Commission Recommendation (EU) 2023/2829 on inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the Union and enhancing the European nature and efficient conduct of the elections to the European Parliament

Summary:

Recommendation (EU) 2023/2829 - adopted by the European Commission on 12 December 2023 - on the promotion of inclusive and resilient electoral processes in the European Union (EU) and enhancing the European nature and efficient conduct of the elections to the European Parliament.

Further information:

The Recommendation seeks to promote high democratic standards for the elections in the EU, supporting high voter turnouts, inclusive participation and making it easier to exercise one's electoral rights. It also addresses the protection and cybersecurity of election-related infrastructure. It proposes measures to minimise risks of interference from third countries through funding of political parties and foundations, campaign organisations and candidates. 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.

This Recommendation was adopted by the European Commission on 12 December 2023 as part of its Defence of Democracy package of initiatives. It was published in the Official Journal on 20 December 2023.

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European Commission: Press Release, 12/12/2023: Defence of Democracy – Commission proposes to shed light on covert foreign influence https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_6453

European Commission: Defence of Democracy: Questions & Answers (12 December 2023) https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/qanda_23_6454

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