Recalling his experience in Communist Poland, Liberal ALDE member Bronislaw Geremek told the MEPs and cartoonists that "when there are authoritarian regimes, it is important for there to be laughter...laughter has the power to defeat totalitarianism".
Viņš kritizēja interneta milžus Google un Yahoo par to, ka tie palīdz Ķīnas totalitārajam režīmam un piekrīt šajā valstī tīmekļa saturu pakļaut cenzūrai. „Tad mums ir nevis internets, bet iekšējais tīkls,” viņš teica.