# EU Disowns Vilnius Event on US Political Interference

> EU rejects Vilnius conference warning of US political interference, but France supports it.
- Title: EU Disowns Vilnius Event on US Political Interference
- Summary: EU rejects Vilnius conference warning of US political interference, but France supports it. The EU disowned a Vilnius conference that warned of US political…
- Keywords: vilnius, us political interference, france, disinfo2026, foreign information manipulation, fimi, politics, world, Disowns, Event, Political, Interference
- Source: EUobserver — https://euobserver.com/241678/eu-disowns-vilnius-event-that-warned-of-us-political-interference-but-france-maintains-support
- Published: 2026-10-08T09:13:51+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: eu, vilnius, us political interference, france, disinfo2026, foreign information manipulation, fimi, politics, world
## 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.
## Key takeaway

The EU disowned a Vilnius conference that warned of US political interference, but France maintained support for the event.