European Parliament Member Hannah Neumann speaks during a panel discussion at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on June 11, 2025. Omar Havana/Getty ImagesEuropean Union legislators pushed to bolster responses to counter authoritarian regimes’ increasingly brazen attempts to silence their targets abroad, a phenomenon known as transnational repression.The European Parliament adopted a motion on Tuesday condemning transnational repression and foreign interference “in the strongest possible terms.” It called on the European Commission and member states to commit to a “zero-tolerance approach” toward such abuses on European soil.
Authoritarian Regimes Should Face Pushback for Transnational Repression, EU Lawmakers Say
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