Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Tabled by Christine Anderson, Sarah Knafo, Marcin Sypniewski

Added: 19a. Opposes the establishment of a European Centre for Democratic Resilience, considering that such a structure would constitute a new permanent European agency encroaching upon Member States’ competences in the areas of internal security and public order, would add to an already crowded landscape of EU bodies, networks and platforms dealing with similar issues, and would entail operating costs to be borne by taxpayers; considers that the objectives invoked can be achieved through enhanced voluntary and intergovernmental cooperation between existing national structures, without the creation of a new EU entity with its own budget, staff and mandate;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.231