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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 1106
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Notes the complementary and increasingly strategic role of the Digital Markets Act in reinforcing the structural resilience, fairness and contestability of the Union’s digital environment, thereby indirectly but significantly supporting the objectives of the European Democracy Shield; highlights that the findings emerging from the Commission’s targeted consultations in the context of the first review of the DMA point to persistent concerns regarding interoperability, self-preferencing, data access, cloud dependencies and the growing influence of artificial intelligence services, as well as to a broad consensus that the real-world effectiveness of the Regulation ultimately depends on robust, timely and transparent enforcement; underlines that the ongoing review process constitutes a key opportunity to clarify obligations, address implementation gaps and, where appropriate, adapt the scope of the Regulation to evolving technological realities, in order to reduce systemic dependencies, prevent excessive concentration of digital power and contribute to a more pluralistic, competitive and democratically resilient digital ecosystem in the Union; underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; |
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Amendment 1107
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; calls on the Commission to assess, in light of market concentration and gatekeeping effects, whether major connected television operating systems and user interfaces should be designated as core platform services under the DMA; |
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Amendment 1108
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; stresses that the effective application of the DMA should also take into account the role of connected television operating systems and user interfaces as key access points to audiovisual and news content; |
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Amendment 1109
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of ensuring transparency, fair competition and equal treatment in the digital marketplace, and of preventing abusive or discriminatory practices by dominant online platforms; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into practices by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; |
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Amendment 1110
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard controversies regarding the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s controversial investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; |
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Amendment 1111
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies selling subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation of the DMA; notes in this regard the Commission’s non-compliance decision of 23 April 2025 with regard to Apple and Meta; notes the Commission’s investigations into a potential breach of the DMA by Google in demoting media publishers’ content in search results; | 29. Underlines, in the context of media companies offering subscriptions via apps, the importance of full implementation and effective enforcement of the DMA; stresses that enforcement in relation to app ecosystems, search and digital advertising is essential to ensure fair access to audiences and revenues for media publishers, including in the context of AI-driven services; |
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Amendment 1112
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 29 a. Recognises that the use of copyrighted material to train AI models without authorisation can undermine the revenues of the media sector; calls for an effective EU framework ensuring transparency on the use of copyrighted content, appropriate licensing solutions and fair remuneration for rightsholders; |
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Amendment 1113
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | deleted |
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Amendment 1114
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; highlights the role of cultural education, cultural participation and access to cultural heritage in strengthening democratic literacy, civic engagement and resilience against disinformation; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the visibility of reliable and editorially independent sources of information, including on online platforms, so that they prioritise reliable news sources by default,as well as the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; including a particular focus on young people and first-time voters, as well as critical understanding of AI-generated content and recommender systems; |
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Amendment 1115
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators which should remain free from ideological agendas and be accepted by the relevant authorities in the Member States; underlines, however, that education and media literacy fall primarily within the competence of the Member States in accordance with Article 165 TFEU, and that any Union action in this field must remain strictly supportive, voluntary and non-harmonising, fully respecting national education systems, cultural diversity and constitutional traditions; further stresses that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should not be used to introduce indirect harmonisation or binding obligations in the field of education or curricula; |
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Amendment 1116
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; stresses that media and digital literacy initiatives represent a necessary long-term investment in democratic resilience, but must complement, and not replace, effective regulatory enforcement and structural measures addressing the systemic drivers of information manipulation; |
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Amendment 1117
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network and updated guidelines for teachers and educators, which should cover AI and algorithmic literacy, including deep fakes, recommender systems and micro-targeting and should support lifelong learning for adults and older people, underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; |
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Amendment 1118
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Jonas Sjöstedt, Li Andersson
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Recognises that digital, new media, and AI literacy should be considered an essential pillar of any effective long-term counter-FIMI strategy; welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; |
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Amendment 1119
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; | 30. Takes notes that the joint communication includes new support actions on promoting digital and media literacy, such as the Media Resilience Programme, the Basic Skills Support Scheme for schools, and the strengthening of the media literacy expert group, including the setting up of a new expert network for media literacy, and updated guidelines for teachers and educators; underlines that the upcoming revision of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive should strengthen the provisions on minimum requirements for Member States’ work on media literacy; |
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Amendment 1120
Ioan-Rareş Bogdan
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30a. Expresses its conviction that the EU's preoccupation with finding ways to educate children/pupils early so that they acquire the skills to protect themselves against disinformation and attacks on democracy will prompt anti-EU forces to adapt, intensify and refine their manipulation tactics, both through classical methods and in the digital sphere; expresses its concern about these hostile forces precisely attacking education, a pillar of European consciousness, with a view to diverting it from its mission, under well camouflaged pretexts, using well-trained vectors, as well as to cause rifts such as to undermine the Eurosystem; proposes that the Commission, under the aegis of the European Parliament, the institution with a direct mandate from citizens to represent their interests, supports the creation of a single guide to best practices in the field of education concerning the identification of fake news and subtle manipulation tactics, drafted with the help of independent experts and recommended to the Member States; proposes that the Commission supports the creation, under the coordination of these experts, of single age-group-specific guides to be proposed to Member States, drafted by pupils, since they are the ones best placed to know how their peers think; |
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Amendment 1121
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 a. Notes that additional work should be done to promote critical thinking in education, thus helping to neutralise or even pre-bunk disinformation; calls for the mainstreaming of media literacy and digital training at national level; is of the opinion that media literacy teaching should adapt to the consumption habits of the targeted social media users, for instance by adopting a modular toolkit on media literacy adapted to formal and non-formal education settings; considers that workshops and digital civic simulation games would complement media literacy teaching by offering an immersive and gamified experience; supports the creation of of digital tools and platforms at European level (generative AI, search engine, social network) allowing the population to have a reliable alternative to foreign platforms; |
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Amendment 1122
Michał Wawrykiewicz, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 a. Proposes the establishment of the European Media Literacy Academy (EMLA) as a permanent EU agency dedicated to training teachers, journalists, and public servants in detecting and debunking foreign information manipulation; strongly recommends that the seat of the Academy be located in Warsaw, Poland, leveraging the country’s extensive operational experience and strategic position in countering Russian disinformation campaigns; emphasizes that the Academy should serve as the Union's primary hub for developing standardized media literacy curricula and coordinating European-wide awareness-raising initiatives to bolster societal resilience. |
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Amendment 1123
Eugen Tomac
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 a. Underlines that media and digital literacy policies should be designed as lifelong learning processes, covering all age groups and social categories, including children, adolescents, adults and older citizens; emphasises that effective resilience against disinformation requires strengthening citizens’ critical thinking and analytical skills, including the ability to assess sources, recognise manipulation techniques, understand algorithmic amplification and distinguish opinion from verified information. |
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Amendment 1124
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Sandro Gozi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States, in the context of the Media Resilience Programme and the Basic Skills Support Scheme for Schools, to prioritise age-appropriate media and digital literacy for school-age children, including teacher training and modern curricula addressing algorithmic amplification, deepfakes, synthetic media and manipulative online behaviours, accompanied by evaluation frameworks to identify and scale effective programmes. |
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Amendment 1125
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 a. Recalls that education policy, including media literacy for children and adults, remains primarily a competence of the Member States; stresses that Union action must respect subsidiarity and avoid prescriptive approaches to political or informational judgement; |
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Amendment 1126
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 b. Is adamant that the only sustainable way to maintain independent and high-quality media is to address the structural weakness of the media sector restore the economic viability of the media ecosystem; notes that, to do so, there is a need to rebalance the online advertising and content distribution markets thus contributing to societal resilience against hybrid threats, disinformation and electoral manipulation; |
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Amendment 1127
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Sandro Gozi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 b. Encourages systematic exchange of best practices between national authorities and regulators active in media literacy, including through the reinforced Media Literacy Expert Group and the European Digital Media Observatory; notes the value of regulator-facilitated models that fund and convene multi-stakeholder alliances to deliver practical media literacy actions. |
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Amendment 1128
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 c. Recommends a Democracy Shield impact assessment test, especially for the media sector, on all relevant EU initiatives, and more generally to streamline hybrid and FIMI analysis in the EU; recommends the utmost attention to avoid creating situations akin to the illegal subsidies given by the Orban government to pro-government media in Hungary in order to avoid distorting the public discourse; |
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Amendment 1129
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 d. Notes that, according to a poll by Cluster17 on European public opinion, Grok should be prohibited in the EU, with an average of 56% of European supporting this proposal51f; strongly condemns the propaganda stemming from Elon Musk’s so-called “online encyclopedia”, i.e. Grokipedia; is worried by the fact that its content normalise hatred by casting doubts on the credibility of critics against prominent white nationalists, antisemites and holocaust deniers; calls on the Member States regulators and law enforcement authorities to investigate the legality of Grokipedia in the European Union and to take actions should it be in violations of any EU digital regulation or laws against hatred; | |
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| 51f https://cluster17.com/barometre-de-lopinion-publique-europeenne-pour-le-grand-continent-vague-5-trump-et-le-nouveau-clivage-geopolitique/ |
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Amendment 1130
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 30 e. Calls for the designation of Google TV OS as a core platform service under the DMA; recalls the obligation for content distributors to show a majority of content from certified media producing European content or certified and controlled information and, more precisely, from European “services of general interest”; insists on the fact that such players have the technical means to implement these measures that would help to combat the disappearance of reliable media; |
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Amendment 1131
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account the evolving nature of threats faced by journalists and media professionals, including not only physical violence and online harassment but also intimidation, strategic litigation, economic pressure, surveillance, sabotage and other forms of interference aimed at obstructing journalistic work; stresses that particular attention should be paid to the chilling effects created by sustained climates of fear, political pressure or undue interference by public or private actors, which may discourage investigative reporting, weaken editorial independence and lead to self-censorship; emphasises that a safe and enabling environment for journalism requires not only legal safeguards but also effective enforcement, protection mechanisms and support structures ensuring that journalists - in particular investigative reporters - can carry out their work freely, without fear of retaliation, harassment or loss of livelihood, thereby preserving media pluralism and the public’s right to information in the Union; underlines that strengthening the safety, independence and working conditions of journalists also constitutes a fundamental line of defence against disinformation, information manipulation and other forms of interference that seek to undermine democratic debate and public trust; calls for these protective frameworks to be reinforced and broadened so as to cover both enhanced physical safety measures - including protection against intimidation, harassment and non-lethal forms of violence - and stronger legal safeguards, notably the promotion of decriminalisation of defamation, access to legal assistance and effective remedies against abusive litigation; further calls for a firm and coordinated Union stance against legislative or regulatory measures, including so-called "foreign agent"-style laws, that risk stigmatising journalists, civil-society actors or independent media and undermining freedom of expression, media independence and democratic participation; recalls, in this context, that democratic societies must also preserve the legitimate right of citizens, public authorities and stakeholders to express disagreement or criticism regarding media coverage or editorial choices and that accessible and independent complaints or appeal mechanisms - such as press or journalistic ethics councils and other self-regulatory bodies - should be available for this purpose, provided that such expression is exercised peacefully, transparently and without intimidation, coercion, economic retaliation or attempts to influence editorial independence, and does not result in harassment, threats or undue pressure capable of undermining journalistic freedom or pluralism; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
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Amendment 1132
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence including abductions and murders, intimidation sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work affect the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; recalls the widespread public outrage triggered by the murders of investigative journalists such as Ján Kuciak and Daphne Caruana Galizia, and stresses that the full circumstances and responsibilities surrounding these unacceptable crimes have not yet been completely clarified; in this context, expresses deep concern over recently disclosed information regarding threats of murder and torture against an opposition investigative journalist, made by an officer of the state protection services in Poland; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
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Amendment 1133
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; calls to extend the Anti-SLAPP Directive to also protect civil society representatives and organisations, think tanks, publishers, media organisations, whistleblowers, human rights defenders, and politicians; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
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Amendment 1134
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; calls for the introduction of specific aggravating circumstances in criminal law for offenses committed against journalists when such acts are motivated by or connected to their professional activities; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1135
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work and the legitimate exercise of the fundamental right to freedom of expression and information impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists, and other media professionals as well as human rights defenders and other persons engaged in public participation in the EU; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1136
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; | 31. Welcomes the announced update of the Commission recommendation on the safety of journalists52 and the forthcoming review of the Anti-SLAPP recommendation53 ; underlines that these updates and reviews must take into account how threats, violence, sabotage and other actions aimed at hindering journalistic work impact the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the EU; Calls for the creation of a specialised legal and technical support mechanism to protect journalists from AI-driven impersonation and coordinated deepfake campaigns; |
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| 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). | 52 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2021/1534 of 16 September 2021 on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union (OJ L 331, 20.9.2021, p. 8,ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2021/1534/oj). |
| 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). | 53 Commission Recommendation (EU) 2022/758 of 27 April 2022 on protecting journalists and human rights defenders who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L 138, 17.5.2022, p. 30, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reco/2022/758/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1137
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; | 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; calls to ensure the full and effective implementation not only of the Directive but also of the 2022 Commission Recommendation on the protection of journalists and human rights defenders from manifestly unfounded or abusive court proceedings, including in purely domestic cases and, where appropriate, through necessary adjustments in criminal and administrative law; underlines the importance of measures relating to training, awareness-raising, support mechanisms and systematic monitoring; |
