Activities of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU 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) RO
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 (10)
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c
Paragraph c
c) to support the growing number of state institutions, think tanks, NGOs but also grassroots cyber activities dealing with propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of highest priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d
Paragraph d
d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it; to urge Member States to take proactive measures and make relevant investments in their own capacity countering strategic communication of hostile third parties;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)
Paragraph d a (new)
da) to encourage the Member States to ensure an effective exchange of information between all their relevant authorities for tackling propaganda, manipulation and disinformation, including the cyber and information warfare;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e a (new)
Paragraph e a (new)
ea) to encourage the Member States to establish permanent structures, with enough capacity to identify, prevent and counteract disinformation and other hostile activities;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f
Paragraph f
f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple obscure low-level websites, news portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s activities in this context and regarding its hostile subversive operations against EU countries, influencing elections or policies and supporting extremist movements;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g
Paragraph g
g) to pay special attention to social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading late and not always wholehearted disinformation and hostile propaganda;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i
Paragraph i
i) to urge social media companies to cooperate closely with state authorities in all investigations into the alleged use of their platforms for hostile purposes, and to perform transparent audits of entities which have been found to spread disinformation and propaganda; to urge social media companies to react in real time when suspicious content of a political nature is disseminated, particularly if it incites to hate or crime;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m
Paragraph m
m) to involve the civil society and expert community into grassroots cyber activists further enhancement of measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure of disinformation, deepening of research and analysis of information manipulation;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o
Paragraph o
o) to urgently turn the East StratCom Task Force into a fully-fledged unit, or even a bigger structure within EEAS and to provide adequate financial and personnel resources, which are still required, which will significantly increase its potential, effectiveness and quality of work;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q a (new)
Paragraph q a (new)
qa) to acknowledge the importance and necessity of a better coordination of the EU Government and an active support of the EU bodies such as East StrasCom Task Force;