6 Amendments of Vladimír BILČÍK related to 2021/2115(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes growing instability, deteriorating security environment, geopolitical impact of COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of unprecedented challenges in the international environment, which increased demands on the Union to act as a global player;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that the EU needs a robust and resilient external service with clear political leadership in order to tackle the current challenges;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. WCalls for increased efforts to fight foreign interference and manipulative disinformation, which negatively influence the Union’s ability to implement effectively its foreign policies and undermines the values on which the EU is founded; notes the increase of disinformation campaigns linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and the negative role certain state and non-state actors played in the dissemination of these campaigns; welcomes the ECA’s Special Report on Disinformation affecting the Union and calls for implementing the ECA recommendations in the Union’s action plan against disinformation; stresses the continuous need to fight foreign propaganda and expose disinformation and malicious foreign influence; underlines the importance of the EEAS Strategic Communication Task Force and calls for providing it with the necessary financial and personnel resources;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of public diplomacy and strategic communication as an integral aspect of the Union's external relations and an instrument to communicate its values and interests and to enhance the Union’s visibility; calls on the EEAS to continue its efforts to modernise its approaches and invest in new skills and capabilities; reiterates the importance of promoting rule of law, fundamental freedoms and values that the EU is based on.
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Recalls the leading role of EU delegations in third countries with respect to the conduct of EU's foreign policy goals; calls on EU delegations to continue their coordinated efforts to increase the visibility of EU-funded projects.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Calls on the EEAS to strengthen the role of the EU delegations in third countries in order to reinforce their ability to debunk disinformation campaigns threatening democratic values orchestrated by foreign state actors; in light of the ongoing disinformation campaigns, calls for support to more active and effective communication policy on the European perspective for candidate and potential candidate countries and on EU values and democracy more general, aimed at both local and EU citizens.