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| 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). | 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1138
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
Paragraph 32
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; | 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits and unlawful deployment of spyware technology to surveil journalists and media actor; recalls that the EMFA strictly prohibits any illegal form of surveillance or spying against journalists and media actors; stresses that spying a journalist constitute a restriction also according to Article 7, Article 8 and Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). | 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1139
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; | 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation, including an assessment of the scale of lawsuits brought by the government in Poland and by lawyers linked to the authorities against independent media outlets and journalists; |
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| 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). | 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1140
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; | 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists and civil society from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive 54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support and ensure full and timely implementation of the directive as a matter of priority; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; |
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| 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1141
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; | 32. Stresses the importance of protecting journalists from abusive lawsuits and identity thefts; welcomes, in this regard, the adoption of the Anti-SLAPP Directive54 and the announced update of the mandate and composition of the expert group against SLAPPs; calls on the Member States to be ambitious in the ongoing implementation process and on the Commission to keep providing support; calls on the Commission to draft a comprehensive evaluation report on the effectiveness of the implementation; |
| _________________ | _________________ |
| 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). | 54 Directive (EU) 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 April 2024 on protecting persons who engage in public participation from manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (‘Strategic lawsuits against public participation’) (OJ L, 2024/1069, 16.4.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1069/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1142
Sandro Ruotolo, Krzysztof Brejza, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Saskia Bricmont, Diana Riba i Giner, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Hannah Neumann, Leoluca Orlando, Chloé Ridel, Brando Benifei, Lucia Yar, Raffaele Topo, Marco Tarquinio, Daniel Freund, Pierfrancesco Maran
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32 a. Underlines the need to protect journalists and media actors from spyware, intrusive surveillance technologies, and other forms of digital threats; recalls that the EMFA strictly prohibits any illegal form of surveillance or spying against journalists and media actors; stresses that spying a journalist constitute a restriction also according to Article 7, Article 8 and Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; |
Or. en
Amendment 1143
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32 a. Highlights the importance of safeguarding anonymous public participation, by fully and properly implementing the rights to privacy and to the protection of personal data that constitute an indispensable prerequisite for the exercise of other fundamental human rights; calls on Member States to put in place appropriate and effective safeguards to protect the identity of anonymous public participants and confidential sources; |
Or. en
Amendment 1144
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 32 a. Calls for the establishment of a European protection status for journalists engaged in investigative activities related to foreign interference, hybrid threats and information manipulation, including Union-funded legal assistance, access to emergency funds and cross-border protection of sources, in coordination with the Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 1145
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 33. Welcomes the provisional agreement on the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation55 , in particular the provisions that include the media sector as a factor to be considered when determining whether an investment is likely to negatively affect security or public order; regrets, however, that the media sector is not listed within the mandatory scope in the Annex to the Regulation; | 33. Welcomes the provisional agreement on the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation55 , in particular the provisions that include the media sector as a factor to be considered when determining whether an investment is likely to negatively affect security or public order; regrets, however, that the media sector is not listed within the mandatory scope in the Annex to the Regulation; notes also that excessive concentration in the media market, including dominance by media outlets owned by entities from other European states, may also affect the integrity of the information space and the proper functioning of democratic processes in the Member States; |
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| 55 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/452/oj). | 55 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/452/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1146
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 33. Welcomes the provisional agreement on the Foreign Direct Investment Regulation55 , in particular the provisions that include the media sector as a factor to be considered when determining whether an investment is likely to negatively affect security or public order; regrets, however, that the media sector is not listed within the mandatory scope in the Annex to the Regulation; | 33. Emphasises the need to protect the media landscape from corporate concentration, as provided for in the Media Freedom Act, which Member States must implement and enforce, and stresses the need for more transparency of investment in European news outlets, to protect the public debate from foreign interference, in particular the provisions that include the media sector as a factor to be considered when determining whether an investment is likely to negatively affect security or public order; regrets, however, that the media sector is not listed within the mandatory scope in the Annex to the Regulation; |
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| 55 Regulation (EU) 2019/452 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 March 2019 establishing a framework for the screening of foreign direct investments into the Union (OJ L 79I, 21.3.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/452/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1147
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 33 a. Calls on the Commission to develop monitoring and transparency mechanisms regarding acquisitions of companies operating in sensitive sectors by third countries, including the media, critical infrastructure and emerging technologies, in order to prevent opaque forms of political influence or economic dependence that could be exploited to interfere in the Union’s democratic processes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1148
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the shift in the United States’ aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in bordering regions; notes that audit findings have indicated that such funds have not always been spent in a sufficiently reliable and transparent manner, and that in some cases they were misused to support ideologically biased agendas; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL and calls for support for other credible, long-standing media outlets that strengthen sovereignty and democratic processes in the Eastern neighbourhood, such as Charter97 and Radio Racyja; calls for the development of a solution to provide them with stable, long-term funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1149
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the implications of the changes in the current geopolitical situation in relation to media pluralism and independent journalism and to update this assessment regularly; |
Or. en
Amendment 1150
Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully assess the implications of the US administration’s characterisation of the DSA as a culmination of a decade-long European effort to silence political opposition and suppress online narratives critical of the political establishment; |
Or. en
Amendment 1151
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1152
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions, including via the use of Global Europe; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1153
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the US administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; | 34. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carefully analyse the consequences of the foreign administration’s shift in aid policy in the context of media pluralism and independent journalism and, if necessary, to act to fill the void left in media markets both within the EU and in the bordering regions; welcomes the EU emergency funding provided to RFE/RL; calls for the development of a solution to provide RFE/RL with stable, long-term funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1154
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 a. Welcomes the proposed revision of the EU’s Copyright Directive; calls for clearer and stronger rules to take into account the developments of generative AI, including collaboration with independent media to ensure that AI outputs reflects news content; insists on the fact that press and media publishers must keep full control over if and how AI uses their content, including clear consent and fair payment; insists on the need to ensure full transparency on all the data used by AI to make sure creators can enforce their rights; is of the opinion that any AI companies that do not comply with transparency rules should be assumed to have used copyrighted content; is of the opinion that fully AI-generated content should not receive copyright; |
Or. en
Amendment 1155
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 a. Questions the rationale for allocating EU funds to media projects linked to third countries or foreign powers, that pursue strategic or political influence; stresses that Union funding must never support actors seeking to interfere in the political debate or democratic processes of Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 1156
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote free and editorially independent media, in regions disproportionately affected by disinformation and propaganda, including in Russia, the Western Balkans, eastern Europe, and the Global South; |
Or. en
Amendment 1157
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 a. Welcomes the extended mandate of EDMO; regrets, however, that this extended mandate does not come with extended budget and funding is still estimated at around 1,2 million euros/year for EDMO Central; |
Or. en
Amendment 1158
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 b. Calls on the Commission to explicitly support candidate and potential candidate countries in the development and implementation of legal frameworks aligned with the EU digital rulebook, including the Digital Services Act and the European Media Freedom Act, by providing clear guidance on EU alignment, facilitating peer-to-peer exchanges, and enabling gradual integration into relevant EU enforcement and cooperation mechanisms, where appropriate; |
Or. en
Amendment 1159
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 b. Calls on Member States regulatory authorities to enforce their DSA obligation when it relates to platforms, their algorithms and their recommender systems; |
Or. en
Amendment 1160
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 c. Stresses the need to strengthen procedures during electoral periods; calls on the Commission to establish or update Guidelines on systemic risks and inauthentic behaviours during electoral periods in order to allow Member States to impose further obligations on VLOPSEs at national level; |
Or. en
Amendment 1161
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 34 d. Insists on the need to make access to the European information space conditional on compliance with EU rules relating to the fair, free and pluralistic treatment of information; insists on the necessity to correct the imbalance between media outlets that are under the editorial control of foreign governments, which are allowed to disseminate their content freely, while media established on the territory of the EU are subject to legitimate ex ante requirements such as treating information fairly, independently, and with due respect for the pluralism of ideas and opinions; calls on the need to adapt the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) in order to remove the distinction between media that are established in the EU and those established in a third country and to apply one same set of obligations to all audiovisual media services, provided that their content is available to European audiences; |
Or. en
Amendment 1162
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 1163
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need financial support and stable conditions to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity to limit any bias they may have; notes that fact-checking is only possible with reliable access to data and, therefore, insists on the need to ensure access to platform repositories to better track interference campaigns; insist on the need to create synergies between European private companies specialised in and using cutting-edge tools to detect and analyse disinformation campaigns and interference, Member States, and EU institutions; notes that exposing disinformation sometimes give it more impact and that, therefore, any response should be proportional to the expected impact of a particular campaign; |
Or. en
Amendment 1164
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; reiterates that online platforms have a responsibility to support independent fact-checking through providing necessary technical tools and financing; emphasises that in order to be effective, there must also be collaboration between fact checkers, open source intelligence researchers, journalists, communicators and policy makers; calls on the Commission to extend structured financial, technical and capacity-building support to fact-checkers and networks of fact-checkers in candidate and potential candidate countries, based on the model of support provided to the European Network of Fact-Checkers |
Or. en
Amendment 1165
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence from any provider of online platforms, directly and indirectly ; and methodological objectivity; welcomes the plans set out in the communication of the Democracy Shield to protect the work of fact checkers; points out that the landscape of disinformation campaigns is ever changing, moving away from traditional disinformation content towards the amplification of narratives by making use of the online platforms’ recommender system mechanisms; calls on the Commission to extend structured financial, technical and capacity-building support to fact-checkers and networks of fact-checkers in candidate and potential candidate countries; |
Or. en
Amendment 1166
Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a vital role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; deplores the choice of some platforms to replace independent fact-checkers by community notes; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; stresses, therefore, the importance of insuring that fact-checkers and other independent actors active in monitoring and analysing FIMI and disinformation campaigns online have available adequate and durable resources to provide this their work independently from governments; |
Or. en
Amendment 1167
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; deplores, in this context, recent decisions by certain large technology companies to scale back or discontinue partnerships and support structures for independent fact-checking initiatives, which risk weakening the information integrity ecosystem and undermining collective efforts to combat disinformation; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; |
Or. en
Amendment 1168
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent, credible and unbiased fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; notes that some platforms have moved away from traditional third-party fact-checking systems towards community-based content verification mechanisms, such as community notes; observes that, despite earlier criticism, alarmist predictions regarding such models have not, so far, materialised; |
Or. en
Amendment 1169
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate, safeguarded by purely private funding; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity, and must remain institutionally, financially and editorially independent from the Commission and other public authorities; cautions against transforming fact-checking networks into quasi-regulatory actors or enforcement auxiliaries within EU governance structures; |
Or. en
Amendment 1170
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
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that independent fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments and mitigation; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need sustainable and economically viable stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for supporting independent European fact-checking organisations; encourages to cooperate with the existing independent European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) ; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; |
Or. en
Amendment 1171
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; expresses concerns that the SOMA and EDMO projects have not managed to generate much visibility and engagement from media literacy experts and fact-checkers; |
Or. en
Amendment 1172
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that independent fact-checking networks can contribute to detecting coordinated disinformation campaigns and can provide valuable insights for risk assessments under the DSA; stresses that fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate and must uphold high standards of independence, transparency and methodological rigour; emphasises that fact-checking should prioritise coordinated manipulation rather than individual pieces of contentemphasises that in order to be effective, there must also be collaboration between fact checkers, open source intelligence researchers, journalists, communicators and policy makers; |
Or. en
Amendment 1173
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks, as well as community-based approaches such as Community Notes, can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be one of the tools for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; |
Or. en
Amendment 1174
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks can play a role in detecting and combating disinformation campaigns and provide valuable insights for DSA risk assessments; notes that independent fact-checking organisations need stable conditions in which to operate; considers that the European Network of Fact-Checkers, announced by the Commission in 2025, could be a tool for achieving this; stresses that, to be credible and effective, fact-checking organisations must uphold strict standards of political neutrality, independence and methodological objectivity; | 35. Underlines that society-based fact-checking networks which are set up and managed by the Commission cannot be regarded as independent, considers that such structures risk serving institutional interests and shaping the public perception; stresses that this may create a chilling effect on freedom of expression and may affect electoral processes as well as political and social climate in society; calls on the Commission, therefore, not to proceed with establishing such network under its management; |
Or. en
Amendment 1175
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Highlights the particular vulnerability of children and young people to the rapid dissemination of information and misinformation on social media and other online platforms, given their high levels of digital exposure and the formative stage of their cognitive and civic development; stresses the need for enhanced and age-appropriate safeguards to protect minors from false or misleading content, manipulative design practices and harmful algorithmic amplification, while simultaneously promoting media literacy, critical thinking and digital education across all Member States; welcomes the forthcoming Digital Fairness Act as an opportunity to strengthen consumer and user protection in the digital environment, in particular for minors, and calls for it to include robust transparency, accountability and default-by-design safety standards for platforms; further invites the Commission and the Member States to assess the feasibility and proportionality of introducing a harmonised European digital majority threshold, for instance at the age of 15, accompanied by clear parental guidance mechanisms and rights-based safeguards, with a view to ensuring a high and consistent level of protection for young users while fully respecting fundamental rights and data protection principles; |
