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~~SHORT JUSTIFICATION~~

Democracy is our highest value in the EU. According to Article 10 of the Treaty of Lisbon, the functioning of the Union shall be founded on representative democracy. Article 11 specifically sets out that i.a. citizens and representative associations shall be given the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action. Moreover, the institutions shall maintain an open, transparent and regular dialogue with them.

According to Article 12 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, political parties at European level contribute to expressing the political will of citizens in the EU. Democracy lives from the participation of citizens. Therefore, it is important to address voters and encourage them to be part of the political discussion. The conference on the future of Europe showed that the interest of citizens in political discourse is very high. The conference on the future of Europe inspired thousands of citizens to politically participate and to express their opinions in the political debate. This culture of political debate must be fostered.

Political advertising enables voters to identify differences in the political positions of political actors. It allows voters to be informed about the political actors’ political priorities. This informative function of political advertising is key to foster democratic debate and ultimately enhance democratic participation. Thereby, the transparency of political advertising is a crucial element for voters to identify which political actor disseminates the political advertisement and to understand the context of the advertisement.

It is harmful to democracy when political discourse is manipulated and information is being distorted. The cases of mass disinformation campaigns in the EU, such as the Cambridge Analytica scandal, demonstrate this vulnerability. The potential for manipulation is particularly large when artificial intelligence or other technologies are involved. Especially in the digital world, citizens are increasingly exposed to disinformation campaigns. This must be prevented so that citizens can form their opinions on the basis of sound information.

Freedom of the media and freedom of expression must be respected at all times so that an open exchange of opinions can take place. Journalists in the EU are reporting on political issues in online media, also and especially during election campaigns and thus providing information to citizens. It is important to separate editorial content from political advertising by definition, so that freedom of the media and freedom of expression are safeguarded.

As regards regional and local politics and political advertising, there is no clear impact on EU internal market rules. For this reason, this regulation should be applied only to EU and national elections.

The main addressees of this regulation are providers of digital political advertising services. The providers of these services prepare, place, promote, publish or disseminate digital political advertising in the EU. For that reason, this regulation should clearly define which obligations are imposed upon which addressee.

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on ~~Legal~~Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs calls on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, as the committee responsible, to take into account the following amendments:

Amendment 1

Proposal for a regulation

~~Title 1~~

Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Amendment 2

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 1 a (new)~~

Article 1 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Amendment 3

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 1 b (new)~~

Article 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 4

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 1 c (new)~~

Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 5

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 2~~

Article 1 – paragraph 3 – point b b (new)

Or. en

Amendment 6

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 3~~

Article 1 – paragraph 4

Or. en

Amendment 7

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 4~~

Article 1 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 8

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 4 a (new)~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1

Or. en

Amendment 9

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 5~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part

Or. en

Amendment 10

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 5 a (new)~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b

Or. en

Amendment 11

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 5 b (new)~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3

Or. en

Amendment 12

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 6~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 13

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 7~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 14

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 8~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point g

Or. en

Amendment 15

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 9~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5

Or. en

Amendment 16

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 10~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7

Or. en

Amendment 17

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 11~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 18

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 14~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 b (new)

Or. en

Amendment 19

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 15~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 7 c (new)

Or. en

Amendment 20

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 18~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8

Or. en

Amendment 21

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 19~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 8 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 22

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 21~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9

Or. en

Amendment 23

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 23~~

Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 11

Or. en

Amendment 24

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 24~~

Article 2 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 25

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 26~~

Article 4 – title

Or. en

Amendment 26

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 27~~

Article 4 – paragraph 1

Or. en

Amendment 27

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 28 a (new)~~

Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 28

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 31~~

Article 4 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Or. en

Amendment 29

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 33~~

Article 5 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 30

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 34~~

Article 5 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Amendment 31

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 38~~

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c

Or. en

Amendment 32

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 39~~

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d

Or. en

Amendment 33

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 41~~

Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 34

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 42~~

Article 6 – paragraph 2

Or. en

Amendment 35

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 44~~

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Or. en

Amendment 36

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 45 a (new)~~

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a

Or. en

Amendment 37

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 56~~

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b

Or. en

Amendment 38

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 58~~

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 39

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 63~~

Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 40

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 65~~

Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a

Or. en

Amendment 41

Proposal for a regulation

~~Recital 67~~

Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 42

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 12 – point ab

Or. en

Amendment 43

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 12 – point bd

Or. en

Amendment 44

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point e

Or. en

Amendment 45

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 2 – point f a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 46

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 3 ~~– point~~ a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 47

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 3 ~~– point~~ b (new)

Or. en

Amendment 48

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph ~~3 – point b a (new)~~4

Or. en

Amendment 49

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph ~~4 – introductory part~~5

Or. en

Amendment 50

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph ~~4 – point g a (new)~~6

Or. en

Amendment 51

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph ~~4 – point g~~6 ba (new)

Or. en

Amendment 52

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph ~~4 – point i~~8

Or. en

Amendment 53

Proposal for a regulation

~~Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – introductory part~~

Article 7 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 54

Proposal for a regulation

Article 28 – paragraph 1 ~~– point 2 – point b~~

Or. en

Amendment 55

Proposal for a regulation

Article 29 – paragraph ~~1 – point 4 – point –a (new)~~3

Or. en

Amendment 56

Proposal for a regulation

Article 29 – paragraph ~~1 – point 4 – point -a~~3 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 57

