Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-002462/2025/rev.1
to the Commission
Rule 144
Arkadiusz Mularczyk (ECR), Kosma Złotowski (ECR), Tomasz Froelich (ESN), Michał Dworczyk (ECR), Alexander Jungbluth (ESN), Małgorzata Gosiewska (ECR), Branko Grims (PPE), Anna Zalewska (ECR), Volker Schnurrbusch (ESN), Daniel Obajtek (ECR), Georgiana Teodorescu (ECR), Petr Bystron (ESN), Jacek Ozdoba (ECR), Marlena Maląg (ECR), Patryk Jaki (ECR), Tobiasz Bocheński (ECR), Joachim Stanisław Brudziński (ECR), Waldemar Buda (ECR), Jadwiga Wiśniewska (ECR), Bogdan Rzońca (ECR), Adam Bielan (ECR), Piotr Müller (ECR), András László (PfE)
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe / Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) report on Poland’s election campaign highlights unregulated third-party activities. Akcja Demokracja funded 600 digital billboards and ads on Meta and Google. The Committee for the Defence of Democracy rented a train and buses for a Rafał Trzaskowski support rally (25 May 2025). Fat Frogs Media spent PLN 131 000 on Google ads. Spontaniczny Sztab Obywatelski promoted Trzaskowski, denigrating Karol Nawrocki. Wiesz Jak Nie Jest paid PLN 321 484 for 104 ads, Stół Dorosłych – PLN 165 958 for 32, and ‘Wybierzmy Przyszłość’ – PLN 804 000 from 24 April to 28 May 2025.
The ODIHR notes that the lack of regulation over third-party campaigns breaches international standards and recommendations. These entities, including civic organisations, supported Trzaskowski, incurring significant costs.
- 1.What steps could the Commission take to regulate third-party campaigns in line with ODIHR recommendations?
- 2.Will the Commission investigate the matter on its own initiative?
- 3.How will the Commission support Member States in ensuring fair elections?
Submitted: 18.6.2025