MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Commission’s usurpation of right to assess the integrity of electoral processes in Member States – E-000284/2025

Question for written answer  E-000284/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Piotr Müller (ECR)

During the debate on enforcing the Digital Services Act to protect democracy on social media platforms, Commissioner Henna Virkkunen stated that there were groups in the Commission looking into the influence of social media and social media operations on the integrity of Romania’s elections, as well as a group looking into electoral integrity in countries with upcoming elections.

• 1.Who created these groups, determined their structure and decided who would work in them?
• 2.Who is part of these groups (names and roles) and on whose recommendation were they appointed?
• 3.On what legal basis is the Commission usurping the right to assess the integrity of the electoral process (the fair promotion of candidates) in Member States, and how will these groups assess whether social media operations have influenced or could influence the election results in a Member State?

Submitted: 22.1.2025