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The Western Balkans region stands at a critical crossroads for democracy, challenged by rising disinformation campaigns that exploit social divisions and fuel political polarisation, ultimately undermining democratic institutions and sowing scepticism toward European integration.

In the morning of 2 December, the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) and the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield (EUDS) will hold a joint public hearing and discuss ways to effectively counter disinformation and FIMI in the Western Balkans, strengthen its democratic institutions, build public trust, and focus on the role the EU can play in this process.

Location : Brussels
Programme
Poster
2.1. Emma Quaedvlieg - EPD - Presentation
     Presentation
2.2. Raša Nedeljkov - EUCRTA - Policy paper
     Policy paper
2.3. Stefan Vladisavljev - DSPC - Presentation, position papers
     Presentation
     CHOICE - China’s 'Digital Silk Road' enters the Western Balkans
     IRI - Facilitating kleptocracy: the consequences of China's corrosive capital in Serbia
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