just mentally transformed and revolutionized many monks and business model. it's a, this is true, but it will take really true that democracy is not. it doesn't, it's not a democracy is not a place for destruction, indigo thing, which card and i'm you speaking about the urgency because to political opponent of june, 1st and foremost, russia have for some time now be using the main or digital communication to wage a hybrid for liberal democracy, because china is using digital technology to exercise and expand or to inventing sour because that they can do and to see if they know customers searching enough on the east. obviously i'm with vice president of the ones on concentration on over. so if you don't have a logical use of my financial and political ties taking shape, it's good to know things as i'm being frank, for the most cost must as me a, as a democrats, is it? who is this me consent to try?

no, great concern. you to the, to see how this whole elite group of business people started has to be both the meetings of the desire to rewrite a significant part of the liberal democracy paper. and they told me to go and then even more concerned when some of these businesses go to ask them for the incident to own a nominal. and so the democrats openly expressed x and my 10 for democratic institutions . and it gives me the, it's hard to open speech. see if i had to guess is it so hope you can tell them what you sent to take 2 days a month. and she said billy to, to spend that money on the site itself. these are, i'm considering the closing, my point is we faced lie democracy to set itself. we need to structure and i am convinced that that must save and visit these requirements. so piece investments in our own technological capabilities,

all the things and not just so the independence common dot. so in these of this week, besides the messages that you have out of the websites on paris industry, god, which has my full photo and digs, are saying we are investing in europe. you know where in the game or having done our competitors, since it is the main we have talents, we have to have your uses checks. now these 2 companies, the engineering expertise can thank you the do not, and the rates as far as moving. and then i need to search, and that's impressive to your pin condition, but have more towards the short key such as the north vendor. here comes the current. and of course this is be the logical. consequently, $600.00 your p and q moms at tech companies, just like everyone else does, a storage on the name. and i know that these companies can fine with your pin no big. so the and the sort that the name be to talk, connect 10, something else. some does truck we cannot and will not to now platforms, should he destroy democratic societies?

uh, cause serious child children in some smooth i'm big list as well. so what's funny is how the, what on your, if you find the whole point of this, and i've seen many storms that have as much as 0, hold on for them and every single time i. so if you want somebody to try, you in mentioned as the judge comes on, how many unix security concerns you mr. issue mr. hers can have we see in the wound up stick. oh, perfect. see this one as well? when for patrice, depends of photo which comes within europe's decline and it has not come about and the noise part is you can use to pay by the european counts of on the front relation was a confirmed relations reveals that the world takes europe seriously. some of the global so wouldn't mind to just do the same year. so that's just what i would ask for the files and to,

to let us act accordingly. cuz i know it doesn't let us know to be involved in systematically. let's let us now sisters, i think so close to the part of the self empowerment that we so urgently need this, challenging to you. if you look at the landscape that does not make eyes of smaller than we are, i'm sure that we're up to the top briefly. as i can tell you will be in colleagues . that's tough enough to all american allies. we have different world views, but many good reasons to work together. and to our international guess the world is changing. but europe remains your. we are open for business. we are open for partnership. thanks to all of us for listening. i wish you a productive munich security conference. thanks the

present time. now with one of the opening speeches of this year's munich security conference, if you're just joining us out on the beginners, we're bringing a special ed coverage from the needed security conference. our chief political correspondent, nina has a, is there. she joins us now from munich. there's, there you are need. what did you take away from my father, sy myers remarks of the while. the german president did have a big plea to make to his fellow europeans saying essentially, let us not make us smaller than we all we are up to the task. so basically, funk by the stein, my of the trying to bring come to a very heated debates about europe's potential reactions was what the consequences are of the new u. s. administration's actions, announcements, etc,

full. this continent so far close as time i tried to con things down. he made full points. he's das it with the fact that here in germany, of course, we have elections in early 9 days. so it is not really very helpful. but we all in an election campaign to do right now when europe is trying to find voice inspection, speak out for european interests. we have a transition situation here in this country, but he said jeremy will remain a reliable partner. and then he went on to the issue of ukraine and said, just how these config will be ended. we'll define a lot for the future. and essentially that hinting about the idea that what donald trump has announced in his phone colt of letting me pretend that they're working towards piece parts. i've signed by the saying, just ending the conflict, the fight ending the war and the fighting. that does not necessarily bring peace, so we need to be clever about that. europeans also need to be involved in that is

that the point was about the importance of the international community and a reminder basically to everybody that there are reasons why the international community gave itself rules of through the 2nd will, will, a lot, lot has function really well, as essentially trying again to add to your opinions, not to forget about those principles and fight for them. he was very clear about donald trump and his, um, he's new administration and said that he's worried about the people is small, elite of business. people essentially dominating the current debates, also just defining what the new rules are, are trying to define that. so very, very direct criticism from the german and president. and he ended on an appeal for the europeans to also get going and not to say, we have to do more. he gave

