4 Amendments of Bronis ROPĖ related to 2016/2030(INI)
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU institutions to recognise that the response to information warfare and information aggression is not only an external EU issue but also an internal security one;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special national foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), Rosssotrudnichestvo, Tėvynainių teisių užsienyje gynimo fondas, Goršakovo viešosios diplomatijos fondas), about whose activities no information is made public, multilingual TV stations that are directly controlled by the state through state-owned companies or companies controlled by oligarchs loyal to the current regime (for instance, Russia Today, NTV, Pirmasis kanalis, etc.), pseudo-news agencies (for instance, RIA Novosti, Sputnik), cross-border social and religious groups and structures (including the Orthodox cChurch of the Moscow Patriarchate), social media and internet trolls to challenge Western values, divide Europe, gather domestic support and create the perception of failing states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian information activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the communication on the Joint Framework on countering hybrid threats and calls for the implementation of its recommendations without delay; calls on countrithe Member States holding the rotating presidency of the EU to always include strategic communications as part of their programme in order to ensure continuity of work on this topic; welcomes the initiatives and achievements of the Latvian Presidency in this regard;