36 Amendments of Anders SELLSTRÖM
Amendment 20 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the EU’s relations with Russia must be based on the principles of international law, human rights and credible deterrence, and on a principled approach in areas of common interest as defined in the Foreign Affairs Council conclusions of 14 March 2016;
Amendment 56 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas new areas of tension between the EU and Russia have arisen since 2015, including: Russia's annexation of Crimea and illegal occupation of the Donbas region; Russian military aggression in the Sea of Azov; Russian intervention in Syria; large-scale military exercises (such as Zapad 2017); rRussian interference aimed at influencing elections and stoking tensions in European societies; restrictions on fundamental freedoms and extensive human rights violations in Russia, including the systemic targeting of human rights defenders and civil society in Russia,; discrimination against the Tatar minority in the illegally occupied Crimea, and the politically motivated persecution of Alexei Navalny and many others; cyber attacks and assassinations on European soil carried out by Russian intelligence agents using chemical weapons; the intimidation, arrest and imprisonment of foreign citizens in Russia in breach of international law, including Oleg Sentsov and many others; the organisation of illegal and illegitimate elections in the Donbas; flawed presidential elections lacking any real choice and with restrictions on fundamental freedoms; violations of arms control agreements;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Russia's direct and indirect involvement in armed conflicts and its illegal annexation of Crimea, illegal occupation of the Donbas, military aggression in the Sea of Azov and violation of the territorial integrity of Georgia and Moldova constitute a deliberate violation of democratic principles and fundamental values;
Amendment 173 #
2018/2158(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Believes, however, that the Skripal case and the cyber attacks and disinformation campaigns orchestrated by the Russian intelligence services show an interest on the Russian side to further increase tensions in relations with the EU and its Member States;
Amendment 34 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. to consider all possible means of strengthening the role of the EUSRs as an effective tool of EU external policy, capable of developing and advancing EU foreign policy initiatives and promoting synergy, including via ensuring their periodic visits, without exception, to all the conflict zones that are covered by their mandate;
Amendment 67 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point k
Point k
k. to focus the mandates of the EUSRs on strengthening regional security and on conflict prevention and resolution in the framework or in support of existing agreed negotiating formats and principles, in which EU engagement can bring added value; to ensure that in case of thematic focus, appointment of an EUSR does not duplicate or undermine the role of the Commission;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2116(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Point k a (new)
Point k a (new)
ka. To ensure that regional EUSR freely travel to all the conflict zones that are within the scope of their mandate including to Nagorno Karabakh, for the purpose of effective implementation of their tasks;
Amendment 22 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
a) to bear in mindstress that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism ishould be at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 38 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 wais demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areas;
Amendment 44 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
c) to support the growing number of state and academic institutions, think tanks, NGOs dealing withpolitical parties, think tanks, NGOs and other societal actors targeted and affected by propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of highjor priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;
Amendment 59 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategicdisinformation and hostile propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;
Amendment 60 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
d) to remindurge the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;
Amendment 70 #
2018/2115(INI)
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, such as Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;
Amendment 71 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 in a proactive and swift manner;
Amendment 84 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 activitiestrongly condemns Russia’s increasingly aggressive actions in this context;
Amendment 114 #
2018/2115(INI)
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, most notably Russia, of the submitted political content;
Amendment 115 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 of the sponsors of the submitted political content;
Amendment 131 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 as censorship, and therefore make sure that such actions are carried out transparently, in cooperation with the competent authorities and civil society in Member States and partner countries, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so;
Amendment 150 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
m) to involve the civil society and expert community in further enhancement ofing measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure ofing disinformation, deepening of research and more effectively analysis ofng information manipulation;
Amendment 185 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p
Paragraph p
p) to address the current deficiencies in the East StratCom Task Force, including lack of regional expertise, a large turnover of staff and lack of institutional continuity, and to ensure adequate financial resources and an adequate organisational structure, as this is the only way to ensure full professionalism, proactivity, effectiveness and results;
Amendment 190 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q
Paragraph q
q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force; to invite close partner countries to advice the task force on the tactics of common state and non-state adversaries;
Amendment 211 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t
Paragraph t
t) to put counteractingrioritise strategic communications as a recurring item on the agenda, and to carry out a periodical review of EU policy on this issue;
Amendment 223 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u
Paragraph u
u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that counteracting strategicdisinformation and hostile propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency;
Amendment 226 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 propagandahybrid warfare into an 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, which could share their experiences of being targeted by and countering disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 241 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w
Paragraph w
w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties, such as Russia, in elections and referendumsa, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the right and ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;
Amendment 245 #
2018/2115(INI)
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 and independent societies to make their own sovereign political choices;
Amendment 247 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x
Paragraph x
x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign interferences in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting ithem in order to increase resilience to such interferences;
Amendment 253 #
2018/2115(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y
Paragraph y
y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks, disinformation and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable themMember States to effectively and proactively counteract such threats;
Amendment 9 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that Western Sahara is a separate and distinct territory in relation to any State, including the Kingdom of Morocco, according to the EU Court of Justice; insists therefore that this fundamental aspect of the ECJ ruling is taken into account in the agreement, including in its implementation at technical level;
Amendment 10 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Recalls that the United Nations and the EU and its Member States do not recognise the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over Western Sahara;
Amendment 11 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Recalls the long-standing position of the EU in support of the right to self- determination of the people of Western Sahara and of the efforts of the United Nations in support of the enjoyment of this right by the Saharawi people;
Amendment 19 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that it is important for this agreement to give guarantees regarding respect for international law, including human rights, in relation to the Sahrawi people in the territories concerned;
Amendment 23 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls the obligation under article 21 of the Treaty of the European Union for the EU and its Member States to respect the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law; underlines in this respect that article 2 of the UN Charter includes the respect for the principle of self-determination of peoples;
Amendment 31 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. NotStresses that this agreement does not imply any form of recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara and that the EU’s position remains that of supporting UN efforts to secure a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable settlement of the Western Sahara conflict, on the basis of the right to self- determination of the Sahrawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN resolutions; reiterates, therefore, its full support to the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Mr Horst Köhler, in helping the parties to achieve this settlement;
Amendment 49 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that during inclusivConsiders that the consultations led by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with a wide variety of Western Saharan local representatives, civil society organisations and other organisat- that was carried out after the agreement was negotiated with Morocco - were not inclusive; regrets that the Commissions and bodies, broad support was expressed for the socio-economic benefits the proposed tariff preferences would bringthe EEAS did not travel to Western Sahara nor to the refugee camps in Tinduf for these consultations;
Amendment 74 #
2018/0256M(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes good note of the exchange of letters and acknowledges the efforts of the Commission and the EEAS in trying, within the remit of their competences, to evaluate the benefits for the population and to ascertain their consent to this agreement; stresses, nevertheless, that the Court of Justice of the EU stated the irrelevance of determining the benefits and only required the consent of the people of Western Sahara; underlines that more could be done to improve the traceability of products coming from Western Sahara; invites the Commission services, therefore, to engage further with the Moroccan authorities to improve this aspect, notably in order to produce clear and reliable statistics.;