a very explicit example. he said, we all know that democracy is being negotiated in the digital world as being attached biology or political opponents in the digital sphere. and you said, what is the consequences must be for europe to boost investment in a i, in digital technology. and he, that was the sense to be handing over to the president of the european commission, who is going to take the stage in unit care off the font size, assign maya. and as he said that she will probably also give more details because that was a big summit on how to boost a uh, an investment in europe and europeans technology systems. i think you need to, 1st of all, for that summary um i was struck myself by which the german president was saying about the contrast between europe and the united states. at this point with the new

trump administration coming in, he asked, he posed the question, actually will the international community sustained damage during the next 4 years? i just wanted to ask you what you made of the contrast that he was drawing between europe and us at this point. yes, i found that very, very stock. the description, the was that he used on the look from donald trump. does things very differently to us and he has no regard. so trust that you built over time. he said, we just have to accept that. and so the jim and president essentially saying the absence of rules and that are part of the pillows i'll be in to the national community must not become the new normal. so you said we have to remind everybody that we've got said interest, but we also have to come up with ways of reminding the us as well that there needs to be rules in place. and there is a general feeling. i have to say, terry,

here in munich, people who have been here many times as saying this is the highest amount of tension that they've experienced in the new us administration really has cold tales . the europeans are trying to identify who is going to speak for them, and what the message can be to the new us administration, because they simply don't know what will come next. the announcements are coming very, very fast, and the europeans have a way over time. they've built ways of negotiating compromises of foaming and common positions that does require more time. and the americans are currently giving them and, you know, i know that the state premier of the very a marcus, those are the is speaking right now. but there are many other significant leaders who will be addressing the meaning security conference today and then the days to com. can you just give us a,

a preview of what we're expecting here. also during our special coverage of course, the training and president followed him is zalinski is going to take the states here in munich. and people are easily awaiting his remarks of clothes and how the ukrainians react to what the americans have announced. and what they have discussed with a lady may approved and that is the pivotal also when it comes to how the european is a going to react. because for the europeans, it's clear that it cannot be any negotiations that would bypass the ukrainians the ukrainians, say the europeans, have to decide when the time is right for the peace negotiations and under which conditions. so that is definitely one of the highlights that we're going to see. and we'll hear from j d vans the deputy president who is going to lay out his vision. so many people easily following that officer. an interview that he gave way

essentially took 2 very important negotiating aspects of the table. and the people are asking themselves why he did that. essentially saying that need to membership for you train. so a security framework policy for you create for the future is not going to be part of these negotiations. and also that you train must be prepared to give up some of its territory. now that is something that goes completely against what the previous us government wanted for ukraine. and he also, in this interview, spelled out his idea that european leaders who listen to essentially more populous parties, he uh, is interfering in the gemini election campaign. in this interview. people are asking themselves, is he going to do the same thing again? he around the big stage. and is he going to endorse the fall? right? a is the parents here in germany were 9 days away from the election that would have

significant impact in mosque has already uh, endorsed the fall, right. a if the and this is a party that is not just populous, it also is being on the ropes of ation. in pods by the german intelligence authorities for alleged attends to undermine democracy and building a new country. so this will be pretty serious. people are waiting to hear whether he's actually going to repeat that on stage. you know, thank you very much for now. that was our political correspondent, nina has a there on location at the munich security conference with me also here in the studio as we wait for ortho left underlying the european commission chief to deliver her speech at the conference. going to bring that to you live. we're going to, it's going to get some reactions here from our political correspondent, husband hunts. you were listening to my father stein miles speech, the german president. what are your impressions? yeah, i thought it was quite a surprisingly robust speech. i thought there was us,

there was several points of very direct criticism of the new us administration and concerning your training, for instance, he said that it's no good doing a deal on ukraine and then walking away that would not increase security for anyone . that is something you could see as a, as an attempt to have an influence. what's actually going on at the moment, what's currently being discussed, possibly in washington and most call and react, we believe in saudi arabia. in the similar way he referred without the saying names to some of the large, huge tech companies in the united states who are in all of having a significant influence on a government policy alone must because the name that everybody's thinking about that. and he expressed his concern that these people express their

disdain for democracy. he called at the that's a, there was some attempts to use their power over in the internet. the power in the world wide web as well as the financial muscle to interfere and democracy, democratic policy, the in, in democracies here in europe. and part of that is what, what need i was just referring to that to the are in fact some endorsements coming from that side for particular political parties in europe. and stay with us because we have, for us live on the line, the head of the european commission, you are paying commission, present about to address meaning security conference. going to bring that to you live. says this p. c. o is. that's impossible. it seems impossible. okay, like many of you, i've been coming here for many, many years and i see many familiar faces. i think coming here from the times when it was an exclusive fleet, trans atlantic audience to today when we see political business and soft lead us

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