Proposal for a regulation

Article 29 – paragraph ~~1 – point 4 – point -a~~3 b (new)

Or. en

Amendment 58

Proposal for a regulation

~~Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point -a c (new)~~

Article 9 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 59

Proposal for a regulation

Article 210 – paragraph 1 – ~~point 4 – point h a~~introductory ~~(new)~~part

Or. en

Amendment 60

Proposal for a regulation

Article 211 – paragraph 1 – ~~point~~subparagraph 62

Or. en

Amendment 61

Proposal for a regulation

Article 211 – paragraph 12 – point 7d a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 62

Proposal for a regulation

Article 211 – paragraph 12 – ~~point~~subparagraph 82

Or. en

Amendment 63

Proposal for a regulation

Article 211 – paragraph ~~1 – point 8 a (new)~~5

Or. en

Amendment 64

Proposal for a regulation

~~Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 9~~

Article 12 – title

Or. en

Amendment 65

Proposal for a regulation

Article 212 – paragraph ~~1 – point~~-1 10(new)

Or. en

Amendment 66

Proposal for a regulation

Article 212 – paragraph 1 ~~– point 11~~

Or. en

Amendment 67

Proposal for a regulation

Article 212 – paragraph 21 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 68

Proposal for a regulation

Article 212 a– ~~(new)~~paragraph 2

Or. en

Amendment 69

Proposal for a regulation

Article 312 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 70

Proposal for a regulation

Article 412 – paragraph 13 – introductory part

Or. en

Amendment 71

Proposal for a regulation

Article 412 – paragraph 13 a– ~~(new)~~point a

Or. en

Amendment 72

Proposal for a regulation

~~Article 4 a (new)~~

Article 12 – paragraph 3 – point b

Or. en

Amendment 73

Proposal for a regulation

Article 512 – paragraph 13 – point c

Or. en

Amendment 74

Proposal for a regulation

Article 512 – paragraph ~~2 a (new)~~4

Or. en

Amendment 75

Proposal for a regulation

Article 512 a– ~~(new)~~paragraph 5

Or. en

Amendment 76

Proposal for a regulation

Article 612 – paragraph ~~1 – point b~~8

Or. en

Amendment 77

Proposal for a regulation

Article 614 – paragraph 1 ~~– point~~a d(new)

Or. en

Amendment 78

Proposal for a regulation

Article 615 – paragraph 23

Or. en

Amendment 79

Proposal for a regulation

Article 615 – paragraph 39 a (new)

Or. en

Amendment 80

Proposal for a regulation

Article 616 – paragraph ~~3 a (new)~~1

Or. en

Amendment 81

Proposal for a regulation

Article 716 – paragraph ~~1 – subparagraph 1~~4

Or. en

Amendment 82

Proposal for a regulation

Article 716 – paragraph ~~1 – subparagraph 1 – point a~~6

Or. en

Amendment 83

Proposal for a regulation

Article 716 – paragraph ~~1 – subparagraph 1 – point b~~7

Or. en

Amendment 84

Proposal for a regulation

Article 716 – paragraph ~~1 – subparagraph 1 –~~7 ~~point~~a c(new)

Or. en

Amendment 85

Proposal for a regulation

Article 716 – paragraph ~~2 –~~7 ~~point~~b a(new)

Or. en

Amendment 86

Proposal for a regulation

Article 717 – paragraph ~~2 – point c~~1

Or. en

Amendment 87

Proposal for a regulation

Article 719 – paragraph 2 ~~– point d~~

Or. en

Amendment 88

Proposal for a regulation

Article 719 – paragraph ~~2 – point e~~3

Or. en

Amendment 89

Proposal for a regulation

Article 719 – paragraph 35

Or. en

Amendment 90

Proposal for a regulation

~~Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)~~

Annex II a (new)

~~Amendment 91~~

Or. en

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 7 – paragraph 4~~

~~Amendment 92~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 7 – paragraph 6~~

~~Amendment 93~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 7 – paragraph 6 a (new)~~

~~Amendment 94~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 7 – paragraph 7~~

~~Amendment 95~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 7 – paragraph 8~~

~~Amendment 96~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 8 – paragraph 1~~

~~Amendment 97~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 8 – paragraph 2~~

~~Amendment 98~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 1~~

~~Amendment 99~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 2~~

~~Amendment 100~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 3~~

~~Amendment 101~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)~~

~~Amendment 102~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 4 a (new)~~

~~Amendment 103~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 9 – paragraph 4 b (new)~~

~~Amendment 104~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 10 a (new)~~

~~Amendment 105~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 14 a (new)~~

~~Amendment 106~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 1~~

~~Amendment 107~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 5 – point c a (new)~~

~~Amendment 108~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 6~~

~~Amendment 109~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 7~~

~~Amendment 110~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 8 – point c~~

~~Amendment 111~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 15 – paragraph 9~~

~~Amendment 112~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point a~~

~~Amendment 113~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 16 – paragraph 4~~

~~Amendment 114~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 16 – paragraph 5~~

~~Amendment 115~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 18 – paragraph 1~~

~~Amendment 116~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Article 19~~

~~Amendment 117~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Annex I – point a~~

~~Amendment 118~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Annex I – point b~~

~~Amendment 119~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Annex I – point c~~

~~Amendment 120~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Annex I – point d~~

~~Amendment 121~~

~~Proposal for a regulation~~

~~Annex I – point i~~

~~PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION~~

~~FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION~~