2018/2115(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2

~~— having regard to the Commission communication of 26 April 2018 entitled ‘Tackling online disinformation: a European Approach’ (COM(2018)0236),~~deleted

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint Declaration of EU-NATO Cooperation of 2018,

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g

g) to pay special attention to social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are con~~sidered the most common~~e of the tools for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
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 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g

g) to pay special attention to the effective implementation of the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation by social media which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
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 104 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g

g) to pay special attention to social media and messenger services which, in spite of their efforts to the contrary, are considered the most common tool for spreading disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g a (new)

ga) calls on Member States and the European Union to control foreign investment in European news media and considers the situation of the television channel 'Euronews' , whose majority shareholders are American and Egyptian, as symptomatic in this respect;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g a (new)

ga) to consider that Daesh has been changing its tactics shifting from websites to encrypted messaging service popular with Islamist groups;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, th~~e actions of~~at social media companies ~~and ensure~~provide access to an independent trusted their ~~full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content~~d party to real- time and archived information about targeted political advertising, including issue-based ads, and to hold the companies to account for the social impact of automated recommendation systems that promote disinformation;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency ~~and accountability, in particular making it possible to unco~~, is concerned about plurality and fairness in public debate givern the i~~dentity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content~~mpact of the economic model of the major social networks and their algorithms that push content to the fore to the detriment of varied and quality media content and opinions;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability~~, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content~~;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)

- having regard to the joint Declaration on Freedom of Expression and “Fake News”, Disinformation and Propaganda” by the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression, the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE) Representative on Freedom of the Media, the Organization of American States (OAS) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information,

Amendment 110 #

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it ~~possible~~clear to u~~ncov~~sers the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content stressing that social media companies have a responsibility to speedily take down systemic fake news;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to ~~regulate~~monitor, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

(h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content; the above actions should neither aim to target and persecute political opponents nor be a pretext for so doing;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies, messenger services and search engine providers and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors of the submitted political content;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also the sponsors, most notably Russia, of the submitted political content;

Amendment 115 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h

h) to regulate, together with the Member States, the actions of social media companies and ensure their full transparency and accountability, in particular making it possible to uncover the identity and location not only of the authors, but also of the sponsors of the submitted political content;

Amendment 116 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph h a (new)

ha) to make sure the industry and on- line platforms deliver on the commitments undertaken in the Code of Practice on Disinformation and effectively tackle the disinformation problem by: (i) ensuring transparency of political advertising based on effective due diligence checks of the identity of sponsors, (ii) taking decisive action against fake accounts active on their services, (iii) identifying the misuse of automated bots, and (iv) cooperating effectively with independent fact- checkers;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~;

Amendment 118 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i

i) to urge social media companies to cooperate closely with ~~state~~judicial 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~~suspected of having spread fake news and incited hatred and violence;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
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 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to A/HRC/38/35, the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression from 06/04/2018,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
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; particular attention should be paid to avoiding violations of the personal data of individuals who have no real involvement in the above activities;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i

i) to urge social media companies to ensure full compliance with the EU data protection law and other regulations and 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;

Amendment 122 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i

i) to urge social media companies and messenger service providers 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;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i

i) to urge social media companies to cooperate closely with state authorities in all judicial 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;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph i a (new)

ia) highlights the importance of providing educational trainings for young generations on use of the new media including social platforms and increase media literacy; strongly encourage to introduce awareness raising campaigns and promote training and media literacy;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
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 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j

j) to ~~bear in mind~~recognize 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 cooperat~~disinformation as part of a state-led campaign is an interference with the right to freedom of expression, w~~ith the competent authorities and civil society, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so~~hich can only be justified if they are prescribed by law and are necessary in a democratic society;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j

j) to bear in mind that the banning of suspicious accounts or deletion of inappropriate content ~~may be seen as~~is a form of 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 128 #

Motion for a resolution
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 129 #

Motion for a resolution
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, and where there is concrete evidence that justify such action;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the report on Defence of academic freedom in the EU’s external action 2018/2117(INI),

