Activities of Andrejs MAMIKINS related to 2016/2030(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (A8-0290/2016 - Anna Elżbieta Fotyga) LV
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (debate) LV
Amendments (15)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Da’esh, Al-Qaeda and many other Islamic terrorist groups have oftensystematically used communication strategies as part of their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youth; , religious minorities and generally anyone who does not adhere to their violent and exclusivist interpretation of Islam in the Muslim-majority countries, and to boost recruitment of European youth; whereas the roots of Daesh, Al- Qaeda and similar terrorist organisations lie in Wahhabism, a form of Islam that has originated and is practiced in Saudi Arabia; whereas for decades Wahhabism has been funded and spread worldwide by the Saudi elites, severely undermining the traditional pluralism and tolerance of Islamic societies and the integration of Muslims in the European societies; whereas the Wahhabi proselytism is being increasingly identified as a threat by European governments, intelligence services and societies at large;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that strategic propaganda against the EU comes in many different forms and uses various tools, often tailored to match the Member States’ profiles, with the goal of provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and eroding western values and transatlantic ties;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is aware of the range of strategies employed by Da’esh and Al-Qaeda both regionally and globally to promote its political, religious and social narratives; calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a counter- narrative to Da’esh and Al-Qaeda, including through the empowerment and increased visibility of mainstream Muslim scholars who have the credibility to delegitimise Da’esh’s and Al- Qaeda propaganda;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU is a targeted audience for Da’esh and calls for the EU and its Member States to work more closely to protect society, in particular young people, from recruitment and radicalisation; calls upon each Member State to investigate theand effectively address the underlining socio- demographic reasons that are at the root cause of vulnerability to radicaliszation;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to work on cutting Daesh’'s access to financing and funding and to promote this principle in the EU’'s external action; in this context, expects the EU and its Member States to raise the issues of funding of Daesh, Al- Qaeda and other like-minded terrorist organisations by individuals and entities in its partner countries, particularly in the Gulf region, as well as from within the EU itself, and stresses the need to expose Da’esh’'s true nature and ideological legitimisation;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to take consistent, EU-wide action against the hate speech systematically promoted by intolerant, radical preachers through sermons, books, TV shows, Internet and all other means that create a fertile ground for terrorist organisations like Daesh and Al-Qaeda to thrive; calls on the EU and its Member states, in their dealings particularly with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states, to make it clear that the level of the EU´s cooperation with these countries will be directly linked to their efforts to curb the spread of intolerant ideology, which inspires Daesh and Al-Qaeda, to the EU and worldwide;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Calls on the EU and its Member States, in their dialogue with MENA countries, to emphasise that good governance, accountability, transparency, rule of law and respect for human rights are essential pre-requisites to protect these societies from the spread of intolerant and violent ideologies that inspire terrorist organisations like Daesh and Al-Qaeda; call, in this respect, to prioritise educational reforms, job creation and empowerment of citizens as part of a broader effort to prevent and roll-back radicalisation of these societies;
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Acknowledges that in order to effectively counteract various forms of outside influence, a broader societal inclusion in the community building is necessary, especially amongst regional diasporas; notes, therefore, that a more proactive involvement of the ethnic Russian and Russian-speaking community into the Union's information space needs to take place, with particular attention given to the non-citizens of Latvia and Estonia;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes that the effectiveness of the publicly and privately supported media outlets aimed at providing alternative sources of information - as compared to the presumably dominating Russia-based media sources - is severely impaired due to lack of public interest; emphasizes, therefore, that the respective media content disseminated amongst the target audiences has to be produced with closer attention given to and in conjunction with their everyday concerns and respective established mentalities;