Or. en
Amendment 1176
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Is particularly concerned about the latest decision of the Trump administration to impose VISA sanctions on civil society and officials working on defending victims of hate speech or conducting research in this regard; deplores this unjustified decision by the U.S. government and expresses full solidarity with the EU citizens in question; strongly urges the Commission to stand up to such efforts of foreign actors which are aimed at intimidating civil society actors, or regulators in the EU, impacting democracy, freedom of expression, freedom to conduct research or business; calls on the Commission to prepare actions to shield actors that are subject to such attacks and set up support mechanisms; considers the U.S. VISA ban as an unprecedented and unacceptable attack on the EU’s regulatory sovereignty and a dangerous precedent for the independence of the European Institutions; calls on the U.S. government to reconsider its actions and lift the VISA ban imposed on the five EU citizens without delay; |
Or. en
Amendment 1177
Cristian Terheş
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Notes that fact-checking, while an important instrument to counter disinformation, can itself be misused or perceived to be a tool for manipulation if it lacks transparency, pluralism, demonstrable expertise or clear accountability; stresses therefore the need for robust safeguards, including full transparency regarding funding sources, methodologies and governance structures, strict separation from political or commercial interests, the possibility of peer review and reasoned contestation of assessments, and appropriate independent oversight mechanisms; underlines that such safeguards are essential to maintaining public trust and ensuring that fact-checking serves as a support to an open, pluralistic and democratic information environment, rather than being perceived as a mechanism of censorship; |
Or. en
Amendment 1178
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Calls on the Council, on the Commission, and on the High Representative to respond firmly to practices that weaken public broadcasters within the EU and candidate countries, notably by fully integrating media freedom benchmarks into rule-of-law assessments, conditionality mechanisms and funding instruments; urges the Commission to monitor threats to public service media independence and to use all available tools to ensure compliance with EU values, recognising that attacks on public broadcasting directly undermine trust in the institutions, democratic resilience, and access to reliable information; |
Or. en
Amendment 1179
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Calls for downsizing of Union-supported fact-checking organisations and networks; questions the need for centralised EU fact-checking structures and warns that institutionalising such bodies risks creating a de facto censorship system that undermines freedom of expression, media pluralism, and open democratic debate. Stresses that determining “truth” is not the role of EU institutions and that combating disinformation should rely on transparency, and the free exchange of ideas, rather than Union-endorsed fact-checkers that may impose ideological bias or marginalise legitimate dissent; |
Or. en
Amendment 1180
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Emphasises the role of independent online community fact-checkers, organically created within each very large online platform, that may collaborate with civil society organisations, journalists and academic networks, in identifying and countering disinformation; calls on the Commission and Member States to recognise their contribution within the Union’s anti-disinformation framework and provide technical support while fully safeguarding editorial independence and freedom of expression. |
Or. en
Amendment 1181
Sander Smit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Notes that fact-checking networks contribute to democratic resilience only when fully independent from political influence; stresses that financing by political institutions, including the European Commission, may compromise perceived or actual neutrality, leading to risks of biased selection of content and undermining public trust in fact-checking as a tool against disinformation; calls, therefore, for strict safeguards in any Democracy Shield framework to ensure full transparency; |
Or. en
Amendment 1182
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Highlights that professional journalism by European media service providers is published under editorial responsibility and in compliance with EU and national law; calls for safeguards ensuring that VLOPs and VLOSEs do not unjustifiably delist, demote or otherwise interfere with the visibility and fair ranking of lawful European editorial media content, and that ranking systems remain transparent and non-discriminatory; |
Or. en
Amendment 1183
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Warns that the establishment of minimum standards or models for journalism is alien to liberal democratic society and risks establishing de facto licensing, stratification or preferential treatment of media actors, and the marginalisation of lawful journalistic activity outside such frameworks; |
Or. en
Amendment 1184
Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 a. Notes that the establishment of a network of European fact-checkers would require a prior assessment in order to ensure that such organisations do not suffer from political or informational bias; |
Or. en
Amendment 1185
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 b. Insists on the need to ensure due prominence to support independent media and journalism; recalls that it is only when reliable information reaches citizens that democracy is safeguarded; demands that social media algorithms prioritise reliable news sources by default rather than promoting disinformation and propaganda; considers that any action in that field should be paired with efforts to ensure demonetization of disinformation as a way to incentivise compliance; recalls in that sense the need to ensure accessibility of reliable information in all its form online but also offline; |
Or. en
Amendment 1186
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 b. Calls for the establishment and strict enforcement of clear and binding safeguards against the misuse of spyware and other intrusive targeted surveillance technologies, in particular with regard to journalists, media professionals and editorial organisations; stresses the need to set firm legal limits and independent oversight mechanisms governing the acquisition, deployment and authorisation of such tools in order to prevent abuses that undermine media freedom, source confidentiality and democratic accountability; |
Or. en
Amendment 1187
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 b. Rejects the institutionalisation of “prebunking” or predictive narrative-anticipation tools as an official component of the Shield; stresses that democratic resilience requires citizens’ ability to evaluate competing claims, and that anticipatory interventions risk converting political disagreement into a managed “cognitive security” problem; |
Or. en
Amendment 1188
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 b. Notes that in the United States, Meta shut down its third-party fact-checking programme after it became a tool of censorship; and calls on the EU to follow this example and downsize institutional support for fact-checkers; |
Or. en
Amendment 1189
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 c. Stresses that local and regional media constitute a critical layer of democratic resilience and should be recognised as an indirect but essential component of the European Democracy Shield, given their role as a first line of accountability in monitoring local governance, exposing corruption and addressing issues of immediate relevance to citizens; expresses concern over the growing emergence of "local news deserts", driven in part by structural economic pressures and the dominance of large digital platforms that weaken the visibility and financial sustainability of community-based journalism; underlines that the erosion of local information ecosystems increases vulnerability to disinformation, manipulation and social polarisation at grassroots level; calls, therefore, for targeted Union and Member State measures to reinforce the sustainability, accessibility and innovative capacity of local and regional media, thereby strengthening media pluralism, civic trust and the overall resilience of the democratic information space; |
Or. en
Amendment 1190
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 c. Insists on the fact that effective prominence measures for media must take the form of positive and negative curation; recalls that positive curation would empower content from trusted sources of information, making it easily and readily accessible and visible while negative curation would take down any prohibited practices; whereas the determination of media under the scope of due prominence measure could be made 1) by sector-specific definitions such as “media services of general interest” as defined by national authorities, 2) or by voluntary codes of conduct or other professional norms such as the Journalism Trust Initiative; |
Or. en
Amendment 1191
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 c. Calls on the Commission not to delay any longer assessing decentralised, user-driven corrective mechanisms, including community-based contextualisation systems, as potentially less intrusive alternatives to centralised moderation or fact-checking structures, in order to preserve pluralism and minimise the risk of overreach; notes that centralised fact-checking structures may enable a faster response to emerging narratives, while decentralised, community-based systems may allow for a wider range of viewpoints and contestation; whereas the relative strengths and limitations of both approaches should be taken into account; |
Or. en
Amendment 1192
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 d. Is concerned by the fact that a growing proportion of advertising resources is captured by content-sharing platforms, which funds neither news nor creative content to the detriment of other players; whereas, according to a report by the French ARCOM and Ministry of Culture in 2023, media investing in news content and audiovisual and cinematographic creation received 65% of advertising revenue in 2012; whereas ten years later, in 2022, this figure was down to 40% and it is expected to be as low as 29% by 2030; whereas, for French media alone, it represents a €800-million loss; whereas Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and TikTok capture 45% of these revenues; |
Or. en
Amendment 1193
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 d. Stresses the importance of safeguarding the role of public service media in guaranteeing universal access to reliable, objective and independently produced news content across both traditional and digital platforms; underlines that independent and widely trusted public service media constitute a key civic safeguard and a pillar of social cohesion, particularly in periods of crisis, instability or heightened information disorder, by providing verified information, countering manipulation and ensuring continuity of public-interest communication for all segments of society; |
Or. en
Amendment 1194
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 35 e. Is worried by media concentration which poses a threat to the independence and the pluralism of media environment; whereas concentration control in the media sector should rely on two aspects: an economic control, and a pluralism control; consider that article 22 of the EMFA regulation should be understood as a democratic infrastructure provision, not a technical annex to merger control; notes however that the tool is built for the future and does not address mergers that have already taken place; considers that restorative pluralism measures should be set up to restore pluralism where it has been undermined; |
Or. en
Amendment 1195
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 6
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Civil society | Civil society and Democratic Participation |
Or. en
Amendment 1196
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 1197
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society can play in democratic resilience; underlines however that civil society organisations can be both victims of foreign interference and, if insufficiently safeguarded, potential vectors for such interference; emphasises that strengthening resilience must include robust, proportionate and enforceable transparency, vetting and accountability measures, without extending political supervision or content control over lawful civil society activity within the Union; recalls that, by using funding in unacceptable ways, the Commission has turned civil society organisations into amplifiers of its own political agenda in the past; |
Or. en
Amendment 1198
Ana Catarina Mendes, Evin Incir, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Birgit Sippel, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; highlights the importance of sustaining and strengthening core funding for civil society organisations across many Member States, recognising their essential contribution to democratic values; |
Or. en
Amendment 1199
Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; notes the common political narrative of civil society organizations being scapegoated in the public sphere by extreme political actors, as rendering civil society more vulnerable as a whole; |
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Amendment 1200
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that a vibrant civil society plays in supporting state institutions in defending our democracy, not only by acting as a watchdog exposing and actively countering foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also by serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; recalls that an active and independent civil society constitutes one of the core pillars of a functioning democracy; |
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Amendment 1201
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in contributing to non-political public-benefit activities; underlines the importance of ensuring transparency and a clear distinction between public-benefit civil society activities and political advocacy; considers that Union support should civil society organisations engaged in non-political public-benefit activities and exclude entities that carry out political campaigning or political advocacy); |
Or. en
Amendment 1202
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating foreign attempts to interfere with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; | 36. Stresses the crucial role that civil society plays in defending our democracy, not only in acting as a watchdog by exposing and actively combating malicious interference with democratic processes, but also in serving as a fundamental force in the long-term effort to build stronger and more resilient societies; underlines, in particular, the important role of civil society in upholding the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU; |
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Amendment 1203
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 36 a. Calls on the Commission to initiate, without delay, the funding of an independently-run European counterpart to the Toronto-based Citizen Lab, tasked with providing operational, intelligence-driven research on threats to democracy, human rights and global security within the digital ecosystem; |
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Amendment 1204
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37. Welcomes the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society, published alongside the communication on the European Democracy Shield; welcomes the Commission’s approach of linking this strategy to its work on the Shield, as a tool to further bolster civic engagement; | deleted |
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Amendment 1205
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa, Virginie Joron
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37. Welcomes the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society, published alongside the communication on the European Democracy Shield; welcomes the Commission’s approach of linking this strategy to its work on the Shield, as a tool to further bolster civic engagement; | 37. Stresses that the Commission may support civil society organisations that carry out activities of public benefit, including in the fields of healthcare, social services, vocational training or retraining of workers, nature protection, and assistance to victims of violence; underlines that Union funding for civil society organisations should not be used to support organisations primarily engaged in political activities, lobbying, or activities aimed at influencing public opinion and elections, including the so-called political NGOs; calls on the Commission to discontinue the financing of such organisations and to refrain from measures that would strengthen their role; |
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Amendment 1206
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37. Welcomes the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society, published alongside the communication on the European Democracy Shield; welcomes the Commission’s approach of linking this strategy to its work on the Shield, as a tool to further bolster civic engagement; | 37. Takes note of the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society; expresses reservations as regards linking this strategy to the European Democracy Shield, as such an approach risks blurring the line between democratic participation and policy advocacy; stresses that civic engagement should not be instrumentalised to promote predefined political objectives or to reinforce a single ideological interpretation of Union values; |
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Amendment 1207
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37. Welcomes the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society, published alongside the communication on the European Democracy Shield; welcomes the Commission’s approach of linking this strategy to its work on the Shield, as a tool to further bolster civic engagement; | 37. Notes the Commission’s EU Strategy for Civil Society, published alongside the communication on the European Democracy Shield; welcomes the Commission’s approach of linking this strategy to its work on the Shield, as a tool to further bolster civic engagement; highlights that more ambitious approach is needed to properly defend the role of civil society in democratic processes; |
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Amendment 1208
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Birgit Sippel, Christel Schaldemose, Cecilia Strada
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37 a. Highlights the shrinking civic space and the increasing pressure faced by civil society organisations and human rights defenders, particularly those working on LGBTIQ+ rights, women’s rights, migrant support and anti-racism, including through politically motivated investigations and funding cuts; underlines their essential role in promoting democracy, fundamental rights and social justice, and calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure robust, sustainable and diversified funding that goes beyond short-term project grants to include stable operating support, capacity-building and improved access for smaller and grassroots organisations, enabling civil society across the Union to operate effectively, independently and contribute to resilient democratic society; |
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Amendment 1209
Kim Van Sparrentak, Hannah Neumann
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37 a. Underlines that civil society is often the target of foreign interference, including transnational repression, and therefore well-placed to facilitate community outreach activities and support the design of efficient solutions; Calls on the Commission to include civil society not only as the object of activities designed to counter foreign interference but to take their expertise and experience more proactively in policy formulation. |
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Amendment 1210
Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37 a. Expresses concern at the progressive reduction of access to platform data for independent researchers and civil society organisations, which hampers the detection and analysis of disinformation and coordinated inauthentic behaviour; calls on the Commission to ensure effective enforcement of data access obligations under the DSA, including meaningful, and timely access to data necessary for public-interest research; |
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Amendment 1211
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 37 a. Stresses that projects financed from public funds should not implement activities directed against the Member States or the Union and its values; calls for rigorous monitoring of project implementation; |
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Amendment 1212
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 1213
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to stop its plans to establish a civil society platform aiming at influencing political decisions; stresses that CSO must be used nor as substitute for Member States activities, neither as a tool directed against Member States political decisions; |