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~under judicial supervision, transparently and in a proportionate manner, in cooperation with the competent authorities and civil society, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so; and respect for the principles of freedom of the press and freedom of expression and permitting effective judicial remedies; states that no one should be worried because of the opinions they hold provided that expression thereof does not disturb the public order established by the law, and that all members of the public may therefore receive or pass on news or ideas without interference by public authorities and without regard to borders;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
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 in Member States and partner countries, and with full insight into the reasons for doing so;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j a (new)

ja) to urge social media companies to provide clear notice to all users about what types of content are prohibited, and clear notice to each affected user about the reason for the removal of their content or the suspension of their account; and enable users to engage in a meaningful and timely appeals process for any content removals or account suspensions;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j a (new)

ja) Calls for alignment of internal set by social media for their users with legal order of the country they operate in;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j b (new)

jb) calls on technology companies to invest more in tools identifying propaganda, improving online accountability as well reducing financial incentives for those who profit from disinformation; in this regard welcomes the self-regulation and individual commitments of the industry, which however should be verified by the Commission, Member States and Civil Society in order to establish a common set of minimum standards;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j c (new)

jc) calls on the European Commission to prepare a thorough assessment of the new regulations, including the GDPR and upcoming e-Privacy Regulation as a safeguard against malicious use of social platforms;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j d (new)

jd) to invite technology companies to invest more in tools identifying propaganda, improving online accountability as well reducing financial incentives for those who profit from disinformation; in this regard welcomes the self-regulation and individual commitments of the industry, which however should be verified by the Commission, Member States and Civil Society in order to establish a common set of minimum standards;

Amendment 137 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j e (new)

je) to urge social media companies to ensure better identity checks of the users before joining the respective platform or social network in an effort to eliminate botnets and widespread misuse of social media platforms;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph j f (new)

jf) to urge media outlets to confirm and publicize the origin of the content in order to avoid infiltration from nefarious third parties;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to the last EUROPOL report “EU terrorism situation and trend report2018”, where is highlighted the increasing activities of terrorist groups in cyberspace and their possible convergence with other criminal groups1a; _________________ 1a the link is: https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities- services/main-reports/european-union- terrorism-situation-and-trend-report- 2018-tesat-2018

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

k) to continue to develop greater resilience and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre-emptive measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place; draw attention to the technical progress in this field, be therefore aware that certain algorithms and artificial intelligence can be used for distributing disinformation campaigns and propaganda; share best practice examples of measures already taken by individual Member States;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

k) to continue to develop greater resilience and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre-emptive measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place; to take effective measures, in consultation with civil society and free and independent media, and to provide appropriate support to ensure access to objective and reliable information and news coverage for readers/users;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

k) to continue to develop greater resilience and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre-emptive measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place; considers activities such as these to be a normal part of communication and that they should not under any circumstances be backed with legal measures such as censorship;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k

k) to continue to develop greater resilience and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre-emptive and pro-active measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place in the cyber and information domains;

Amendment 144 #

k) to continue to develop greater resilience based on all government and all society approach, and the ability to respond to threats in real time, develop pre- emptive measures and think one step ahead, rather than merely reacting to and analysing attacks that have already taken place; to work in cooperation with intelligence community and INTCEN;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph k a (new)

ka) to develop ways of close cooperation with the United Kingdom after Brexit, on broader efforts to counter disinformation and fake news at a larger scale, making a strategic use of British expertise as well as technological, financial and other capabilities at hand;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

l) ~~to pay special attention to the importance of not only debunking, but also ensuring the cl~~considers that any attempt by public authorities, even EU ones, to spreard a~~ttributio~~n 'of ~~such attacks, including publicly naming the perpetrators, their sponsors and the goals they seek to achieve, as~~ficial truth' and counter so- called hostile propaganda is reminiscent of the worst practices of totalitarian regimes and that any such attempt weill ~~as measuring the effects of these attack~~make the European Union and its Member States look ridiculous oin the ~~targeted audience~~eyes of public opinion;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

l) to pay special attention to the ~~importance of not only debunking, but also ensuring the clear attribution of such~~deconstruction of received ideas and fake news, but also to identifying the perpetrators of attacks, including publicly naming the pe~~rpetrators, their sponsors~~ople behind them and the goals they seek to achieve, as well as measuring the effects of these attacks on the targeted audience and in particular on the most vulnerable, such as children;

Amendment 148 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

l) to pay special attention to the importance of not only debunking, but also ensuring the clear attribution of such attacks, ~~including publicly naming the perpetrators,~~ their sponsors and the goals they seek to achieve, as well as measuring the effects of these attacks on the targeted audience;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph l

l) to pay special attention to the importance of not only debunking and exposing, but also ensuring the clear attribution of such attacks, including publicly naming the perpetrators, their sponsors and the goals they seek to achieve, as well as measuring the effects of these attacks on the targeted audience;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 b (new)

- having regard to the work of the Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m

m) to involve the civil society and expert community in further enhanc~~ement of~~ing measures aimed at fact-checking and expos~~ure of~~ing disinformation, deepening of research and more effectively analysi~~s of~~ng information manipulation;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
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 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m

m) to involve the civil society ~~and~~, expert community, private institutions (including tech companies) and academia in further enhancement of measures aimed at fact- checking and exposure of disinformation, deepening of research and analysis of information manipulation;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
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 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m

m) to involve the civil society and expert community in further enhancement of measures aimed at fact-checking and exposure of disinformation, deepening of research and analysis of information manipulation; consider to reward or provide funding for initiatives aiming at tackling disinformation campaigns; promote media education for European cititzens;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

ma) to promote news literacy and strong professional journalism in their societies, including in school curriculums, as high-quality journalism is crucial in order to build public trust and correct fake news and disinformation without legitimizing them;

