Defence of democracy package - Related links

European Commission

• Communication on Defence of Democracy
• Proposal for a Directive on Transparency of Interest Representation on behalf of Third Countries
• Recommendation on inclusive and resilient elections
• Recommendation on the participation of citizens and civil society organisations in public policy-making
• Press release - Defence of Democracy – Commission proposes to shed light on covert foreign influence
• News article - New measures will increase transparency to better protect European democracy

Council of the European Union

• Council Conclusions on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; The role of the civic space in protecting and promoting fundamental rights in the EU

European Parliament

• Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, 2020/2268(INI)  
• Foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, 2022/2075(INI)  
• Think tank - Legal loopholes and the risk of foreign interference

Stakeholders

• Feedback from: European Center for Not-For-Profit Law Stichting
• Feedback from: Bertelsmann Stiftung
• Civil Society Europe and 230 CSOs, EU Foreign Interference Law: Is Civil Society at Risk? Why we are against an EU FARA law
• Civil Society Europe, Philea, Joint Civil Society Contribution to the Defence of Democracy Package, April 2023
• Philea, Philea comments on EU Defence of Democracy package, April 2023
• European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) and 45 CSOs, Joint Civil Society and Democracy Organisations’ Priorities for the Defence of Democracy Package
• European Civic Forum, Response to the European Commission’s consultation on the Defence of Democracy Package, April 2023
• Civil Liberties Union for Europe, The defence of democracy needs free NGOs, April 2023
• European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), ENNHRI submission to the European Commission consultation on the Defence of Democracy Package
• European University Association, The Defence of Democracy Package – the university perspective
• European Broadcasting Union (EBU), EBU’s reply to the consultation on the defence of democracy package, April 2023
• European Youth Forum priorities, Defence of Democracy package