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Amendment 1214
Ana Catarina Mendes, Evin Incir, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; Stresses the need to liaise, where possible, civil society organisations from candidate and potential candidate countries in this dialogue, particularly those consistently engaged in fostering digital alignment, information integrity and democratic resilience; |
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Amendment 1215
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; stresses the need to include civil society organisations from candidate and potential candidate countries in this dialogue, particularly those consistently engaged in fostering digital alignment, information integrity and democratic resilience; |
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Amendment 1216
Kim Van Sparrentak, Hannah Neumann
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; emphasises the need for fair remuneration for meaningful participation in the Civil Society Platform, considering civil society’s scarce resources; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats, FIMI, and transnational repression and improve situational awareness; |
Or. en
Amendment 1217
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to refrain from creating further instruments aimed at establishing a civil society platform that would strengthen the role of so-called political NGOs; stresses that citizens have the right to express their opinion publicly and to participate in political life, including through elections and engagement in political activities, including cooperation political parties.; |
Or. en
Amendment 1218
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to exercise restraint in developing new instruments for civil dialogue; cautions against the creation of permanent or centralised platforms that could privilege selected stakeholders or create parallel channels of influence outside established democratic processes; opposes the establishment of an operational Civil Society Platform under the Democracy Shield; stresses that any exchange with non-governmental actors must remain transparent and strictly complementary to representative democracy, without conferring advisory or coordinating functions in the field of democratic resilience or countering FIMI; |
Or. en
Amendment 1219
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering hybrid threats and FIMI, and improve situational awareness; | 38. Calls on the Commission to strengthen its work on civil dialogue and to establish new tools for this purpose; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s commitment to establishing an operational Civil Society Platform by 2026 to support a more systematic approach that will be used to strengthen dialogue in line with the EU’s values; considers that the announced online Knowledge Hub on Civic Space may contribute to the coordination of the activities of civil society organisations in the area of protecting democracy and countering FIMI, and improve situational awareness; |
Or. en
Amendment 1220
Ana Catarina Mendes, Evin Incir, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Birgit Sippel, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38 a. Emphasises the importance of actively engaging young people in democratic life, recognising them as key actors in strengthening civic and political participation. Calls for the promotion of new forms of engagement, including via the development of participatory digital platforms, youth councils, participatory budgeting, and grassroots initiatives, to ensure meaningful involvement in decision-making processes at local, national, and European levels. Underlines the need to support youth-led democratic innovation, enhance civic and media literacy, and create inclusive spaces where young people can shape policies, contribute to public debate, and build trust in democratic institutions; |
Or. en
Amendment 1221
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38 a. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to candidate and potential candidate countries, and establish regular and structured dialogue mechanisms with region-wide civil society initiatives and actors in particularly those consistently engaged in election integrity, fighting disinformation and supporting information integrity and democratic resilience, based on an inclusive and human-rights-based approach, and to ensure that such dialogue is meaningfully linked to the implementation of the European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society; |
Or. en
Amendment 1222
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
Paragraph 38 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 38 b. Stresses that young people are disproportionately exposed to disinformation, foreign interference and AI-generated manipulative content due to their higher reliance on online platforms and social media for information, communication and political mobilisation; underlines that strengthening youth participation is therefore not only a matter of inclusion, but a core element of democratic resilience and security; |
Or. en
Amendment 1223
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure that the funding for this strand of AgoraEU meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 1224
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure that the funding for this strand of AgoraEU meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; | 39. Expresses concern regarding the continued expansion of Union funding programmes dedicated to civil society organisations, including under the CERV programme and the proposed AgoraEU framework, which cannot transform NGOs into EU -funded and tasked entities, similarly to GONGOs; recalls that the allocation of such funding has raised questions about political balance, transparency and indirect influence on public debate; stresses that Union funds must not be used to promote specific ideological agendas or to finance actors engaged in political advocacy against Member States’ governments or democratic choices; calls for stricter safeguards, full transparency and political neutrality in any future funding, and opposes the centralisation of such funding under direct Commission management; |
Or. en
Amendment 1225
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure that the funding for this strand of AgoraEU meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; | 39. notes the existence of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; notes that discussions are underway to maintain the CERV programme and incorporate it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; |
Or. en
Amendment 1226
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure that the funding for this strand of AgoraEU meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; | 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure sufficient and predictable funding for this strand of AgoraEU that meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; |
Or. en
Amendment 1227
Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Marta Wcisło, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 39. Stresses the importance of concrete funding programmes such as the CERV programme; welcomes the Commission’s idea of maintaining the CERV programme and incorporating it into the new AgoraEU programme for 2028-2034; calls on the Commission to ensure that the funding for this strand of AgoraEU meets the needs of civil society organisations and is implemented under the direct management of the Commission; | 39. Stresses the importance of EU funding programmes supporting media and civil society, including CERV and Creative Europe; welcomes the Commission’s intention to ensure continuity under the future MFF; calls for timely and adequately funded measures, including a Media Resilience Programme, to bridge the transition to the next funding period; including through an increase in the size of the programme; |
Or. en
Amendment 1228
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; notes that currently Members can accept payments from clients they do not need to make public and acknowledges the risk this poses for misuse; notes that one of the key accused in Qatargate had invited a former Commissioner on the board of the organisation he misused as front for his influence operation and this former Commissioner received the green light of the Commission’s ethical committee despite this front organisation not being registered in the EU’s Transparency Register and therefore not having published the sources of its funding and acknowledges the weaknesses in the current system where the existing integrity rules are enforced exclusively by self-control of Members of the same institution for each other; believes that Parliament’s Rules of Procedure need to be reformed further to close existing loopholes on transparency and integrity as well as to enforce existing rules; calls for the introduction of dissuasive minimum sanctions in case of breaches of EP rules, for a strengthened ban on lobby side jobs clearly including consulting services, for a declaration of side income from the first cent, and for a reform of the Advisory Committee on the Conduct of Members including independent external experts; notes that with the next Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) changes of the Financial Regulation will take effect that the many data available about beneficiaries from EU funds available in the Funding and Tenders Portal, the Financial Transparency System and data on interest representatives in the Transparency Register will be brought together in a single Gateway; believes that the inter-institutional agreement on the EU Transparency Register needs to be reformed further to oblige all entities to disclose both spending specifically on activities in the scope of the register and their overall budget to allow to compare numbers across all groups of registrants; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; commits to fulfil all its obligations under the inter-institutional agreement for an independent EU ethics body; |
Or. en
Amendment 1229
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by the Commission and malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; calls for greater clarity and transparency regarding the role of non-governmental organisations and other civil society actors involved in the implementation of the European Democracy Shield, including their sources of funding, advocacy objectives, and any quasi-regulatory functions exercised, in order to safeguard democratic accountability; |
Or. en
Amendment 1230
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal, the conviction of assistant of ex-AfD MEP Maximilian Krah of spying for China, and the alleged bribing of MEP Petr Bystron by the Kremlin to spread Russian propaganda; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; warns against the abuse of transparency reforms and administrative requirements as a political pretext, or as a tool by authoritarian actors to undermine democracy and EU interests; |
Or. en
Amendment 1231
Sander Smit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for full financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; stresses that the EU should, in this regard, take the lead in its financing conditions and working programmes, through binding transparency and integrity clauses in particular, in order to safeguard the interinstitutional balance of powers and the general principle of the separation of powers (trias politica). |
Or. en
Amendment 1232
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, including transparency concerning funding provided from the Commission as well as in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by non-EU-country actors, militant organisation and Islamists groups to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; further notes concerns regarding the possible use of certain civil societies organisations as instruments to advance institutional or political interests; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; |
Or. en
Amendment 1233
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, including transparency concerning funding provided from the Commission as well as in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the Union and the Member States; further notes concerns regarding the possible use of certain civil societies organisations as instruments to advance institutional or political interests; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; |
Or. en
Amendment 1234
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; emphasises the importance of publishing the names of NGOs with which the European Commission has concluded contracts, in order to ensure full transparency and public accountability of EU-funded activities; |
Or. en
Amendment 1235
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; emphasises that transparency requirements must apply equally to all civil society organisations, including those receiving Union funding or acting in close cooperation with Union institutions; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; |
Or. en
Amendment 1236
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that, as an institution, Parliament bears a particular responsibility to strengthen integrity, transparency and accountability standards in the light of lessons learned from past cases of corruption and foreign interference ; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; |
Or. en
Amendment 1237
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Birgit Sippel, Christel Schaldemose, Cecilia Strada
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of civil society organisations in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that civil society organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatargate scandal; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should be designed in a way that prevents them from being misused to stigmatise the legitimate activities of civil society as such; | 40. Underlines the need for increased financial transparency regarding the funding of interest representatives in general, and in the context of support from non-EU countries in particular; recalls that interest representatives organisations can be, and have been, used as tools by malicious non-EU-country actors to illegitimately influence democratic processes in the EU and its Member States; stresses that as an institution Parliament has a special responsibility to contribute to reforms in this area, in the light of the so-called Qatar and Huawei scandals; warns against the abuse of so-called transparency reforms and administrative requirements to undermine democracy and EU interests; |
Or. en
Amendment 1238
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Recalls recent cases which have raised serious concerns as regards transparency, proportionality and respect for fundamental rights in the context of political communication and media regulation, including allegations of targeted political advertising by the Commission in the course of electoral processes in the Netherlands; recalls, furthermore, the controversy surrounding the arrest of Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov, and notes concerns expressed regarding possible implications for freedom of expression and access to information; also recalls cases in which sanctions have been imposed on television channels; underlines that, in the Union, any measures affecting media actors or digital platforms must strictly comply with EU law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and must be based on clear legal grounds, subject to effective judicial review, and respect the principles of necessity, proportionality and non-discrimination; |
Or. en
Amendment 1239
Cristian Terheş
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Notes that while civil society organisations play a vital role in promoting pluralism, human rights and democratic participation, they may in certain cases be targeted for infiltration or instrumentalisation by malign foreign influence actors seeking to disrupt policy processes or distort public debate; stresses that, in the context of formal political dialogue and the implementation of public policy, the duly constituted government of the respective Member State or third country should remain the primary institutional interlocutor for the EU institutions, while civil society organisations contribute in a consultative and complementary capacity; underlines that such an approach preserves democratic legitimacy and institutional accountability, while continuing to foster meaningful civil society engagement; |
Or. en
Amendment 1240
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Insists on the need for European institutions to protect themselves against any form entryism from any non-state actors promoting ideas contrary to European values; notes in particular the ideological continuity between the Muslim Brotherhood and FEMYSO and therefore calls for a revision of its registration in the transparency register; is concerned by ultra-conservative groups established in Europe, such as Ordo Iuris, spearheading efforts to roll back women’s and LGBTQI+ rights; |
Or. en
Amendment 1241
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Expresses concern over the so-called "Greengate", relating to the potential use of EU funds by NGOs to influence political votes; calls for a thorough and transparent investigation into these allegations within the existing Scrutinity Working Group and for measures to ensure that Union funding is used solely for its intended purposes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1242
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Stresses that “whole-of-society” approaches to countering FIMI must not blur the line between civil society support and quasi-enforcement roles; calls for safeguards ensuring independence, political neutrality, and avoidance of state-NGO outsourcing of censorship functions; |
Or. en
Amendment 1243
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Calls on the Commission to redirect funds earmarked for the Governments that actively spread disinformation and anti-EU propaganda, particularly in Serbia and Georgia, to civil society in those countries; |
Or. en
Amendment 1244
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose, Cecilia Strada
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Highlights the need for the code of conduct for interest representatives to include a reference to respecting the European Union’s funding principles, as established in the Treaties; |
Or. en
Amendment 1245
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 a. Notes with great concern the general lack of transparency and proper scrutiny in the relations between the EU institutions and NGOs; |
Or. en
Amendment 1246
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 b. Expresses concern regarding practices sometimes referred to as ‘shadow regulation’, whereby public authorities may seek to circumvent constitutional and legal safeguards related to freedom of expression by delegating content monitoring, content moderation or content restriction to private entities; underlines that any limitation of freedom of expression must be based on clear legal grounds, comply with the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality, and to be subject to effective judicial review; calls for Union funds not to be allocated to non-governmental organisations, including entities acting as so-called trusted flaggers or fact checkers, for the purpose of monitoring, flagging, downgrading or otherwise suppressing content that is lawful, regardless of its perceived veracity; |
Or. en
Amendment 1247
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 b. Strongly criticises the use of EU funds by the Commission to indirectly steer national political debates through the strategic financing of advocacy organisations, particularly when such funding serves to promote specific policy outcomes or discredit economic actors in Member States1a; calls on the Commission to publish in full all contracts and grant agreements with civil society organisations that include any form of political advocacy or campaigning targeting Member State policies or institutions; | |
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| 1a WELT, „Geheime Verträge – EU-Kommission bezahlte Aktivisten für Klimalobbyismus“, 6 June 2025; De Telegraaf, „Brussels betaalt lobby tegen lidstaten“, 2025. |
Or. en
Amendment 1248
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 b. Calls on the Commission to create a single, publicly accessible EU database listing all grants, contracts, sub-grants, and funded projects, with full contracts available upon request; |
Or. en
Amendment 1249
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 c. Recalls that the Union institutions must remain politically neutral arbiters and must not become actors shaping or promoting specific policy narratives within Member States’ democratic debates; stresses that the use of public funds for communication, advocacy or stakeholder mobilisation must be highly limited, respect pluralism, avoid political alignment and be subject to the highest standards of transparency and accountability; |
Or. en
Amendment 1250
Csaba Dömötör, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Virginie Joron, António Tânger Corrêa
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 c. Stresses that the database should include the names and affiliations of external experts to prevent conflicts of interest; emphasizes that this transparency is essential to ensure accountability, democratic oversight, and public trust, and warns that without it, Union funding risks privileging certain narratives and undermining its democratic legitimacy; |
Or. en
Amendment 1251
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 d. Warns against the use of Union-funded “citizen engagement”, assemblies or NGO-mediated participation mechanisms as substitutes for representative democratic processes; calls for full transparency of objectives, deliverables, funders and evaluation metrics of such projects, and for safeguards ensuring that public funding is not used to steer political preferences or manufacture the appearance of consensus; |
