22/04/2026 | 13:39:09 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Dear colleagues, Dear Rapporteur, Ms Zita GURMAI, thank you for your wonderful reports. My country, the Czech Republic, is one of the countries that, despite being among the most secular societies in Europe, has not yet ratified the Istanbul Convention. Here are a few reasons why that is the case. The Czech Senate rejected the ratification in a heated vote. What unfolded in the public debate can be described as a long-running disinformation... 21/04/2026 | 20:10:59 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Colleagues, we are witnessing a dangerous transformation of our public square. Online hatred has become a factory of normalization, allowing people to say behind a screen what they would never dare say to a human face. Many of you in this room know the 'rabbit hole' of haters. You have seen your mentions flooded by fake profiles. This is the new frontline of political violence, powered by AI, bots, and troll farms. We must be clear: Freedom...