Activities of Barbara SPINELLI related to 2017/2209(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union (short presentation) IT
Reports (1)
REPORT on media pluralism and media freedom in the European Union PDF (525 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20 a (new)
Citation 20 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 16 March 2017 on e-democracy in the European Union: potential and challenges,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression recalled in September 2016 that Governments have a responsibility not only to respect journalism but also to ensure that journalists and their sources have protection through strong laws, prosecutions of perpetrators and ample security where necessary;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the European Audiovisual Observatory of the Council of Europe has denounced the emergence of a digital duopoly with Google and Facebook representing up to 85% of all digital advertising market growth in 2016, imperilling the future of traditional advertising-financed media companies, such as commercial TV channels, newspapers and magazines which have a far more limited audience reach;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the need to have in place independent monitoring mechanisms to assess the situation of media freedom and media pluralism in the EU, as a mean to promote and protect the rights and freedoms enshrined in Article 11 of the EU Charter of fundamental rights and Article 10 of the ECHR and to promptly react to their possible threats and violations; calls on the Commission and the Member States to fully support and strengthen the tools already developed in this regard, such as the Media Pluralism Monitor and the COE Platform for the Protection of Journalism and Safety of Journalists;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Member States to fully support the initiative launched by Reporters Without Borders for the creation of a Special Representative to the United Nations Secretary General for the safety of journalists;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Deplores the decision adopted by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to repeal the 2015 rules on net-neutrality and highlights the negative consequences that decision might have, in a globally interconnected digital world, on the right of access to information without discrimination; calls on the EU and the Member States to pursue the path of strengthening the net-neutrality principle by building on and furthering the BEREC Guidelines on the Implementation by National Regulators of European Net Neutrality Rules;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Calls on the Commission to promote common policies intended to bridge the digital divide within and among the Member States along all its lines (wealth, gender, age, geographical and social conditions);
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to ensure full transparency by private companies and governments in the use of algorithms, artificial intelligence and automated decision-making, which should not be implemented and developed in a way and with the intent of arbitrary blocking, filtering and removing internet contents, and to guarantee that any EU digital policy and strategy must be drafted with human rights based approach, providing for appropriate remedies and safeguards and in full compliance with the relevant provisions of the EU Charter of fundamental rights and of the ECHR;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Recalls that restrictions on encryption and anonymity must be strictly limited according to the principles of legality, necessity and proportionality; in this regard, calls on the EU institutions and the Member States to fully endorse and implement the recommendations set out in the Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression of 22 May 2015 addressing the use of encryption and anonymity in digital communications;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote programs and policies aimed at fostering media and news literacy for journalists, media actors and the general public, and at developing a critical and conscious appreciation of the use of ICT such as, for instance, awareness raising campaigns concerning the rights and possible risks in the digital sphere;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Invites the Member States to fully support and endorse the COE Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on media pluralism and transparency of media ownership, currently under discussion within the Council of Europe;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Recalls the important role exerted by public broadcasters in preserving media pluralism, as highlighted in the Protocol No. 29 to the Treaties; calls on the Member States to provide them with the adequate financial and technical means necessary to perform their social function and serve the public interest; to this regard, calls on the Member States to guarantee their editorial independence by preserving them, through clearly defined regulatory frameworks, from any form of governmental, political and commercial interference and influence, while assuring, at the same time, full management autonomy and independence to all public bodies and entities which exercise powers in the areas of broadcast and telecommunications;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15 c. Recognises that internet and, more generally, the development of the digital environment has expanded the scope of several human rights, as shown, for instance, by the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the case C- 131/12 Google Spain SL and Google Inc v. Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD) and Mario Costeja González; calls, in this regard, on the EU institutions to launch a participatory process in order to elaborate a European Charter of Internet Rights, taking into account the best practices developed in the Member States - in particular the Italian Declaration of Internet Rights - to be used as reference point, together with the relevant European and International human rights instruments, for the regulation of the digital sphere;