Activities of Eugen FREUND related to 2018/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
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) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning taking stock of the follow-up taken by the EEAS two years after the EP report on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties PDF (189 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 21 #
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a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should be at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 39 #
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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 and other state and non state actors in in these areas;
Amendment 58 #
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d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and encourage them to take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it; to invite all Member States to evaluate the situation within their territory;
Amendment 73 #
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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 and research of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;
Amendment 80 #
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f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread disinformation and fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stationssearch engine optimization , portals and TV stations, manipulated sound, images or video in some cases with the help of algorithms and artificial intelligence to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s, China's, Iran's, North Korean's and other state or non state activities in this context;
Amendment 104 #
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g) to pay special attention to social media and messenger services which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 113 #
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h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies, messenger services and search engine providers 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 122 #
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i) to urge social media companies and messenger service providers 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 140 #
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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; draw attention to the technical progress in this field, be therefore aware that certain algorithms and artificial intelligence can be used for distributing disinformation campaigns and propaganda; share best practice examples of measures already taken by individual Member States;
Amendment 154 #
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m) to involve the civil society and expert community in further enhancement of measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure of disinformation, deepening of research and analysis of information manipulation; consider to reward or provide funding for initiatives aiming at tackling disinformation campaigns; promote media education for European cititzens;
Amendment 243 #
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w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, algorithms, artificial intelligence, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;
Amendment 250 #
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x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign or internal interference in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting it in order to increase resilience to such interference;
Amendment 256 #
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y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats;