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Draft report (2025/2069(INI)) 2026-02-12

Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Amendment 324

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of democratic and resilient societies, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism exercised in accordance with the highest professional standards of accuracy, fairness and integrity, constitutes a powerful safeguard against foreign information manipulation and interference and disinformation, and represents an essential pillar for an informed, critically aware and engaged citizenry, as well as for the proper functioning of democratic societies as a whole;

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Amendment 325

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the fact-based media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism, including that of media and journalists in exile, is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation; whereas online platforms are profiting from media content by monopolising advertising revenue streams; whereas leveraging these revenues is necessary to maintain pluralist, fact-based media in the EU;

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Amendment 326

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom of expression and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the common european heritage and universal human rights, as envisaged in the Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,and also in Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and also in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;

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Amendment 327

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation; whereas freedom and pluralism of the media can only be achieved by restoring the balance in the media ecosystem to ensure a thriving and diverse journalism environment;

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Amendment 328

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the freedom of expression, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation; whereas high-quality media is struggling financially due to decreasing ad revenue, as well as restricted display of their content on online platforms;

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Amendment 329

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of our democratic and resilient societies, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality, well-funded and commercially viable journalism can also play an important roles as is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation and a necessary tool for informed decision-making;

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Amendment 330

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation; whereas grants and funding create the risk of dependency and are a potential threat to editorial independence;

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Amendment 331

Danilo Della Valle, Jonas Sjöstedt, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Li Andersson

Motion for a resolution

Recital V

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of the European way of life, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;	V. whereas the freedom and pluralism of the media are cornerstones of democratic societies, embedded in Article 11(2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas editorially independent, high-quality journalism is a powerful antidote to FIMI and disinformation;

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Amendment 332

Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas "NewsGuard", a US private actor that provides the so-called “trust scores” to news outlets, which are increasingly integrated into Union instruments and policies, and potentially have serious implications for media pluralism, press freedom and freedom of expression; whereas these ratings cover the vast majority of online news traffic in France, Germany, Italy and other countries, thereby positioning "NewsGuard" as a de facto “trust” infrastructure for online platforms, public institutions and advertisers; whereas "NewsGuard" collaborates with entities linked to the European Commission, such as the Joint Research Centre, and its ratings are offered to browsers, search engines, platforms and projects linked to the European Code of Practice on Disinformation, thus becoming part of the Union’s informal regulatory toolkit in the information sphere; whereas the practices of private actors that monitor, rate, or classify news outlets and information online have raised concerns regarding transparency, accountability, and the potential to influence public perception and shape discourse, thereby affecting media pluralism, public debate, and the equitable treatment of diverse news sources, and editorial independence;

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Amendment 333

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas the news media sector is facing unprecedented challenges arising from the dominance of global online platforms and AI systems that act as gatekeepers to media content, are used to spread disinformation and undermine public trust in institutions, divert advertising revenues and violate copyright protections, jeopardizing the sustainability of the media sector;

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Amendment 334

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas freedom of expression and information and freedom to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers are the cornerstones of the European democratic system, as enshrined in Article 11(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

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Amendment 335

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas journalism is defined primarily by transparent, verifiable and ethical methodologies, including fact-checking, source accountability, editorial independence and professional standards, which clearly distinguish it from propaganda, influence operations or state-sponsored communication;

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Amendment 336

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas the Commission’s funding practices almost exclusively favour liberal and left-leaning media, creating political imbalance and distorting the EU’s media landscape, effectively enforcing a de facto ban on criticism of the Union’s institutions and its decisions;

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Amendment 337

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) represents a significant milestone in promoting an independent and pluralistic media landscape across Europe, notably by introducing essential safeguards for the governance and funding of public service media;

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Amendment 338

Stefano Cavedagna, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution

Recital V a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V a. whereas public broadcasting institutions must remain neutral and not be exploited for purposes that undermine pluralism or the quality of public debate;

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Amendment 339

Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital V b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V b. whereas the European Union allocates nearly €80 million annually to media-related projects – including approximately €40 million channelled through IMREG since 2017 to support pro-Cohesion Policy campaigns implemented by public broadcasters and news agencies such as ANSA and EFE – and €27 million at the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) to fund ‘anti-disinformation’ networks overlapping with pro-EU media partnerships;

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Amendment 340

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital V b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V b. whereas audiovisual media based in the EU are subject to stricter requirements than those available to European audiences from a third country through other distribution means (digital or satellite), which has enabled audiovisual media under the editorial control of foreign governments - namely ‘State media’ - to lawfully disseminate their content with very little oversight or accountability obligations;

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Amendment 341

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital V b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	V b. whereas medias fulfil a democratic function distinct from that of ordinary commercial entities; whereas robust safeguards are necessary to protect editorial independence, particularly in cases of ownership concentration, takeovers or changes in control; whereas journalists and editorial teams can be exposed to pressure, interference or the erosion of editorial charters following acquisitions;

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Amendment 342

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital W

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
W. whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025;	W. whereas the DMA is an essential regulatory tool to ensure fair digital markets and safeguard media pluralism; whereas challenges persist when it comes to the implementation of the DMA; whereas the European Commission is now in the process of reviewing the DMA; whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025;

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Amendment 343

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital W

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
W. whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025;	W. whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025; whereas the “AI Overview” of Google search results poses the question of copyright protection of any website used as a source as well as whether Google could be seen as a content creator;

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Amendment 344

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital W

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
W. whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025;	W. whereas under the DMA, app developers distributing their apps via app stores should be able, but not obligated, to inform customers, free of charge, of alternative offers outside of the app store; whereas the Commission has opened an investigation into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; whereas the Commission launched its first review of the DMA on 3 July 2025;

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Amendment 345

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital X

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
X. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive requires the Member States to take measures to develop media literacy skills and report their efforts every three years;	X. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive regulates audiovisual media services, thereby ensuring consumer protection and fulfilling other public interest objectives in the audiovisual media market; whereas the AVMSD also allows Member States to take measures to ensure the appropriate prominence of audiovisual media services of general interest, with a view to increase citizens’ access to trustworthy news and information, media literacy content and culturally relevant programmes, and requires the Member States to take measures to develop media literacy skills and report their efforts every three years;

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Amendment 346

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital X

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
X. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive requires the Member States to take measures to develop media literacy skills and report their efforts every three years;	X. whereas the Audiovisual Media Services Directive requires the Member States to take measures to develop media literacy skills and report their efforts every three years; whereas the European Commission is currently evaluating the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and launched a call for contributions in November 2025 in preparation for the renewed assessment scheduled for 2026;

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Amendment 347

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital X a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	X a. whereas the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA) represents a significant milestone in promoting an independent and pluralistic media landscape across Europe, notably by introducing essential safeguards for the governance and funding of public service media; whereas, despite its official application beginning on 8 August 2025, Member States remain at different stages of implementation, and challenges to media freedom and independence persist in the EU;

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Amendment 348

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital Y a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Y a. whereas, in 2023, only days after the change of government, an unprecedented and scandalous situation occurred in Poland involving the suspension of television and radio broadcasting signals and the forcible takeover of public media, carried out in violation of statutory law, including the dismissal of journalists, which met with the tacit acceptance of EU institutions, thereby revealing cynicism and hypocrisy in the application of declared standards on media freedom and the rule of law;

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Amendment 349

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital Y a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Y a. whereas the European Parliament has held a hearing on transnational repression, during which evidence was presented of systematic intimidation, surveillance and harassment by third-country authorities, including actors linked to Türkiye, targeting journalists, human rights defenders, political opponents and members of diaspora communities residing within the Union; whereas such practices pose a serious threat to fundamental rights, democratic freedoms and the rule of law within the EU;

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Amendment 350

Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Helmut Brandstätter

Motion for a resolution

Recital Y a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Y a. whereas public service media providers play a key role in ensuring access to impartial information, safeguarding pluralism, scrutinising those in power, holding public authorities accountable, countering disinformation and enabling informed democratic participation; whereas these functions can only be effectively fulfilled when the institutional and editorial independence of the public service broadcaster is fully guaranteed;

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Amendment 351

Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Helmut Brandstätter

Motion for a resolution

Recital Y b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Y b. whereas experience in several Member States and around the world demonstrates that attempts to capture public service media may constitute an early step towards broader democratic backsliding;

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Amendment 352

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital Z a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	Z a. whereas the reform of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) led to severe cuts throughout a network of media, fact-checkers, civil society organisations, leading to their dissolution; whereas this aligns with the new US transactional foreign policy; whereas Europe now faces the consequences of having sub-contracted a part of our democratic viability to international partners and neighbourhood; whereas the European Union has stepped up to fill in some of the gaps left by the end of USAID; whereas, however, there is a need to prioritise support and focus on the most impactful ones for the population; whereas the funding must also include so-called core-funding to ensure the minimum functioning requirements;

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Amendment 353

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL needs to be developed;	deleted

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Amendment 354

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital AA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL needs to be developed;	AA. whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL);

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Amendment 355

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL needs to be developed;	AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL as well as other media outlets essential to strengthening sovereignty and democratic aspirations in neighbouring countries, such as Belsat TV, Radio Racja and Charter 97, needs to be developed;

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Amendment 356

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL needs to be developed;	AA. whereas the work of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is of strategic interest to the EU; whereas the EU has approved EUR 5.5 million in emergency funding for this work, in the aftermath of the reform of the United States’ foreign aid policy; whereas a sustainable funding solution for RFE/RL needs to be developed; whereas RFE/RL was unique in the extent of its linguistic coverage;

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Amendment 357

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;	AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists; whereas what is prohibited offline should be prohibited online; whereas any impersonation of existing media amounts to identity theft and must be processed as such by the judicial authorities;

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Amendment 358

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;	AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media (doppelgänger campaigns), the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists; whereas doppelgänger-style disinformation campaigns impersonate and exploit the intellectual property, credibility and familiarity of existing media outlets;

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Amendment 359

Konstantinos Arvanitis, Danilo Della Valle, Jonas Sjöstedt, Li Andersson

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;	AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists; whereas the journalistic profession is especially vulnerable to being targeted by surveillance operations, both foreign and domestic;

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Amendment 360

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;	AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists; whereas it is to be determined whether AI generated summaries containing journalistic content are compliant with EU law;

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Amendment 361

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;	AB. whereas new technologies, such as AI, can improve journalistic working conditions and methods, but can also expose journalists to new threats, such as quick and cheap impersonations of existing credible media, the mass creation of disinformation outlets and coordinated attacks against journalists;

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Amendment 362

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AB a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AB a. whereas the evolution of platform monetisation services has led to publishers and content creators being deprived of ownership and control over the advertising inventory attached to their content; whereas unfair platform monetisation terms may permit the sale of advertising against such content without the creators’ consent or equitable remuneration, thereby eroding revenue predictability and the sustainability of independent and public-interest media and authentic content creators, as well as potentially putting media and authentic content creators at risk of having advertisements placed alongside their content that is not in line with their values or could harm their own credibility by association;

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Amendment 363

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AC

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AC. whereas the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine illustrates the vital role that civil society plays when communities are in crisis situations, particularly when it comes to providing humanitarian aid, securing basic needs and ensuring the continuation of the everyday lives of affected populations;	deleted

