REPORT | Shaping Our Digital Future: tackling Disinformation in the EU, case of Central and Eastern Europe

Read the report from the debate "Shaping Our Digital Future: tackling Disinformation in the EU, case of Central and Eastern Europe", which took place on 27 March in Brussels.

As the war in Ukraine has shown, the malign foreign influence continues to shape and impact political processes and public opinions in the region of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). On Monday, March 27, 2023, EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy, the Think Visegrad Platform, and International Republican Institute’s Beacon Project, in cooperation with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, organized an event titled “Shaping Our Digital Future: tackling Disinformation in the EU, case of Central and Eastern Europe.” 

The program started with a keynote speech by Věra Jourová, the Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Values and Transparency. After the keynote speech, Žiga Faktor, Head of Brussels’ office of EUROPEUM, and Iva Merheim-Eyre, Junior Program Officer at IRI’s Beacon Project, added a few words about the activities of their respective organizations in the field of disinformation. Following the introductions, the event continued with a panel discussion moderated by Danielle Piatkiewicz, Research Fellow at EUROPEUM.

The full report can be found under the PDF button.

Žiga Faktor
Deputy Director & Head of Brussels Office

Expertise: European integration of Western Balkans, EU enlargement, Slovenian Politics and EU-Turkey relations