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cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/11266785

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Russia [has been identified] as the primary threat to Europe's democratic integrity, citing frequent hybrid attacks on critical infrastructure including cyberattacks, physical sabotage, arson, espionage and signal jamming, with related activity also originating from Belarus, China, Iran and North Korea.

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MEPs are calling for relevant EU agencies to be given greater capacity to act against hybrid activities and sabotage, potentially by adding hybrid threats to Europol's mandate, alongside expanded sanctions targeting enablers of Russian disinformation and non-EU entities, particularly Chinese ones, that help circumvent sanctions and facilitate Russian operations.

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The committee also wants a coordinated EU response to Russia's blacklisting of EU citizens, journalists and MEPs.

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The committee says it is urgent for the EU to reduce its dependence on foreign-controlled technology in critical sectors, particularly on US technology companies and Chinese hardware, including through a "buy European" strategy for critical infrastructure investment and diversification toward more reliable suppliers of critical raw materials. The report stresses enforcing existing digital rules on platforms rather than introducing new legislation, as well as defending the EU's right to govern its own market.

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[–] 20cello@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

The world is dividing, I don't like it

[–] yucandu@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

It's just America finalizing their transition from good guy to bad guy.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 17 hours ago

Never was a good guy. What America is transitioning from is their role as leader of the West, but Trump's America is only somewhat more evil than baseline America.