9 Amendments of Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA related to 2020/2009(INI)
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas in some Member States, state aid for media outlets has not been handled transparently, which puts these outlets' independence and credibility at serious risk;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas disinformation related to COVID-19 may cause panic and social unrest and needs to be addressed; whereas measures to combat disinformation cannot be used as a pretext for introducing disproportionate restrictions on pfress freedomedom of expression;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly reiterates its call on the Commission to treat attempts by Member State governments to damage media freedom and pluralism as constituting a serious and systematic abuse of powers and as going against the fundamental values of the EU as enshrined in Article 2 TEU; welcomes, therefore, the Commission’s intention to include a specific chapter on monitoring media freedom and pluralism in its Annual Report on the Situation of the Rule of Law within the EU; urges the Commission to take into account the impact of the emergency measures taken in 2020 in the context of COVID-19 on press freedom, media pluralism and safety of journalists; in this context, recalls Parliament’s repeated call for a permanent, independent and comprehensive mechanism covering democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights in the EU;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to urgently introduce EU and national emergency recovery packages to protect the jobs and livelihoods of media workers, support companies and fund public service media through the COVID- 19 crisis; stresses that in the face of the pandemic European citizens need professional, economically secure and independent journalists; reiterates in this context its call for the creation of a permanent European fund for journalists in the framework of the next MFF (2021- 2027), as redrafted following the COVID- 19 crisis, offering direct financial support for independent journalists and media outlets, freelancers and self-employed media workers;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that political profiling, disinformation and manipulation of information may be used by political parties and private or public entities, and reiterates its concern about the fact that evidence of interference is continuously coming to light, often with indications of foreign influence, in the run-up to all major national and EU elections, with much of this interference benefiting anti-EU, extreme right-wing and populist candidates and targeting specific minorities and vulnerable groupcoming from totalitarian states, such as Venezuela, Iran, Russia and China, whose interests run counter to EU values;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Points out that different forms of misinformation and disinformation, as well as other forms of information manipulation relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, continue to proliferate around the world and have potentially harmful consequences for public security, health and effective crisis management; recalls that all measures to combat disinformation, including those taken in the context of the COVID-19 emergency, need to be necessary, proportionate and subject to regular oversight, and may under no circumstances limit freedom of expression, prevent journalists and media actors from carrying out their work, or lead to content being unduly blocked on the internet;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Reminds the Commission and the Member States as well as the private sector, in particular online platforms, and civil society as a whole of the need for joint action when it comes to the fight against disinformation, and acknowledges the positive impact of thsome voluntary actions taken by service providers and platforms to counter disinformationillegal content and foreign interference in electoral processes in the EU;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Expresses concern about the impact on freedom of expression that some measures taken by internet platforms may have, such as the use of fact checkers, which are nothing but online content creators whose political interests are set by those who finance them; stresses, in this connection, the risks that these internet platforms pose to political plurality and freedom of expression by establishing 'the official truth' on the basis of a position held by a government, an international organisation or a pressure group, or on subjects on which the scientific community does not unanimously agree;