Or. en
Amendment 1252
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 e. Calls for transparency and accountability regarding EU-funded legal advocacy projects and strategic litigation initiatives, including safeguards ensuring that such activities do not amount to indirect political steering of national policy debates; |
Or. en
Amendment 1253
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 f (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 40 f. Calls on the Commission to ensure that initiatives aimed at strengthening democratic resilience do not unintentionally contribute to concentration of narrative influence through publicly funded communication ecosystems, and to guarantee transparency regarding the objectives, funding and governance of such structures; stresses that the Union’s communication and resilience initiatives must not evolve into instruments for shaping or steering political discourse within Member States; calls for clear safeguards ensuring institutional neutrality and pluralism; |
Or. en
Amendment 1254
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard would constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; | 41. Notes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; highlights, however, that measures to address this issue should not be misused to stigmatise the activities of civil society as such and reiterates in that sense, in line with Article 11 TEU, that an active dialogue with civil society is vital for fostering an active civic space, ensuring accountability and transparency and informing policymakers about best practices; |
Or. en
Amendment 1255
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard would constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; | 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard would constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; underlines that Member States shall ensure that compliance with this Directive does not lead to any restriction of fundamental rights; |
Or. en
Amendment 1256
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard would constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; | 41. Notes that the Commission has submitted a proposal for a directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as a part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard should constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; notes that discussions between the co-legislators are ongoing and that the outcome is not yet known; calls on the co-legislators to pay close attention to the legislative process; |
Or. en
Amendment 1257
Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entity; stresses that common rules in this regard would constitute an important building block in terms of transparency regarding non-EU-country influence; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; | 41. Welcomes the Commission’s proposed directive on interest representation carried out on behalf of third countries as an important part of the Defence of Democracy package, aiming to lay down harmonised requirements for economic activities relating to interest representation carried out on behalf of a third-country entities; stresses that common rules in this regard will contribute to accountability and trust in EU decision-making by introducing transparency with regards to non-EU-country influence with full respect to fundamental rights; calls on the co-legislators to finalise the legislative process without delay; |
Or. en
Amendment 1258
Cristian Terheş
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 a. Expresses serious concern that, in certain cases, European Commission funding allocated to NGOs has been instrumentalized deliberately in a manner that risks creating an artificial perception of societal consensus around specific policy initiatives, thereby undermining transparency and potentially compromising the credibility and integrity of the EU’s policy-making process; |
Or. en
Amendment 1259
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 a. Stresses that foreign interference does not occur exclusively through digital platforms or covert online campaigns, but may also be exercised through institutionalised, long-term structures, including religious or community organisations that are organically linked to state authorities of third countries; |
Or. en
Amendment 1260
Pina Picierno
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 a. calls on the Commission to liaise, where possible, also with reliable national authorities or recognised civil society organisations from third countries, in addition to the ones of Member States, dealing with the fight against disinformation and manipulation of information; |
Or. en
Amendment 1261
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 b. Notes that in several Member States religious associations operate whose personnel, financing and organisational structures may be directly connected to and dependent upon public authorities of a third country, potentially creating durable channels of influence; recalls that competence for the organisation of religious affairs remains primarily with the Member States pursuant to Article 4(2) TEU; |
Or. en
Amendment 1262
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 c. Notes, as an example raised in public debate, that the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) in Germany maintains structural links with the Turkish Presidency of Religious Affairs (Diyanet), including the secondment, remuneration and supervision of imams as civil servants of the Turkish state, thereby raising questions of foreign state influence over parts of a diaspora community; |
Or. en
Amendment 1263
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 d (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 d. Calls for enhanced transparency regarding foreign funding of religious and community organisations, including disclosure of sources, intermediaries and beneficial control, in full compliance with fundamental rights and in close cooperation with Member States’ competent authorities; |
Or. en
Amendment 1264
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 e (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 e. Expresses concern that foreign state-linked organisations, including Chinese GONGOs, may participate in EU-level consultations, civil society platforms and funded projects without adequate disclosure of structural, financial or leadership ties to foreign governments or ruling parties; calls on the Commission to publish a consolidated overview of any EU funds allocated - directly or indirectly - to organisations linked to foreign state authorities, specifying programmes, amounts and objectives; |
Or. en
Amendment 1265
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 f (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 f. Recognises the relevance of advanced data-mapping and open-source intelligence capabilities for detecting patterns of foreign state influence obscured within complex corporate and research networks; invites Member States to systematically incorporate structured OSINT methods into FDI screening, export-control decisions and research-cooperation assessments, while avoiding undue centralisation of sensitive national-security functions; |
Or. en
Amendment 1266
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 g (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 41 g. Rejects resilience support in candidate countries and neighbourhood states; insists that any EU interference must respect their constitutional order and democratic self-determination; calls for transparency and strict limits on any EU-linked “targeted interventions” or election-period coordination mechanisms affecting the information environment of third countries, and for clear legal bases and oversight for such activity; |
Or. en
Amendment 1267
Vasile Dîncu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, the clear and effective communication of the initiatives it develops to promote and enhance the use of its citizen engagement tools; welcomes the Commission’s strengthening of such tools, notably the European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Citizens’ Panels and the Citizens’ Engagement Platform, and the proposal to strengthen the network of national authorities on citizen participation; | 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes, particularly that of young people; calls on the Commission and Member States to go beyond digital literacy and to promote new forms of democratic participation adapted to the digital habits of younger generations; stresses the need for youth-centred approaches in designing democratic participation tools and platforms; calls for increased investment in youth civic education programmes that combine media literacy with practical engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, the clear and effective communication of the initiatives it develops to promote and enhance the use of its citizen engagement tools; welcomes the Commission’s strengthening of such tools, notably the European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Citizens’ Panels and the Citizens’ Engagement Platform, and the proposal to strengthen the network of national authorities on citizen participation; |
Or. en
Amendment 1268
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, the clear and effective communication of the initiatives it develops to promote and enhance the use of its citizen engagement tools; welcomes the Commission’s strengthening of such tools, notably the European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Citizens’ Panels and the Citizens’ Engagement Platform, and the proposal to strengthen the network of national authorities on citizen participation; | 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, to raise the awareness among the public and businesses about foreign interference; |
Or. en
Amendment 1269
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, the clear and effective communication of the initiatives it develops to promote and enhance the use of its citizen engagement tools; welcomes the Commission’s strengthening of such tools, notably the European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Citizens’ Panels and the Citizens’ Engagement Platform, and the proposal to strengthen the network of national authorities on citizen participation; | 42. Underlines the importance of citizens’ engagement in democratic processes; urges the Commission to ensure, in cooperation with the Member States, the clear and effective communication of the initiatives it develops to promote and enhance the use of its citizen engagement tools; welcomes the Commission’s strengthening of such tools, notably the European Citizens’ Initiative, the European Citizens’ Panels and the Citizens’ Engagement Platform; stresses that such instruments should remain complementary to representative democracy and must not replace or bypass national democratic processes or elected institutions; recalls that primary responsibility for citizen participation lies with the Member States; welcomes the proposal to strengthen the network of national authorities on citizen participation; |
Or. en
Amendment 1270
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 a. Notes with concern documented findings by several national authorities and independent studies regarding the activities of organisations and networks linked to the Muslim Brotherhood in certain Member States, in particular with regard to risks of political influence, entryism and the dissemination of ideological narratives incompatible with democratic values; stresses the need, within the framework of the European Democracy Shield, to strengthen transparency, monitoring and cooperation between Member States in order to prevent undue influence over public institutions, education systems and civil society structures ; |
Or. en
Amendment 1271
Fidias Panayiotou
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 a. Stresses that young people are particularly exposed to social media driven disinformation and manipulation, while at the same time representing a key pillar for the future of European democracy; Calls for increased efforts to strengthen societal resilience by targeting young people through: media and digital literacy programmes with a strong focus on disinformation and foreign interference and support for youth led civic engagement and fact checking initiatives, including at local and regional level |
Or. en
Amendment 1272
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 a. Welcomes the Commission’s ongoing efforts to support citizen participation and democratic innovation, such as the Citizen Participation Platform; nevertheless, highlights the need to further develop and deploy accessible, user-friendly, and multilingual digital participation tools capable of reaching citizens at scale, with a view to increasing participation rates, diversifying participation profiles, and ensuring that citizen input meaningfully informs policy-making processes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1273
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 a. Highlights that digital public goods fundamentally contribute to the integrity of the EU knowledge infrastructure at the same time empowering citizens, including young people, minorities and marginalised groups, to meaningful democratic participation and calls on the Commission to acknowledge this aspect and promote the use digital public goods as building blocks to achieve a sovereign and resilient EU digital infrastructure; |
Or. en
Amendment 1274
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 a. Underlines the vulnerability of EU outermost regions and overseas countries and territories to hybrid attacks, such as the targeting of infrastructures connecting them to the Member States and the rest of the world, to FIMIs; condemns in that sense interference targeting New Caledonia and Greenland; is of the opinion that any legislation and project related to FIMI should take into account their specific situation and constraints; |
Or. en
Amendment 1275
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 b. Stresses that academic freedom, including the freedom of research, teaching and scholarly expression, constitutes a fundamental pillar of democratic societies and an essential component of the European Democracy Shield; underlines that independent academic institutions and researchers play a crucial role in generating reliable knowledge, exposing disinformation, analysing hybrid threats and informing evidence-based policymaking; calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen safeguards against political or foreign interference in academic work, to protect researchers from intimidation or undue pressure, and to support cross-border scientific cooperation and data access, in order to ensure that universities and research centres can fully contribute to societal resilience, innovation and the defence of democratic values; |
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Amendment 1276
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 b. Stresses the need to strengthen support for diaspora-focused civic engagement, media and digital literacy tailored to diaspora information ecosystems; calls on the Commission to integrate diaspora-inclusive resilience measures into the European Democracy Shield, including targeted awareness raising, strategic communication, research cooperation and enhanced dialogue with diaspora stakeholders to safeguard democratic participation, protect fundamental rights and ensure that EU efforts to counter FIMI benefit from the knowledge and networks of diaspora communities; |
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Amendment 1277
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 c (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 42 c. Notes that destabilisation efforts do not occur exclusively in the digital sphere but may also take the form of symbolic or intimidatory actions in the physical public space - including the display of provocative imagery, vandalism, or targeted acts intended to inflame tensions or stigmatise specific communities - which aim to amplify social divisions, generate fear and erode public trust; |
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Amendment 1278
Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Sander Smit, Marta Wcisło, Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; | 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; recalls that such hybrid activities have included acts of sabotage on EU territory, such as the 2014 explosion of ammunition depots in Vrbětice (Czechia), attributed by national authorities to a state-sponsored operation conducted below the threshold of armed conflict, or the explosion intended to blow up the Warszawa - Lublin railway tracks in Mika (Poland) in 2025, and underlines the need for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities and to contribute through EU Agencies (e.g. Frontex) to the protection of cross-border critical infrastructures, strengthening the cooperation with seaport, airport, and land border authorities, to reinforce joint vulnerability assessments; |
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Amendment 1279
Christophe Gomart
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; | 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; stresses the need to establish a common definition of critical infrastructure at EU level, inasmuch as each Member State interprets this concept differently; holds that a harmonised EU framework would foster synergies between Member States, make effective cooperation possible and strengthen the EU's competitiveness. |
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Amendment 1280
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; | 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; emphasises the risk of having essential infrastructures in foreign hands, such as communications infrastructures, digital infrastructures, undersea cables, energy infrastructures, transport hubs, hospitals and public service infrastructure; |
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Amendment 1281
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and digital acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; | 43. Takes the position that protecting the EU and its Member States from both physical and cyber acts of sabotage targeting critical infrastructure is a vital element in safeguarding democratic resilience; calls for a proactive strategy to deter threats, the adoption of robust preventive measures, strengthened cross-border cooperation and enhanced EU capacity to detect, deter and respond to such hostile activities; |
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Amendment 1282
Cristian Terheş
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 43 a. Underlines that the majority of EU Member States have updated their national security strategies to include comprehensive measures for countering hybrid threats; notes that such threats are not confined to the territory of a single Member State and, due to their cross-border, interconnected and multi-dimensional nature including cyber-attacks, disinformation, influence operations and critical infrastructure vulnerabilities effective response requires strengthened cooperation, systematic information-sharing, and coordinated action at EU level; calls for the next MFF to include a ring-fenced budget specifically dedicated to countering hybrid threats, supporting measures such as faith-based diplomacy, media and information literacy campaigns, and practical toolkits to prevent reflexive control, manipulation, and other forms of covert influence on societies and democratic processes; |
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Amendment 1283
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; further condemns hybrid attacks in all their forms, including cyber-attacks, electronic interference such as GPS jamming and spoofing, sabotage of energy, telecommunications and submarine cable infrastructure, as well as coordinated physical or digital actions aimed at disrupting essential public services and democratic processes; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; |
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Amendment 1284
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases, industrial hubs, and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; urges the Commission and the member states to work closely with Ukraine and adopt its extensive experience in detecting and intercepting Russian drones; |
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Amendment 1285
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU; calls on the Member States to respond in an appropriate and proportionate manner to any breach of their airspace; |
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Amendment 1286
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace; |
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Amendment 1287
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including the EU border management infrastructure, civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; |
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Amendment 1288
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; urges caution in reporting and attribution of alleged drone incursions, to avoid false positives and mitigate the risk of undue escalation; |
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Amendment 1289
Jaroslav Bžoch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down, drones; stresses that conflicts should be resolved by diplomatic means and in full respect to international law; |
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Amendment 1290
