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Australia’s taxpayer-funded university research sector has long been targeted by authoritarian regimes resulting in the transfer of sensitive ...

Russia uses ‘elite capture’ to pay off European politicians to soften their image abroad

Pegasus spyware The 38-member “Committee of inquiry to investigate the use of the Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware” will investigate alleged breaches of EU law in the use of the surveillance software by, among others, Hungary and Poland. The committee is going to look into existing national laws regulating surveillance, and whether Pegasus spyware was […]

Greens/EFA priorities for the plenary week included the deterioration of the situation of refugees as a consequence of the Russian aggression against Ukraine, a debate on the EUs role in a changing world and the security situation of Europe following the Russian aggression and invasion on Ukraine, with Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, a report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation, International Womens Day, and more.

We need to reassess Europes role in a new world: Metsola to EU leaders - Human rights breaches in Myanmar, Mexico and Nagorno-Karabakh - New rules on batteries: MEPs want more environmental and social ambition - Future of Europe: citizens panel proposals on climate change, environment and health - Rule of Law conditionality: Commission must immediately initiate proceedings - Three new committees on Pegasus spyware, foreign interference and COVID-19 - Parliament adopts EU environmental objectives...

Parliament has set up three new committees to look into the use of spyware by EU governments, malicious foreign interference, and lessons from the pandemic.

/ Staff writer, with CNAThe European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report outlining the threat of foreign disinformation to democracy, while calling for closer cooperation with Taiwan on combating the threat.

Brussels, March 9 (CNA) The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report outlining the threat to democracy of foreign disinformation while calling for closer cooperation with Taiwan on the issue.

The European Parliament on Wednesday approved a report outlining the threat of foreign disinformation to democracy, while calling for closer cooperation with Taiwan on combating the threat. The report — issued by the parliament’s Special Committee on Foreign Interference in All Democratic Processes in the EU, including Disinformation — highlighted the widespread lack of awareness in EU member states about the threat of disinformation from countries such as Russia and China. It recommended ...

“Putin’s propaganda machine has been working in Europe for decades already, attempting to poison and divide our society”