Countering Foreign Interference in the EU

by name voted on 09.03.2022

Summary

A resolution calling for a coordinated EU strategy to counter foreign interference and disinformation from actors like Russia and China.

9 09.03.2022

Other

civil law

civil service

public safety

social policy

european union

administrative law

diplomatic relations

public administration

international relations

information technology and data processing

Key points

The European Union faces increasing sophisticated interference from foreign state and non-state actors, notably Russia and China.
There is an urgent need for a coordinated EU strategy covering cybersecurity, media literacy, and the protection of critical infrastructure.
Online platforms must be held accountable for their algorithms and advertising models that amplify divisive or false content.
The EU should establish new sanctions regimes to punish those responsible for foreign interference and hybrid attacks.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ID

ECR

NI

The Left

Total

Speeches

78 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Othmar KARAS

PPE

4:19 min

11. Announcement of voting results

Roberta METSOLA

Roberta METSOLA

PPE

0:25 min

6. Voting session

Documents (PDFs)

REPORT on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union

These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.