Amendment 156 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

ma) to pay special attention to the need of improving the media literacy and critical thinking through training and education, raising awareness, and promoting independent and investigative journalism within the EU and its neighbourhood;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

ma) to raise awareness about negative impact of disinformation through dedicated communication campaigns as well as seminars and trainings for media, influencers and public opinion shapers in the EU and its neighbourhood;

Amendment 158 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m a (new)

ma) to develop in cooperation with members states and the civil society trainings on critical analysis and fake news considering the growing exposure of the population to social media;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m b (new)

mb) to recognise achievements of EU allies, such as US and Canada, in countering propaganda coming from third parties; calls for establishment of structured cooperation between the EU and these countries and including UK after Brexit;

Amendment 16 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 c (new)

- having regard to the Santa Clara Principles on Transparency and Accountability of Content Moderation Practices,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m b (new)

mb) to support cross-border cooperation on media literacy programmes and promote tools for the media literacy, such as EU on-line media literacy library and learning centre;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m c (new)

mc) to welcome a set of measures adopted by NATO aimed at countering new types of hybrid threats and a joint communication on EU - NATO cooperation on this matter; calls on the EU to ensure effective and swift implementation of these recommendations, also at the CSDP level;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m d (new)

md) to enhance attribution capabilities to determine not only the tools used in any breach but also the source, origin and perpetrators of hostile activities, which should be clearly identified, exposed and punished;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m e (new)

me) to publicize all debunked cases of hostile propaganda accompanied with a detailed factsheet that outlines the methodology used, source of breach, origin of attack, perpetrators and ultimate objective in an effort to alert the public in a manner that reaches the audience targeted by the given case of hostile propaganda;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph m f (new)

mf) to commission in-depth studies and sociological researches into the effects of hostile propaganda on targeted audience on best ways to reverse its impact;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5

~~European approach~~deleted

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

n) to acknowledge the tangible results achieved by the East StratCom Task Force; to continue to support the EU’s East StratCom Task Force which, since its creation, has debunked over 4 000 cases of disinformation campaigns on a wide variety of subjectsfinds the East StratCom Task Force has achieved little in the way of results; calls for this Task Force whose 'discoveries' are laughable to be wound up;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

n) to acknowledge the tangible results achieved by the East StratCom Task Force; and to continue to support the EU’s East StratCom Task Force ~~which, since its creation, has debunked over 4 000 cases of disinformation campaigns on a wide variety of subjec~~after an analysis of its strengths, weaknesses and needed improvements;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

State of play 2018 – Tackling ~~information~~hybrid warfare

Amendment 170 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n

n) to acknowledge the tangible results achieved by the East StratCom Task Force~~; to continue to support the EU’s East StratCom Task Force which,~~, including creation of websites such as euvsdisinfo.eu and @EUmythbuster account on Twitter; to continue to support the EU’s East StratCom Task Force, and considers it to be of excellent value in terms of outcome; underlines that since its creation, has debunked over 4 000 cases of disinformation campaigns on a wide variety of subjects;

Amendment 171 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n a (new)

na) to welcome the establishment of the new EEAS Strategic Communication Task Forces consisting of experts with appropriate linguistic and knowledge skills, namely the Task Force for Western Balkans and the Task Force South for the countries in the Middle East, Northern Africa and Gulf region, which are tasked to ensure coordinated and consistent EU communications in the regions and counteract disinformation and propaganda against the EU;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n a (new)

na) recognises the relevance of reflection on strategic communication and EU coordination thereof and calls for action by the East StratCom Task Force to take all the geostrategic challenges into account and not focus solely on countries to the East;

Amendment 173 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph n b (new)

nb) to support the joint efforts of the Commission and the EEAS to improve capabilities to detect, analyse and expose disinformation by equipping the EEAS Strategic Communication Task Forces and EU Delegations in the neighbourhood with new staff, tools and skills, including new data analysis tools, hiring of additional data scientists and disinformation experts, as well as covering a wider range of sources and languages on the reach and impact of disinformation;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o

o) to turn the East StratCom Task Force into a fully-fledged unit, and to provide adequate financial and personnel resources which will significantly increase its potential, effectiveness and quality of work;deleted

