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Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

TA-10-2026-0203 · P10_TA(2026)0203 · PE778.365

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Parliament's resolution on countering transnational repression (TNR) defines it, condemns it, and calls for an EU strategy to protect democracy and fundamental rights. It urges coordinated EU action, including data collection, national contact points, and support for victims, while addressing digital, physical, and financial forms of TNR. It calls for accountability through sanctions, legal measures, and international cooperation, and for integrating TNR into EU external action and democracy shield.

Key points

  1. Condemns TNR and foreign interference in the strongest terms, calling for a zero-tolerance approach.
  2. Calls for a common EU definition of TNR and its codification in national legislation.
  3. Urges establishment of an EU data collection, monitoring and reporting mechanism on TNR, with multilingual and trauma-informed channels.
  4. Calls for specialised training for authorities and designation of national contact points on TNR.
  5. Demands victim-centred protection, including psychosocial support, legal assistance, and remedies.
  6. Calls for addressing digital TNR, including through enforcement of the Digital Services Act and AI Act, and for holding platforms accountable.
  7. Condemns spyware use and calls for implementation of PEGA recommendations and strict oversight.
  8. Recognises family-based repression as TNR and calls for its systematic addressing.
  9. Urges measures to prevent abuse of administrative and financial systems, including vetting 'golden visa' holders.
  10. Calls for refusing abusive Interpol notices and establishing an EU-level appeal mechanism.
  11. Calls for legal liability for facilitators, and for considering TNR as a serious crime under Article 83 TFEU.
  12. Urges systematic inclusion of TNR in EU sanctions regimes and external action, and for a Council of Europe convention.

Who is affected

  • Individuals and groups targeted by TNR, including dissidents, journalists, activists, academics, and diaspora members.
  • Member States, which must adopt definitions, train authorities, and coordinate responses.
  • Digital platforms and technology companies, which are urged to mitigate TNR and face accountability.
  • Perpetrator states and their proxies, which are condemned and targeted for sanctions and legal measures.

Figures and deadlines

  • 1 375 direct physical incidents recorded by Freedom House between 2014 and 2025.
  • More than 25 % of governments worldwide engaged in TNR, with 3.5 million people at risk.

Legal basis: Article 2 TEU, Articles 3 and 21 TEU, Articles 83 and 215 TFEU