Federica Mogherini’s unit working to counter Russian disinformation and propaganda strategies — known as the East StratCom team — has a problem. Unfortunately for Mogherini, it’s her.
Activists, analysts, foreign ministries and political opponents in the European People’s Party have piled pressure on the EU foreign policy chief — from Italy’s center-left Democratic Party — for what they say is her lukewarm support for EU efforts to combat disinformation blamed on Russia.
MEP Siegfried MureÅŸan, the European Parliament’s chief negotiator for the 2018 EU budget, who is due to meet with members of the East StratCom team Thursday, is considering granting the …read more
Source: European Voice
