The Commission has presented the European Democracy Shield, setting out a series of concrete measures to empower, protect, and promote strong and resilient democracies across the EU.
The European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society present measures to protect the key pillars of our democratic systems: free people, free and fair elections, free and independent media, a vibrant civil society and strong democratic institutions.
The actions under the European Democracy Shield will further boost our collective capacity to counter information manipulation and disinformation and strengthen our resilience through a whole-of-society approach.
The European Democracy Shield will present actions across three main pillars:
- safeguarding the integrity of the information space;
- strengthening our institutions, fair and free elections, and free and independent media; and
- boosting societal resilience and citizens’ engagement.
Read the full press release.
Read more about the specific actions related to online platforms and media freedom.
Source: European Commission | Shaping Europe’s digital future | News & Views (https://tinyurl.com/mv66prtp)