The EU’s lack of measures and sanctions make interference an attractive tactic for foreign actors, says the committee on foreign interference and disinformation. On Tuesday, MEPs finalised 18 months of inquiry by the Special Committee on Foreign Interference (INGE) and adopted its final recommendations. The European public and government officials are “overwhelmingly” unaware of the […]
Your Europe, Your Say (YEYS)
The European Economic and Social Committee is organising the 12nd edition of “Your Europe, Your Say”, a simulated youth plenary session allowing secondary school pupils from any EU Member State and from the official EU candidates countries (Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Turkey) to learn about the EESC and its role, and to exchange views and […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Combating disinformation and fake news
Expected Outcome Projects’ results are expected to contribute to some or all of the following outcomes: European Police Authorities, other relevant practitioners and (social) media organisations are provided with better, modern and validated tools and training materials to tackle those activities related to disinformation and fake news that are considered as crime or could lead […]
The European Commission fights against disinformation
The Commission today publishes its guidelines on how the Code of Best Practice on Disinformation, the first of its kind worldwide, should be strengthened with a view to increasing its effectiveness in the fight against disinformation. These guidelines set out the Commission’s intentions, call for a stronger commitment from signatories and provide for greater participation […]
A Europe that protects: EU reports on progress in fighting disinformation ahead of European Council
The Commission and the High Representative report on the progress achieved in the fight against disinformation and the main lessons drawn from the European elections, as a contribution to the discussions by EU leaders next week. Protecting our democratic processes and institutions from disinformation is a major challenge for societies across the globe. To tackle […]
EU recognises progress made by digital platforms to combat misinformation
The European Commission published the reports and analysis of the progress made in April 2019 by Facebook, Google and Twitter to fight disinformation. The three online platforms are signatories to the Code of Practice against disinformation and have committed to report monthly on measures taken ahead of the European Parliament elections in May 2019. Main […]