Thread by @VanberghenEU

#EP plenary held a debate on countering the anti-European and anti-Ukrainian #propaganda of #Putin’s European cronies. At the initiative of #Renew, it was focused on the relations between #Russia and extremist #European political parties. #Mythread 1/1

#MEPs of the various political groups used the opportunity for attacking each other for their alleged ties to the #Putin regime. #EuropeanParliament 1/2

On behalf of the Council, Minister for European Affairs @MikulasBek highlighted: great concern the growing manipulation of European public opinion by Kremlin-sponsored sources with the objective of polarising societies; 1/3

The Council is working on the implementation of an operational, legal & political framework to make our democratic systems more resilient, including through a #EU Hybrid Toolbox and the countering Foreign Information Manipulation & Interference (FIMI) Toolbox 1/4

The @EU2022_CZ Czech Presidency is actively engaged in the implementation of the #European Democracy Action Plan, in particular, through the negotiations launched last week with the #EP on the Regulation on the statute and financing of political parties and foundations. 1/5

#MEPs recalled examples from EU MS when certain national officials and politicians engaged in cooperation with RU, with several of them making references to the alleged ties btw #Russia & some parties of the coalition that won the recent parliamentary elections in Italy 1/6

#MEP suggested that while losing on the military front, #Russia is winning the information war, and called for concrete actions at EU level (#GuyVERHOFSTADT (Renew, NL), #PierfrancescoMAJORINO (S&D, IT), #LauraFERRARA (N-A, IT)), #MarkétaGREGOROVÁ (Greens/EFA, CZ) 1/7.

Urged the #EuropeanCommission to further expand the list of individuals, including RU celebrities, on the 8th package of restrictive measures against RU (Guy VERHOFSTADT (#Renew)). 1/8

- Underlined the relevance of the debate, singled out interference through the energy sector, including through #NordStream 2 and called for #EU leaders to be effective and frank (#BeataSZYDŁO (ECR, PL)).
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