificially raising the issue over and over again? How stupid do you think we are? Everyone sees what you're trying to do here: Distract from the actual propaganda and election influencing. (intermediate calls) (Interruption by the President: Please, colleagues, please don't shout when there is a speaker.) Best example of this year: Voice of Europe, a website of exiled Ukrainians in Prague who liked the contributions of a handful of people and of all people this website should influence the elections throughout the EU in the sense of Putin. Not Voice of EuropeThe campaign against Voice of Europe It affected the entire election campaign. They manipulate public opinion. You, Mrs. Strack-Zimmermann, want war. They want more weapons. You defame anyone who stands in your way as an agent of Moscow. (intermediate calls) And it's interesting who we're being defamed by: from the real agents of a foreign power – and it is not Russia. Dear colleagues, did you know that the major European media has been secretly funded by the US government for over 20 years? Among them: mirrors, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Le Monde, Guardian, El País, Repubblica and others – they are all members of the OCCRP network. The network has received $47 million from the U.S. government since its inception. Payments are disguised. American funding is not mentioned in the articles. And journalists are not allowed to investigate U.S. affairs for the money. Through this network, the US has defamed people and entire countries for decades, possibly even with illegally obtained information, justified illegal wars and influenced elections. And you are seriously discussing Russian websites and a few bots on TikTok? Okay, then let's take a look at the content – the oh-so-dangerous content – that you've already censored. Voice of Europe He denounced the corruption of the Zelensky government. And what was the most respected contribution on Russia today in Germany? A video about the alleged chases of Chemnitz that exposed the mainstream lies. (intermediate calls) You are not afraid of disinformation, you are afraid of the truth!

Thank you for accepting the question, this is very nice of you. You have described TikTok as a major threat to democracy. Democracy was allegedly undermined. Now my TikTok channel has been shut down as a democratically elected member of the German Bundestag. And when we asked why, the Chinese operator told us: under pressure from the German government because I criticised the German government in my contributions. Don't you think that would be a greater threat to democracy if a government censored a free platform?