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o

Amendment 177 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o

o) to ~~turn~~support all three E~~ast~~EAS Strat~~Com Task Force into a fully-fledged unit, and to provide~~egic Communication Task Forces by providing them with adequate financial and personnel resources ~~which will~~aimed at significantly increase ~~its~~of their potential, effectiveness, professionalism, institutional continuity and quality of work;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
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 179 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph o a (new)

oa) to make sure that the forthcoming allocation of the funding by the European Parliament, including the 3 M euros top- up of prep action, will be directed to actual countering of Russian disinformation and placed under East StratCom Task Force control, as designated;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

State of play 2018 – Tackling ~~information~~hybrid warfare

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
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 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

p) to address the current deficiencies in the East StratCom Task Force, including lack of regional expertise, a large turnover of staff and lack of institutional continuity, and to ensure adequate financial resources and an adequate organisational structure, as this is the only way to ensure full professionalism, effectiveness and results;deleted

Amendment 182 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph p

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

~~q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force;~~deleted

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

~~q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force;~~deleted

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

~~q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force;~~deleted

Amendment 189 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own seconded National Experts to the ~~East~~three StratCom Task Forces;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should be at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against hostile propaganda; in this regard expresses its concern about deteriorating media freedoms and cases of targeting journalists, also inside the EU; Notes that further steps should be taken to guarantee the transparency of media ownership and media pluralism;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph q

q) to invite Member States which have not done so already to assign their own National Experts to the East StratCom Task Force; to invite close partner countries to advice the task force on the tactics of common state and non-state adversaries;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) ~~to enga~~urges the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, ~~in supporting the work of the East StratCom Task Force, including by~~to provid~~ing~~e translations of their publications in local languages;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) to ~~engag~~intensify the cooperation between the East StratCom Task Force and all the EU institutions, Member States and like-minded partners; to engage for instance the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, in supporting ~~the~~its work ~~of the East StratCom Task Force~~, including by providing translations of their publications in local languages;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) to engage the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, in supporting the work of the East StratCom Task Force, including by sharing international experiences and best practices and providing translations of their publications in local languages;

Amendment 197 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) to engage the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, in supporting the work of the East StratCom Task Force, Task Force South and Task Force for Western Balkans, including by providing translations of their publications in local languages;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph r

r) to engage the EU Representations inside the EU, and the EU Delegations outside the EU, in supporting the work of the East StratCom Task Force, including by providing translations of their publications in local languages as well as sharing and promoting them; calls for more dedicated staff to be working on strategic communication, in particular in EU Delegations the Eastern and Southern neighbourhood and the Western Balkans;

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

~~s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda;~~deleted

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

~~— having regard to EU-wide Code of Practice on Disinformation published on 26 September 2018,~~deleted

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should be at the heart of democratic societies, ~~and prov~~considers the best ~~safeguards against hostile propaganda~~guarantors of democracy to be citizens themselves and that education is the key to protecting them against fake news;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

~~s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda;~~deleted

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

~~s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda;~~deleted

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood~~, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda~~;

Amendment 203 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to ~~Russian~~anti-EU propaganda;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda; to assist them in their efforts to counteract hostile propaganda and disinformation activities, inter alia by supporting strategic communication units within their respective institutions; to urge these EU partner countries, when necessary, to take more dedicated, proactive, effective and transparent measures in this regard;

Amendment 205 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda; to prioritize notably the development of a long term strategic approach and outreach towards Eastern Partnership countries, focusing on people-to-people exchanges, and working with existing civil society networks that already represent a source of community-based resilience;

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s

s) to focus on the accession countries and partners in the EU neighbourhood, which are often on the front line in terms of exposure to Russian propaganda and to include experts from those third countries in the EU neighbourhood that are subjected to the same threats;

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s a (new)

sa) to strengthen capabilities of the EU Delegations abroad, the Commission Representations and the European Parliament Liaison Offices in Member States to develop local capacity to detect and expose disinformation and to communicate effectively the EU's values and policies;

Amendment 208 #

Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s a (new)

sa) to consider the current proliferation and future threats of disinformation aiming to threaten the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all EaP countries within their internationally recognized borders;

Amendment 209 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph s b (new)

sb) to extend campaign-based communication and better coordinate and amplify positive narratives across the EU institutions and Member States, including by consolidating respective budgets and building a shared on-line repository of success stories;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should be at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

~~t) to put counteracting strategic communications as a recurring item on the agenda, and to carry out a periodical review of EU policy on this issue;~~deleted

Amendment 211 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t

t) to p~~ut counteracting~~rioritise strategic communications ~~as a recurring item on the agenda~~, and to carry out a periodical review of EU policy on this issue;

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t a (new)

ta) to continue support to the work of European Endowment for Democracy (EED) towards practical solutions to support and strengthen democratic, independent and diverse Russian- language media in the countries of the Eastern Partnership and beyond;

