European Parliament supports the setting up of an EU centre for democratic resilience. This centre should include existing cooperation systems and crisis management capacity, and be adaptable to evolving threats.
The MEPs name Russia the “primary threat for Europe’s democratic integrity,” adding that frequent hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure, such as cyberattacks, physical sabotage, arson, espionage and signal jamming, are also originating also from Belarus, China, Iran and North Korea.
The lawmakers call for expanded sanctions targeting enablers of Russian disinformation and non-EU entities, particularly Chinese ones, that help circumvent sanctions and facilitate Russian operations.
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There are also measures and funding for civil society organization, particularly via AgoraEU (opens pdf).
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i call out the eu as a threat to the democratic integrity of the eu
There are many dual use tools that can also be used to silence an opposition. There is a huge risk of abuse and it worries me that they don’t prominently and proudly show any measures that they are taking to prevent abuse. Do they exist?