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This was not a personal statement. We have to be very clear in the Rules. It was again a point in the debate. So, please stick to the rules. It's difficult to make discussions like this in this way. I really beg for respect for this House, for respect towards colleagues. This kind of debate – in how it's made – is not appropriate. Sorry to say that, but we should come back to real parliamentary behaviour. Thank you very much. The debate is closed.

Out of order the rules. Of. Intervention or Defender Presidente. I haven't heard a crime. We're going to check this out. We take note of this and check it out. We first have to check whether there was a statement about whether it was really a crime. I don't have it. I didn't hear it even though I was listening. We've got to check this out. We're going to check this out. And then you will be given the opportunity to make an opinion. OK, then you have one minute for a statement, please.

(in response to off mic comments from Alvise Pérez) You have to put on the microphone or make an official point of order, not just shout into the room. We have Rules in this House, and this House has to be respected a bit more than it was during this debate.

Please don't ... these citations. I think that is also not the room to praise that. Sorry. Also in criticising it's not correct. We have to be fair to everyone.

I have to say in the German translation there was used the word 'Bevölkerungsaustausch'. We have to check that if it was said in the Italian language in the same way. (In response to off mic comments from Ms Latinopoulou) I just say that I will check, because some wordings are still used all the time, and we have to be careful that the wordings used here in the House are really used. So, I have to check that and I have the right to check it and I say that I will check it. Nothing more, nothing less. Thank you very much. In German it was translated as 'Bevölkerungsaustausch'. I'm not the translator – I said I will check it and that is everything I said. I will check, nothing more. I will check. I have a translation in German, that's my language, like you also speak your language. And we will check in the translation what you really said in the Italian language. That's fair, that's open and that's clear. And we have to check it, sorry! Sorry, in Greek, not Italian, in Greek. The German word was 'Bevölkerungsaustausch' and this word would not be okay. We have to check if the word that was translated into German as this word was okay or not. Let's check that, and not discuss. There's no point in discussion. I did not say anything to you, I did not interrupt you, it's just that I made a remark that we have to check if the translation was right or if it was not right. We want to check what you have said, and that's it. Thank you very much, please take your seat now, the next speaker is there. Please take your seat. I have the right to check what was said in the original language. That's always the right we have. And especially when in the translation there is a word that would not be appropriate, I have the obligation to check it in the original language. Please, let me do my job, I let you do your job, but to the rules we have. Thank you very much. Thank you, sit down.

Mr Śmiszek, there is a blue card from Mr Ozdoba. Do you accept it? No. (Protests) Please. It's the right of the speaker to accept the blue card or not. So it's okay like this.

The next vote is on 'Attempted takeover of Lithuania's public broadcaster and the threat to democracy in Lithuania' (see minutes, item 6.10).

The next vote is on 'Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness' (see minutes, item 6.7).

The next vote is on 'Drones and new systems of warfare – the EU’s need to adapt to be fit for today’s security challenges' (see minutes, item 6.6).