Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values

Tabled by Matthieu Valet, Mathilde Androuët, Jordan Bardella, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Christophe Bay, Laurent Castillo, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Thierry Mariani, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, André Rougé, Julien Sanchez, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck, Julie Rechagneux, Majbritt Birkholm, Mieke Andriese, Rachel Blom, Ton Diepeveen, Marieke Ehlers, Sebastian Kruis, Auke Zijlstra, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Elisabeth Dieringer, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, Georg Mayer, Petra Steger, Harald Vilimsky, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Tiago Moreira de Sá, António Tânger Corrêa, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Jorge Martín Frías, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Hermann Tertsch, Antonín Staněk, Vilis Krištopans, Paolo Borchia, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Aldo Patriciello, Silvia Sardone, Raffaele Stancanelli, Isabella Tovaglieri, Tamás Deutsch, Csaba Dömötör, Viktória Ferenc, Kinga Gál, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, György Hölvényi, András László, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Annamária Vicsek, Gerolf Annemans, Barbara Bonte, Tom Vandendriessche, Jaroslav Bžoch, Klara Dostalova, Jaroslav Knot, Ondřej Knotek, Tomáš Kubín, Jana Nagyová, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová

… degrees and display varying levels of awareness, institutional preparedness and protection mechanisms; Removed: stresses, however, that as perpetrators operate across borders and exploit divergences between national systems, TNR cannot be addressed effectively through isolated national responses, and therefore requires the engagement and preparedness of all Member States, within a coordinated EU framework; Added: recalls, however, that while transnational repression constitutes a serious threat and a grave form of foreign interference, it must not be exploited by the EU as a pretext to circumvent the Treaties; recalls that, pursuant to Article 4(2) of the Treaty on European Union, Member States are solely responsible for ensuring their national security;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE783.324