Formiche: All the risks of Misinformation. From AI to Impacts on Elections
Democracies must build an increasingly stronger immune system to resist forces that attack democratic values, including by using the weapon of disinformation. This is the theme at the center of the conference Definancing disinformation, promoted by the Italian Atlantic Committee and the Balkan free media initiative
Euractiv: Italian Parliamentarians Commit to Defunding Disinformation
Prominent Italian parliamentarians committed on Thursday (29 February) to “strengthening the immunity system” of their society by making sure that global brands stop advertising with media outlets that spread disinformation...
European Western Balkans: Discussion: Money From the West Flowing to Pro-Russian Oriented Media in Serbia and the Region
Serbia, Bulgaria, and other countries in the region have media that openly favor in Russian side in its aggression against Ukraine and deliberately release disinformation on this conflict, while at the same time, they get funding from the West for their operations, it was said during the discussion organized in Brussels on Tuesday, organized by Balkan Free Media Initiative (BFMI).
Handelsblatt: Serbia Wants to Enter the EU - But Many Serbs Feel Connected to Russia
The largest country in the Western Balkans wants to enter the EU. But it is not only Russia's influence in Belgrade that is strong. Insights into a muscle game of the superpowers.
Politico: Brussels Playbook
The Balkan Free Media Initiative, Independent Journalists Association of Serbia and International Press Institute are calling on European institutions to make it clear that Serbia risks losing its pre-accession funding if the media situation in the country continues to worsen.
Euractiv: Give Teeth to the European Media Freedom Act!
Seen from Berlin, the European Media Freedom Act currently under negotiation does not need to give the European Commission any authority on media regulation, but countries in Eastern Europe and EU hopefuls in the Balkans want legislation with teeth, writes Antoinette Nikolova.