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Amendment 364

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AC

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AC. whereas the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine illustrates the vital role that civil society plays when communities are in crisis situations, particularly when it comes to providing humanitarian aid, securing basic needs and ensuring the continuation of the everyday lives of affected populations;	AC. whereas the ongoing Russian war of aggression against Ukraine illustrates the vital role that civil society plays when communities are in crisis situations, particularly in regard to an appropriate response to threats, including those related to sabotage and espionage, when it comes to providing humanitarian aid, securing basic needs and ensuring the continuation of the everyday lives of affected populations;

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Amendment 365

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AC a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AC a. whereas public oversight material has raised concerns that certain EU-supported counter-terrorism / “borderline content” guidance frameworks have treated broad categories of lawful political discourse - including “populist rhetoric”, “anti-government/anti-EU” content, “political satire” and “meme subculture” - as suspect categories for downranking or restriction, which risks conflating lawful democratic contestation with security threats and undermining Article 11 Charter protections;

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Amendment 366

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AC a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AC a. whereas local authorities play an essential role in policymaking and in the delivery of social and community services, in raising awareness of key societal challenges, detecting malign interference in tight communities and increasing societal resilience;

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Amendment 367

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AC a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AC a. whereas the ongoing attacks of the Trump administration on civil society and officials enforcing the DSA threatens the core of the EU’s democratic integrity and regulatory autonomy;

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Amendment 368

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;	AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens; whereas there is a fine line between public-benefit activities by civil society organisations and activities aimed at manipulating public opinion and elections in order to influence elections and the socio-political mood in society, including the spread of disinformation, the exploitation of mass panic and social contagion and psychological manipulation; whereas some civil society organisations focus specifically on influencing elections and the political mood in society and may be heavily funded directly or through a chain of entities, often originating from third countries;

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Amendment 369

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;	AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, patriotic actions, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues and enhancing resilience, which should translate into citizens’ readiness to serve and to engage, in various forms, in support of the security of the state, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;

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Amendment 370

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Birgit Sippel, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;	AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens and ensuring that governments remain transparent and accountable through public scrutiny and democratic oversight; ;

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Amendment 371

Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AD. whereas civil society also plays an essential role in contributing to policymaking, delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;	AD. whereas civil society also contribute to delivering social and community services, raising awareness of important social issues, representing diverse groups in vulnerable situations, and promoting and protecting the fundamental rights of citizens;

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Amendment 372

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AD a. whereas certain NGOs, despite having no electoral mandate in democratic processes, exert significant influence on Union decision-making while receiving substantial EU funding; whereas citizens and Members of Parliament are often granted only partial access to relevant contracts, undermining accountability for the use of taxpayers’ money;

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Amendment 373

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AD b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AD b. whereas the European Court of Auditors has identified serious shortcomings in transparency, classification and oversight of such funding, including undisclosed advocacy activities and inadequate checks on financial dependency;

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Amendment 374

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AE. whereas the Commission has published its EU Strategy for Civil Society, which is said to complement the actions set out in the joint communication on the European Democracy Shield; whereas the EU Strategy for Civil Society confirms that the Civil Society Platform, which the Commission has announced will be established as part of the implementation of the strategy, will aim to provide a regular and structured framework for the protection and promotion of EU values and the streamlining and strengthening of engagement on fundamental rights, democracy, equality and the rule of law, and will become operational in 2026; whereas the strategy also includes the creation of an online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space, which should document existing civic-space monitoring initiatives, reports and protection resources, at national, EU and international level, in cooperation with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights;	AE. whereas the Commission has published its EU Strategy for Civil Society, which purports to complement the actions set out in the joint communication on the European Democracy Shield; whereas the EU Strategy for Civil Society confirms that the Civil Society Platform, which the Commission has announced will be established as part of the implementation of the strategy, will aim to provide a regular and structured framework for the protection and promotion of EU values; whereas the creation of such centrally steered frameworks raises legitimate concerns as regards political neutrality, democratic accountability and respect for the Treaties, whereas there are serious concerns that the implementation of the Strategy will de facto lead to excessive restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to receive and impart information, by opening the door to the institutionalisation of content monitoring and “truth assessment” mechanism, including through the outsourcing of content assessment to entities funded by the Commission, which would effectively act as arbiters of permissible speech determining what is and what is not true, what constitutes disinformation, what content is deemed permissible, thereby shifting sensitive decisions from democratically accountable institutions to external actors, and resulting in the gradual expansion of the Commission’s influence beyond the competences conferred upon it by the Treaties and the legal order;

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Amendment 375

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AE. whereas the Commission has published its EU Strategy for Civil Society, which is said to complement the actions set out in the joint communication on the European Democracy Shield; whereas the EU Strategy for Civil Society confirms that the Civil Society Platform, which the Commission has announced will be established as part of the implementation of the strategy, will aim to provide a regular and structured framework for the protection and promotion of EU values and the streamlining and strengthening of engagement on fundamental rights, democracy, equality and the rule of law, and will become operational in 2026; whereas the strategy also includes the creation of an online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space, which should document existing civic-space monitoring initiatives, reports and protection resources, at national, EU and international level, in cooperation with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights;	AE. whereas the Commission that should have supporting role only, has published its EU Strategy for Civil Society, which is said to complement the actions set out in the joint communication on the European Democracy Shield; whereas the EU Strategy for Civil Society confirms that the Civil Society Platform, which the Commission has announced will be established as part of the implementation of the strategy, will aim to provide a regular and structured framework for the protection and promotion of EU values and the streamlining and strengthening of engagement on fundamental rights, democracy, equality and the rule of law, and will become operational in 2026; whereas the strategy also includes the creation of an online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space, which should document existing civic-space monitoring initiatives, reports and protection resources, at national, EU and international level, in cooperation with the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights;

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Amendment 376

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE a. whereas the Parliament has expressed its deep concern about the shrinking civic space and increasing persecution of civil society organisations in the EU, and noted that these groups face a range of threats including legal and financial restrictions, funding suspensions, smear campaigns, intimidation and criminalisation;

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Amendment 377

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE a. whereas Union institutions, including the Commission, must maintain political neutrality when supporting civil society, media or public communication initiatives and must avoid the perception or reality of shaping national political debates through targeted funding or advocacy support;

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Amendment 378

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE b. whereas financial support from third countries to religious, educational and advocacy structures in the Union may create dependencies and channels of influence that, while often lawful, warrant transparency and scrutiny in the context of resilience against foreign interference; whereas such risks may arise in relation to funding streams originating from Gulf states and other external actors;

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Amendment 379

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE c. whereas public funding mechanisms, including those operated by Union institutions, may unintentionally shape the media and civil society landscape by influencing incentives, priorities or dependency structures; whereas maintaining pluralism requires transparency, balance and institutional neutrality in the allocation of such support;

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Amendment 380

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE d. whereas public funding by Union institutions may influence incentives within the media and civil society landscape; whereas transparency, neutrality and pluralism must therefore be ensured to prevent structural dependency or indirect influence on democratic discourse;

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Amendment 381

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE e. whereas Union institutions are themselves participants in the information environment through public communication, funding programmes, awareness campaigns and strategic messaging initiatives; whereas such activities require strict neutrality, transparency and proportionality to avoid perceptions of institutional alignment with particular political narratives;

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Amendment 382

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AE f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AE f. whereas faith-based organisations, churches and religious communities form an integral part of European civil society and social cohesion; whereas they must not be subject to discriminatory treatment, heightened scrutiny or exclusion from public participation solely on the basis of their religious or philosophical convictions;

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Amendment 383

Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion;	deleted

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Amendment 384

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion;	AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion; whereas the Commission cannot replace Member States or their institutions in this field; whereas, in the light of recent scandals and criticism concerning the Commission’s practice of financing non-governmental organisations for the purpose of lobbying in favour of controversial policies promoted by the Commission itself, considers that such funding must be subject to stricter scrutiny and full transparency;

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Amendment 385

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion;	AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with proposed budget of EUR 9 billion; whereas funding for democratic resilience must be increased to match needs, and must be spent strategically in a coordinated manner aiming for maximum impact; whereas it is essential that this be done while demonstrably preserving the independence of the funded entities;

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Amendment 386

Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Marta Wcisło, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion;	AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with a proposed budget of EUR 9 billion; whereas funding for democratic resilience must be increased to match needs, and must be spent strategically in a coordinated manner aiming for maximum impact;

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Amendment 387

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme, proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), constitutes an important step forward in strengthening EU support for culture, media and civil society, with an anticipated budget of EUR 9 billion;	AF. whereas the AgoraEU programme as proposed by the Commission for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF), would allocate significant EU funding for culture, media and civil society, with an indicative financial envelope of EUR 9 billion; whereas the scale and objectives of this proposed programme have given rise to ongoing discussion within the European Parliament;

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Amendment 388

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AF a. whereas the societies with the most effective investments in human capital and education are also amongst the most competitive, resilient and economically sound; whereas through mobility and inclusive education, Erasmus+ as Europe's flagship programme that shares European values, have strengthened democratic engagement of young people and societal resilience across the EU;

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Amendment 389

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AF a. whereas EU-funded “citizen engagement” and “participatory” formats, including assemblies, workshops and NGO-mediated consultation structures, must not be used to simulate consent or to bypass electoral accountability; whereas the legitimacy of democratic decision-making rests primarily on representative institutions and elections;

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Amendment 390

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AF a. whereas the funding commitments articulated in the European Democracy Shield must be taken up and implemented within the MFF; whereas if the commitments made in the Democracy Shield are not funded appropriately within the MFF, the Shield will fail to deliver on its purpose;

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Amendment 391

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AF a. whereas Union funding related to democracy, media and NGOs is currently dispersed across multiple instruments and implementing bodies, making comprehensive oversight difficult and limiting public scrutiny;

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Amendment 392

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	deleted

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Amendment 393

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas, in an increasingly volatile geopolitical environment, the Union must also be prepared for hybrid threats originating beyond these actors; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;

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Amendment 394

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience; whereas such attacks showcase the need to urgently close vulnerabilities;

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Amendment 395

Saskia Bricmont, Sandro Ruotolo, Krzysztof Brejza, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Lucia Yar, Diana Riba i Giner, Hannah Neumann, Chloé Ridel, Leoluca Orlando

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience; whereas such attacks showcase the need to urgently close vulnerabilities;

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Amendment 396

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors from third countries such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target strategic and critical systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a modern society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;

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Amendment 397

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;	AG. whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure in the EU have become more frequent than ever, with incidents linked to the same malicious actors such as Russia, Belarus and China, but also Iran and North Korea; whereas these attacks often target essential systems, networks, and facilities that are vital for a society’s functioning, including public safety, security, and economic stability; whereas such attacks take various shapes and forms, such as physical sabotage, arson attacks, espionage and signal jamming, as well as cyberattacks and other grey zone activities, all of which demonstrate a coordinated effort to test, disrupt and undermine the EU’s security and societal resilience;

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Amendment 398

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AG a. whereas the protection of key maritime, energy and digital choke points, such as the Strait of Suez and the Strait of Malacca, as well as submarine cable and pipeline corridors, constitutes an essential dimension of democratic resilience, as hybrid attacks against such nodes can result in severe economic, social and security disruptions;

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Amendment 399

Vasile Dîncu

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AG a. Whereas hybrid attacks targeting critical infrastructure, democratic institutions and societal cohesion demonstrate that the protection of democracy constitutes a European public good; whereas such protection must benefit all Member States equally, regardless of size, geography or threat perception;

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Amendment 400

Fredis Beleris

Motion for a resolution

Recital AG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AG a. whereas third countries often express irredentist claims and issue threats of the use of force against Member States;

