Sergey Lagodinsky
Member of the European Parliament · ALE · DE
“Mr President, I would like to draw your attention to some of the chants that were uttered here from that side of the Chamber, when somebody dared to stand in opposition to one of the oral amendments.”
“Mr President, Madam Vice‑President, thank you so much for this action plan. And yet, OpenAI and Anthropic raise USD 122 billion and USD 30 billion, Mistral raises EUR 3 billion. OpenAI offers the American Government a 5 % stake, in Europe, we have no clear timeline for gigafactories.”
“So the extraordinary thing, as opposed to those people who are living here in peace, is that they are getting bombs on their heads while they are preparing for membership, while they are doing their homework, while they're doing reforms, while they're doing anti-corruption reforms. Yes, not everything is perfect.”
“We're not talking about the victims from the past. We're talking about the victims from now that are killed by Russia and by the Kremlin. It's not just about the past; it's about protecting them in the present.”
“Prezydent Zełenski dokonał błędnej prowokacji, popełnił błąd, nazwał jednostkę wojskową imieniem UPA, czyli zbrodniarzy wojennych, którzy mordowali Polaków. Jak Pan się odniesie do tego? Dlaczego on to zrobił i czy Pan to potępi? 2-0412-0000 Sergey Lagodinsky (Verts/ALE), blue-card answer.”
“(The speaker agreed to take several blue-card questions) 2-0319-0000 Bart Groothuis (Renew), blue-card question. – Thank you, Mr Lagodinsky. You say that regulations in Europe are not a problem for the development of frontier AI models. I beg to differ. The copyright directive is very different from the US and China.”
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“Nous ne voulons plus d'un système absurde où la puissance publique saupoudre nos entreprises de subventions tout en les accablant des taxes les plus élevées du monde et tout en offrant nos marchés publics les plus stratégiques à des entreprises américaines. Montrons à notre jeunesse qu'elle n'a pas besoin de partir aux États-Unis ou en Asie pour écrire l'histoire. Nous voulons de la liberté, de l'énergie, des marchés, moins d'impôts, des capitaux et des cerveaux. Osons la liberté! Ayons confiance dans le génie des nations européennes. 4-0134-0000”
“Or, nos règlements, comme le règlement sur les services numériques, le règlement sur les marchés numériques et le règlement MiCA contre le bitcoin, sont à contretemps de ces mouvements. Vous renvoyez au monde une image à la fois technosceptique et liberticide de notre continent. Si vous ne voyez le progrès technique que comme une menace, alors l'innovation se fera sans l'Europe et même contre l'Europe. Faisons les choses dans l'ordre. L'innovation doit précéder sa régulation. Sans innovation, nous n'aurons ni prospérité ni souveraineté. Sans innovation, nous aurons toujours des Emmanuel Macron pour offrir nos données de santé sur un plateau à Microsoft.”
“Que los Estados europeos sean dependientes de Starlink, como acaba de hacer Italia, es un desastre porque deja un ámbito tan delicado como es el de las comunicaciones críticas en manos de una visión del mundo que solo piensa en cómo segar la hierba bajo los pies a Europa y dejarla sin opciones en el concierto internacional. Apostar por la soberanía de Europa exige disponer de medios soberanos y asegurarnos de que el despliegue de tecnología necesario compense su huella de carbono y permita también el acceso del público a las redes de forma universal. 4-0133-0000 Sarah Knafo, au nom du groupe ESN. – Monsieur le Président, chers collègues, nous sommes devant deux grands mouvements historiques: l'un est technologique, l'intelligence artificielle, l'autre est politique, le vent de liberté qui souffle sur l'Occident.”
“Un sistema de telecomunicaciones tecnológicamente soberano y seguro y de obediencia europea es una herramienta imprescindible no solo en el ámbito de las infraestructuras críticas de comunicación, sino en todas las infraestructuras de comunicación en general. Europa no puede estar a merced de grandes compañías que representan intereses geopolíticos ajenos a los europeos. En estos momentos otras potencias y particularmente los Estados Unidos están utilizando su posición avanzada en este tema como herramienta de hard power, que, como todos sabemos, no se limita únicamente a la amenaza del poder militar, sino también a la presión económica y tecnológica.”
“IRIS² will only be valid and will be functioning in 2030. It is good that the US Space Act is part of a Commission working programme. We have seen this. But we need clear strategic goals: equitable division of use of space; common standards for compatibility of systems; enforced cybersecurity, which closes the gaps of NIS 2; massive investment in efficient launchers, in reusable satellites, in an independent space supply chain. It is not about science fiction; it is about our survival! 4-0132-0000 Pernando Barrena Arza, en nombre del Grupo The Left. – Señor presidente, señor comisario, reducir la dependencia estratégica en el ámbito de las infraestructuras críticas de comunicación es crucial para avanzar con paso decidido en el concepto de soberanía europea.”
“Thank you very much. As every morning during the past weeks, we are waking up to a new reality. Now, it's the biggest push against Europe's security interests by Trump. But frankly, we had known it all along. In this marriage, we have over-relied on one partner. In strategic communications, it's not even a country: it's one unelected, unaccountable man, driven by personal whims. Today, Musk can decide if, at a time of war, we can continue talking to each other, or not. Our biggest strategic risk on this side of a potential frontline of a future war is communication failure. Low-Earth orbit satellites revolutionise global communication in times of crisis, but their infrastructure is in the hands of a few private non-Europeans: Starlink today, Amazon or OneWeb tomorrow. So this is not the way to go.”
“They have a right to be safe, and if not, then we should work on a coalition of the willing who would impose targeted sanctions also against you. 2-0516-0000”
“But the party that calls itself Georgian Dream, uses the full force of its authority to persecute journalists, attack peaceful protesters and even opposition and former prime ministers like Giorgi Gakharia, who was attacked in a brutal way just a couple of days ago. So, Irakli Kobakhidze and Mikheil Kavelashvili: the Georgian Dream of the new, tailored direction has its names. So, Irakli Kobakhidze and Mikheil Kavelashvili, I'm asking you, how much are you ready to escalate? Your people want only one thing: they want a rerun of elections under democratic circumstances. And this is what you have to grant them. This is the right they are fighting for, and they don't want to be tortured. We saw people who were tortured in Georgia.”
“Mr President, we were talking here about misinformation and lies, and some of those lies have made it to this panel, to this podium. People talking about 'bloody Maidan' or violence in the streets. We were in the streets. Many of us went to Tbilisi. We were actually doing your job while you were still here. And we were walking with those people through the cold Georgian evening and cold Georgian night – hundreds and thousands of people. They walked for their future and the future of their grandchildren, proclaiming they want a European future. Georgians dream of a democratic future aligned with the European dream. And this is the true dream of Georgia.”