Foreign interference a threat to democratic security in Europe

Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 16131 | 08 April 2025

Signatories:

Mr Oleksii GONCHARENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Larysa BILOZIR, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Olena KHOMENKO, Ukraine, ECPA ; Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Oleksandr MEREZHKO, Ukraine, ALDE ; Ms Mariia MEZENTSEVA-FEDORENKO, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Ms Olena MOSHENETS, Ukraine, ALDE ; Mr Serhii SOBOLIEV, Ukraine, EPP/CD ; Mr Rostyslav TISTYK, Ukraine, ECPA ; Mr Markus WIECHEL, Sweden, ECPA ; Ms Lesia ZABURANNA, Ukraine, ALDE

Origin

2025 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 4, insert the following paragraph:

"Another form of foreign interference involves Russian oligarchs and influential figures who reside in Europe and use their assets to exert political and financial pressure on member States. For example, Russian oligarch Vladimir Lisin, a key figure in the Russian Federation’s defence industry, has repeatedly pressured the Belgian government by threatening to shut down NLMK Clabecq PLC, a factory employing approximately 1 200 workers, to avoid sanctions against himself and his business."