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Amendment 401

Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital AH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage;	AH. whereas a narrative has emerged in the last few years alleging an "unprecedented rise" in the number of disruptions to submarine cables in the Baltic Sea, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region and attributing these disruptions to coordinated sabotage; whereas data presented at the 2024 and 2025 plenaries of the International Cable Protection Committee (IPCC) contradict this narrative, showing no increase in the number of undersea cable faults worldwide over the last 11 years, deeming an increase in fault rate in the Baltic Sea to be "hardly of statistical significance given the low fault numbers", and attributing a majority of subsea cable faults to routine causes such as fishing, anchoring, geological events or abrasions; whereas any possiblity of sabotage of infrastructure is extremely serious and should be investigated; whereas zealous misattribution of routine faults results in faulty intelligence and may undermine the effectiveness of European security policy;

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Amendment 402

Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Tomáš Zdechovský, Sandra Kalniete, Lena Düpont, Lukas Mandl, Eszter Lakos, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Miguel Pedro, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage;	AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage; whereas the Digital Networks Act (DNA) proposes binding EU-level resilience obligations for submarine cable operators, including mandatory compliance with ICT supply chain security requirements under the revised Cybersecurity Act (CSA) proposal;

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Amendment 403

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage;	AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage; whereas the presence of Russian ships in Irish waters increased noticeably since the beginning of war in Ukraine raising concerns about the security of the important interconnector cables running between Ireland and the UK;

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Amendment 404

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage;	AH. whereas the Baltic Sea has witnessed an unprecedented rise in the number of disruptions to submarine cables, which are vital for internet connectivity and power supply in the whole Baltic and Nordic region; whereas, since 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been recorded, suggesting coordinated sabotage; whereas Finland is leading the establishment of a new Baltic Sea maritime surveillance centre together with Baltic allies and the Commission aimed at protecting critical undersea infrastructure;

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Amendment 405

Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;	AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation; whereas these sightings have contributed to the emergence of a narrative alleging a pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe; whereas an investigation of over 60 such incidents by the Dutch newspaper Trouw revealed that many were false positives, where benign aerial vehicles and phenomena were misidentified as drones; whereas sightings near Zaventem airport in Belgium in November 2025 received sensational reporting and were falsely asserted to be Russian drones by Belgian authorities, but were revealed following an investigation by the Flemish public broadcaster VRT to be a Belgian police helicopter and a landing DHL cargo plane; whereas possible threats to the security of European airports are serious and must be investigated; whereas a lack of caution in reporting on such incidents can lead to misattribution, threat inflation and the spread of panic;

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Amendment 406

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;	AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway;

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Amendment 407

Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;	AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe; whereas Cyprus and Greece have also experienced similar violations, involving aircraft and drones attributed to Türkiye;

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Amendment 408

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;	AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, including so-called 'smuggling balloons' used for cross-border illicit activities, form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe and realised by Russian and Belarusian services;

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Amendment 409

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been clearly attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected to form part of the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;	AI. whereas in recent months multiple airspace violations and unauthorised drone incursions have been reported over several EU Member States and neighbouring NATO allies, including Poland, the Baltic States, Romania, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium and Norway; whereas a number of these incidents have been attributed to Russian military aircraft and drones, while other incidents, involving unidentified aerial objects, remain under investigation but are widely suspected, on the basis of publicly available information and ongoing inquiries, to follow the same pattern of hybrid intimidation and destabilisation directed against Europe;

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Amendment 410

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AI a. Whereas, at the EU’s very doorstep, the Lukashenka regime in Belarus for decades continues to tighten its grip over a peaceful nation, brutally suppressing the Belarusian people’s aspirations for a democratic and prosperous life; whereas it has become a hostage of Putin and his instrument, maintaining its power through repression, torture and forced russification, while also acting as an accomplice in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and in the hybrid war against the West;

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Amendment 411

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AJ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AJ. whereas several European countries, including France, Estonia, Germany, Czechia and Norway, have recently faced major cyberattacks targeting government systems, critical infrastructure and private enterprises, attributed to Russia’s military intelligence services and Chinese state-linked actors, all of which underline the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s collective cyber-resilience and cyber attribution capabilities;	AJ. whereas several European countries, including France, Estonia, Germany, Czechia and Norway, have recently faced major cyberattacks targeting government systems, critical infrastructure and private enterprises, in significant numbers attributed to hostile thirdcountrys intelligence services and state-linked actors, including Russia’s military intelligence services and Chinese state-linked actors, all of which underline the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s and Members States´ collective cyber-resilience and cyber attribution capabilities;

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Amendment 412

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AJ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AJ. whereas several European countries, including France, Estonia, Germany, Czechia and Norway, have recently faced major cyberattacks targeting government systems, critical infrastructure and private enterprises, attributed to Russia’s military intelligence services and Chinese state-linked actors, all of which underline the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s collective cyber-resilience and cyber attribution capabilities;	AJ. whereas several European countries, including Poland, France, Estonia, Germany, Czechia and Norway, have recently faced major cyberattacks targeting government systems, critical infrastructure and private enterprises, attributed to Russia’s military intelligence services and Chinese state-linked actors, all of which underline the urgent need to strengthen the EU’s collective cyber-resilience and cyber attribution capabilities;

Or. en

Amendment 413

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on foreign actors and foreign-made technologies in critical infrastructure and supply chains remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity;	AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on foreign actors and foreign-made technologies, produced in countries that are not members of the NATO and that do not belong to the group of like-minded partners, such as Japan or South Korea, in critical infrastructure and supply chains remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity;

Or. en

Amendment 414

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on foreign actors and foreign-made technologies in critical infrastructure and supply chains remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity;	AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on third-country actors and third-country-made technologies in critical infrastructure and supply chains, including the sourcing of raw materials from third countries, remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity;

Or. en

Amendment 415

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on foreign actors and foreign-made technologies in critical infrastructure and supply chains remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity;	AK. whereas the EU’s dependence on foreign actors and foreign-made technologies in critical infrastructure and supply chains remains of major concern, and is one of the EU’s most significant vulnerabilities; whereas this is particularly prevalent in the tech and digital sectors, posing a key challenge for cybersecurity and for European strategic autonomy;

Or. fr

Amendment 416

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK a. whereas the US administration has demonstrated itself to be an unreliable partner, while the EU remains dangerously dependent on US technology and financial services; whereas the US CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act) obliges US-based companies (e.g. Microsoft, Google and Amazon) to disclose data stored anywhere in the world, including in the EU, thus contradicting the GDPR; whereas Microsoft itself has admitted to the French Senate that it cannot protect EU data from US surveillance; whereas the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) allows US intelligence agencies to collect foreign intelligence, including data from non-US persons stored by US companies, even if they are located outside the US; whereas the Patriot Act grants US authorities broad powers to access electronic records, including those held by US companies abroad, for national security purposes; whereas the EU lacks true safeguards to protect European data from foreign state surveillance and economic espionage;

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Amendment 417

Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Tomáš Zdechovský, Sandra Kalniete, Lena Düpont, Lukas Mandl, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Miguel Pedro, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK a. whereas the Commission presented on 20 January 2026 a CSA revision, proposing binding requirements for managing ICT supply chain security in critical infrastructure through systematic risk assessments and restrictions on high-risk vendors from countries posing elevated security risks; whereas this new framework moves beyond the voluntary 2020 5G security toolbox by proposing mandatory compliance obligations on Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 418

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK a. whereas the implementation of the Readiness2030 initiative should allocate a significant and clearly identified share of resources to strengthening cybersecurity and the protection of critical infrastructure;

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Amendment 419

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK b. whereas following US government demands, Microsoft paralysed the International Criminal Court (ICC) by suspending its services to the institution; whereas the global duopoly in financial transactions, Visa and Mastercard, also suspended their services to sanctioned ICC staff; whereas the EU relies on US firms for over 80% of its digital products, services, infrastructure and intellectual property; whereas in the event of escalation, the US has the power to instantly erase the EU economy by suspending digital services; whereas such an escalation is no longer only theoretical, and would have devastating consequences for European civil services and the economy.

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Amendment 420

Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Sandra Kalniete, Lena Düpont, Lukas Mandl, Eszter Lakos, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Ana Miguel Pedro, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK b. whereas the proposed CSA revision could significantly expand ENISA's operational mandate and budget by more than 80% to include real-time cyber incident coordination, early warning systems and cross-Member State threat intelligence sharing;

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Amendment 421

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK c. whereas all U.S. federal government agencies are subject to 'Buy American' requirements, which prioritise the purchase of American-made products; whereas the EU still lacks similar procurement rules, which exacerbate risky dependency on foreign products at the expense of European businesses; whereas despite reasonable European alternatives being available in many cases, the European Parliament and other EU institutions continue to purchase foreign-made software and hardware products;

Or. en

Amendment 422

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK c. whereas the proposed revision of the CSA introduces EU cybersecurity certification schemes that enhance trust and security across digital infrastructure; whereas robust cybersecurity certification, including cloud certification, is essential to ensure the integrity and resilience of digital services underpinning democratic processes;

Or. en

Amendment 423

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK d. whereas the DNA, proposed by the Commission on 21 January 2026, establishes EU-level oversight of spectrum allocation, including in relations to satellite service providers, prescribing withdrawal of the right to provide networks and services in cases where the provider is not complying with the ICT supply chain security requirements of the CSA; whereas, among other critical infrastructures, electoral infrastructure increasingly depends on digital networks and diverse communication pathways to avoid single points of failure;

Or. en

Amendment 424

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK d. whereas according to the Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) report, US big tech has been actively lobbying the Commission to water down measures to fight against specially-designed addictive algorithms for social media platforms; whereas CISPE (Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers in Europe) has criticised the Commission's EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework for its vague wording, which is likely to favour US big tech companies over European alternatives;

Or. en

Amendment 425

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK e. whereas some institutions in Europe have demonstrated success in reducing their reliance on foreign technology by switching to European and open-source digital products and services, including the Austrian Ministry of Defence, some Danish cities, several German municipalities, and France’s National Gendarmerie

Or. en

Amendment 426

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK f. whereas the US National Security Strategy 2025 strongly implies that 'regime change' or the dismantling of existing liberal democratic structures within the EU is necessary; whereas leaked documents and media reports suggest that the US has considered, or is attempting, to persuade four member states to leave the EU.