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; | 44. Strongly condemns escalatory drone and other airborne incursions targeting and interfering with critical infrastructure, including civil airports, military bases, ports and energy facilities across the EU, in particular as perpetrated by Russia and Belarus; calls on the Member States to respond in a coordinated, unified and appropriate manner to any breach of their airspace, including through shooting down aircraft, drones and other airborne threats; |
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Amendment 1291
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44 a. Strongly condemns all attacks against critical infrastructure, in particular railway infrastructure, that endanger the lives and safety of citizens; recalls the unprecedented act of sabotage targeting Polish railway infrastructure on the strategic Warsaw–Lublin route, intended to cause a railway disaster and potentially resulting in multiple fatalities; notes that the suspected perpetrators have been identified by the Polish authorities; calls on the Belarusian authorities to fully cooperate with the Polish and international investigations, to share all relevant information without delay, and to ensure the effective prosecution and/or extradition of the suspects so that all those responsible are brought to justice; |
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Amendment 1292
Cristian Terheş
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44 a. Calls for increased EU support to enhance cybersecurity resilience and the protection of critical infrastructure in the Black Sea region, including energy networks, ports, undersea cables and digital infrastructure, against cyberattacks and sabotage; stress the importance of joint exercises, capacity-building and technical assistance to partner countries facing persistent hybrid pressure; |
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Amendment 1293
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 44 b. condems the participation of Cuban citizens in attack on critical infrastructure and also their acts of sabotage that took place recently in Lithuania; |
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Amendment 1294
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Danilo Della Valle
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; | deleted |
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Amendment 1295
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; | 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; underlines Ukraine’s extensive experience in inflicting damage to Russian capabilities and the need to accelerate support to Ukraine for these actions; notes that Russia is vulnerable to cyber operations as the humiliating breach of Russia’s Aeroflot by Cyber Partisans BY has demonstrated; |
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Amendment 1296
Jaroslav Bžoch
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; | 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which third countries has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to third countries´ hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence, in full compliance with international law, and in manner that does not provoke or constitute a military attack against any Member State, nor lead to the outbreak of armed conflict on EU territory;; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind third countries’ destabilisation activities; |
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Amendment 1297
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; | 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for appropriate and proportionate measures countering Moscow’s destabilisation activities; |
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Amendment 1298
Fabrice Leggeri, Virginie Joron, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which Russia has undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to Russia’s hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the EU must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate offensive measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind Moscow’s destabilisation activities; | 45. Stresses that a range of hybrid activities which third countries have undertaken against the EU amount to state-sponsored terrorism, even if they fall under the threshold of an armed attack; underlines, therefore, the need to apply all available legal frameworks for combating terrorism to third countries’ hostile activities, which violate EU Member States’ territorial sovereignty, undermine the integrity of their institutions and directly threaten the safety of the civilian population; underlines that the Member States' must urgently transition from defence mode to active deterrence; urges the Member States to evaluate the legal and operational frameworks for proportionate measures targeting the logistical and digital infrastructure behind any destabilisation activities; |
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Amendment 1299
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Danilo Della Valle
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | deleted |
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Amendment 1300
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against, and the effective criminalisation and deterrence of hybrid activities and acts of sabotage in the EU's maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea; encourages the Commission and the Member States to draw on the Australian example of establishing so-called cable protection zones, providing legal safeguards and criminalising damage to submarine cables beyond the 12-nautical-mile territorial sea limit, accompanied by active monitoring, surveillance and response in cooperation with relevant third-country partners in the Baltic Sea and North Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further strengthened at both operational and financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; encourages the Commission to explore the use of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) mandate to board vessels linked to such shadow fleets, and calls on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to play a more active role in scrutinising flag-registry governance within its mutual evaluation and greylisting processes; underlines that effectively addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding. |
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Amendment 1301
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; reiterates its call for the establishment of European Maritime Security Hubs in the Black Sea, North Sea and Baltic Sea, as a matter of priority in response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and underlines that such hubs should enhance maritime situational awareness, enable real-time monitoring from space to seabed and strengthen early warning capacities and reactions to the increased threats from the Russian shadow fleet, while ensuring the security of commercial routes; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
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Amendment 1302
Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; |
Or. en
Amendment 1303
Ana Catarina Mendes, Evin Incir, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; recalls that UNCLOS was concluded to promote the peaceful uses of the seas and oceans and protect the marine environment in international waters; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level in coordination with NATO-Operation Baltic Sentry; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
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Amendment 1304
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities, violations of sovereign rights and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’ and illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
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Amendment 1305
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; condemns in that regards any attack on undersea cables and connectors; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1306
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU, including its Agencies, to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1307
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1308
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas, notably in the Baltic Sea; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; | 46. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish a joint EU interpretation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), in order to ensure coordinated action against hybrid activities and sabotage in the EU’s maritime areas; considers that cross-border coordination can be further improved both at the operational and the financial level; stresses the need for the EU to step up its response to hybrid threats in maritime areas, including those posed by the Russian ‘shadow fleet’; underlines that addressing these challenges requires dedicated and sufficient EU funding; |
Or. en
Amendment 1309
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently develop a proactive escalation strategy to respond to threats targeting European territorial, digital, financial or economic sovereignty, including its underlying critical infrastructure; emphasises the need for such a strategy to be able to quickly and effectively deter foreign actors of acting on their threats, by making use of the full arsenal of the Union's toolbox of countermeasures; considers the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) to be the most adept tool to leverage the EU's strengths in this regard; stresses that the ACI should not be used as a measure of last resort but as a legal basis that allows for a swift and effective response to economic coercion, aligned with like-minded partners so as to mutually reinforce its deterrent force; |
Or. en
Amendment 1310
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Sandro Gozi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46 a. Welcomes the Commission Recommendation on secure and resilient submarine cable infrastructures and the EU Action Plan on Cable Security; calls on the Commission and Member States, in cooperation with relevant agencies and stakeholders, to accelerate implementation, including (i) mapping of existing and planned cable infrastructures, (ii) coordinated risk assessment and stress-testing methodologies, (iii) deployment of a cable security toolbox of mitigating measures, and (iv) strengthened incident response and repair capacity, including through cooperation with trusted partners. |
Or. en
Amendment 1311
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46 a. Reiterates the environmental risks of Russia’s shadow fleet consisting mostly of decommissioned oil tankers operating outside the international insurance system; notes that in the event of an accident, the costs of clean-up and liability will fall on coastal states rather than the vessel owners; urges the Commission, in coordination with the Member States, to prevent the fleet form entering European waters and perform their frequent and thorough inspections to make sure they are not violating any laws and do not pose any danger; |
Or. en
Amendment 1312
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Sandro Gozi
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 46 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to address repair and recovery bottlenecks by supporting modular repair equipment, strategic stockpiles of essential spare parts in high-risk areas, and in the medium term enhanced vessel capacity and coordinated contracting arrangements for emergency cable repair, in line with the EU Action Plan on Cable Security. |
Or. en
Amendment 1313
Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; stresses that strong enforcement of EU digital law, combined with sustained investment in European digital infrastructure and platforms, is indispensable for achieving genuine European digital autonomy and sovereignty, and for ensuring that the rules governing the online public sphere in Europe are defined and upheld in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; |
Or. en
Amendment 1314
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
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, including the dominance of American Big Tech in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently pursue an ambitious and comprehensive sovereignty agenda, that puts forward clear resilience standards and criteria when developing or procuring technology or digital infrastructure and to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; |
Or. en
Amendment 1315
Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies; |
Or. en
Amendment 1316
Christophe Gomart
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, payment methods, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; deplores the Commission’s refusal to reserve certification guaranteeing the highest level of strategic data protection for European cloud providers; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; |
Or. fr
Amendment 1317
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, especially on US big tech companies, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various online platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish momentarily and without delay, as a foundational layer and priority for the EU’s strategic independence, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services |
Or. en
Amendment 1318
Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Sander Smit, Marta Wcisło, Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and digital platforms; stresses the need to address risks related to strategic and sensitive network-connected hardware and software components capable of remote access, data transmission or system control sourced from high-risk third countries; recalls that, in certain cases, including China, such components are placed on the Union market at artificially low and non-competitive prices due to state-backed non-market practices, thereby distorting competition and contributing to long-term strategic dependencies; calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote secure, EU-based and EU-produced alternatives and to ensure that regulatory, trade and competition frameworks effectively prevent unfair market practices that undermine the Union’s security, resilience and technological sovereignty; |
Or. en
Amendment 1319
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of the energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; |
Or. en
Amendment 1320
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
Paragraph 47
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47. Notes with concern the existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, all of which pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; | 47. Strongly emphasize that existing structural dependencies, through market concentration and foreign control, in the EU’s digital infrastructure, including operating systems, data centres, semiconductors, AI, cybersecurity, cloud computing and various digital platforms and services, pose a high risk to democracy, freedom and security within the EU, and to the EU’s competitiveness; calls on the Commission and the Member States to support, as a foundational layer, a sovereign EU digital infrastructure with privacy-preserving technologies and an EU application programming interface (API) ecosystem through ambitious, targeted policies that enhance investment in and the market share of EU companies, leveraging the European supply of clean energy in the development of data centres and cloud infrastructure, including through market-driven initiatives such as joint ventures or federated networks in areas such as AI gigafactories or cloud services; |
Or. en
Amendment 1321
Vasile Dîncu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 47 a. Stresses that strategic dependencies in critical digital and technological infrastructure undermine both democratic resilience and European security; calls on the Commission to systematically integrate dependency reduction and European industrial capacity-building objectives into the implementation of the European Democracy Shield; |
Or. en
Amendment 1322
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; underlines, in this context, the importance of developing sovereign European capabilities and avoiding excessive reliance on non-Union technology providers for essential digital and security infrastructure; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; |
Or. en
Amendment 1323
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration and strategic coordination between digital infrastructure deployment, cybersecurity and defence policyies to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage distributed infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of natural disasters, hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; |
Or. en
Amendment 1324
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use, and make it available to Ukraine and Taiwan; |
Or. en
Amendment 1325
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, information manipulation, border management and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; |
Or. en
Amendment 1326
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity, information manipulation, and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; |
Or. en
Amendment 1327
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; | 48. Highlights the need to ensure greater integration between digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and defence policy to advance the strategic autonomy of the EU, and the need to leverage dual-use infrastructure, such as resilient data centres scattered across the EU, to ensure operational continuity in the face of hybrid or wartime threats; highlights, further, the need to increase investments in military mobility and secure communications, including the urgent and prioritised deployment of gigabit networks and space-based capabilities such as IRIS², to provide encrypted services for public and defence use; |
Or. en
Amendment 1328
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
Paragraph 48 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48 a. Stresses the need to increase investment in secure, interoperable and resilient information-sharing systems and local data centres; underlines that such investments are essential to ensure faster and more reliable communication between competent authorities at national and Union level, to strengthen protection against cyber-attacks and data breaches, and to guarantee the integrity, availability and confidentiality of sensitive data, including through enhanced cybersecurity capabilities and modern EU digital infrastructure; |
Or. en
Amendment 1329
Vasile Dîncu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48 a. Underlines that the European Democracy Shield should be closely coordinated with the EU’s defence and preparedness initiatives, including the Strategic Compass, Readiness 2030 and relevant defence industrial programmes, in order to ensure coherence between civilian resilience, defence preparedness and strategic autonomy; |
Or. en
Amendment 1330
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48 a. Is of the opinion that redundancies are key to ensure operational security and communication security, such as ground-based secure communication systems, or inertial navigation systems; |
Or. en
Amendment 1331
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 48 b. Is of the opinion that any work on mobility also concerns Member States’ civic emergency services, who similar infrastructures as the military when deploying important amount of material and relief supplies in case of emergency, including natural disaster; |
Or. en
Amendment 1332
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; | 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; calls for the establishment of a permanent EU-level cyber crisis response mechanism, ensuring operational coordination between ENISA, Europol and relevant Commission services, with the capacity to provide rapid assistance to Member States during large-scale cyber incidents, including those affecting elections, critical infrastructure or democratic institutions; |
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| 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). | 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). |
| 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). | 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1333
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; | 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; calls on the Commission to secure sufficient funding from the 2028-2034 MFF to ensure that undertakings, especially those in the ICT sector, can afford the additional investments arising from the revision of Cybersecurity Act; |
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| 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). | 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). |
| 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). | 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1334
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; | 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; welcomes, in this context, for a review of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; Underlines that SMEs need support for compliance and not exemptions that would weaken their security and by consequence the collective cybersecurity. |
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| 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). | 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). |
| 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). | 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1335
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
Paragraph 49
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; | 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; welcomes the Commission's proposal to significantly strengthen ENISA's operational mandate and resources through the revised Cybersecurity Act; |
