MEPs debate a series of recommendations aimed to beef up the EU’s capabilities on foreign interference, including a sanctions regime to fight foreign meddling and disinformation, general information campaigns spreading awareness about its dangers, and tightened rules for social media platforms serving as vehicles for foreign interference. First part of the debate.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

MATIAS, Marisa (The Left, PT)

fight against hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media (T)

CZARNECKI, Ryszard (ECR, PL)

LEBRETON, Gilles (ID, FR)

FERRARA, Laura (NI, IT)

MELBĀRDE, Dace (EPP, LV)

JUKNEVIČIENĖ, Rasa (EPP, LT)

DALY, Clare (The Left, IE)

GREGOROVÁ, Markéta (Greens/EFA, CZ)

SCHIEDER, Andreas (S&D, AT)

ZARZALEJOS, Javier (EPP, ES)

GYÖNGYÖSI, Márton (NI, HU)

VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL, Viola (Greens/EFA, DE)

DREOSTO, Marco (ID, IT)

LOISEAU, Nathalie (Renew, FR)

MAJORINO, Pierfrancesco (S&D, IT)

Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the EU: MEPs debate (Part 1/4)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Javier ZARZALEJOS (EPP, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andreas SCHIEDER (S&amp;D, AT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bart GROOTHUIS (Renew, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Viola VON CRAMON-TAUBADEL (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marco DREOSTO (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Dace MELB&#256;RDE (ECR, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Clare DALY (The Left, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), M&#225;rton GY&#214;NGY&#214;SI (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rasa JUKNEVI&#268;IEN&#278; (EPP, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Pierfrancesco MAJORINO (S&amp;D, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mark&#233;ta GREGOROV&#193; (Greens/EFA, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Gilles LEBRETON (ID, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marisa MATIAS (The Left, PT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Laura FERRARA (NI, IT), -