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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).

The next vote is on 'Presidential elections in Honduras, the non-recognition of the outcome by the incumbent administration and the attacks on opposition members of the National Assembly' (see minutes, item 6.2).

The PfE Group has notified the President of decisions relating to changes to appointments within committees. These decisions will be set out in the minutes of today's sitting and take effect on the date of this announcement.

Mr President, dear Mr López Aguilar! We have together for the EMFA fought – as LIBE Committee, as Culture Committee, I also as Rapporteur. We have actually made legislation designed to prevent or prevent in the future the things that are so emotionally debated here about many different Member States, about the lack of freedom that we have in some countries with regard to public service broadcasting or the media as a whole. Do you also believe that the Commission needs to take action to verify whether what is happening in Lithuania at the moment is really the case? EMFA which entered into force on 8 August of last year? Yes or no?

I will now explain the rules for blue cards again: 30 seconds for questions, 30 seconds for the answers. The button for the blue card must be pressed during the original speech. Afterwards we cannot accept it. I hope that is clear for the next rounds.

The next item on the agenda is the debate on the Commission statement on the attempted takeover of Lithuanian public service broadcasting and the threat to democracy in Lithuania (2026/2568(RSP)).

I will explain again: the time for a blue‑card question is 30 seconds, and the time for the answer is also 30 seconds. There is a possibility to ask again, but don't stretch the time too much.