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| 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). | 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). |
| 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). | 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1336
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter, Sophie Wilmès
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; calls, in this context, for a revision of relevant legislation in the field of cybersecurity, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; | 49. Stresses that cybersecurity frameworks such as the NIS2 Directive, the Cyber Resilience Act56 and the Cyber Solidarity Act57 must work in alignment to support secure-by-design standards and avoid regulatory fragmentation; takes note, in this context, of the revision of the Cyber Security Act and the targeted revision of the NIS2, and underlines the need to strengthen existing structures, such as ENISA and the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre; |
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| 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). | 56 Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on horizontal cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements and amending Regulations (EU) No 168/2013 and (EU) 2019/1020 and Directive (EU) 2020/1828 (Cyber Resilience Act) (OJ L, 2024/2847, 20.11.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2847/oj). |
| 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). | 57 Regulation (EU) 2025/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 December 2024 laying down measures to strengthen solidarity and capacities in the Union to detect, prepare for and respond to cyber threats and incidents and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/694 (Cyber Solidarity Act) (OJ L, 2025/38, 15.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/38/oj). |
Or. en
Amendment 1337
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49 a. Calls again for tighter restrictions on access to the EU for Russian citizens, so that they cannot enjoy the freedoms and privileges offered by Europe—such as tourism, culture, sport or education while their country continues its brutal aggression, including attacks on civilian targets such as theatres and sports facilities; calls for the introduction of a requirement for every Russian visa applicant to submit their military service booklet, which is a mandatory document for adult Russian citizens and certifies the course of their military service and career; considers that individuals who have participated in the aggression—directly or indirectly committing brutal crimes against Ukrainians, as well as in Syria or earlier in Chechnya constitute a present and future security risk for Europeans; calls on those Member States that are blocking this step to support EU-wide measures targeting persons directly involved in aggression and to treat such steps as necessary measures to enhance the security of European citizens; |
Or. en
Amendment 1338
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49 a. Stresses the importance of reducing dependency on Chinese green technology, particularly solar panels and inverters, some of which have been found to contain undocumented communication devices, including cellular radios, that could allow power systems to be shut down or manipulated remotely; reiterates the need to introduce a 'buy European' policy for critical infrastructure, including telecommunications, solar inverters and other energy infrastructure, and public transport, in order to mitigate the risk of shutdowns triggered by hidden 'kill switches' in the event of a crisis; |
Or. en
Amendment 1339
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49 a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to launch a coordinated international initiative to counter so-called bulletproof hosting providers that knowingly lease infrastructure to cybercriminals, including through the blocking and filtering of abusive autonomous system numbers (ASNs), with a view to effectively limiting the jurisdictions from which such providers are able to operate. |
Or. en
Amendment 1340
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
Paragraph 49 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49 a. Calls for the revision of the CSA to explicitly include experts on FIMI and disinformation among the stakeholders represented in the ENISA Advisory Group, ensuring that cybersecurity governance addresses the convergence of technical vulnerabilities and information manipulation targeting democratic processes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1341
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 49 b. welcomes the objectives set out in the European Critical Raw Materials Act and emphasises that, in times of sudden crisis, dependency on Chinese rare earths will prove to be even more damaging than dependency on Russian carbon resources; reiterates the need to fully implement the CRMA, stockpile, recycle, and accelerate the diversification of critical raw materials from China to more reliable partners, as well as increasing own extraction and processing; |
Or. en
Amendment 1342
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50. Recalls the low level of transposition of the NIS2 Directive; regrets that following the deadline of 17 October 2024, the Commission had to send letters of formal notice to as many as 23 Member States for failing to fully transpose the Directive; urgently calls on the Member States to finalise the transposition of the Directive as soon as possible, given that, at the end of 2025, more than one year after the deadline, the Directive was yet to be transposed by 10 Member States; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s pledge to work closely with the Member States to ensure the swift and coherent implementation of the horizontal cybersecurity framework set out in the NIS2 Directive, as well as the Cyber Resilience Act and the Cyber Solidarity Act, as stipulated in the ProtectEU internal security strategy; | deleted |
Or. en
Amendment 1343
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50. Recalls the low level of transposition of the NIS2 Directive; regrets that following the deadline of 17 October 2024, the Commission had to send letters of formal notice to as many as 23 Member States for failing to fully transpose the Directive; urgently calls on the Member States to finalise the transposition of the Directive as soon as possible, given that, at the end of 2025, more than one year after the deadline, the Directive was yet to be transposed by 10 Member States; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s pledge to work closely with the Member States to ensure the swift and coherent implementation of the horizontal cybersecurity framework set out in the NIS2 Directive, as well as the Cyber Resilience Act and the Cyber Solidarity Act, as stipulated in the ProtectEU internal security strategy; | 50. Recalls the low level of transposition of the NIS2 Directive; regrets that following the deadline of 17 October 2024, the Commission had to send letters of formal notice to as many as 23 Member States for failing to fully transpose the Directive; urgently calls on the Member States to finalise the transposition of the Directive as soon as possible, given that, at the end of 2025, more than one year after the deadline, the Directive was yet to be transposed by 10 Member States; welcomes, in this regard, the Commission’s pledge to work closely with the Member States to ensure the swift and coherent implementation of the horizontal cybersecurity framework set out in the NIS2 Directive, as well as the Cyber Resilience Act and the Cyber Solidarity Act, as stipulated in the ProtectEU internal security strategy; calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage bridging the gaps in situational awareness, risk mitigation, and coordinated action at the intersection of cyber, hybrid, and information threats; |
Or. en
Amendment 1344
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 a. Highlights the importance of structured cooperation with like-minded partners exposed to a wide range of hybrid threats, such as Taiwan, which has significant experience in countering grey-zone activities, foreign information manipulation and interference, as well as the disruption of critical infrastructure, including undersea cables, by malicious actors; |
Or. en
Amendment 1345
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage bridging the gaps in situational awareness, risk mitigation, and coordinated action at the intersection of cyber, hybrid, and information threats; |
Or. en
Amendment 1346
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 7 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| Strengthening education and academic freedom |
Or. en
Amendment 1347
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 a. Recalls that history has been manipulated by foreign actors and political extremists within the EU to serve anti-democratic political agenda; is of the opinion that basic training in historiography should complement history teaching in schools; recalls the recommendations from the Council of Europe’s Observatory on History Teaching in Europe, in particular on the notion of multiperspectivity; recalls than France and Germany have managed to create a common Franco-German history coursebook to ensure a shared understanding of history; is of the opinion than when all or some Member States are concerned, they could work on a common understanding, involving historians, that could then be reused in similar bilateral projects; |
Or. en
Amendment 1348
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Readiness2030 funds support dual-use civil-defence projects aimed at enhancing the capacity to prevent, detect and respond to hybrid and cyber attacks against critical infrastructure; |
Or. en
Amendment 1349
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 b. Condemns attacks against academic freedom; is extremely worried by reports that some universities in the United Kingdom halted human rights studies into Uyghurs forced labour after pressure from China; insists on the need to support the European research community, both private and public, and industries in fighting interference and disinformation; insists on the need to maintain European sovereignty in the research sector in its broadest understanding possible to ensure European independence, for instance in sectors such as language learning, human rights studies, cultural studies; recalls that any loss of domestic analysis capabilities creates dependencies on third countries and their potential bias; |
Or. en
Amendment 1350
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 50 a. Recalls the Commission’s Internal Security Strategy of April 2025 which underlines that the EU criminal law acquis already covers certain forms of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and disinformation activities and that reinforced EU cooperation can contribute to countering them more effectively, while announcing that the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust will explore ways to further enhance this effort; |
Or. en
Amendment 1351
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; underlines, in this context, that a number of Europol’s existing competences - including intelligence analysis, cross-border information exchange, operational coordination, cybercrime expertise and support to joint investigation teams - could be further mobilised in support of the objectives of the European Democracy Shield; calls, furthermore, for the explicit inclusion of hybrid threats, including coordinated foreign interference and large-scale information manipulation campaigns, within Europol’s mandate in order to enhance the Union’s capacity to detect, prevent and respond to complex cross-border threats to democratic security; |
Or. en
Amendment 1352
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, that better supports the Member States and increases joint operational capacity, enabling more effective handling of complex, cross-border crime threats, while underlining that investigative and operational powers should remain with the Member States, with Europol acting as a support agency; stresses the need for the competent authorities of the Member States to be equipped with modern and effective tools to combat and prevent acts of sabotage, subversion and espionage; |
Or. en
Amendment 1353
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; underlines that the growing body of analysis, intelligence and situational awareness related to hybrid threats, FIMI and foreign interference should be more systematically translated into concrete operational action, including investigation, prosecution and enforcement, where appropriate; |
Or. en
Amendment 1354
Konstantinos Arvanitis, Danilo Della Valle, Jonas Sjöstedt
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that the appropriate criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied according to the principle of proportionality and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1355
Christophe Gomart
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, calls for an appropriate and sustainable increase to its budget line with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; |
Or. fr
Amendment 1356
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an overhaul of Europol’s mandate with a view to ensuring that Europol is better equipped to better support the Member States in preventing and combating serious crime affecting democratic processes; |
Or. en
Amendment 1357
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to a revision of Europol’s mandate, with a view to strengthening its capacities in light of new challenges; |
Or. en
Amendment 1358
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; supports, in particular, the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; | 51. Takes the view that all criminal law tools available at Member State and EU level should be applied and, where appropriate, further developed to prevent and counter illegal conduct aimed at undermining democratic institutions and processes; notes the Commission’s commitment to an ambitious overhaul of Europol’s mandate, with a view to turning it into a truly operational police agency that better supports the Member States; |
Or. en
Amendment 1359
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Deplores the fact that EU anti-corruption rules does not cover the institutions, bodies, offices and agencies of the Union; calls on the Commission to urgently propose and adopt the necessary provisions ensuring, at a minimum, mandatory submission, publication and effective verification of asset declarations by staff of the EU institutions, as well as clear, binding and enforceable rules on conflicts of interest and so-called “revolving doors”; considers that without a genuine strengthening of safeguards against corruption and abuse of office within the EU institutions themselves, credible protection against external threats, including foreign interference, disinformation and undue third-country influence, cannot be ensured; |
Or. en
Amendment 1360
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Welcomes the recent strengthening of the Union’s visa-suspension mechanism, which broadens the grounds for temporarily or permanently reintroducing visa requirements for third countries presenting security or rule-of-law concerns; notes in particular the explicit inclusion of hybrid threats - including state-sponsored instrumentalisation of migration - as well as citizenship-by-investment schemes raising security risks, lack of alignment with Union visa policy, serious violations of international law and non-compliance with international court decisions; underlines that these additions enhance the Union’s capacity to respond in a proportionate and deterrent manner to hostile or destabilising actions; |
Or. en
Amendment 1361
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Stresses that counter-terrorism-related cooperation with platforms and guidance frameworks must remain strictly targeted at illegal terrorist content and genuine recruitment/operational facilitation; rejects the use of security-label frameworks to encourage restriction or downranking of lawful political speech, satire or contested policy views; calls on the Commission to report on safeguards preventing “borderline content” concepts from expanding into general speech management; |
Or. en
Amendment 1362
Ana Catarina Mendes, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Invites the Commission to present a legislative proposal aimed at establishing a European criminal offence of knowingly participating in organised activities of strategic interference by hostile foreign powers, including the coordination of influence networks, the covert financing of political or media activities, and structured cooperation with foreign State apparatuses aimed at democratic destabilisation; |
Or. en
Amendment 1363
Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Calls for the establishment of a European Electoral Authority with a mandate to supervise, coordinate and audit electoral processes across the Union, based on a framework of consistent references and standards, detecting irregularities and enabling rapid response to foreign interference, cyber threats and disinformation affecting elections; |
Or. en
Amendment 1364
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 a. Highlights that the protection of critical infrastructure increasingly depends on integrated cyber and digital security capabilities, and industrial evidence points to the importance of coordinated, end-to-end approaches capable of ensuring resilience, continuity and rapid response across interconnected systems; |
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Amendment 1365
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 51 b. Stresses that attempts by organised criminal networks to corrupt or intimidate elected representatives and public officials constitute a direct threat to democratic integrity and public trust, and should be addressed as part of the Union’s broader resilience and hybrid-threat response; underlines the need to strengthen cooperation between anti-corruption bodies, law-enforcement authorities and Union agencies, in particular Europol and Eurojust, in order to detect, prevent and prosecute such practices; |
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Amendment 1366
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; underlines that any such strengthening must fully respect fundamental rights, including freedom of expression and the right of access to information, and must not be used to justify undue interference with those rights; |
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Amendment 1367
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
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; underlines, in this context, the need to ensure that Europol and Eurojust are provided with adequate financial and human resources to effectively implement the upcoming strengthening of their mandates; |
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Amendment 1368
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol, Frontex and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with transnational crimes, including hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; reminds about the Treaty competences and warns against overstepping them; |
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Amendment 1369
Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Eszter Lakos, Sandra Kalniete, Tomas Tobé, Mika Aaltola, Marta Wcisło, Fredis Beleris, Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol, Frontex and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps and limitations which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance, including in ensuring effective follow-up to existing findings and assessments, to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; |
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Amendment 1370
Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the projected positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them with respect to national criminal legislation and the TFEU; |
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Amendment 1371
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States confronted with hybrid threats, and to explore ways to overcome them; | 52. Welcomes the fact that the joint communication acknowledges the positive contribution of criminal justice and law enforcement cooperation to countering FIMI and disinformation activities; calls on the Commission, when preparing the planned revision of the mandates of Europol and Eurojust, to carefully assess the legal gaps which currently prevent those agencies from providing their full assistance to the Member States, and to explore ways to overcome them; |
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Amendment 1372
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52 a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the revision of the Europol Regulation, to provide for the establishment of a dedicated Hybrid Threats Centre of Expertise within Europol’s operational architecture ; stresses that such a centre would ensure a coherent and integrated analytical and operational focal point for multidimensional hybrid threats and strengthen support to Member States in addressing evolving cross-border challenges, while complementing the work of the European Centre for Democratic Resilience; |
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Amendment 1373
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52 a. Recalls that counter-intelligence and counter-espionage activities, including the identification of foreign command structures, funding and intelligence operations, fall within the competence of the Member States; notes the lack of competence of the Union itself; cautions against substituting such activities with regulatory measures affecting platforms, media or speech at Union level: |
