What Kamila spoke about.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Freedom of speech is not the same as spreading lies online with impunity. Freedom of expression does not mean disinformation. Freedom of speech does not give the right to manipulate the free will of citizens and interfere in democratic elections. This year, 30 million Polish citizens will go to the polls to elect their president, and the decision must remain in the hands of Poles, not in the hands of X, TikTok or Meta. In Poland, we have experienced the cruelty of totalitarianism and dictatorship, so we cannot allow Elon Musk, someone who supports German right-wing extremists who believe that Poland led to World War II, to push us into the arms of a new axis of evil with his algorithms. We won free and fair elections in 1989 and now we will defend them because we know what censorship is. We were her victims, and we'll never bring her back. However, this does not mean that we should tolerate the spread of lies and disinformation on social media. And what else is Mr. Zuckerberg's decision to stop working with independent fact-checkers in the United States? Other than an incentive to spread hate speech, intimidation and cyberbullying. Those who commit these acts now know that they can act without restriction, and we cannot allow it. I believe that Vice-President Virkkunen will fully enforce the Digital Services Act and send a loud and clear message: those who do business in Europe must respect our principles and values. European democracy is not for sale.

Mr President, thank you very much. In Europe, it is the people who decide who wins the elections. Not Moscow, not Beijing, not TikTok's algorithm. What we have seen in Romania is an attack on democracy and on Europe itself, because this is what the Russian hybrid war looks like in practice. In this war, social media has become a weapon for provocation, for manipulating elections, for sowing chaos, for destroying our democracy. 800 fake accounts, an army of bots, over a million euros, hundreds of paid influencers. Eighty-five thousand cyberattacks are part of the Russian attack in Romania, which resulted in the promotion of a candidate favorable to them within three weeks. Similar attacks are taking place in Europe, including Poland. Yesterday, the Polish media reported that a year ago, during the parliamentary elections, we were dealing with a mass hacking campaign, during which 187 thousand SMS messages were sent with agitation regarding the then ruling party. Control of screens in 20 shopping malls was taken over. Freedom of speech does not mean allowing the manipulation and deception of reality. Presidential elections in Poland in five months. Protecting elections is the protection of democracy, and it is our responsibility to ensure that EU citizens have access to real information, that they can make their own decisions, not that of the TikTok algorithm. I welcome the Commission's decision today. We can't be passive. This is a war, we must defend ourselves.

Mr. Commissioner, I would like to thank you. Colleagues, my friends! The European Union is at the forefront of regulation to protect consumers in the digital market, while millions of Europeans are using products that do not meet European Union standards. Why is that? Firstly, because the European market is flooded by Chinese subsidised goods sold at unbeatable low prices. 2023 year 2 billion packages, 2024 year twice as many packages - 4 billion. There are also dangerous products coming in. The letter I received from 100 Polish toy manufacturers pointed to a report by Toy Industries of Europe, from which we learn that 18 out of 19 toys bought on Temu platform pose a real threat to children's safety. Thirdly, Chinese sales platforms use aggressive marketing and manipulate customers. Often, information about who sells and for how much they sell requires dozens of clicks, and in the end it is given in Chinese. What can we do to restore fair competition? First of all, except for a few exceptions, introduce customs duties on parcels worth up to EUR 150. Secondly, the Commission needs to enforce existing legislation effectively and swiftly. Thirdly, the activities of national and EU supervisors need to be coordinated. We must stop this before it is too late, before millions of products that do not meet safety standards end up in our homes, in the hands of our children, before hundreds of thousands of places in Europe disappear. We have to do it now.

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, colleagues! Poland has returned to the path of the rule of law and this report is the best proof of this. In a few days, we will be celebrating the anniversary of the removal of the PiS government from power by millions of citizens, Polish women and men, who said no to lawlessness and systemic corruption. Today, the government of Donald Tusk is making a titanic effort and step by step restores the rule of law in Poland. It frees the prosecutor's office from politics. The judiciary is becoming independent again. Special services no longer cooperate with the government media in slandering opponents of power. Where there is no rule of law, evil and corruption always triumph. And so it is now in Hungary, where a small group of privileged people have built a system of total lawlessness and impunity, where PiS politicians are now seeking refuge with allegations. In Poland we have dealt with this pathology and I wish the same for my Hungarian sisters and brothers.

Mr President, thank you very much. Commissioner, I'm sorry. Oh, my friends! Today, young people mostly learn from social media. It is also a fundamental place for them to build relationships. The network brings people closer, but it also brings huge challenges. In Poland, almost 40% of teenagers have experienced insults online. Half of them have experienced appearance-related cyberbullying with huge consequences for their mental health. Social media can not be out of control, because in this way we will allow extreme, even barbaric behavior. We will allow hatred and aggression to increase. We will simply allow young people to suffer. Unfortunately, there is also impunity behind hatred, and we must end this impunity. Cyberbullying should be punished in the same way as other forms of violence. The European Commission should enforce existing law, use the Digital Services Act to impose penalties on platforms that allow such practices. We must be ruthless, effective and quick, because millions of young people are affected. As a Member of the European Parliament, but also as a mother of two, today I call on the Commission to come forward with detailed rules that will give us the right tools to fight this epidemic – the epidemic of hate, aggression, simply hatred. This is our duty.