Or. en

Amendment 427

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AK g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AK g. whereas anti-European sentiments are on the rise in some sections of US society; whereas many Europeans are increasingly viewing the US as not an ally, particularly in light of threats by the US administration to annex Greenland; whereas the deterioration of transatlantic relations strengthens and emboldens malign actors and their interference in the EU and US;

Or. en

Amendment 428

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AL

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AL. whereas criminal law tools can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences;	AL. whereas criminal law tools and investigative measures aimed at detecting criminal conduct and preventing criminal offences can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences; whereas it is necessary to act consistently with the presumption of innocence and to ensure that EU citizens are not treated as suspects in the absence of reasonable grounds; whereas legal consequences in the field of criminal law should arise only where a criminal offence has been committed and established in accordance with due process; whereas the European Democracy Shield should not encroach upon the competences of secret intelligence services or police bodies;

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Amendment 429

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AL

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AL. whereas criminal law tools can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences;	AL. whereas criminal law tools can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences; whereas the reviews of the mandates of several Union bodies announced by the Commission, including Europol, Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, constitute a timely opportunity to strengthen operational cooperation, investigative capacities and cross-border enforcement tools in order to more effectively address hybrid threats, information manipulation and other offences undermining democratic processes;

Or. en

Amendment 430

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AL

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AL. whereas criminal law tools can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences;	AL. whereas criminal law tools can contribute to the European Democracy Shield to the extent that the activities concerned constitute criminal offences; whereas EU criminal law tools may only be used if there is a clear legal basis;

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Amendment 431

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AM. whereas judicial and police cooperation mechanisms and cross-border information exchange tools need to be adjusted and strengthened, in light of the growing challenges posed by foreign interference to the EU’s internal security;	AM. whereas judicial and police cooperation mechanisms and cross-border information exchange tools need to be adjusted and strengthened, in light of the growing challenges posed by foreign interference to the EU’s internal security, while fully respecting the principle of conferral, as enshrined in the article 5 TEU, and Member States' competences in this field;

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Amendment 432

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AM. whereas judicial and police cooperation mechanisms and cross-border information exchange tools need to be adjusted and strengthened, in light of the growing challenges posed by foreign interference to the EU’s internal security;	AM. whereas judicial and police cooperation mechanisms and modern investigative methods and technologies, as well as cross-border information exchange tools need to be adjusted and strengthened, in light of the growing challenges posed by foreign interference to the EU’s internal security;

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Amendment 433

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AM a. whereas new interference methods, such as the use of cryptocurrencies, have created additional challenges for law enforcement and the judiciary; whereas they require specific training on the entire chain of value of manipulation and interference, on how to collect, access, process, interpret and store digital evidence for judicial proceedings;

Or. en

Amendment 434

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AM b. whereas transnational repression remains a key issue, including against journalists and activists in exile in the EU, from Ukrainian journalists being the target of legal harassment by Russian proxies within the EU to Turkish or Azerbaijani’s attempts at silencing opposition; whereas responses to transnational repression is hindered by a lack of comprehensive framework and fragmented national responses;

Or. en

Amendment 435

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AM c. whereas Turkey so-called Disinformation Law effectively functions as a propaganda and censorship tools;

Or. en

Amendment 436

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AM d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AM d. whereas EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories are particularly vulnerable to foreign interference, including Greenland; whereas any actions undertaken to protect European citizens from such attacks should duly take into account the Union’s Outermost regions and overseas territories; whereas Azerbaijan has multiplied its hybrid attacks against New Caledonia;

Or. en

Amendment 437

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AN

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AN. whereas the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has warned, in its latest EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment report (EU-SOCTA), published in March 2025, about the involvement of criminal organisations in hybrid campaigns; whereas the Commission communication on ProtectEU acknowledges that various factors prevent Europol from fully reaching its operational potential in supporting activities to counter cross-border crime, including gaps in the agency’s mandate as regards new security threats, notably sabotage, hybrid threats and information manipulation;	AN. whereas the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has warned, in its latest EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment report (EU-SOCTA), published in March 2025, about the involvement of criminal organisations in hybrid campaigns; whereas the Commission communication on ProtectEU acknowledges that various factors prevent Europol from fully reaching its operational potential in supporting activities to counter cross-border crime, including gaps in the agency’s mandate as regards new security threats, notably sabotage, hybrid threats and information manipulation; whereas, in its Joint Communication of 12 November 2025, the Commission indicated its intension to extend Europol´s mandate and powers, without, however, providing further clarity on the scope, legal basis or safeguards of such extension;,

Or. en

Amendment 438

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AN

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AN. whereas the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has warned, in its latest EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment report (EU-SOCTA), published in March 2025, about the involvement of criminal organisations in hybrid campaigns; whereas the Commission communication on ProtectEU acknowledges that various factors prevent Europol from fully reaching its operational potential in supporting activities to counter cross-border crime, including gaps in the agency’s mandate as regards new security threats, notably sabotage, hybrid threats and information manipulation;	AN. whereas the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) has warned, in its latest EU Serious and Organised Crime Threat Assessment report (EU-SOCTA), published in March 2025, about the involvement of criminal organisations in hybrid threats, including disinformation campaigns; whereas the Commission communication on ProtectEU acknowledges that various factors prevent Europol from fully reaching its operational potential in supporting activities to counter cross-border crime, including gaps in the agency’s mandate as regards new security threats, notably sabotage, hybrid threats and information manipulation;

Or. en

Amendment 439

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;	AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies; whereas the increase in and diversification of threats to the EU’s internal security, in particular those from the dark web, require Europol’s budgetary capacities to be stepped up;

Or. fr

Amendment 440

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;	AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies; whereas any reform of Europol should be accompanied by robust safeguards and full respect for fundamental rights, and should not serve as a pretext for undue interference with citizens' rights;

Or. en

Amendment 441

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;	AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency;

Or. en

Amendment 442

on behalf of the PPE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;	AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies; whereas attacks on the integrity and safety of the police are attacks on democracy itself;

Or. en

Amendment 443

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AO

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;	AO. whereas the Commission has committed to launching a reform which requires the consent of the Member States that will make Europol a truly operational police agency; whereas law enforcement, secret service and police officers are key partners in safeguarding democratic institutions; whereas this should be more clearly recognised in relevant policies;

Or. en

Amendment 444

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AP a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AP a. whereas elite capture and bribery remains a key threat to European democracy; whereas the Interinstitutional Body for Ethical Standards for Members of Institutions and Advisory Bodies of the EU is a first step towards better accountability of officials at EU level;

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Amendment 445

Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a key role to play, in cooperation with national authorities, in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 446

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a key role to play, in cooperation with national authorities, in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;	deleted

Or. en

Amendment 447

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a key role to play, in cooperation with national authorities, in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;	AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a key role to play, in cooperation with national authorities, in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political and interference purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;

Or. en

Amendment 448

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a key role to play, in cooperation with national authorities, in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;	AQ. whereas EU agencies with responsibilities in the area of borders, migration and asylum management, i.e. the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) and the EU Agency for Asylum, have a supporting role for national authorities to play in establishing and maintaining common situational awareness of risks related to the exploitation of migratory flows for political purposes and in assisting frontline Member States crisis situations; whereas the Commission has included the strengthening of Frontex in its flagship initiatives for the 2024-2029 legislative term;

Or. en

Amendment 449

Fredis Beleris

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AQ a. whereas Member States are increasingly exposed to hybrid threats from third countries seeking to undermine their territorial integrity, particularly through the instrumentalization of migratory flows, violations of airspace, and illegal fishing activities, with the aim of intimidating European citizens and using public debate to promote populist ideologies;

Or. en

Amendment 450

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AQ a. whereas in 2023, the government of Viktor Orbán released over 2,000 convicted human traffickers from prison, endangering people in Hungary and neighbouring countries such as Austria;

Or. en

Amendment 451

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AQ b. whereas Russia and Belarus have been instrumentalising migration as part of hybrid attacks by recruiting migrants from the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Africa, transporting them to the EU’s eastern borders and encouraging or sometimes forcing them to cross the border illegally; whereas this strategy aims to create chaos at EU borders, strain resources and sow division and anti-immigration sentiment within the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 452

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AQ c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AQ c. whereas according to Lithuania’s State Security Department, the Russian and Belarusian intelligence services have planned violent attacks against members of the Belarusian community in Lithuania, and Russian and Belarusian operatives have conducted information and psychological operations in Lithuania aimed at creating a sense of insecurity among the Belarusian diaspora;

Or. en

Amendment 453

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience; whereas it is essential that the European Democracy Shield be conceived and implemented in a manner that is inclusive of these partners, taking into account their specific structural vulnerabilities and security challenges, and providing targeted assistance, capacity-building and protective measures so as to prevent the exploitation of weaknesses that could destabilise both their democratic systems and the wider European security environment;

Or. en

Amendment 454

Fredis Beleris

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience; whereas the effectiveness of the European Union’s efforts to strengthen institutional resilience in candidate countries depends upon their willingness to adopt relevant measures, implement necessary reforms, and cooperate effectively;

Or. en

Amendment 455

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova as well as the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience; whereas the EU supports strengthening the resilience of the mentioned countries against FIMI inter alia through the Ukraine Facility, Western Balkans Facility and Moldova Facility funding instruments.

Or. en

Amendment 456

Eugen Tomac

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, with the Republic of Moldova facing persistent, coordinated and state-sponsored disinformation campaigns aimed at undermining democratic institutions, electoral integrity and its EU accession path, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 457

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience; whereas the EU should take into account the feedback and experience of these countries, as they have been facing Russian hybrid attacks for many years;

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Amendment 458

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience, and to fight FIMI and hybrid threats;

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Amendment 459

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Georgia, and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 460

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 461

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 462

Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI and hybrid threats, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;	AR. whereas candidate countries and EU neighbours, notably Ukraine, Moldova and the Western Balkans, remain acutely targeted by FIMI, and require EU support to build civic and institutional resilience;

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Amendment 463

Fredis Beleris

Motion for a resolution

Recital AR a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AR a. whereas candidate countries are prospective members of the European Union, and any internal challenges they face, if not effectively addressed, risk affecting the Union upon accession; whereas certain candidate countries require further progress in mitigating risks related to corruption, restrictions on political freedoms, persecution of journalists and organised crime; whereas the EU should actively support candidate countries through adequate funding and enhanced cooperation to resolve structural vulnerabilities that expose them to third-country interference, as an essential element of the accession process;

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Amendment 464

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas the conflict between Russia and Ukraine has intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence;

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Amendment 465

Konstantinos Arvanitis, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South;

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Amendment 466

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one; whereas the EU also was spreading such disinformation as illustrated by the example of Poland, where disinformation was used to discredit the legitimate actions of the conservative government on the Polish-Belarusian border during so-called fact-finding mission to Poland and numerous exchanges of views and hearings;

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Amendment 467

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by third countries, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one; whereas significant share of information is classified, often handled primarily within national security and intelligence structures, and may not be available for public scrutiny; whereas, in this context, the ability to assess in real time what constitutes accurate information may be limited;

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Amendment 468

Fredis Beleris

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas certain third countries often employ public political discourse to disseminate disinformation and challenge Member States' sovereign rights with the objective of manipulating public opinion and the electoral behaviour of their own citizens; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;

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Amendment 469

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to between USD 1 billion and USD 2 billion per year; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;	AS. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and China’s assertive geopolitical posture have intensified the use of disinformation, economic coercion and strategic influence, targeting not only the EU, but also vulnerable regions such as the Western Balkans, Eastern Partner countries and the Global South; whereas various sources reveal that Russia’s annual budget for spreading disinformation and propaganda amounts to several billion euros which are invested very strategically; whereas Russia’s disinformation warfare has not been matched from the EU with adequate financing or strategy; whereas elections and political events across Europe demonstrate persistent, targeted and sophisticated full-scale offensive hybrid warfare perpetrated by Russia, aiming to destabilise trust in our political systems and institutions, and to create constant confusion between facts and false information; whereas such warfare requires an appropriate response and a shift from a mere defensive strategy to an offensive one;

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Amendment 470

Petras Auštrevičius, Dainius Žalimas, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Helmut Brandstätter

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AS a. whereas Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, as well as its broader hybrid warfare against Europe and interference in the democratic processes of other countries, has been enabled and justified by the nationalist imperialist ideology of ‘Ruscism’, and forms part of a wider strategy directed against the West and its interests and values, including the international rules-based order, the rule of law, democracy, human rights and common security; whereas the European Parliament has condemned the ideology, policies and practices of the current Russian regime as incompatible with international law and European values;

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Amendment 471

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter

Motion for a resolution

Recital AS a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AS a. whereas, however, limiting the European Democracy Shield to specific state actors would be counterproductive, as the Shield must be designed as a permanent, threat-agnostic and values-based framework intended not to target particular countries but to safeguard the Union’s security, democratic integrity and societal resilience against any present or future source of interference or manipulation;

