Budget at parliament - Latest News Update, Information, Photos & Videos on Budget at parliament at Lokmat Times

Looking to combat the activities of China's overseas propaganda arm, Europe is considering following Australia's example in creating new laws to counter "covert" forms of foreign influence, reported The Sydney Morning Herald.Delivering a keynote address virtually to the European Parliament, Liberal Party senator James Paterson, chair of the Australian Parliament's intelligence and security committee, called for like-minded democratic nations such as Australia to work together to counter foreign interference, Anthony Galloway wrote in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald."Foreign interference comes from many different sources and it is so critically important that as democracies we recognise the threats and that we do everything we can to combat these threats," the newspaper quoted the Senator as saying."They will only continue to evolve and grow in complexity as technology advances and so does the capability of those who seek to do us harm," he further added.Raising concerns in a draft report about the activities of foreign authoritarian states including China's United Front, the European Parliament pointed out the "experiences of Australia and New Zealand in dealing with the United Front", reported The Sydney Morning Herald.The United Front Work Department is the Chinese Communist Party's effort to turn the opinion and policy in Beijing's favour using the diaspora of citizens.Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme (FITS) came into force in 2018 and since then has been called world-leading. However, the scheme has also been criticised by national security experts for forcing former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull to register for speaking at public forums, according to the newspaper.The scheme is currently being reviewed by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security (PJCIS). It will further consider whether to better the target the laws to capture more harmful activity by China and Russia.Highlighting the purpose of the scheme in his address, Senator Paterson said that the purpose was to provide the public with "visibility of the nature, level, and extent of foreign influence on Australia's government and politics," reported The Sydney Morning Herald."Individuals or entities are required to register certain activities under the scheme if they are taken on behalf of a foreign principal," he said. "The type of activities captured under the scheme include political lobbying, communications activities, and general financial disbursement activity," the newspaper quoted Paterson as saying.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Budget At ParliamentFOLLOW

Budget at parliament, Latest News

Amid the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases due to the emergence of the Omicron variant, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said that the 27-nation bloc is facing another Christmas in pandemic mode. ...

Mumbai, Dec 12 The 34th European Film Awards (EFAs), which were held virtually from Berlin, honoured and celebrated ... ...

The members of the European Parliament and experts have demanded justice for victims of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack and asked the international community to act against Pakistan for backing terrorism. ...

Brussels, Nov 24 The European Commission has proposed targeted measures to hit transport companies that are said to ... ...

The European Union is running out of sanctions options in its standoff with Belarus over migrants and could create some wiggle room if it scaled them back, Tom Vandendriessche, a member of the European Parliament, told Sputnik. ...

The EU Council has reached an agreement with the European Parliament on the 2022 budget, setting total commitments at $194.1 billion and payments at $195.4 billion, Council of the EU said on Tuesday. ...

European Parliament Vice President Heidi Hautala has said that the bloc would like to see a bit more rapid implementation of the laws by Pakistan, particularly anti-torture law, sexual violence, and protection of women and children rights in order to ...

Looking to combat the activities of China's overseas propaganda arm, Europe is considering following Australia's example in creating new laws to counter "covert" forms of foreign influence, reported The Sydney Morning Herald. ...