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EU Disowns Vilnius Event on US Political Interference
EU rejects Vilnius conference warning of US political interference, but France supports it.
In brief
EU rejects Vilnius conference warning of US political interference, but France supports it. The EU disowned a Vilnius conference that warned of US political interference, but France maintained support for the event. Originally reported by EUobserver.
EU DisinfoLab Conference Begins
An annual conference on foreign information manipulation opened in Vilnius this week with a sensitive question about whether the United States poses a threat to Europe’s information space.
Diplomatic Incident Over US Support
Shortly before the conference, the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Global Affairs Canada, and the European External Action Service withdrew official backing from the event.
France Maintains Support
France remained a sponsor despite the US State Department lobbying Canada and European allies to distance themselves from the conference.
The main idea
The EU disowned a Vilnius conference that warned of US political interference, but France maintained support for the event.