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Amendment 472

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AT

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AT. whereas the EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM Moldova) was established on 24 April 2023 with the explicit purpose of supporting the Moldovan authorities in combating FIMI;	AT. whereas Russia employed a multi-layered hybrid interference campaign to disrupt Moldova’s 2024 and 2025 elections, combining disinformation, financial manipulation, cyberattacks, and proxy networks; whereas Russia has likely invested over € 300 million in these attempts but failed miserably, demonstrating efficacy of Moldova’s defensive polices; whereas the EU Partnership Mission in the Republic of Moldova (EUPM Moldova) was established on 24 April 2023 with the explicit purpose of supporting the Moldovan authorities in combating FIMI;

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Amendment 473

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AT a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AT a. whereas Armenia is the target of widespread hybrid attacks and interference; whereas parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place on 7 June 2026; whereas cyberattacks, malign disinformation operations are increasing in the wake of the electoral process; whereas, according to Armenia’s Annual Report on external security risks, foreign actors are activating their agents within Armenia; whereas the Armenian Apostolic Church has been an entry point for Russian propaganda;

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Amendment 474

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AT a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AT a. whereas Russia is actively interfering in Armenia ahead of its June 2026 parliamentary elections, using disinformation, political subversion, and leveraging diaspora to undermine Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s democratic government, derail peace-talks with Azerbaijan, and reassert Kremlin influence;

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Amendment 475

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AT b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AT b. whereas Serbia has become a disinformation key hub and a proxy for Russian and, to a lesser extent, Chinese influence operations; whereas in 2024 Serbia hosted Russia-linked militant training camp that recruited and trained 100 men to create mass disorder during Moldova’s elections and referendum; whereas Serbian cyber infrastructure was used to launch sophisticated spear-phishing attacks impersonating the Belgrade Security Conference and targeting EU and NATO officials and diplomats; whereas Serbia has become a safe haven for Russian spies and oligarchs who monitor Russian opposition figures and find ways to evade sanctions; whereas Serbian citizens have been arrested in Serbia for allegedly carrying out hate-motivated acts in France and Germany, including defacing Jewish sites and placing pigs’ heads near mosques aiming at sowing ethnic and religious discord;

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Amendment 476

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AT b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AT b. whereas, despite using Churches to spread propaganda and claiming to be the sole defender of traditional values, Russia has undergone serious violations of human rights and religious freedom in occupied Ukrainian territories; whereas, in 2022, Russia has enforced a total ban on the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) in these territories and any religious communities not affiliated to the Moscow Patriarchate; whereas this characterizes religious persecution as a state policy of Russia and is a serious violation of international law;

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Amendment 477

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	deleted

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Amendment 478

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence; ; whereas this shift has been accompanied, in some instances, by the scaling back of financial support for independent fact-checking networks, a growing reluctance among certain platforms to maintain or introduce robust safeguard measures, and the emergence of narratives questioning the legitimacy of content-integrity and accountability mechanisms; whereas these developments risk weakening the global information-integrity ecosystem and increasing exposure to manipulation, thereby underscoring the need for the Union to reinforce its own capacity, partnerships and long-term commitments in defence of democratic values and reliable information;

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Amendment 479

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence; whereas audits and controls of such support have revealed, in many cases, far-reaching abuses, as well as its channelling towards projects of an ideological and political nature;

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Amendment 480

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas, given the ongoing geopolitical changes, access to minerals and other strategic raw materials necessary to manufacture the products and services that are commonly used today and on which modern society depend has become a matter of strategic sovereignty and security;

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Amendment 481

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas the concerning reduction in US support for international democracy, including through the withdrawal from key multilateral and international frameworks, has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;

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Amendment 482

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence, particularly in Global South;

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Amendment 483

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AU. whereas the reduction in US support for international democracy has created a substantial global gap in funding for countering disinformation and authoritarian influence;	AU. whereas the reduction in US support has created a substantial gap in funding for foreign interference projects;

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Amendment 484

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU a. whereas the European Parliament is often the target of espionage and foreign interference, including the infamous Qatargate scandal, the conviction of Maximilian Krah’s assistant for spying on behalf of China, MEP Fidias amplifying Kremlin propaganda, as well as close ties of AfD MEP Hans Neuhoff’s assistant - Sergej Erler - with Russian militants; whereas these MEPs and employees have access to sensitive information and documents available at the European Parliament;

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Amendment 485

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU a. whereas, having regard to the US National Security Strategy of 5 December 2025, this shift requires urgent and increased European action to safeguard democratic resilience and counter foreign information manipulation and interference;

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Amendment 486

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU a. whereas the U.S. House Judiciary Committee report “The Foreign Censorship Threat, Part II” exposes the European Commission’s decade-long interference in online content moderation and its attempts to restrict free speech;

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Amendment 487

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU b. whereas influential European politicians with access to sensitive information continue maintaining close, often secret ties with the Kremlin; whether former leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany - Matthias Platzeck - has continued regularly visiting Russia even after the Russia’s full scale invasion of Ukraine; whereas Ralf Stegner, of the Bundestag's Parliamentary Control Committee, met former Russian Prime Minister, head of Gazprom's supervisory board, and EU-sanctioned chair of Russia's human rights council in Baku in April 2025;

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Amendment 488

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU b. whereas in January 2025, Meta ended its third-party fact-checking program in the U.S., acknowledging that it had become a tool for excessive censorship of legitimate political speech and shifting to a community-based model to allow more open debate; whereas the EU’s proposal to fund fact-checking networks with institutional influence risks repeating the same mistakes, enabling censorship, restricting free expression, and privileging certain narratives over others;

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Amendment 489

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU c. whereas China employs more sophisticated methods compared to other actors to gain influence in the EU including through co-opting political elites, luring former officials with lucrative jobs, building extensive network of students, researchers and business operatives who then push pro-Chinese narratives and policies;

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Amendment 490

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU d. whereas according to a bipartisan U.S. commission, China ran a disinformation campaign to discredit French Rafale fighter jets used by India against Chinese weapons in the 2025 India-Pakistan conflict;

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Amendment 491

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU e. whereas internal interference and espionage remain major problems, with various reports suggesting that Victor Orbán’s intelligence service has been operating a secret spy network within European Union institutions in Brussels for years; whereas Ukraine has uncovered a network of agents working for Hungarian military intelligence, collecting information on vulnerabilities in the military security of the Transcarpathian region; whereas Victor Orbán called Ukraine an 'enemy' of Hungary during a rally speech;

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Amendment 492

Helmut Brandstätter, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU f. whereas a publicly reported video showed deputy military attaché of the Russian Embassy in Slovakia, handing cash to a contributor to the Slovak disinformation website Hlavné správy notorious for recycling Russian propaganda, and discussing recruitment and the collection of political information related to the EU and NATO; whereas Ukrainian news agency Espresso TV uncovered a network of Slovak news websites spreading disinformation and Russian propaganda; whereas these websites, often referring to Russian state media, justify Russian war crimes, spread anti-EU propaganda, and dehumanize Ukrainians;

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Amendment 493

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AU g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AU g. whereas a number of Italians, including at least two journalists who have exposed young fascists within the prime minister Giorgia Meloni’s party, were targeted with sophisticated mercenary spyware, most likely produced by the Israel-based Paragon Solutions;

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Amendment 494

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AV

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AV. whereas international initiatives, including those by the UN, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and the G7, have begun to outline principles and frameworks for safeguarding information integrity, anchored in democratic values, media pluralism and human rights;	AV. whereas international initiatives, including those by the UN, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, likeminded countries in east Asia including Japan and Taiwan, and the G7, have begun to outline principles and frameworks for safeguarding information integrity, anchored in democratic values, media pluralism and human rights;

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Amendment 495

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AV a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AV a. Whereas the release of the report of Sauli Niinistö entitled "Safer Together - Strengthening Europe’s Civilian and Military Preparedness and Readiness" highlighted the need for the Union to move from a predominantly reactive crisis-management posture towards a proactive and comprehensive preparedness strategy; whereas the recommendations stress the necessity of sustained and joint investment to build long-term resilience; whereas such an integrated preparedness approach, combining civilian, military, technological and societal dimensions, is directly relevant to strengthening the Union’s democratic resilience and its capacity to anticipate and counter information manipulation, hybrid interference and other destabilising actions;

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Amendment 496

Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Sander Smit, Marta Wcisło, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas hybrid campaigns against democratic systems are frequently executed through layered ecosystems of proxies and intermediaries, including non-state entities, transnational networks and crime-as-a-service structures, relying on logistical, financial and technical enablers such as opaque funding vehicles, online monetisation pathways, advertising networks and coordinated inauthentic behaviour; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups; whereas effectively disrupting and countering information manipulation activities requires whole-of-society cooperation across sectors; whereas, in addition to state-sponsored hybrid threats, certain non-state and transnational ideological networks have been identified by European security services as engaging in long-term influence and infiltration activities aimed at undermining democratic values and social cohesion within the Union; whereas this includes organisations such as the Muslim Brotherhood, which, according to national intelligence and security assessments, operates through front organisations, educational and civil society structures to exert covert political and societal influence, while not being uniformly classified as a terrorist organisation under Union law;

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Amendment 497

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU, including the Commission;

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Amendment 498

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups; whereas disinformation is often associated with hostile foreign actors, the credibility of democratic institutions also depends on governments refraining from disseminating inaccurate, misleading or politically instrumentalised information, particularly during natural disasters, health emergencies and humanitarian crises;

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Amendment 499

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s and its Members States democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also should contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;

Or. en

Amendment 500

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities and disinformation may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital and AI literacy levels across all age groups;

Or. en

Amendment 501

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context, as well as its impact, should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;

Or. en

Amendment 502

Csaba Molnár

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the EU; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;	AW. whereas FIMI constitutes a growing challenge to the EU’s democratic resilience; whereas certain forms of manipulative information activities may also arise from actors within the EU, including Member States; whereas the phenomenon of information manipulation and interference in the domestic context should be further examined and understood, particularly in its interaction with FIMI; whereas the measures presented to combat FIMI also contribute to increasing the overall resilience of societies in the domestic context, particularly with regard to enhancing situational awareness, increasing transparency and pluralism, and strengthening media and digital literacy levels across all age groups;

Or. en

Amendment 503

Jonas Sjöstedt, Li Andersson, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW a. whereas attacks and disinformation targeting gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the right to abortion, comprehensive sexuality education, and the rights of LGBTIQ+ people - in particular trans people - are not isolated incidents, but constitute part of broader anti-democratic strategies aimed at undermining democratic institutions and public trust; whereas authoritarian and ultraconservative actors instrumentalise anti-gender narratives to polarise societies, delegitimise human rights frameworks, and scapegoat marginalised communities, including women, racialised and migrant populations, and LGBTIQ+ people; whereas these interference and disinformation campaigns are transnational, well-funded, and supported by actors both within and beyond the European Union, including political parties, governments, and external sources; whereas the European Parliamentary Forum for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (EPF), in its Tip of the Iceberg report (2021), documented over USD 707 million in funding to anti-gender organisations between 2009 and 2018, with the majority originating from European sources;

Or. en

Amendment 504

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW a. whereas manipulative information activities may also arise from actors operating within the Union; whereas the distinction between foreign-directed interference and domestic political activity must remain clear and operationally meaningful in order to avoid undue restrictions on lawful political expression;

