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As Counter-Disinformation Campaign Funding Ends, EU Countries Debate Stance on China.
June 26, 2020
The European Commission has accused China of spreading disinformation about the COVID-19 crisis and now a political battle is brewing over how to fund part of Brussels' work aimed at uncovering foreign interference.
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CJEU Rules that Hungary has Breached EU Law
June 23, 2020
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that Hungary had breached EU law with 2017 legislation that forces NGOs to disclose donations from abroad and label themselves as foreign-funded groups, resulting in Prime Minister Orban warning that liberal/progressive imperialism reigns in western Europe and international courts.
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London Mayor’s New Commission to Decide Future of London’s Landmarks
June 10, 2020
As reported by The Spectator, London Mayor Sadiq Kahn's “Commission for Diversity in the Public Realm” will review London’s landmarks “to ensure that the physical landscape of the capital conforms to current ideological sensitivities.”
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Kuisz and Wigura: Central and Eastern European Liberals Should Respect Cultural Sentiments
May 13, 2020
Writing in Foreign Policy, Jaroslaw Kuisz and Karolina Wigura explain why liberals in Central and Eastern Europe should empathize with the cultural sentiments that are causing many citizens to embrace populist policies.
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Merkel Blames Russia for 2015 Cyber Attack on German Parliament
May 13, 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel explained to the media that she has "hard evidence" that Russia was responsible for an "outrageous" 2015 cyberattack on the German Parliament and her own parliamentary email account.
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Hungary and Brussels Clash Over Enhanced Orban Power
May 13, 2020
The European Parliament has allocated time to discuss Hungary's law giving Viktor Orbán the right to rule by decree indefinitely as part of a package of measures aimed at fighting coronavirus.
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Döpfner: Europe Must Decide Between the U.S. and China
May 06, 2020
Mathias Döpfner of Business Insider explains why an alliance between Europe and the U.S. is a much better option than one with China.
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WaPo: China has turned to bullying to avoid accountability. It may be working on Europe
May 04, 2020
The Washington Post editorial board is concerned that China was able to strong arm the European External Action Service to soften language in a report about China's global disinformation campaign to deflect blame for the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus and improve its international image.
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VOA: Behind Russia’s Coronavirus Fight, a Surveillance State Blooms
May 04, 2020
Writing in Voice of America, Charles Maynes explains the long-term privacy concerns arising from Russia's expansion of the surveillance state to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Leonard: Multilateral Institutions Must Serve National Sovereignty
May 01, 2020
Writing at Project Syndicate, Mark Leonard opines that, if today's multilateral frameworks are to have a future, they must be brought back into the service of national sovereignty.
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