Activities of Rebecca HARMS related to 2018/2115(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Follow up taken by the EEAS two years after the EP Report on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy concerning taking stock of the follow-up taken by the EEAS two years after the EP report on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties PDF (189 KB) DOC (64 KB)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a
Paragraph a
a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should bare at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against hostile propaganda;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)
Paragraph a a (new)
aa) to involve in the process all the relevant stakeholders including the main press, journalists’ and media associations;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a b (new)
Paragraph a b (new)
ab) to call on the Member States, candidate countries and associated countries to ensure a functioning system of public broadcasting, which sets the example of how to provide impartial and objective information in compliance with the best practice and ethics of journalism;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
c) to support the growing number of state institutions, think tanks, NGOs dealing with propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda, while bearing in mind the key role of polarization and falling media trust levels as primary environment where disinformation thrives; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake newsdisinformation, 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 activities in this context;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f a (new)
Paragraph f a (new)
fa) to urge Member States, candidate countries and associated countries to adopt an effective and clear legislation that ensures the transparency of media ownership and the sources of financing of media in order to enable public opinion to identify and detect correctly stakes and interests of the parties concerned;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g
Paragraph g
g) while acknowledging a new sensitivity and investment of social media companies into their capacities to tackle disinformation to pay special attention to social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i a (new)
Paragraph i a (new)
ia) to support journalism projects that work on exposing disinformation and hi- tech startups that create digital tools arming the audience against disinformation attacks;
Amendment 128 #
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, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
m) to involve the civil society and, the expert community and all the relevant stakeholders including the main press, journalists’ and media associations in further enhancement of measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure of disinformation, deepening of research and analysis of information manipulation;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o a (new)
Paragraph o a (new)
oa) to put safeguards in order to protect the EU’s East StratCom’s work and operability from political meddling by officials and countries that back Russian disinformation;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v
Paragraph v
v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, news media, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions dealing with strategic propaganda 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;