European Parliament chiefs are planning a taxpayer-funded campaign to dissuade people from voting for Euroskeptic parties in the 2019 European election, according to an internal strategy note obtained by POLITICO. “The European Parliament should take a clear and unambiguous stance in favor of the European Union,” the note reads. The European Parliament will now use taxpayers’ money to build a propaganda machine to silence critical voices,” he said. “The Parliament is in a peculiar position,” said Ian Bond, a director at the Center for European Reform, a London-based think tank. The note also outlines plans to “maximize cost-free media coverage” by persuading journalists to report on stories in a favorable light.