Activities of Javier COUSO PERMUY 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) ES
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (debate) ES
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties PDF (497 KB) DOC (74 KB)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the presentation of EU ambassador in Irak Jana Hybaskova the 14th September 2014 to the Foreign Affairs committee, underlining the connection between Daesh funding and purchase of petrol by Member States,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is under growing, systematic pressure to tackle the information, disinformation and misinformation campaigns from the east and from the southforeign actors;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Da’esh and many other Islamic terrorist groups have often used communication strategies as part of their actions against the WestEU and the Member States and to boost recruitment of European youth;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the multi-layered character of current EU strategic communications at various levels, including NATO, the EU, the Member States, and NGOs as well as civic organisations; calls for the best possible coordination and exchange of information between the different actors involved;
Amendment 166 #
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 foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church), 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 neighbourhoodis a key partner for the EU and a key global actor, both vis-à-vis foreign security and common fight against Da'esh and for the promotion of universal values, defended already in the past in its heroic fight against Nazism;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Is concerned by the EU race for Free Trade Agreements in East Neighbourhood and beyond promoting thus an escalation of tensions with Russia and its Eurasian Economic Union; further believes that the eruption of new and current tensions could be avoided by the lift of EU sanctions and a renewed peaceful cooperation, also to the benefit of the energy resourceful countries;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly eroding democracy in the EU; stresses that a large part of EU Strategic communication is aimed at describing foreign countries and Member States with biased Human Rights concerns, double- standards; considers democracy and popular sovereignty the best answer to enhance rule of law and universal values and thus fade away criticisms other countries or foreign media might raise;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that it would be irresponsible to place a State like Russia at the same level of threat as Da'esh';
Amendment 266 #
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 actionincluding thought petrol, art traffic or arm trade and to revise accordingly their relationship with some third countries, in particular Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and stresses the need to expose Da’esh’s true nature and ideological legitimisation;