Or. en

Amendment 505

Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW a. whereas fact-checking initiatives have multiplied in recent years, raising serious questions about their methods, governance, funding, and impact on freedom of expression; whereas no institution should claim a monopoly on truth or control over public debate;

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Amendment 506

Jonas Sjöstedt, Li Andersson, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW b. whereas disinformation disproportionately targets the most vulnerable and historically marginalised groups in society, including refugees and asylum seekers, ethnic and religious minorities, and sexual and gender minorities, and can incite discrimination, hostility, or violence, undermine public support for human rights and gender equality, fuel misogyny and polarisation and contribute to democratic and human rights backsliding;

Or. en

Amendment 507

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW b. whereas foreign influence may also be exercised through organisations that present themselves as independent civil society actors but maintain structural, financial or organisational links to foreign governments or ruling parties; whereas transparency regarding such links is essential to safeguard trust in democratic processes and policymaking;

Or. en

Amendment 508

Jonas Sjöstedt, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Li Andersson

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW c. whereas gender-based disinformation, also referred to as gendered disinformation, is a growing and distinct threat operating at the intersection of disinformation and gender, disproportionately targeting women, gender non-conforming people, and LGBTIQ+ individuals through deceptive or inaccurate content, misogynistic narratives, sexualised and graphic material, online harassment and threats of violence, cyber-attacks, and coordinated smear campaigns;

Or. en

Amendment 509

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW c. whereas risks to the integrity of democratic discourse may arise not only from foreign-directed information manipulation but also from coordinated domestic narrative-shaping ecosystems, particularly publicly funded communication networks, advocacy infrastructures and influence campaigns; whereas such activities, even when lawful, warrant transparency in order to preserve pluralism and public trust;

Or. en

Amendment 510

Jonas Sjöstedt, Li Andersson, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital AW d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AW d. whereas gendered disinformation primarily targets women and LGBTIQ+ people in positions of power and public visibility, such as journalists, activists, and politicians with the aim of silencing them, forcing withdrawal from public or online spaces, discrediting their causes, manipulating public opinion, and undermining democracy, including through attacks on trans people’s rights, the right to abortion, and inclusive comprehensive sexuality education, often involving both foreign and domestic state and non-state actors;

Or. en

Amendment 511

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AX. whereas the Commission’s recommendations on inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the Union, published in December 2023, have yet to be fully implemented across all of the Member States, including the provisions aimed at strengthening cooperation between national authorities during and ahead of electoral processes through the establishment of national election networks;	AX. whereas the Commission should respect the limits of its powers, and the competences conferred on other Union institutions and on the Member States, in the field of elections and national sovereignty, while respecting the principles of proportionality and subsidiarity;

Or. en

Amendment 512

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AX. whereas the Commission’s recommendations on inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the Union, published in December 2023, have yet to be fully implemented across all of the Member States, including the provisions aimed at strengthening cooperation between national authorities during and ahead of electoral processes through the establishment of national election networks;	AX. whereas the Commission’s recommendations on inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the Union, published in December 2023, are not binding, so they do not need to be fully implemented across all of the Member States, including the provisions aimed at strengthening cooperation between national authorities during and ahead of electoral processes through the establishment of national election networks;

Or. en

Amendment 513

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AX a. whereas certain transnational ideological networks operating within and across the Union pursue long-term, incremental and often opaque influence strategies through front organisations and legally registered structures in the educational, charitable, religious and civil society spheres; whereas European intelligence and security services in several Member States have raised concerns regarding networks associated with the Muslim Brotherhood; whereas the absence of a common Union-level situational picture and coordinated safeguards risks enabling continued infiltration of democratic ecosystems, including political parties, public administrations and EU institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 514

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AX b. whereas the French National Assembly, in its European resolution of 22 January 2026, called for an EU-level legal and factual assessment of the transnational Muslim Brotherhood network, its ramifications in Europe and its methods of operation, citing findings from national security and intelligence services in several Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 515

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AX c. whereas the Union has listed Hamas as a terrorist organisation; whereas the French National Assembly resolution recalls Hamas as the Palestinian branch affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood; whereas understanding links, modes of support and enabling pathways between listed terrorist entities and transnational ideological networks is relevant for assessing risks to democratic integrity and societal cohesion;

Or. en

Amendment 516

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital AX d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AX d. whereas several Member States, including Sweden, have identified risks related to long-term ideological infiltration and entryism by transnational Islamist networks through legally operating organisations; whereas national authorities have undertaken proportionate measures, including governmental inquiries and preventive actions, underlining the relevance of early detection and situational awareness;

Or. en

Amendment 517

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital AY

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AY. whereas the ECNE has played an increasingly important role in recent years, but currently lacks the resources and capacity needed to elevate its activities to the next level;	AY. whereas the ECNE has played an increasingly important role in recent years, but currently lacks the resources and capacity needed to elevate its activities to the next level; whereas this constitutes a clear signal from the Member States that, beyond the exchange of good practices, there is no willingness to allow any interference in electoral processes, especially centralisation of it at EU level;

Or. en

Amendment 518

Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital AY

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AY. whereas the ECNE has played an increasingly important role in recent years, but currently lacks the resources and capacity needed to elevate its activities to the next level;	AY. whereas the ECNE has played an increasingly important role in recent years, but currently lacks the resources and capacity needed to elevate its activities to the next level; stresses that the European Commission should allocate funds for the ECNE in the next MFF

Or. en

Amendment 519

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital AY

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
AY. whereas the ECNE has played an increasingly important role in recent years, but currently lacks the resources and capacity needed to elevate its activities to the next level;	AY. whereas the ECNE must operate strictly within the Treaty-based legal framework and the fundamental principles laid down in the Treaties, which reserve the organisation and conduct of the elections to the Member States' competence;

Or. en

Amendment 520

Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital AZ a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	AZ a. whereas measures aimed at strengthening resilience and preparedness against foreign information manipulation and interference must not lead to the permanent institutionalisation of emergency-style governance in the information space; whereas democratic societies rely on legal certainty, normal democratic contestation and the protection of fundamental rights even in times of disruption;

Or. en

Amendment 521

Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose

Motion for a resolution

Recital BA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;	BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024; whereas the ENISA 2019 Report already recommended to classify election systems, processes and infrastructures as critical infrastructure so that the necessary cybersecurity measures are put in place;

Or. en

Amendment 522

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;	BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties against cyberattacks and hostile interference, including by ensuring that they can effectively protect themselves, through targeted support and guidance at Union level, without imposing centralised control, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 523

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital BA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;	BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks and information manipulation and interference, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024

Or. en

Amendment 524

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BA

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;	BA. whereas there is a clear need to strengthen the protection of the electoral infrastructure and that of national political parties that have also been a target of cyberattacks and FIMI, not least in light of the large-scale cyberattacks targeting the Romanian electoral authorities in autumn 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 525

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution

Recital BB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BB. whereas the covert funding of political parties and movements in the EU by non-EU countries poses a threat to the legitimacy of the democratic process;	BB. whereas the covert funding of political parties and movements in the EU by non-EU countries poses a threat to the legitimacy of the democratic process; whereas existing documented instances of foreign interference by authoritarian regimes through direct or indirect financing of political parties, foundations or affiliated media organizations within the Union, represents a grave threat to democratic resilience and electoral integrity, as it has been the case in EU Member States such as France, Spain or Romania;

Or. en

Amendment 526

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BB

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BB. whereas the covert funding of political parties and movements in the EU by non-EU countries poses a threat to the legitimacy of the democratic process;	BB. whereas the covert funding of political parties and movements in the EU by non-EU countries poses a threat to the legitimacy of the democratic process; whereas a threat to democracy is also posed by foreign movements pursuing political objectives, financed covertly by external actors, certain European capitals, as well as by the Union itself; whereas many Member States exclude any non-european financing of political parties;

Or. en

Amendment 527

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution

Recital BB a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BB a. Whereas former heads of government accepting remunerated positions, advisory roles or other forms of cooperation with authoritarian third-country regimes, such as Russia, Iran or Venezuela, or their state-controlled enterprises, risks undermining the credibility of the Union’s external policy and the independence of its domestic decision-making proccess;

Or. en

Amendment 528

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BC

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from political and executive pressure;	BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from political and executive pressure; whereas, despite the evident link between the independence of the judiciary and the credibility of electoral processes, this specific dimension is not yet systematically addressed in the Commission’s Rule of Law Report, which represents a missed opportunity to strengthen early-warning and monitoring capacities in this field;

Or. en

Amendment 529

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BC

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from political and executive pressure;	BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from external interference and internal political and executive pressure; whereas US officials linked to the Trump administration have approached a French magistrate in the framework of the judicial proceedings against Marine Le Pen;

Or. en

Amendment 530

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BC

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from political and executive pressure;	BC. whereas judicial independence is an indispensable structural component of electoral integrity; whereas electoral integrity depends on the existence of accessible and effective remedies against violations of voting rights and electoral procedures, insulated from political and executive pressure; whereas the EU does not have competences in assessing organisation of the judiciary in Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 531

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BC a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BC a. whereas the US National Security Strategy portrays the EU and Europe as undergoing ‘civilisational erasure’ and expresses an intent to openly interfere in European political life, while refraining from political criticism of historic adversaries such as Russia or China; whereas the US tries to undermine EU digital rulebook; whereas its enforcement is not subject to bargaining nor political interference via means of economic coercion;

Or. en

Amendment 532

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine;	BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions against Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea;

Or. en

Amendment 533

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine;	BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against third countries and entities in connection with the war in Ukraine;

Or. en

Amendment 534

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine;	BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine; whereas such measures should be decisively strengthened and loopholes enabling their circumvention should be eliminated;

Or. en

Amendment 535

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2025, the EU imposed a total of 19 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine;	BD. whereas, between 2022 and 2026, the EU imposed a total of 20 packages of extensive and unprecedented sanctions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, substantially increasing pressure on the Russian war economy, targeting key sectors such as energy, finance and the defence industry, special economic zones, and enablers and profiteers of its war of aggression, and ending the EU’s dependency on fossil fuel imports from Russia; whereas the EU has also adopted sanctions against Belarus, Iran and North Korea in response to their support for Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine;

Or. en

Amendment 536

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BD a. whereas Members of the European Parliament sought for several years the disclosure of internal documents of the European Commission relating to alleged interference in the internal affairs of Slovenia; whereas those efforts culminated in a judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which found that the Commission, acting through its then Vice-President Věra Jourová, had exceeded its competences and had exerted influence on the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Slovenia in a manner that affected the governance of the public broadcaster; whereas the Commission did not ensure transparency following the judgment, did not disclose the requested documents, did not take corrective or disciplinary measures, and did not adopt safeguards to prevent similar conduct in the future; whereas repeated requests addressed to the President of the Commission for transparency and follow-up action reportedly remained unanswered;

Or. en

Amendment 537

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BD b. whereas the Chinese Communist Party is pursuing a strategic effort to reshape the global order in a way that makes the world more vulnerable for authoritarian rule, including through actions aimed at corrupting, destabilising and weakening democratic systems;

Or. en

Amendment 538

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BD c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BD c. whereas China deploys a broad “anti-democratic toolkit”, including disinformation, economic coercion, political influence operations, technological surveillance exports and cooperation with other authoritarian regimes, while at the same time conducting openly hostile military and political pressure against democratic Taiwan;

