24 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2016/2030(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
– having regard to A/HRC/31/65, the Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 g (new)
Citation 2 g (new)
– having regard to European Parliament resolution of 11 December 2012 on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy (2012/2094(INI)),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 h (new)
Citation 2 h (new)
– having regard to General Comment 34 by the UN Human Rights Committee (CCPR/C/GC/34),
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is under growing, systematic pressure to tackle the information, disinformation and misinformation campaigns from the east and from the southcountries and non-state actors, which intend to undermine the very notion of objective information or ethical journalism, casting all information as biased or an instrument of political power;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is under growing, systematic pressure to tackle the information, disinformation and misinformation campaigns from the east and from the southcountries and non-state actors globally;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas strategies to ensure quality journalism, media pluralism and fact-checking can only be effective as long as information providers enjoy trust and credibility;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the information warfare targeting the WestEurope was first introduced by the Soviet Union, and has since been an integral part of modern warfare, targeting not only partners of the EU, but also all Member States and citizens irrespective of their nationality or religion;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Russian strategic communication accompanies has been observed around numerous violent incidents, including cyber-attacks on Estonia in 2007, the war in Georgia in 2008, disinformation following the Smolensk crash in 2010 and the downing of MH-17 in 2014 and also, on an unprecedented scale, during the annexation of Crimea, aggression against Ukraine and more recently the migration crisisaround the flow of refugees fleeing Syria;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Da’esh and many other Islamic terrorviolent extremist groups have often used communication strategies as part of their actions against the West and to boost recruitment of European youth;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas governments can always voice their points of view and explain their policies; they should never seek to prevent non-violent ideas and opinions from being discussed;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas some initiatives which aim to target propaganda online risk undermining the potential of digital technologies to foster freedom of expression and access to information and to provide avenues for counter-speech;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas any measure taken to prevent or remove messages communicated through the Internet or other forms of technology constitutes an interference with the right to freedom of expression and must be justified, checked, balanced and overseen;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas programmes and initiatives that restrict freedom of expression must be based on evidence of their effectiveness and a legal framework to support their necessity and proportionality to achieve legitimate objectives;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas budgets for investigative journalism, local media as well as foreign language media outlets have been reduced in Europe;
Amendment 110 #
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 EU Member States’ profiles, with the goal of distorting truths, provoking doubt, paralysing the decision-making process, discrediting the EU institutions in the eyes and minds of its citizens and eroding westerndemocratic values andor transatlantic ties;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognizes the essential role that the media and the Internet and other digital technologies play in keeping people informed, and stresses that limiting the space for freedom of expression advances the goals of those promoting, threatening and using terrorism and violence;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes the multi-layered character of current EU strategic communications at various levels, including NATO, the EU institutions, 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 174 #
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 Westernpush narratives advancing its political objectives by challenging universal values, divideing Europe, gathering domestic support and createing the perception of failinged states in the EU’s eastern neighbourhood;
Amendment 201 #
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 hegemonyse trends that are rapidly growing in Europe; stresses that a large part of Russian strategic communication is aimed at describing countries in central and eastern Europe as belonging to its traditional sphere of influence, thereby undermining their sovereignty; notes that falsifying history iseems to be one of its main strategies;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that Russia is exploitaggressive Russian activities ing the absence of a legal international framework in areas such as cybersecurity, and is turning any ambiguity in these matters in its favourcyber domain facilitate activities in information warfare; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to pay attention to the role of Internet Exchange Points as critical infrastructure in the EU's security strategy;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Is aware of the range of strategies employed by Da’esh both regionally and globally to promote its political, religious and, social, hateful and violent narratives; calls on the EU and its Member States to develop a counter- narrative to Da’esh, including through the empowerment and increased visibility of mainstream Muslim scholars who have the credibility to delegitimise Da’esh’s propaganda;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the EU isEuropean citizens are a targeted audience for Da’esh and calls for the EU and its Member States to work more closely to protect society, in particular young people, from recruitment and radicalisation; calls on each Member State to investigate the socio-demographic reasons that are at the root cause of vulnerabilitycan be conducive to radicalisation;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Is concerned about pressure on private companies, especially online platforms, to voluntarily cooperate with EU bodies without much transparency or consistent rules about the kinds of content that is edited or deemed undesirable; stresses that restrictions on freedom of expression must be subject to independent judicial oversight; calls on Europol to publish guidelines on the notice and take down procedures of the Internet Referral Unit in this context;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for special attention and sufficient resources for media pluralism, local media, investigative journalism and foreign language media, particularly in Russian, Arabic, Farsi, Turkish and Urdu as well as other languages spoken by populations vulnerable to propaganda by Russia, Daesh or other actors;