Amendment 213 #

Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t a (new)

ta) to pay attention to any international actor that currently acts in similar ways;

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t b (new)

tb) to endorse the EEDs new initiative – the Creative Content Support Fund – aimed at supporting the production of non-news content in the Russian language; invites European Commission and all Member States and like-minded countries to positively engage and support this project;

Amendment 215 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t c (new)

tc) to follow Communication and the Code of Practice on Disinformation with an adequate regulatory action, including specific legislative proposals, aimed at adapting an EU wide approach to information manipulation, including broadcasting and licensing issues;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph t d (new)

td) to recognize the role of church in societies of many Member States and partnership countries and to initiate a meaningful dialogue and cooperation on countering disinformation and hostile propaganda and to change the narrative that the EU is against the conservative values;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that counteracting strategic propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency;deleted

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to ~~bear in mind~~stress that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism is~~hould be~~ at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

Amendment 221 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that ~~counteracting strategic propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency~~sufficient resources and tools be deployed in the new Commission to counteract strategic propaganda and safeguard objective reporting and dissemination of information;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph u

u) to propose to the next European Council and the Commission that counteracting ~~strategic~~disinformation and hostile propaganda is given a separate portfolio in the new Commission with adequate support from a specialised agency;

Amendment 224 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, 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;deleted

Amendment 225 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres~~, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions~~ dealing with strategic propaganda into an intergovernmental 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;~~

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions dealing with ~~strategic propaganda~~hybrid warfare 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, which could share their experiences of being targeted by and countering disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, 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;~~

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

(v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, 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;

Amendment 229 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v

v) to link existing national and local specialised centres, think tanks, NGOs and other actors and institutions, in particular NATO, 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;

Amendment 23 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism ~~should b~~are at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against hostile propaganda;

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 231 #

Norica NICOLAI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

va) to develop proper communication strategies aiming to prevent incidents when EU citizens including prominent politicians and experts are consistently lured into illegal trips to occupied territories within EaP countries being unaware of possible political and legal consequences;

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v a (new)

va) to dedicate more resources for investigative reporting, encouraging independent, professional journalists and providing trainings on countering disinformation and hostile propaganda;

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v b (new)

vb) to ensure that experts engaged by the EU to counter disinformation in each country are not politically biased and are not active participants of internal political dispute within that country;

Amendment 234 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v c (new)

vc) to introduce the topic of countering the strategic propaganda into the curriculum of European Security and Defence College and its network;

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v d (new)

vd) to track and monitor the sources of financing and origins of the hostile propaganda; in this regard, underlines the need to ensure the transparency of media ownership;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph v e (new)

ve) to perform a review of functioning of National Approaches introduced by the Member States;

Amendment 237 #

vf) to invite EU neighbour and partner countries to join the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation, in order to further advance a holistic approach against disinformation online; to employ smart ways and technologies to debunk disinformation, hate speech and fake news online as well as reach out to audiences targeted by hostile disinformation campaigns;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; ~~underlines the ability of democratic societies to make their own sovere~~deplores the fact that EU Member States and EU bodies very often indulge in such interference, for example when the latter subsidise propaganda campaigns p~~olitical choic~~romoting the EU in candidate countries;

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties, whoever they may be, or private enterprises in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns~~; underlin~~, is concerned in this regard by the recent developments in the algorithms of major social networks such as Facebook and their potentially harmful role in pushing to the fore content containing fake news or hate speech, stresses the ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism is~~hould be~~ at the heart of democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against hostile propaganda;

Amendment 240 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; and call on the affected Member States to urgently conduct, with the support of Eurojust if necessary, thorough investigations into these hostile campaigns; to underlines the ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 241 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties, such as Russia, in elections and referend~~ums~~a, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the right and ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of ~~democratic societies~~people to make their own ~~sovereign~~ political choices;

Amendment 243 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, algorithms, artificial intelligence, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 244 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the malicious use of bots, trolls, deep fakes and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of people in democratic societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 245 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w

w) to strongly condemn the interference of third parties in elections and referendums, and the use of bots, trolls and fake accounts in political campaigns; underlines the ability of democratic and independent societies to make their own sovereign political choices;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph w a (new)

wa) underline that now and in the future more electoral campaigns and other political activities will take place on the internet and in the cybersphere; to remember that a safe but plural debate, also in the cybernetic domain, is a key element of an efficient democracy and plural system, as the European Union;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign interferences in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting ithem in order to increase resilience to such interferences;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign interference in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting it in order to increase resilience to such interference; calls on them to respect this principle too in their own external action;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

x) to invite the Member States and like-minded countries to share data about any foreign interference in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting it in order to increase resilience to such interference;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x

x) to invite the Member States to share data about any foreign or internal interference in electoral processes and exchange best practices on counteracting it in order to increase resilience to such interference;

