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Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
Motion B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005
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- Amendment list B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005
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- 16 December 2024
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| Proposal for a decision | Amendment |
| A. whereas foreign interference constitutes a serious violation of the universal values and principles on which the Union is founded, such as human dignity, freedom, equality, solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law; whereas evidence shows that malicious and authoritarian foreign state actors and malicious non-state actors are using information manipulation and other tactics to interfere in democratic processes in the Union; whereas such attacks mislead and deceive citizens and affect their voting behaviour, amplify divisive debates, divide, polarise, and exploit the vulnerabilities of societies, promote hate speech, worsen the situation of vulnerable groups which are more likely to become victims of disinformation, distort the integrity of democratic elections and referendums, cast suspicion on national governments, public authorities, the democratic order and the rule of law and have the goal of destabilising European democracy; whereas this has become a question of internal security and safety of Union society as a whole; | A. whereas foreign interference constitutes a serious violation of the universal values and principles on which the Union is founded, such as human dignity, freedom, equality, solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law; whereas evidence shows that malicious and authoritarian foreign state actors and malicious non-state actors are using information manipulation and other tactics to interfere in democratic processes in the Union; whereas such attacks mislead and deceive citizens and affect their voting behaviour, amplify divisive debates, divide, polarise, and exploit the vulnerabilities of societies, promote hate speech, worsen the situation of vulnerable groups which are more likely to become victims of disinformation, distort the integrity of democratic elections and referendums, cast suspicion on national governments, public authorities, the democratic order and the rule of law and have the goal of destabilising European democracy; whereas foreign influence is aided by far-right forces within the Union that help to spread disinformation and conspiracy theories and to promote far-right ideas; whereas the threat from far-right groups endangers democratic processes; whereas ultraconservative US foundations have been shown to be pursuing an agenda of providing funding and other forms of support to far-right forces across Europe; whereas this has become a question of internal security and safety of Union society as a whole; |
Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
| Proposal for a decision | Amendment |
| (da) to analyse and elaborate recommendations for Member States and Union institutions on the threat from far-right groups and the connection between these groups and malicious third-country actors; |
Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
| Proposal for a decision | Amendment |
| (db) to pay special attention to the disproportionately harmful effects of far-right ideas and conspiracy theories promoted by malicious third-country actors on those groups in society already affected by exploitation and discrimination, such as women, the LGBTQ+ community, refugees and migrant communities, low-income households, ethnic minorities and people living with disabilities; |
Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
| Proposal for a decision | Amendment |
| (dc) to analyse how economic interests and financial entanglements by key individuals in the Union hinder efforts to combat malicious third-country influence; |
Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office
| Proposal for a decision | Amendment |
| (dd) to work with the appropriate standing committees on how corruption, bribery and conflicts of interest may make the Union’s institutions vulnerable to malicious third-country influence; |
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European Parliament (2024). “Proposal for a decision Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office”. Text, 16 December 2024. docId B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005, reference B10-0216/2024. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005 (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-b-10-2024-0216-am-001-005,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Proposal for a decision Setting up a special committee on the European Democracy Shield, and defining its responsibilities, numerical strength and term of office}},
year = {2024},
date = {2024-12-16},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Text. docId B-10-2024-0216-AM-001-005, reference B10-0216/2024. Data: EP Open Data API: document record (CC BY 4.0)}
}