Activities of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2018/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Follow up taken by the EEAS two years after the EP Report on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties (debate) FR
Follow up taken by the EEAS two years after the EP Report on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties (debate) FR
Amendments (21)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4
Citation 4
— having regard to its resolution of 23 November 2016 on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties1, a resolution which mentions Russia 33 times but Islamic State or the Islamic threat only four times, _________________ 1 OJ C 224, 27.6.2018, p. 58.
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b
Paragraph b
b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areass that all attempts to counter real or imagined hostile propaganda are incompatible with paragraph 1a above and run the risk of presenting dissenting opinions within the EU as those of a fifth column, which would have a very adverse impact on the climate of free debate in Europe;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e
Paragraph e
e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them; notes that efforts made to date to prove influence or hostile propaganda are themselves producing fake news;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s activities in this context;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g
Paragraph g
g) to pay special attention to social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda are above all else an area for free expression;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h
Paragraph h
h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i
Paragraph i
i) to urge social media companies to cooperate closely with state authorities in all investigations into the alleged use of their platforms for hostile purposes, and to perform transparent audits of entities which have been found to spread disinformation and propaganda;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j
Paragraph j
j) to bear in mind that the banning of suspicious accounts or deletion of inappropriate content may be seen asis a form of censorship, and therefore make sure that such actions are carried out transparently, in cooperation with the competent authorities and civil society, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k
Paragraph k
k) to continue to develop greater resilience and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre-emptive measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place; considers activities such as these to be a normal part of communication and that they should not under any circumstances be backed with legal measures such as censorship;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l
Paragraph l
l) to pay special attention to the importance of not only debunking, but also ensuring the clconsiders that any attempt by public authorities, even EU ones, to spreard attribution 'of such attacks, including publicly naming the perpetrators, their sponsors and the goals they seek to achieve, asficial truth' and counter so- called hostile propaganda is reminiscent of the worst practices of totalitarian regimes and that any such attempt weill as measuring the effects of these attackmake the European Union and its Member States look ridiculous oin the targeted audienceeyes of public opinion;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n
Paragraph n
n) to acknowledge the tangible results achieved by the East StratCom Task Force; to continue to support the EU’s East StratCom Task Force which, since its creation, has debunked over 4 000 cases of disinformation campaigns on a wide variety of subjectsfinds the East StratCom Task Force has achieved little in the way of results; calls for this Task Force whose 'discoveries' are laughable to be wound up;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o
Paragraph o
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p
Paragraph p
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q
Paragraph q
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r
Paragraph r
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s
Paragraph s
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u
Paragraph u
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions dealing with strategic propaganda into an intergovernmental EU- wide network that would help coordinate their actions and gather their findings in one place; to assign adequate resources to this undertaking; stresses that this network should be open to like-minded partners of the EU;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w
Paragraph w
w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of democratic societies to make their own soveredeplores the fact that EU Member States and EU bodies very often indulge in such interference, for example when the latter subsidise propaganda campaigns political choicromoting the EU in candidate countries;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign interference in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting it in order to increase resilience to such interference; calls on them to respect this principle too in their own external action;