Amendment 251 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph x a (new)

xa) calls on the Member States to set up programmes to educate and raise awareness about the use of digital tools, and especially the Internet and social media, with the aim of developing critical thinking and a taste for varied and pluralist information so as to be able to analyse and reject misinformation;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks ~~and hostile propaganda~~, cybercrimes and violations of the free expression of vote, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks, disinformation and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable ~~them~~Member States to effectively and proactively counteract such threats;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats; in this regard commends initiatives such as the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency;

Amendment 255 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats, but without creating the conditions for unlawful interference and the modification of election results;

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y

y) to invite Member States to ensure that electoral laws take into account possible threats stemming from cyber attacks, disinformation campaigns and hostile propaganda, and stresses that these laws should be adequately amended to enable them to effectively counteract such threats;

Amendment 257 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph y a (new)

ya) to support the EU-aspirant countries, especially Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and Western Balkans with best practices as well as human resources and technology to ensure robust defence of their electoral processes from malicious cyber, disinformation and propaganda activities, emanating from Russia and other hostile actors;

Amendment 258 #

Clare MOODY, Wajid KHAN

za) to propose legislation to address data use in election campaigning, following the exposure of data misuse by Cambridge Analytica in the 2016 UK referendum campaign, in order to further safeguard future election campaigns from undue influence;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph z a (new)

za) to take stock of such initiatives as bipartisan Transatlantic Commission on Election Integrity, gathering politics, tech, media and business representatives with the aim to secure electoral process from foreign interference;

Amendment 26 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a

a) to bear in mind that freedom of speech and expression as well as media pluralism should be at the heart of resilient democratic societies, and provide the best safeguards against hostile propaganda;

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and, for information, to the EEAS and NATO~~, as well as the President, Government and Parliament of Russia~~.

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 262 #

Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and, for information, to the EEAS and NATO, as well as the President, Government and Parliament of Russia and the United States.

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)

aa) whereas in the European Union what is meant by 'propaganda' is the dissemination of ideas, concepts, information and political doctrines with a view to forming or altering public opinion; and by the term 'disinformation' is meant usually the deliberate dissemination of intentionally false or inaccurate information;

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)

aa) to consider that in the current situation information warfare, propaganda and similar activities can be carried out by state and non-state actors, groups or even individuals, sometimes in connection with criminal organisations;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a a (new)

aa) to involve in the process all the relevant stakeholders including the main press, journalists’ and media associations;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the European Parliament recommendation of 15 November 2017 to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the Eastern Partnership, in the run-up to the November 2017 Summit,

Amendment 30 #

Motion for a resolution
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 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph a b (new)

ab) to consider that to protect the EU citizens it should be essential to deal with all the possible spectrum of disinformation and propaganda, without enforcing a censorship scheme;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areass that all attempts to counter real or imagined hostile propaganda are incompatible with paragraph 1a above and run the risk of presenting dissenting opinions within the EU as those of a fifth column, which would have a very adverse impact on the climate of free debate in Europe;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a ~~binding~~ legal framework both at EU and international level ~~for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these area~~that will give all citizens tools enabling them to understand and question the content of information made known to them and to identify misinformation, since the hostile actions of, in particular, Russia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United States of American and China have demonstrated the necessity for this;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare~~, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these area~~ that would allow for a robust response by the Union to campaigns that threaten democracy or the rule of law, including targeted sanctions against those responsible for orchestrating and implementing these campaigns;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare~~, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areas~~;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid ~~warfare~~threats, including cyber and information warfare~~, the need for which was demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areas~~;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

(b) to consider developing a binding legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which was demonstrated ~~in particular by the hostile actions of Russia~~by the high level of activity of third countries in thes above areas;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

b) to consider developing a ~~binding~~ legal framework both at EU and international level for tackling hybrid warfare, including cyber and information warfare, the need for which wais demonstrated in particular by the hostile actions of Russia in these areas;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 b (new)

- having regard to the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 13 September 2017, entitled ‘Resilience, Deterrence and Defence: Building strong cybersecurity for the EU’ (JOIN(2017) 450),

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph b a (new)

ba) to acknowledge the risk of misuse of the term ‘propaganda’, ‘disinformation’ and ‘fake news’ with the objective to discredit independent journalism, media outlets, academia and critical voices; to recognise and denounce that certain governments use technical controls and digital technologies to close down digital spaces;

