What Ivaylo spoke about.

Madam President, I would like to draw attention to the urgent need to strengthen the security of Europe's external borders. The military conflicts in the Middle East and the increasing migration flow create a real threat of unprecedented refugee pressure and the risk of infiltration by representatives of terrorist organizations, which threatens the security of all European citizens. It is therefore key to strengthen solidarity between the Member States of the Union. Tackling this crisis cannot be the sole responsibility of border countries such as Bulgaria and Greece. We need support and joint efforts. The protection of our external borders is not only a national issue, but also a matter of common European security. It is time for all Member States to assume their responsibilities. An important role here is played, of course, by the Frontex agency. Increasing coordination between Member States and Frontex is essential, but the agency should not take over the functions of national authorities, but only support them. I believe that expert assistance from the European Asylum Agency is also needed to ensure that those who are a threat to security are not allowed into the territory of the Union.

Madam President, the Green Deal requires Member States to reduce their emissions by 55% compared to their 1990 levels, but Bulgaria's emissions at the time were 105 million tonnes and are now 43 million tonnes. Yet Bulgarian politicians such as former Prime Minister Kiril Petkov and former Finance Minister Asen Vassilev, whose main goal is to look good in the eyes of Brussels and do not care about Bulgarian energy, continue to push for the closure of Bulgarian coal plants. Such a decision would reduce emissions by only 0.02% at the European level, but would put 30,000 people out of work, and the cost of energy in one of the poorest European countries would rise dramatically. We cannot allow this and we want an immediate recalculation of emissions and the removal of Bulgarian thermal power plants from this obligation. Living Bulgarian energy is a necessary condition for Europe to be energy independent from both Asia and America.

Madam President, Commissioner, colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to an aspect of disinformation and fake news that we talk about very little. Fake news, which is spread by the official media and often even created on their own orders. I'm talking about polls, especially those that are done and published in the weeks leading up to an election. It has long been no secret that sociological surveys are made not to reflect the opinion of society, but to form and manipulate it. And if fake news can be verified and refuted, then this official sociology cannot. The public has no real opportunity to verify the exported data, which often – at least in my country, Bulgaria – directly influences the behaviour of voters, and this is a direct interference in the democratic process. Commissioner, I know this is a difficult fight, but we need legislation that equates tendential sociology with the spread of fake news and makes its creators accountable for it.