Rihards Kols, Latvian MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists group, stated that he can understand an ally's objections to a wording that they consider unfair. #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
For his part, Arash Saeidi, a French MEP from the Left group, questioned the consistency of the European Commission in defending European sovereignty and combating foreign interference. #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
Tomas Tobé, vice president of the European People's Party, the largest group in the European Parliament, stated that the EU should remain focused on the threats coming from Russia and other hostile states. #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
Chloé Ridel, a French Member of the European Parliament from the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group, argued that the episode shows that Europe is yielding to pressures from Washington. #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
"Pressuring European governments to abandon a conference on disinformation in order to hide your own role in spreading disinformation is not diplomacy. It is foreign interference, and Europe should call it that." Alexandra Geese, a German MEP from the Greens group, described the alleged American intervention as "foreign interference." #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
The United States is accused by several MEPs of exerting pressure on the European Union to stop a debate on American disinformation, after representatives from Washington allegedly contacted European allies to contest the inclusion of the US among possible sources of information manipulation. #dezinformare #ingerință #UnineaEuropeană (translated)