Amendment 41 #

bb) to protect and facilitate an enabling environment for a wide variety of information, ideas, diverse media and civil society as watchdog of democratic freedoms; Support their efforts aimed at identifying and raising awareness about false news, disinformation and propaganda;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
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; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area~~focuses more on preventing these kinds of phenomena with more effective and targeted-oriented policies aimed at tackling as social exclusion, poverty and unemployment which are the real root causes of extremism;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
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; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this areadisinformation but also the grass-roots educational movements that provide children and adults with the necessary tools for civic education, understanding fundamental rights and developing a critical mind;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

c) to support the growing number of state and academic institutions, ~~think tanks, NGOs dealing with~~political parties, think tanks, NGOs and other societal actors targeted and affected by propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a ma~~tter of high~~jor priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

c) to support the growing number of state institutions, think tanks, NGOs dealing with propaganda and disinformation by providing training and funding , and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area; calls on European leaders who still have not devoted sufficient attention to this threat to recognize the imminence of strategic awakening to counter hostile information warfare;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
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 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

(c) to support the actions of the growing number of state institutions, and think tanks~~, NGOs~~ dealing with propaganda and disinfo rmation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;

Amendment 48 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Jozo RADOŠ, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
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 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

c) to support the growing number of state institutions, think tanks, NGOs and other actors dealing with propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 c (new)

- having regard to the Joint Communication to the European Parliament and the Council of 7 July 2017, entitled ‘A Strategic Approach to Resilience in the EU's external action’(JOIN(2017)21),

Amendment 50 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Marietje SCHAAKE, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c

c) to support the growing number of ~~state institutions, think tanks, NGO~~actors dealing with propaganda and disinformation, and ensure that EU strategic communication becomes a matter of high priority on the European agenda; calls on the VP/HR and the Commission to become more closely involved in this area;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c a (new)

ca) to ensure that the EU institutions and Member States work hand in hand on existing and future initiatives to step up efforts to secure free and fair democratic processes and to address disinformation campaigns, which attempt to create divisions in open societies and interfere in the elections and decision-making process of EU, Member States and EU's neighbours;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph c a (new)

ca) to consider that in 2017 the number of jihadist-inspired attacks more than doubled in Europe in comparison to 2016 (Europol’s 2018 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report); to bear in mind that Daesh online propaganda and networking via social media are still essential means by which to recruit, radicalise and raise money;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
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;~~eleted

Amendment 54 #

Motion for a resolution
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;~~eleted

Amendment 55 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d

d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and the impact that disinformation and propaganda have on public opinion, to take proactive measures in order to counteract it and ~~debunk it~~to take measures to promote individual and collective resilience against disinformation and propaganda;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d

(d) to ~~remind~~seek to persuade with tangible evidence the Member States that continue to ~~deny~~harbour reservations about the existence of strategic propaganda tohat they should recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
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 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d

d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of strategic propaganda to recognise it and encourage them to take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it; to invite all Member States to evaluate the situation within their territory;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d

d) to remind the Member States that continue to deny the existence of ~~strategic~~disinformation and hostile propaganda to recognise it and take proactive measures in order to counteract and debunk it;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

~~— having regard to its resolution of 23 November 2016 on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties1, _________________ 1 OJ C 224, 27.6.2018, p. 58.~~deleted

Amendment 60 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d

d) to ~~remind~~urge 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;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)

da) to consider the increasing presence of Chinese economic investments in the EU as well as in partner countries, their infrastructural projects, also in the field of telecommunications and the possible use of online propaganda even outside China’s borders;

Amendment 62 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)

da) to urge Member States to invest proactively in education measures that explain different ways to produce and disseminate disinformation in order to improve the ability of citizens to detect and respond to disinformation;

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
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 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)

da) Calls on Member States to take into account and counter known cases of spying by partner third countries and in particular the phone tapping, including of EU leaders, by the United States;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph d a (new)

da) to raise awareness about Russia´s disinformation campaigns, as this constitutes the main source for disinformation in Europe;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

~~Types of misinformation, disinformation and propaganda targeting the EU and its neighbours~~Has no evidence of any propaganda campaigns hostile to the EU by third countries; finds the statement to the contrary to be the product of paranoia and of attempts to move towards bloc politics and confrontation;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them; underlines that disinformation campaigns are part of a broader strategy and are usually accompanied by other hostile activities; in particular information warfare accompanying military offensive should be taken seriously and counteracted with determination, unity and strength;

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them; raising awareness about ongoing disinformation campaigns, identifying and naming the source of disinformation to give a proper response;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4

— having regard to its resolution of 23 November 2016 on EU strategic communication to counteract propaganda against it by third parties1, a resolution which mentions Russia 33 times but Islamic State or the Islamic threat only four times, _________________ 1 OJ C 224, 27.6.2018, p. 58.

