{"id":147694,"date":"2023-12-14T03:00:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T02:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=147694"},"modified":"2023-12-14T09:49:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T08:49:32","slug":"defence-of-democracy-commission-proposes-to-shed-light-on-covert-foreign-influence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/defence-of-democracy-commission-proposes-to-shed-light-on-covert-foreign-influence\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence of Democracy \u2013 Commission proposes to shed light on covert foreign influence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On last 12 December, the European Commission adopted a Defence of Democracy package, ahead of the 2024 European elections. The central piece of this package is a legislative proposal that will <strong>enhance transparency and democratic accountability of interest representation activities on behalf of third countries\u00a0<\/strong>which are aimed at influencing policies, decision making and the democratic space. It also includes\u00a0<strong>two recommendations which aim to promote free, fair and resilient elections and the participation of citizens and civil society organisations to policy-making.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-147687 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-4669103-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The aim of this package is to tackle the threat of foreign interference with more transparency, while at the same time encouraging civic engagement and citizens&#8217; participation in our democracies.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/surveys\/detail\/2971\">Eurobarometer<\/a>\u00a0survey shows that\u00a0<strong>81% of Europeans believe that foreign interference in our democratic systems is a serious problem<\/strong>\u00a0that needs to be addressed. It is high time to bring covert foreign influence to light.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Ensuring transparency of foreign interest representation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The EU is open to the world and actively engages with partners across the globe. Where third country governments use interest representation activities to promote their objectives and influence democratic processes in the EU, this needs to be made transparent. Today&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>proposal for harmonised rules aims to ensure a common high level of transparency and democratic accountability<\/strong>\u00a0across the EU in relation to lobbying campaigns, as well as similar activities, performed by entities on behalf of a third country government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/document\/9cc58fb0-8b39-467c-8e66-38fd5f9b4992_en\">proposal<\/a>\u00a0foresees the following transparency requirements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Registration in a Transparency Register<\/strong>: entities carrying out interest representation activities on behalf of a third country will have to register in a transparency register. Member States will be asked to establish or adapt existing national registers for this purpose.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Public access:<\/strong>\u00a0key elements of the data on such interest representation activities will be publicly available, allowing for transparency and democratic accountability. This relates, for instance to the annual amounts received, the third countries concerned and the main goals of the activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Record keeping:\u00a0<\/strong>entities carrying out interest representation activities on behalf of a third country will be required to keep records of the key information or material related to the interest representation activity for a period of four years after the end of this activity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9988%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: double; border-color: #001f7d;\" cellpadding=\"0,5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/nuevas-normas-de-la-ue-para-que-las-campanas-electorales-sean-mas-transparentes-y-resistentes-a-las-injerencias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/VOTAR.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"134\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/nuevas-normas-de-la-ue-para-que-las-campanas-electorales-sean-mas-transparentes-y-resistentes-a-las-injerencias\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Political advertising: deal on new measures to crack down on abuse<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The proposal<strong>\u00a0includes proportionate rules and safeguards<\/strong>\u00a0to avoid registration requirements being misused to limit fundamental rights, such as the freedoms of expression or of association, or to unduly restrict the civic space, namely:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><strong>Independent supervisory authorities<\/strong>\u00a0will be empowered to request limited records in duly justified cases only and in a proportionate manner;<\/li>\n<li>Authorities need to ensure that\u00a0<strong>no adverse consequences arise from registration;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Possibility to derogate\u00a0<\/strong>from the publicity of information in duly justified cases;<\/li>\n<li>The full harmonisation under the proposal\u00a0<strong>prevents Member States from maintaining or introducing additional requirements and practices.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With this proposal, the Commission seeks to contribute to setting standards, not only in the EU, but also on a global scale, on how to address foreign influence in a streamlined and proportionate way, fully respecting fundamental rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Strengthening electoral processes in the EU<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/document\/c797a16d-f2f6-4540-baf8-a05e8bcb33df_en\">Recommendation on inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the Union and enhancing the European nature and efficient conduct of the elections to the European Parliament<\/a>\u00a0aims to promote high democratic standards for elections in the EU, supporting high voter turnouts, inclusive participation and making it easier to exercise one&#8217;s electoral rights. The Recommendation also addresses the protection and cybersecurity of election-related infrastructure and proposes measures to minimise risks of interference from third countries through funding of political parties, political foundations, campaign organisations and candidates. A free and fair democratic debate relies on legality and fair play. The Recommendation stresses that surveillance tools should never be used to interfere with the democratic debate and deploying such tools to target political actors and journalists for political gain is unacceptable.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/surveys\/detail\/2971\">Eurobarometer<\/a>, published on 6 December, shows that the main concerns for EU citizens in the context of the elections in Europe are related to people basing their voting decision on disinformation (78%), followed by elections being manipulated through cyberattacks (72%), foreign countries influencing elections covertly (70%) and people being pressured into voting in a particular way (65%).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Fostering inclusive participation of citizens and civil society organisations in public policy-making<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/commission.europa.eu\/document\/fcb629fe-ca20-4019-b1f6-392c286fdedf_en\">Recommendation on promoting the engagement\u00a0 of citizens and civil society organisations in public policy-making processes<\/a>\u00a0aims to create and maintain a safe and enabling environment for civil society organisations and human rights defenders, allowing them to effectively participate in democratic policy-making. It also encourages Member States to develop a structured approach to participation processes through predictable, accessible, transparent and inclusive frameworks. With a similar intention to enhance its framework for citizens&#8217; participation, the Commission, as a follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe, has now embedded European Citizens&#8217; Panels in its policy-making process. In early 2024, the Commission will launch a revamped Have Your Say portal, as a new online one-stop-shop for Citizens&#8217; Engagement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the recent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/eurobarometer\/surveys\/detail\/2971\">Eurobarometer<\/a>, almost 9 in 10 respondents saw civil society as important in promoting and protecting democracy and common values.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MORE INFORMATION: <a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/commission\/presscorner\/detail\/en\/ip_23_6453\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PRESS RELEASE &#8211; EUROPEAN COMMISSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On last 12 December, the European Commission adopted a Defence of Democracy package, ahead of the 2024 European elections. 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