00:03...european democracy that is being threatened time and again we have seen disinformation foreign
00:09interference seeking to divide us seeking to erode trust in our democratic fabric and free media
00:16election campaigns poisoned by foreign propaganda conspiracy theories built on viral deepfake
00:25videos this is cognitive warfare in europe we form our own opinions based on access to reliable
00:34independent information this is how we debate compromise and find solutions even on controversial
00:42issues and this openness is our biggest strength but it is being weaponized by our opponents to
00:50distort debate and truth so we need a collective capacity to anticipate detect and respond this is
01:01why last year i announced the center for democratic resilience it is already delivering with all the
01:08member states and this house many thanks for that and we will step up our work pooling our resources
01:15with member states and stakeholders but we should be under no illusion the threats to our democracies
01:24do not only come from the outside we see the rise of anti-democratic anti-european forces and we know
01:33the risks but nothing is inevitable just look at hungary the 12th of april will stay in our memory for
01:43very long time
01:53the 12th of april the day hungarian people took their future in their hands they chose democracy
01:59they chose europe they brought hungary back to where it belongs at the heart of the european union
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