EU denies US pressure behind withdrawal from disinformation conference
- The European Union has denied that pressure from the United States prompted it to withdraw its logo from a major conference on disinformation in Lithuania, insisting that the decision was instead linked to the way organisers had drawn up the programme.
- Issued on: 09/10/2026 - 13:53 2 min Reading time The EU’s diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS), had been a sponsor of Disinfo2026, organised by an independent Brussels non-profit.
- The conference opened in Vilnius on Wednesday and brings together researchers, journalists and experts working on foreign interference and o
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- The European Union has denied that pressure from the United States prompted it to withdraw its logo from a major conference on disinformation in Lithuania, insisting that the decision was instead linked to the way organisers had drawn up the programme.
- Issued on: 09/10/2026 - 13:53 2 min Reading time The EU’s diplomatic service, the European External Action Service (EEAS), had been a sponsor of Disinfo2026, organised by an independent Brussels non-profit.
- The conference opened in Vilnius on Wednesday and brings together researchers, journalists and experts working on foreign interference and o
Sources: RFI