What Georgia spoke about.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, when we talk about cybersecurity and artificial intelligence, we are talking about Europe's freedom. We cannot just be a market for technologies developed elsewhere. We need to build European infrastructure that protects citizens, data and the economy. To do this, we need the courage to invest also in the territories that can become the new strategic frontier of the continent. In the South of Italy there are universities, research centers and skills already protagonists in projects on cybersecurity and innovation. The South has young energies and talents that Europe can no longer continue to lose. Investing in Southern Italy, in Southern Europe means strengthening the strategic autonomy of the entire European Union, it means building a less dependent, safer and more united Europe. Artificial intelligence is not just a technological challenge: This challenge is first of all political, then social and civil, and Europe will only win it if it can transform its peripheries into new centres of innovation, dignity and future.

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, first of all I would like to thank my colleague, Mr Maran, from whom I inherited this dossier. This is my first speech in this House and it is happening at a very uncertain time for Europe. As we speak, at the borders of the Union, war is no longer a distant scenario: It's a reality. The news from the Middle East is dramatic, while Ukraine continues to fight also to defend our values and our security. In the face of all this, Europe cannot afford divisions. Yet the fragmentation of our defence costs us between €18 billion and €57 billion every year. Wasted resources, duplicate capacities, inefficiencies that weaken the Union. This is why defence flagship projects are essential, first and foremost, to build a true single market for defence, to support our SMEs and to strengthen strong and transparent European governance. Domestic investment alone, of course, is not enough. Without a common strategy, they remain fragmented and ineffective. European security can no longer remain a project: It must become a reality.