Or. en

Amendment 539

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital BE

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BE. whereas, since 8 October 2024, the EU sanctions framework has enabled the targeting of a broad range of hybrid activities carried out by Russia, including the undermining of electoral processes and the functioning of democratic institutions, threats against and the sabotaging of economic activities, services of public interest and critical infrastructure, the use of coordinated disinformation and FIMI, malicious cyber activities, the instrumentalisation of migrants and other destabilising activities; whereas this framework has already led to the sanctioning of tens of individuals and entities, including Russian oligarchs, propagandists, military intelligence operatives, media outlets and companies, for spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, conducting sabotage and undermining democratic processes; whereas related measures now allow the EU to include asset freezes, travel bans and the suspension of broadcasting licences, and to prohibit financial and crypto-asset transactions linked to hybrid activities;	BE. whereas, since 8 October 2024, the EU sanctions framework has encompassed Russian citizens and officials, including representatives of Russian institutions, law-enforcement agencies and commercial organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 540

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BE

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BE. whereas, since 8 October 2024, the EU sanctions framework has enabled the targeting of a broad range of hybrid activities carried out by Russia, including the undermining of electoral processes and the functioning of democratic institutions, threats against and the sabotaging of economic activities, services of public interest and critical infrastructure, the use of coordinated disinformation and FIMI, malicious cyber activities, the instrumentalisation of migrants and other destabilising activities; whereas this framework has already led to the sanctioning of tens of individuals and entities, including Russian oligarchs, propagandists, military intelligence operatives, media outlets and companies, for spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, conducting sabotage and undermining democratic processes; whereas related measures now allow the EU to include asset freezes, travel bans and the suspension of broadcasting licences, and to prohibit financial and crypto-asset transactions linked to hybrid activities;	BE. whereas, since 8 October 2024, the EU sanctions framework has been expanded and has enabled the targeting of a broad range of hybrid activities carried out by Russia, including the undermining of electoral processes and the functioning of democratic institutions, threats against and the sabotaging of economic activities, services of public interest and critical infrastructure, the use of coordinated disinformation and FIMI, malicious cyber activities, the instrumentalisation of migrants and other destabilising activities; whereas this framework has already led to the sanctioning of tens of individuals and entities, including Russian oligarchs, propagandists, military intelligence operatives, media outlets and companies, for spreading pro-Kremlin narratives, conducting sabotage and undermining democratic processes; whereas related measures now allow the EU to include asset freezes, travel bans and the suspension of broadcasting licences, and to prohibit financial and crypto-asset transactions linked to hybrid activities;

Or. en

Amendment 541

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BF. whereas on 28 December 2024, the Russian Government announced that it had ‘significantly expanded’ its blacklist of EU citizens and officials, including representatives of EU institutions, national governments, law-enforcement agencies and commercial organisations; whereas this blacklist, targeting those who promote democratic values and oppose Russian aggression in Ukraine, seeks to intimidate and silence voices through opaque and arbitrary restrictions, often without any formal notification, justification or right of appeal;	BF. whereas on 28 December 2024, the Russian Government announced that it had ‘significantly expanded’ its blacklist of EU citizens and officials, including representatives of EU institutions, national governments, law-enforcement agencies and commercial organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 542

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BF. whereas on 28 December 2024, the Russian Government announced that it had ‘significantly expanded’ its blacklist of EU citizens and officials, including representatives of EU institutions, national governments, law-enforcement agencies and commercial organisations; whereas this blacklist, targeting those who promote democratic values and oppose Russian aggression in Ukraine, seeks to intimidate and silence voices through opaque and arbitrary restrictions, often without any formal notification, justification or right of appeal;	BF. whereas the Moscow regime resorts to measures including arrest warrants and in-absentia proceedings, targeting those who oppose its imperial posture, promote democratic values and oppose Russian aggression on Ukraine, as well as against those actively countering Russian influence, including to intimidate and silence voices through false accusations, often without any formal notification, justification or right of appeal;

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Amendment 543

Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF a. whereas concerns have been raised regarding the sanctions introduced under Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/2643 and Council Regulation (EU) 2024/2642, which aim to combat disinformation; whereas these sanctioning measures are adopted by the Council without adequate legal safeguards, due process, or judicial oversight, even though their consequences may effectively bar the targeted individuals from accessing the financial system and impose travel bans, thereby severely restricting their ability to work and to exercise their freedom of movement; whereas the sanctions regime has not been confined to situations in which it is clearly established that the information in question constitutes disinformation and that such disinformation contributes to Russia’s destabilising activities as required, potentially resulting in a violation of Article 11 of the Charter and posing particular risks to the work of journalists;

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Amendment 544

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF a. whereas on 5 December 2025, the U.S. government published the new U.S. National Security Strategy establishing the new U.S. foreign policy including its principles, priorities and relations towards different regions including Europe and notably towards the European Union; whereas the US National Security Strategy portrays the activities of the European Union as “undermining political liberty” and reflects an unprecedented new policy by the United States to “cultivate resistance to Europe’s current trajectory within European nations”;

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Amendment 545

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF a. whereas on 23 December 2025, the US government has announced sanctions against 5 Europeans - British, French and German - preventing them from obtaining a visa to visit the United States; whereas this decision was taken on misleading accusations of digital censorship; whereas, in response, the Commission reminded the EU and its Member States’ regulatory autonomy and the need to defend it from similar interferences to prevent the spread of disinformation and hate speech across Europe;

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Amendment 546

Stefano Cavedagna

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF a. whereas Turkey, a key partner of NATO, still occupies nearly 40% of the island of Cyprus since 1974 and is accused of repeated violations of its airspace;

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Amendment 547

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF b. whereas on 23 December 2025, the U.S. government imposed Visa Ban sanctions on five European citizens, including former EU Commissioner Thierry Bretton and four anti-disinformation campaigners based in Germany and UK; whereas on the 22nd January 2026 the European Parliament’s Conference of Presidents rejected the U.S. authorities decision on visa ban against the five European citizens as a dangerous precedent for the independence of the European Institutions and an attack on the EU’s regulatory sovereignty;

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Amendment 548

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital BF c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BF c. whereas the Trump government has announced to support organisations or think tanks in Europe that are in line with its national security strategy to bring about regime change in the context of the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations of independence; whereas officials from the State department have travelled to Europe in order to meet and financially support European organisations that seek to undermine government policies; whereas these efforts were specifically targeted towards UK’s Online Safety Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act; whereas the Trump administration has publicly supported efforts of Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán to refuse harsher sanctions against Russia or European independence from Russian gas;

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Amendment 549

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;	BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; whereas the evolving use digital tools and disinformation techniques increasingly mirrors patterns typical of organised crime conduct beyond the -political sphere, including the coordinated marketing of fraudulent sales of goods and services, deceptive advertisementing for non-existent products, and fraudulent fundraising schemes, including soliciting donations for fictitious charitable causes;

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Amendment 550

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;	BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; whereas there are cases where sensitive data was used for targeted advertising to reach young Ukrainian men with Russian disinformation to deter them from enlisting in the army and undermine their morale;

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Amendment 551

Petar Volgin

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;	BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns are frequently presented in the public domain as complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with far-reaching societal and economic consequences, despite limited observable evidence supporting such systemic characterisations in practice; whereas such narratives are increasingly invoked as explanatory frameworks that risk diverting attention from the structural economic decline within the EU and from the Union’s diminishing geopolitical relevance;

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Amendment 552

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;	BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of institutions, society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the future of Europe, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;

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Amendment 553

Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BG. whereas hybrid threats, foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;	BG. whereas foreign interference and disinformation campaigns have evolved into complex, full-scale and cross-sectoral crises with detrimental effects on safety and security, the well-being of citizens, and the functioning of society and the economy as a whole, constituting a key challenge to the EU’s internal affairs and destabilising democratic institutions across the Member States, as has been seen throughout Russia’s aggression against Ukraine;

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Amendment 554

Sandra Kalniete

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BG a. whereas Russia has failed to acknowledge its role in starting World War II, to assume its responsibility for atrocities committed in territories occupied by the Soviet Union or to provide redress to victims; whereas, contrary to the crimes committed by the Nazi regime, the crimes and genocides committed by communist dictatorships in Europe in the 20th century, have not received a full international legal and political assessment and condemnation and this has contributed to the instrumentalisation of history under Putin’s rule in Russia;

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Amendment 555

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BG a. whereas the tools to debunk and fact-check foreign interference and disinformation have been diverted by malicious state and non-state actors; whereas for instance, the EU has been accused of election interference in Poland by foreign and pro-Russian actors, including from Belarus; whereas the logic of fact-checking has also been diverted by Russian actors, now claiming to “fact-check” fact-checkers;

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Amendment 556

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BG a. whereas a retired Iranian brigadier general, Mohsen Rafikdust, accused Tehran of the assassinations of former Iranian Prime Minister Shapur Bakhtiar and military commander Gholam Ali Oveissi in France over 30 years ago, as well as the killing of government critic Fereidun Farrokhsad in Germany in 1992;

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Amendment 557

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BG b. whereas Russian Operation Overload has targeted the 2025 Polish elections, claiming terrorist threats around the vote, instrumentalising migration, targeting Ukrainian refugees, and trying to undermine trust in Polish institutions; whereas TikTok, Youtube, X, and Facebook published videos interfering in Polish elections, whereas the pages that were flagged were not taken down; whereas Radio Belarus released videos to weaken trust in democratic institution in Poland during the electoral process;

Or. en

Amendment 558

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BG c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BG c. whereas the topsportnews[.]co[.]uk website published 26 false AI-generated articles spread disinformation during the campaign, including on fake candidate suspensions or date changes; whereas these articles were shared via a suspicious Nigerian-linked Facebook account or via anonymous Facebook account; whereas these accounts aimed at draining traffic and ad revenue; whereas the site connected to an Italian ad company run by individuals linked to Nigeria; whereas algorithmic amplification via Facebook group meant that this content reached up to 25000 people;

Or. en

Amendment 559

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital BH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;	BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness must be grounded in the existence of a genuine, demonstrable military threat rather than hypothetical or artificially constructed risk scenarios; whereas only under such conditions can a comprehensive whole-of-society and whole-of-government approach be considered realistic and justified;

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Amendment 560

Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital BH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;	BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment that realistically matches the scale of the challenge, as well as effective coordinated deployment of funds, , strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;

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Amendment 561

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;	BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that enables information- and technology- sharing and integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;

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Amendment 562

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BH

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;	BH. whereas effective civilian and defence preparedness requires a comprehensive, whole-of-society, whole-of-government and all-hazards approach that integrates the national authorities of the Member States and facilitates cooperation with EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as businesses, academia, civil society and individual citizens; whereas this effort needs to be accompanied by long-term investment, strategic foresight and the embedding of resilience into policymaking, infrastructure development, education systems and supply chains;

Or. en

Amendment 563

Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;	BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, ensuring all citizens have access to trustworthy and accessible information during emergencies, particularly through broadcast networks, is an essential part of effective preparedness and crisis response, enabling citizens to respond appropriately during times of crisis; whereas terrestrial broadcast radio is present all across the EU and still often the only way to inform citizens in case of manmade or natural disaster; whereas preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness in all age and social demographics;

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Amendment 564

Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis

Motion for a resolution

Recital BI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;	BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness; whereas effective preparedness must also be grounded in knowledge, education and, where appropriate and proportionate, continuous training, including media and digital literacy, critical-thinking skills and access to reliable information, so as to enable citizens not only to react to emergencies but also to anticipate risks, recognise manipulation and contribute actively to the collective resilience of democratic societies;

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Amendment 565

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital BI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;	BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience;

