14 Amendments of Andrej PLENKOVIĆ related to 2016/2030(INI)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that strategic propaganda against the EU comes in many different forms and uses various tools, often tailored to match Member States’ profiles, with the goal of provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and eroding western democratic values and transatlantic ties;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the EU institutions to recognise that information warfarestrategic communication is not only an external EU issue but also an internal one;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the multi-layered character of current EU strategic communications at various levels, including NATO and the UN, the EU, the Member States, and NGOs as well as civic organisations; calls for the best possible coordination and exchange of information between the different actors involved;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Recognising the Russian disinformation warfare strategyand propaganda warfare
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -4 a (new)
Paragraph -4 a (new)
-4a. Notes with regret that Russia uses contacts and meetings with EU counterparts rather for propaganda purposes and to weaken publicly EU's joint position than for establishing a real dialogue;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises that Russia has been aggressively employing a wide range of tools and instruments, such as special foundations (Russkiy Mir,) multilingual TV stations (Russia Today, RIA Novosti), news agencies (Sputnik), social and religious groups (including the Orthodox church), social media and internet trolls to challenge Westerndemocratic values, divide Europe, gather domestic support for the radical parties and against the EU agenda, and create the perception of failing states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is seriously concerned by the rapidly growing Russian activity in Europe seeking to increase Russian influence and hegemony; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communicationdisinformation and propaganda activities is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history is one of its main strategies;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that a sound EU's strategic communication is essential to effectively respond to hybrid threats and related Russian disinformation and propaganda activities. Providing swift factual responses and raising public awareness about these activities are major factors for building societal resilience;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Underlines that EU's strategic communication should make full use of social media tools, traditional visual, audio and web-based media as well as linguists fluent in relevant non-EU languages and social media specialists, who can monitor non-EU information and ensure targeted communication to react to disinformation;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Highlights the importance of better communication and explanation of the EU policies, both internal and external, with an aim to avoid manipulation or misinterpretation of the EU's policies and activities; EU's strategic communication should increase understanding of EU's policy in the eastern neighbourhood, especially the nature and the benefits from the AA/DCFTA and other new bilateral agreements that are currently being negotiated in order to enhance the visibility of the EU and contribute to the understanding off EU's policies in its eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Invites the Member States to develop coordinated strategic communication mechanisms to support attribution and counter disinformation and propaganda in order to expose hybrid threats;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Understanding and tackling Da’esh’s disinformation warfare and radicalisation methods
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Support communication campaigns carried out by relevant actors in Syria, Iraq and in the region (including in countries of origin of foreign fighters) to discredit Da'esh's ideology and denounce its violations of human rights, and to counter violent extremism and hate speech linked to other groups in the region;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the possible impact of hostile propaganda on decision-making processes in the EU; compliments on the significant work accomplished by the EU Strategic Communication Task Force and calls therefore for the EU Strategic Communication Task Force to be reinforced by turning it into a fully- fledged unit within the EEAS, responsible for the east and for the south, with proper staffing and adequate budgetary resources;