Press conference ING2 on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union report, including disinformation

Press conference by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, ING2 Committee Chair, Vladimír BILČÍK and Nathalie LOISEAU co-rapporteurs on proposals how to improve Parliament’s transparency, integrity and accountability

Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation

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ING2 Committee - Vote on the recommendations for reform of the European Parliament’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption

ING2 Special Committee - Legislative Resilience, electoral laws and information manipulation campaigns

ING2 AFET SEDE DARP DMAG joint extraordinary meeting - Hearing on ' Recent Cases of Foreign Interference in the European Parliament - Allegations of Corruption '

ING2 Special Committee - Discussion on a  first set of proposals on how to prevent interference by malign foreign actors

ING2 - Exchange of views with Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security

ING2 Special Committee

ING2 Committee - Exchange of views with Justus VON DANIELS, Editor-in-Chief, CORRECTIV

ING2 committee - Exchange of views with Vera JOUROVA, Commissioner for the Values and Transparency, European Commission

MEPs debate and vote on the reforms proposed by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference (ING2) calling for more effective monitoring and surveillance systems to detect foreign interference in Parliament’s activity as well as for more transparency, integrity and accountability. The report warns that attempts to interfere with democracy are a “widespread phenomenon that must be countered as vigorously as possible” and calls for President Metsola’s 14-point proposal to reform Parliament’s rules to be put into concrete action as soon as possible as it constitutes an important first step in the internal reform process. Extracts from the debate (12/07), the vote and statements by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR) co-rapporteurs.

Recommendations for reform of the EP’s rules on transparency, integrity, accountability and anti-corruption: extracts from the debate (12/07) and the vote, statements by Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), co-rapporteur

Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), Chair of the ING2 Committee, Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR) co-rapporteurs, hold a press conference on proposals to improve Parliament's transparency, integrity and accountability. The transcript is the result of an automatic process. Please check the delivery.

Press conference by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), ING2 Committee Chair, Vladimír BILČÍK (EPP, SK) and Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR) co-rapporteurs on proposals how to improve Parliament’s transparency, integrity and accountability

MEPs call for a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation to protect the European elections and increase the EU’s resilience and discuss the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference. The report includes recommendations for a coordinated EU strategy and addresses issues such as interference on online platforms, protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sectors. Extracts from the debate, extracts from the vote. In a statement, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), Chair of INGE2 Special Committee, explains how the Special Committee worked on this new report, what should be the concrete measures to fight against foreign interference and the urgency of applying the new Democracy Defense package before the European Elections in 2024.

Foreign interference in democratic processes, election integrity and resilience build-up towards European elections 2024: extracts from the debate, from the vote and statement by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), Chair of INGE2 Special Committee

MEPs call for a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation to protect the European elections and increase the EU’s resilience and discuss the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference. The report includes recommendations for a coordinated EU strategy and addresses issues such as interference on online platforms, protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sectors, interference during electoral processes, covert funding of political activities by foreign actors and resilience to cyberattacks. Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency and Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Rapporteur.

Joint Debate - Foreign interference in democratic processes and election integrity: Closing statements by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the EC in charge of Transparency and Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur

MEPs call for a coordinated strategy against foreign interference and information manipulation to protect the European elections and increase the EU’s resilience and discuss the report by the Special Committee on foreign interference. The report includes recommendations for a coordinated EU strategy and addresses issues such as interference on online platforms or protection of critical infrastructure and strategic sectors. MEPs receive answers from the Commission on how it plans to ensure that the existing tools against information manipulation and new initiatives, such as the defence of democracy package, will help protect the integrity of the 2024 elections. Opening statements by Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of ING2 Special Committee and by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency. The transcript is the result of an automated process. Please check against delivery.

Joint Debate - Foreign interference in democratic processes and election integrity: Opening statements by Sandra KALNIETE, Rapporteur, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Chair of ING2 Special Committee and by Věra JOUROVÁ, VP of the European Commission

The Special Committee on Foreign Interference adopt its proposals to fight against malicious foreign actors, particularly Russia and China, using information manipulation to interfere in democratic processes. It is expected that foreign interference and disinformation will continue with increasing intensity in the run-up to the European Parliament elections in 2024. Statement by Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Rapporteur. This transcription is a result of an atutomatic process. Please check against delivery.

Vote on Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation: extracts from the vote and statement by Sandra KALNIETE (EPP, LV), Rapporteur

The Special Committee on Foreign Interference (INGE 2) holds it constitutive session to elect its chair and four vice-chairs. The committee is tasked with screening existing and planned EU legislation for loopholes that could be exploited by non-EU countries for malicious purposes.

Special Committee on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation (INGE 2): atmosphere shots of the constitutive meeting and statement by Raphaël GLUCKSMANN (S&D, FR), new elected Chair

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