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Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
9.9.2026 A10-0199/1
Amendment 1
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB a (new)
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| ABa. whereas the freedom of speech and expression constitutes one of the essential foundations of a democratic society; whereas the European Court of Human Rights established in its judgment of 7 December 1976 in Handyside v the United Kingdom, and has consistently reaffirmed in its subsequent jurisprudence, that this freedom is applicable not only to ‘information’ or ‘ideas’ that are favourably received or regarded as inoffensive or as a matter of indifference, but also to information or ideas that offend, shock or disturb the state or any sector of the population; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/2
Amendment 2
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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| 1a. Recalls that the principles of conferral, subsidiarity and proportionality must be fully respected and that the European Democracy Shield must not result in an unjustified transfer of competences from the Member States to the EU or an expansion of Commission powers beyond those conferred by the Treaties; stresses the need to preserve the institutional balance established by the Treaties; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/3
Amendment 3
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
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| 34a. Stresses that freedom of expression and information, including freedom of opinion, as enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, must be fully respected; underlines that measures against disinformation, including AI-enabled disinformation, must not become a pretext for censorship, political interference or ideological filtering; insists that the removal of content on grounds of illegality must be subject to an independent judicial decision or effective judicial review; rejects granting public authorities or publicly funded bodies the role of arbiters of truth; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/4
Amendment 4
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
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| 48a. Calls for the dismantling of EU-supported fact-checking organisations and networks; warns that institutionalised fact-checking risks undermining freedom of expression, media pluralism and open democratic debate; calls for the EU to favour transparency, free media and the exchange of ideas over publicly endorsed fact-checking structures, and to scrutinise the funding of organisations involved in politically sensitive fact-checking activities; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/5
Amendment 5
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
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| 53a. Calls on the Commission to establish a single, publicly accessible database covering all NGO grants, contracts, sub-grants and funded projects, including beneficiaries, amounts and relevant funding programmes; calls for the publication of underlying contracts upon request and the names and affiliations of external experts involved in funding decisions; stresses that, where NGOs receive EU funding, their financial relations and use of EU funds should be subject to full transparency, scrutiny and democratic accountability; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/6
Amendment 6
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80 a (new)
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| 80a. Recognises the particular threat of interference posed by the Muslim Brotherhood, notably through the infiltration and manipulation of European civil society via third-party organisations; is concerned, in this regard, about the Commission’s funding of the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), despite its links to the Muslim Brotherhood (as demonstrated by the French Ministry of the Interior in 2025); is also concerned about the activities of other organisations such as the Council of European Muslims (CEM), the Forum of European Muslim Youth and Student Organisations, (FEMYSO) and the Collectif Contre l’Islamophobie en Europe (CCIE), which form a complex network propagating the ideology of the Muslim Brotherhood and threatening European societies; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/7
Amendment 7
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101 a (new)
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| 101a. Emphasises that electoral law and the organisation of elections remain within the competences of the Member States; stresses that EU action must respect national constitutional frameworks and democratic choices; calls for appropriate representation of opposition parties, or their participation as observers, in structures dealing with democratic governance; asserts that the European Democracy Shield’s initiatives must not, in themselves, constitute a risk of interference; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/8
Amendment 8
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104 a (new)
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| 104a. Calls on the Member States to prevent political parties, elected representatives and candidates from being denied essential banking services or financing solely on the basis of their political views or lawful activities; calls for transparent and objective criteria, effective remedies and appropriate safeguards against politically motivated account closures or financial discrimination, without prejudice to applicable anti-money laundering and financial regulatory requirements; |
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9.9.2026 A10-0199/9
Amendment 9
Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri, António Tânger Corrêa, Jaroslav Bžoch
on behalf of the PfE Group
Report A10-0199/2026
Tomas Tobé
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield
(2025/2069(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104 b (new)
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| 104b. Calls for EU-funded NGOs to refrain from political activities aimed at influencing electoral outcomes or the democratic choice of voters; stresses that NGOs must not be used as instruments of electoral interference or indirect political campaigning, and calls for effective transparency and safeguards to prevent EU funding from being used for such purposes; |
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