Ireland joins EU initiative to counter disinformation and safeguard democratic resilience

Supporting independent media organisations, as well as public service news media, is part of a new EU-wide strategy.

Ireland has backed another move towards preparing for threats against European democracy from disinformation campaigns, sabotage of critical infrastructure, and war.

All but one of the 27 EU cultural ministers in Brussels have supported the approval of EU Council policy regarding access to “reliable news” as part of its so-called European Democracy Shield.