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Amendment 566

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;	BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, complemented by non-digital forms of warning in the event of war, blackout or internet outages, a household preparedness booklet developed in cooperation with Member States , and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;

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Amendment 567

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BI

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BI. whereas empowering citizens is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;	BI. whereas strengthening citizens’ awareness is key to societal resilience, and preparedness must include practical skills and knowledge in the field of civil defence, supported by appropriate tools such as an EU-wide crisis alert app, a household preparedness booklet, and wide-reaching awareness campaigns promoting self-sufficiency and crisis readiness;

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Amendment 568

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BJ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BJ. whereas civil-military cooperation, dual-use capabilities and the integration of preparedness into educational programmes are essential for enhancing defence readiness through targeted training not only for workers in critical sectors, such as firefighters, healthcare workers and public servants, but also civil society actors and the public at large;	BJ. whereas civil-military cooperation, dual-use capabilities and the integration of preparedness into educational programmes are essential for enhancing defence readiness through targeted training not only for workers in critical sectors, such as firefighters, healthcare workers and public servants, but also civil society actors and the public at large; whereas fewer than half of the EU’s citizens declare a willingness to defend the country they live in, which indicates the need to devote greater attention to fostering civic and patriotic attitudes based on responsibility for the community, awareness of threats, and an understanding of the role of citizens in ensuring the security of the country;

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Amendment 569

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital BJ

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BJ. whereas civil-military cooperation, dual-use capabilities and the integration of preparedness into educational programmes are essential for enhancing defence readiness through targeted training not only for workers in critical sectors, such as firefighters, healthcare workers and public servants, but also civil society actors and the public at large;	BJ. whereas civil-military cooperation, dual-use capabilities and the integration of preparedness into educational programmes are essential for enhancing defence readiness through targeted training not only for workers in critical sectors, such as firefighters, healthcare workers and public servants, but also civil society actors and the public at large; whereas similar approaches were applied extensively in Central and Eastern Europe under the Soviet-era models of “total preparedness”;

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Amendment 570

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BK

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BK. whereas technological sovereignty and secure digital ecosystems, including projects such as IRIS² and the European Critical Communication System, are key to maintaining control over essential communication channels and strengthening critical infrastructure;	BK. whereas technological sovereignty and secure digital ecosystems, including projects such as IRIS² and the European Critical Communication System, are key to maintaining control over essential communication channels and strengthening critical infrastructure as well as ensuring energy self-sufficiency, including control over energy infrastructure;

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Amendment 571

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BK a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BK a. whereas maintaining European sovereignty in the research sector in its broadest understanding possible is key to ensure European independence, for instance in the technological sector; whereas it is also key to maintain independent analysis capability in other sectors such as language learning, human rights studies, cultural studies, so as to avoid losing domestic analysis capabilities and creating dependencies some countries biased analysis; whereas there are reports that some universities in the United Kingdom halted human rights studies into Uyghurs forced labour after pressure from China;

Or. en

Amendment 572

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BL

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BL. whereas preparedness depends on seamless cooperation between EU institutions, agencies, Member States and international partners, supported by joint exercises and training, shared situational awareness platforms and rapid information exchange;	BL. whereas preparedness depends on seamless cooperation between EU institutions, agencies, Member States and international partners, supported by joint exercises and training, shared situational awareness platforms and rapid information exchange; whereas Taiwan, as a leading partner in terms of situational awareness, has organised an extensive whole-of-society exercise in July 2025;

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Amendment 573

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BL a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BL a. whereas since 2016, the North Atlantic Alliance has publicly stated that hybrid actions against one or more Allies could lead to a decision to invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty; whereas, in line with NATO policy, while the Alliance is prepared to assist any Ally against hybrid threats as part of collective defence, the primary responsibility to respond to hybrid threats or attacks rests with the targeted country; whereas 23 of the 27 EU Member States are also members of NATO; whereas the EU should play a supporting and complementary role in addressing hybrid threats;

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Amendment 574

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BL b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BL b. whereas, in July 2018, NATO leaders agreed to establish Counter-Hybrid Support Teams, which provide tailored assistance to Allies, upon request, in preparing for and responding to hybrid activities; whereas the Special Coordinator for Hybrid Threats – a position created in 2025 – serves as the high-level focal point for all of NATO’s work on countering hybrid threats and ensures that NATO’s response remains strong, effective and coherent; whereas, within the EU, HR/VP has a central mandate in the area of hybrid threats and should remain the Union’s main partner with NATO in this field; whereas, in recent years, concerns have been raised about attempts to expand the Commission’s competences at the expense of the intergovernmental dimension and HR/VP, leading to increased centralisation, which, particularly in the context of responding to hybrid threats, has proven to be counterproductive;

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Amendment 575

Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital BL c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BL c. whereas cooperation is essential to counter hybrid threats; whereas the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, located in Helsinki, Finland, and supported by 32 participating countries as well as NATO and the EU, serves as a hub of expertise, assisting participating countries in improving their civil-military capabilities, resilience and preparedness to counter hybrid threats; whereas numerous specialised institutions and structures have been established by the Member States in this field; whereas particular recognition should be given to the long-standing work of specialised structures within the EEAS, as well as to the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence in Riga; whereas there is no need to create additional overlapping bodies or to centralise such functions under the Commission when effective structures already exist;

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Amendment 576

Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment, boosting Europe’s technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies; whereas this effort requires the exploration of new targeted funding mechanisms;	BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment in Europe’s fragmented and deteriorated technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies; whereas Europe's industrial base is currently facing a significant and structural crisis, marked by rapid deindustrialization, high energy costs and a regulatory environment that has failed to encourage sufficient investment;

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Amendment 577

Christophe Gomart

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment, boosting Europe’s technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies; whereas this effort requires the exploration of new targeted funding mechanisms;	BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment, boosting Europe’s technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies, particularly in the digital field; whereas this effort requires the exploration of new targeted funding mechanisms;

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Amendment 578

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment, boosting Europe’s technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies; whereas this effort requires the exploration of new targeted funding mechanisms;	BM. whereas building credible resilience and achieving a sufficient level of civilian and defence preparedness requires massive investment, boosting Europe’s technological and industrial base and reducing strategic dependencies on third countries; whereas this effort requires the exploration of new targeted funding mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 579

Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. whereas diaspora communities in the EU play a vital role in democratic life as transmitters and interpreters of information, connectors between civic spaces and transnational networks, and contributors to informed public debate; whereas their diverse information-gathering and communication practices are essential for pluralism but can be exploited by foreign actors seeking to shape narratives or suppress dissent; whereas foreign actors tailor information manipulation strategies to diaspora audiences by localising content, exploiting cultural, linguistic and identity-based affinities, and embedding narratives into diaspora media and social networks to enhance credibility and influence perceptions; whereas these tactics may include targeted social media campaigns, inauthentic amplification, exploitation of community communication channels and narrative framing that resonates with homeland issues or transnational identities, thereby shaping opinions and weakening democratic cohesion within the EU; whereas such interference undermines social cohesion, trust in democratic institutions and the integrity of public discourse;

Or. en

Amendment 580

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. whereas this report is formulated in overly general term, allowing for a wide range of measures and objectives, whether positive or negative, to be pursued under its wording; whereas the information provided in the Joint Committee communication of 12 November .2025, which sets out at least the basic elements of the European Commission's intended approach, is neither reflected nor substantively addressed in this report;

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Amendment 581

Michał Wawrykiewicz, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Mika Aaltola, Tomas Tobé, Sandra Kalniete, Eszter Lakos, Tomáš Zdechovský

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. Whereas the European Democracy Shield aims to respond to constantly evolving and growing threats to democratic systems, including external interference, disinformation, and hybrid attacks, and therefore requires a continuous and structured review process to ensure its effectiveness, adaptability, and maintaining a high level of ambition.

Or. en

Amendment 582

Kim Van Sparrentak

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. Whereas the EU adopted an Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI), which entered into force on 27 December 2023, to protect the EU and its Member States from economic coercion by third countries.

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Amendment 583

Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. Whereas mechanisms to counter disinformation must not be misused to centralise governmental control over information flows or to exert political pressure on media and civil society;

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Amendment 584

Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM a (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM a. Whereas effective protection of democratic processes requires not only robust legislation but also continuous democratic scrutiny of its implementation at Union and national

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Amendment 585

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM b. whereas t citizens have the right to form and express their own opinion; whereas there should not be a network of so-called fact-checkers funded directly or indirectly , by the European Commission tasked with determining what constitutes true or false information, or with deciding what may or may not be said; thereby acting as arbiters of truth and limiting legitimate public debate;

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Amendment 586

Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM b (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM b. Whereas independent and community-based fact-checking initiatives play an increasingly important role in countering disinformation online and in fostering media literacy at grassroots level;

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Amendment 587

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM c (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM c. whereas the funding of civil society is not transparent, and the EU institutions have repeatedly refused to publish full and detailed information on the funding of civil society; whereas certain organisations presenting themselves as “civil society” are primarily engaged in influencing public debate and public opinion and systematically seek to shape electoral processes in the EU and the Member States;

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Amendment 588

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM d (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM d. whereas the concept of Foreign Information on Manipulation and Interference (FIMI) must not be instrumentalised as a pretext for mass monitoring, profiling or other forms of internal surveillance of European citizens, nor for the restriction of lawful speech and democratic debate, nor as a tool for censorship disguised as “counter-disinformation” policies;

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Amendment 589

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM e (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM e. whereas the least intrusive measures should always be preferred when protecting democratic values and countering disinformation and foreign interference, in full respect of fundamental rights, proportionality and subsidiarity;

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Amendment 590

Jaroslav Bžoch, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM f (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM f. whereas democratic debate requires political pluralism and a genuine diversity of opinions; whereas political and media narratives that artificially divide society into opposing camps such as "democrats vs. extremists", "pro-Europe vs. anti-Europe" or "pro-West vs. pro-Russia “undermine social cohesion, stigmatise legitimate political positions and distort the democratic process;

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Amendment 591

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM g (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM g. whereas this report together with other initiatives by the European Commission and related Joint Communication, risks paving the way for a progressive transfer of competence from the Member States to the Union, thereby strengthening the Commission´s powers at the expense of national sovereignty; whereas such a development undermines the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality and risks upsetting the institutional balance laid down in the Treaties; whereas this institutional balance must be preserved;

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Amendment 592

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM h (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM h. having regard to the fact that Member States retain primary responsibility for national security and have their own intelligence and law enforcement services; having regard to the existing EU bodies and mechanisms in the field of police cooperation, and to the fact that cooperation between Member States and EU agencies is already in place;

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Amendment 593

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM i (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM i. having regard to the Treaties and Union acquis;

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Amendment 594

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM j (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM j. having regard to on ongoing geopolitical developments, including the spread of destabilising narratives and influence operations worldwide;

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Amendment 595

Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Fidias Panayiotou

Motion for a resolution

Recital BM k (new)

Motion for a resolution	Amendment
	BM k. Whereas civil society organisations can play a legitimate role in democratic debate; whereas, however, concerns have been raised regarding the growing influence of so-called “political NGOs” acting as advocacy actors in the political process; whereas such organisations may, in some cases, pursue political objectives comparable to those of political parties without being subject to the same transparency, accountability and democratic scrutiny requirements; whereas the lack of full transparency regarding their funding sources, including foreign or indirect funding, may undermine public trust, distort democratic decision-making and open the door to undue influence; whereas safeguarding democracy requires that political influence in the Union be transparent and subject to clear rules, while fully respecting freedom of association and freedom of expression;

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