14 Amendments of Vincent PEILLON related to 2016/2030(INI)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the information warfare targeting the West was first introduced by the Soviet Union, and has since beenis an integral part of modern warfare, targeting not only partners of the EU, but also all Member States and citizens irrespective of their nationality or religwithout distinction;
Amendment 91 #
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 ofto publicise their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youth;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU institutions to recognisePoints out that information warfare is not only an external EU issue but also an internal one, and voices its concern at the number of hostile propaganda multipliers existing within the Union;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that the Russia has been aggressivelyn Government is 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 neighbourhoodprotect its interests and justify its foreign policy;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to maintain or 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 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU is a targeted audience for Da’esh and calls for the EU and its Member States to work more closely to protect society, in particular young people, from recruitment and radicalisation; calls on each Member State to investigate the socio-demographic reasons that are at the root cause of vulnerability to radicalisation;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -10 a (new)
Paragraph -10 a (new)
-10a. Warns against a logic of opposing blocs, whether geographical or cultural; insists that the way to counter propaganda is though information and education; calls on the EU and the Member States to involve researchers and analysts in an extensive way in order to understand and deconstruct approaches based on hostility;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Action Plan on Strategic Communication and the communication on the Joint Framework on countering hybrid threats and calls for the implementation of its recommendations without delay; calls on countries 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;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the EU communication strategy must be two- pronged, both deconstructing hostile propaganda and putting across a positive message about EU achievements and activity;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls, therefore, on the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to convey an ambitious, accessible message about EU achievements and activity to people both within the EU and in neighbouring countries; highlights the need to explain EU external policy vis-à- vis neighbouring countries, with an emphasis on shared values, cooperation and peer-to-peer relationships; considers that the EEAS website could be the platform from which this message is disseminated, and calls for it to be translated into Russian and Arabic;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the possible impact of hostile propaganda on decision-making processes in the EU; calls thereforeCalls for the EU Strategic Communication Task Force to be reinforced by turning it into a fully- fledged unit within the EEAS, responsible for the east and for the south, with proper staffing and adequate budgetary resources;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asks the Strategic Communication Task Force, thus reinforced and under the Twitter username @EUvsDisInfo, to establish an online space where the public at large can find the range of tools for identifying disinformation, with an explanation of how they work, and which can act as a relay for the many civil society initiatives to this end;