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Amendment 1374
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52 a. Calls for the alignment of EU and platform methodologies and definitions on disinformation and influence operations, including through strengthened law enforcement cooperation and ongoing dialogue among Member States, platforms and relevant authorities, recognising that achieving consensus may require sustained effort; |
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Amendment 1375
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52 a. Insists on the need to provide adequate training for criminal justice and law enforcement authorities to ensure that they can properly collect, assess and use evidence in criminal proceedings; |
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Amendment 1376
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 52 b. Warns that limitations in Union competence in the field of intelligence must not result in compensatory measures targeting lawful speech, media activity or online expression; stresses that regulatory action should not be used as a proxy for areas where the Union lacks Treaty competence; |
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Amendment 1377
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; | 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; notes that the Union already possesses a significant volume of relevant information and expertise related to hybrid threats and foreign interference; underlines the importance of prioritising the effective use, sharing and operationalisation of existing knowledge over the creation of additional parallel analytical layers; stresses that the credibility and deterrent effect of the European Democracy Shield depend on the Union’s ability not only to detect and analyse hostile activities, but also to ensure accountability through appropriate investigative and judicial responses; |
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Amendment 1378
Kim Van Sparrentak, Hannah Neumann
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; | 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security, the security and safety of persons targeted by repressive regimes on European soil and the protection of human rights and democratic freedoms in the EU; stresses that such practices constitute intolerable acts of foreign interference, and transnational repression with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement and to assess legal loopholes and unintentional facilitation of such acts by EU or Member State institutions and how to address them; |
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Amendment 1379
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; | 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce, within Treaty limits, the EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; |
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Amendment 1380
Ana Catarina Mendes, Evin Incir, Kathleen Van Brempt, Sandro Ruotolo, Vasile Dîncu, Csaba Molnár, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Pina Picierno, Christel Schaldemose
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; | 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-state actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; |
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Amendment 1381
Jaroslav Bžoch, Marieke Ehlers, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce EU-level coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; | 53. Notes with concern the increasing examples of how malicious non-EU-country actors use crime as a service and criminal organisations as proxies within the EU to target individuals and entities identified as political adversaries, posing a grave threat to the EU’s internal security; stresses that such practices constitute an intolerable act of foreign interference, with potentially destabilising effects on our societies; underlines, in this context, the need to further reinforce coordination in the field of criminal justice and law enforcement; |
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Amendment 1382
Tomáš Zdechovský, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Eszter Lakos, Lukas Mandl, Sandra Kalniete, Marta Wcisło, Andrey Kovatchev
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53 a. Calls for the formal recognition of hack-for-hire as a distinct threat to democratic institutions and processes; calls for a harmonised EU definition led by law enforcement and cybersecurity authorities; calls for rapid response protocols and transparent incident reporting; stresses that very large online platforms have a responsibility to assess, mitigate and report risks related to the use of their services for hack-for-hire activities, in line with their obligations under the DSA; encourages Member States to criminalise both the provision and procurement of hack-for-hire services targeting democratic institutions and to strengthen cross-border enforcement and cooperation; |
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Amendment 1383
Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius, Helmut Brandstätter
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53 a. Recalls the elite capture of Peter Mandelson by Russia and China, having engaged in paid advisory or lobbying activities for entities linked to their state or military interests; recalls the ING1 and ING2 report in condemning and countering the systematic elite capture of European political, intellectual and social influencers by foreign state-linked entities; |
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Amendment 1384
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53 a. Considers the growing transnational repression (TNR) to be a threat to democracy; calls on the Commission to provide guidance and recommendations to Member States on how to protect journalists and other at-risk groups in exile; calls on the Commission to consider establishing a mechanism for police and judicial cooperation on TNR at the European level; |
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Amendment 1385
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Sophie Wilmès, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53 b (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 53 b. Calls on Member States and the Commission to maintain vigilance and provide protection for diaspora communities in the EU, including the democratic forces of Belarus, the Russian opposition, and the Iranian diaspora, who are often targeted by foreign actors through disinformation campaigns, smear campaigns, physical assaults and political murder; |
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Amendment 1386
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
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | deleted |
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Amendment 1387
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exert political pressure on frontline Member States and on the Union as a whole; regrets that the Commission has withdrawn the legislative proposal Instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum – 2021/0427(COD) intended to comprehensively address these challenges; considers that the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration are not sufficiently concrete or robust to effectively deter hostile activities, which continue on a large scale; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats were not able to rely on adequate support from specialised EU agencies, as demonstrated in the cases of Lithuania, Poland and other countries; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that it can address real and evolving challenges, which also requires an appropriate legal basis and sufficient human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in responding to such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further support Member States’ border protection efforts which are key to effectively defending the EU’s external borders, through adequate investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; regrets, however, that certain actions and communications by EU institutions and EU-funded actors have at times contributed to undermining the legitimate efforts of frontline Member States to protect the Union’s external borders, including by amplifying unverified or misleading narratives that weaken public trust in border authorities and distort the nature of hybrid threats; |
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Amendment 1388
Fredis Beleris
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; recognises the efforts of national coast guards of Member States and Frontex, which on a daily basis respond to hybrid threats, carry out search and rescue operations at sea, and play a vital role in safeguarding the integrity of the European Union’s external borders and combatting organised crime, notably migrant smugglers; calls for further EU support to strengthen their operational capacity through adequate funding and enhanced cooperation with relevant agencies; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
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Amendment 1389
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Helmut Brandstätter, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; emphasises the importance of close coordination and sincere cooperation between neighbouring Member States and Union institutions, as well as the need to strengthen technological and operational capabilities, including electronic surveillance, telecommunications resilience and counter-drone systems, in order to effectively respond to hybrid threats while preserving the integrity of the Schengen area and the Union’s fundamental values; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
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Amendment 1390
Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; expresses concern that proposals for mass regularisation of irregular migrants, when presented as part of domestic political strategies, risk weakening the credibility of the Union’s common migration policy and may generate unintended pull factors and security challenges; stresses that any regularisation measures should be exceptional, transparent and coordinated at European level; |
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Amendment 1391
Danilo Della Valle, Konstantinos Arvanitis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Expresses concern that the application of the concept of hybrid threats and of weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration contribute to the stigmatisation and dehumanisation of migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees; stresses that such framing may legitimise disproportionate security-driven responses, weaken access to protection, and erode fundamental rights; calls on EU institutions and Member States to avoid language and policy approaches that associate migration with security threats and to ensure that responses remain firmly grounded in human rights, international protection standards, and humanitarian principles; |
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Amendment 1392
Christine Anderson, Petar Volgin
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; considers that physical barriers at the border are the most effective remedy against weaponised migration; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; underlines that push-backs are a legal and legitimate option against weaponised migration; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
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Amendment 1393
Nathalie Loiseau, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis, Petras Auštrevičius
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU either by attempting to weaken the external order of the EU, or to undermine trust in institutions; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats, in particular those neighbouring Belarus and Russia, should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
Or. en
Amendment 1394
Kim Van Sparrentak
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Condemns the instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; regrets, however, that the measures taken by the European Union and the Member States to address this phenomenon unduly and disproportionately harm people seeking protection; takes the position that a geopolitical phenomenon requires geopolitical responses, not measures targeting already vulnerable people and leading to their double victimisation; rejects, in this regard, the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States, also relying on the support from specialised EU agencies, shall guarantee dignified reception conditions and uphold the right to seek asylum in line with EU and international law and as a way to limit the effectiveness of instrumentalisation as a destabilisation tool; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
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Amendment 1395
Tomáš Zdechovský
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; | 54. Strongly condemns the weaponisation and instrumentalisation of migration against the EU; takes the position that this phenomenon represents an unacceptable attempt by malign non-EU countries to exercise political pressure on frontline Member States and on the EU; welcomes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in key pieces of EU legislation on border management and migration; stresses that the Member States affected by such threats should be able to rely on support from specialised EU agencies; calls for Frontex’s mandate to be strengthened so that the agency has the legal basis, the analytical capabilities and the human, financial and technical resources it needs to properly assist the Member States in dealing with such hybrid threats; stresses, in this context, the need to further enhance the EU’s capacity, including through Frontex, to contribute to Member States’ border protection efforts through sufficient investment under the 2028-2034 MFF; |
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Amendment 1396
Michał Wawrykiewicz, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, Sandra Kalniete, Eszter Lakos, Sander Smit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
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| 54 a. Supports the establishment of an initiative referred to as “Eastern Flank Watch”, and calls on the Commission for a dedicated budgetary mechanism that would be created within the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, aimed at strengthening the security and resilience of the Union’s eastern external borders; calls on the Commission to provide targeted financial support to national border guards in frontier Member States in order to enable the recruitment of additional specialised personnel; stresses that such units should be specifically mandated to counter hybrid threats, including Russian disinformation and the instrumentalisation of migration; further calls for EU-funded specialised training programmes and the deployment of advanced surveillance technologies to ensure the integrity and effective protection of the Union’s external borders; |
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Amendment 1397
Sophie Wilmès, Sandro Gozi, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
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| 54 a. Calls on the Commission, in the context of the forthcoming revision of Europol’s mandate, to include hybrid threats in Annex I of the Europol Regulation as a form of crime affecting a common interest of the Union, in order to provide a clear legal basis for Europol’s action, strengthen strategic analysis and intelligence-sharing, and enhance operational coordination among Member States in addressing cross-border criminal, digital and information-related threats; |
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Amendment 1398
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
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| 54 a. Regrets that, at the height of the migration crisis at the EU’s external borders, the Union did not play a sufficiently constructive role, and that misleading narratives about the situation at the borders, as well as the activities of certain non-governmental organisations and smuggling networks, further complicated the efforts of frontline Member States to protect the Union’s external frontiers; |
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Amendment 1399
Helmut Brandstätter, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Sandro Gozi, Petras Auštrevičius, Bart Groothuis
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
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| 54 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to follow Poland's example and investigate and reveal the ties of European citizens, particularly politicians, with Jeffrey Epstein and Russian intelligence services; urges the UK and Belgium to investigate foreign interference in Brexit and the collapse of the Belgian government in 2018, as suggested in Steve Bannon’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein; |
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Amendment 1400
Stefano Cavedagna
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
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| 54 a. Notes the need to prevent the diversion of EU funds, including via NGOs, to organisations linked to islamist fundamentalist movements; calls for careful monitoring and preventive measures to ensure that Union financial support does not indirectly contribute to activities undermining democratic processes and Western values; |
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Amendment 1401
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 b (new)
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| 54 b. Regrets that unjustified attacks on the legitimate actions of Member States coincided with the objectives of hostile actors such as the regimes in Moscow and Minsk, repeating disinformation and false allegations; regrets that, instead of placing trust in the Member States, the Commission politically and financially supported such harmful activities; calls for their cessation and for full transparency regarding any support provided to organisations that acted contrary to the security policies of Member States; |
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Amendment 1402
Stefano Cavedagna, Nicolas Bay
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 b (new)
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| 54 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to recognize that the protection of the European Union's overseas territories is a major strategic issue, both for the sovereignty and the proper democratic functioning of the Union; stresses that territories such as New Caledonia, Martinique, the Canary Islands, and the Azores are regularly exposed to foreign interference which undermines their stability; |
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Amendment 1403
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 c (new)
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| 54 c. Strongly deplores the dissemination of false or misleading allegations concerning the situation at the Polish–Belarus border, including claims of systematic fundamental rights violations, deliberate mistreatment or even killings of migrants by Polish border guards, which have not been substantiated by competent authorities or judicial bodies, and which have been exploited by hostile actors as part of a broader campaign of disinformation and destabilisation; stresses that such narratives have contributed to the information warfare conducted by the Belarusian regime and its allies, aiming to delegitimise the actions of a Member State acting in defence of the Union’s external border and to erode solidarity among Member States; |
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Amendment 1404
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 d (new)
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| 54 d. Expresses serious concern at credible reports, including investigative journalism and evidence presented by national authorities, indicating that certain non-governmental organisations operating along the EU’s external borders have, intentionally or through gross negligence, facilitated or encouraged illegal migration, including by providing logistical assistance, coordination or guidance that effectively enabled migrant smuggling networks; |
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Amendment 1405
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 e (new)
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| 54 e. Underlines that humanitarian assistance must never serve as a cover for activities that undermine border security, violate national law or contribute to hybrid operations orchestrated by hostile non-EU actors; calls, therefore, for strict scrutiny, transparency and accountability with regard to EU and national funding granted to organisations active in border areas, including the suspension or recovery of funds where involvement in illegal migration or facilitation thereof is established; |
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Amendment 1406
Petar Volgin, Christine Anderson
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
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| 55. Underlines the need for the European Democracy Shield to have a robust external dimension; welcomes the inclusion in the joint communication of specific actions aimed at supporting countries beyond EU borders, in particular by facilitating capacity-building to improve candidate and potential candidate countries’ resilience to FIMI and hybrid interference, and by supporting independent media and journalism, and increasing their ability to monitor disinformation on social media before and during elections; | deleted |
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