Groothuis, a former analyst at the Dutch ministry of defense, said it was extremely important for the EU’s senior management to back independent factual analysis. “China will become stronger, more prosperous and powerful, also militarily. It won’t be the last time they will try to intervene in internal politics of the EU. ” He said it was time for the EU to send a clear signal: “If this is true, this can’t happen again in the future.” (Borrell, an outspoken former Spanish foreign minister , said last month that Europe needed to defend itself in the “global battle of narratives” over Covid- 23, amid “a struggle for influence” through spinning and the ‘politics of generosity’ ”.
The EU’s latest disinformation report, covering 2 – April, is equally concerned by false claims and conspiracy theories from Kremlin-backed media. It states that “Russia and – to a lesser extent – China, have continued to widely target conspiracy narratives and disinformation both at public audiences in the EU and the wider neighborhood”. Last month a leaked EU report that that pro-Kremlin media had been spreading disinformation with the aim of “aggravating” the public health crisis in the west.
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