Activities of Tunne KELAM related to 2016/2030(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU strategic communication to counteract anti-EU propaganda by third parties (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is under growing, systematic pressure to tackle the information, disinformation and misinformation campaigns and propaganda from the east and from the south by the state and non-state actors both online and offline;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Da’'esh and many other Islamic terrorist groups have often used communication strategies and direct propaganda both offline and online as part of their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youths;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas especially online tools, such as online media outlets and social media are being used to disseminate information, misinformation, disinformation and for propaganda purposes directly and through proxies;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that strategic propaganda against the EU comes in many different forms and uses various tools, often tailored to match Member States’' profiles, with the goal of provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and eroding western values and, undermining the European political narrative based on democratic values, human rights and rule of law; and eroding transatlantic ties;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls onReminds the EU institutions to recognise that information warfare is not only an external EU issue but also an internal one; calls on sensitizing the staff of the EU institutions to better recognize and counter misinformation and propaganda;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively 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 neighbourhood; points out the omnipresence of Russian media outlets to impose Russian point of views on world affairs;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony and to weaken and split the EU; 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 trying to undermininge their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies; stresses the need for close cooperation with NATO to counter Russian propaganda;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Underlines the importance for the EU and Member States to cooperate with social media providers to counter Da´esh propaganda spread through social media channels;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the central role of online tools, especially social media; calls on significantly increasing online media literacy on all levels to increase awareness and effectively counter propaganda;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the importance of cyber dimension in information warfare; underlines the crucial need to ensure resilience of the information systems on EU and Member State level, especially against denial and disruptions that can play a central role in hybrid conflict and countering propaganda; calls on close cooperation in this regard with NATO, especially with the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence;