# EU Cuts Disinfo2026 Sponsorship

> EU withdraws sponsorship from Lithuania's disinformation event after US pressure.
- Title: EU Cuts Disinfo2026 Sponsorship · Dw | Shortify
- Summary: EU withdraws sponsorship from Lithuania's disinformation event after US pressure. The EU pulled sponsorship from Disinfo2026 in Lithuania following reports…
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- Source: Dw — https://dw.com/en/eu-pulls-sponsorship-from-disinfo2026-event-in-lithuania/a-79599615?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
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- Topics: eu, disinfo2026, lithuania, us state department, european external action service, eeas, radisson blu lietuva hotel, vilmnus, international criminal court, kimberly prost, fimi, foreign information manipulation and int
## EU Withdraws Disinfo2026 Sponsorship
The European Union withdrew sponsorship from Disinfo2026 in Lithuania after reports of US government pressure.
## EU Cites Event Framing Concerns
EU spokesperson Christian Wigand stated the event's discussions did not align with official eu positions.

> We were not comfortable with the framing of some of the discussions at the event.
## Event's Controversial Sessions
The opening sessions featured an interview with ICC judge Kimberly Prost and a session on 'USA as a FIMI threat'.
## Key takeaway

The EU pulled sponsorship from Disinfo2026 in Lithuania following reports of US government pressure, citing concerns over the event's framing of discussions.