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, such as Georgia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;

Amendment 71 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against people in the EU and its neighbourshood, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e

e) to recognise the work done at various levels to identify the types of influence and tools used against the EU and its neighbours, and to shift attention to in-depth analysis and research of their impact and effectiveness in order to develop measures to counteract them;

Amendment 74 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e a (new)

ea) to warn about the impact of Artificial Intelligence and its rapid developments in dissemination of fake news, and notes with concern that AI will soon be able to independently create further AI capabilities and to therefore commit significant funding to research and development at the intersection of AI and information warfare in view of rapidly growing capabilities of AI in the area of spreading propaganda and disinformation, including by means of, inter alia, deep fake videos;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
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 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph e b (new)

eb) to focus on the ongoing use of disinformation by authoritarian actors such as Iran, whose dissemination of fake news instigates and inflames further tensions in volatile conflict zones while simultaneously targeting European populations to hide nefarious intent. Urges Member States to counteract such actions by enhancing cooperation and utilizing lessons learned by likeminded countries and NGOs;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus on the continuously growing ~~sophistication~~complexity of the tools used to spread fake news, 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 contextcreate and spread disinformation, including deepfakes and private messaging apps, while recognizing that traditional media such as TV and websites equally play an important role in spreading disinformation;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~ intended to harm Member States, institutions, political forces or groups of individuals, including the new methods of dissemination using multiple low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; ~~is concerned about Russia’s activities in this context;~~

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard of article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), which protects the right of everyone to maintain an opinion without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds, regardless of frontiers and through any media,

Amendment 80 #

Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Jozo RADOŠ, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Urmas PAET, María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread disinformation and fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, ~~portals and TV stations~~search engine optimization , portals and TV stations, manipulated sound, images or video in some cases with the help of algorithms and artificial intelligence to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s, China's, Iran's, North Korean's and other state or non state activities in this context;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus and adapt EU and Member States' response on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread fake news, including the new ways of spreading propaganda by using multiple low-level websites, deep fakes and video content manipulations, automated bots, encrypted messaging services, on-line portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s and other third parties' activities in this context;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives and deliver key messages and narratives that are appealing to Russia (including Russia’s demonstrated tactic, propaganda in 4D - Dismiss, Distort, Distract, Dismay); is concerned about Russia’s activities in this context;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; ~~is concerned about Russia’s activitie~~strongly condemns Russia’s increasingly aggressive actions in this context;

Amendment 85 #

Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives~~; is concerned about Russ~~ especially by politicia’ns a~~ctivities in this context~~nd state controlled or funded institutions;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f

f) to focus on the continuously growing sophistication of the tools used to spread ~~fake news~~disinformation, 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 87 #

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives~~; is concerned about Russia’s activities in this context~~, both from state and non-state actors;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about Russia’s activities ~~in this context~~and tools used in this context, which seek to undermine or suspend the normative foundations and principles of European democracies, such as elections;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
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 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7

— having regard to the European Endowment for Democracy feasibility study on Russian Language Media Initiatives in the Eastern Partnership and Beyond, entitled ‘Bringing Plurality and Balance to the Russian Language Media Space’,deleted

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
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 low-level websites, portals and TV stations to disseminate the main narratives; is concerned about ~~Russia’s activit~~the activities of Russia and other countries in this context;

Amendment 91 #

Iveta GRIGULE-PĒTERSE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f – indent 1 (new)

- to counter disinformation campaigns seeking to undermine independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of all Eastern Partnership countries within their internationally recognized borders by all available means within EU strategic communication;

Amendment 92 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f a (new)

fa) to identify and closely monitor non-governmental organizations operating in EU and its partner countries, with links to authoritarian states, including but not limited to Russia, who act as voice amplifiers of these hostile countries in Europe; to pay particular attention to funding, transparency and objectives of these entities and to limit possibilities of their malicious engagement in form of foreign influence, propaganda and disinformation activities against the EU and its neighbouring states;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
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 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f a (new)

fa) to pay special attention to messages and contents openly aiming at violence, racism, suicide attacks, recruitment of “foreign fighters”, various crimes or incitement to one or more of these activities;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f b (new)

fb) to take into account that the scale of cyberattacks is constantly growing; underlines that these attacks are performed by organised groups (such as Fancy Bear, Cyber Caliphate, APT28)which are often sponsored by third parties with the aim of spreading chaos and distrust towards the current world order and international institutions;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph f c (new)

fc) to enhance investigatory efforts into the ongoing process of outsourcing propaganda and using a set of force multiplying tools by hostile third parties;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
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 disinformation and hostile propaganda~~ are above all else an area for free expression;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph g

Amendment 99 #