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Foreign influences, domestic megaphones

05.08.26

Behind disinformation and “fake news” in Montenegro often lies a deeper problem: anonymous targeting campaigns taken up by domestic politicians, media outlets, and social networks. While Europe recognizes FIMI as a threat to democracy, Montenegrin institutions...

Treat ambient radicalisation as a public health problem

16.07.26

It spreads through our information environment like a virus, and like a virus, it is far cheaper to prevent than to...

Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Missing Strategy Against FIMI and Disinformation

14.07.26

Instead of having clear strategy and coordinated institutional approach, Bosnia and Herzegovina relies on partial mechanisms, international projects and ad hoc reactions, while most of the real work is done by civil society and fact-checking...

Russian influence on political processes in Bosnia and Herzegovina

30.06.26

The phenomenon of foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) is no longer an abstract threat from EU strategic documents, but a very concrete instrument of power that has been tested and perfected for years precisely on the periphery of the European...

Europe must stay ahead as FIMI attacks grow more sophisticated

19.06.26

Foreign interference and information manipulation are now a lasting reality for European democracies, and countries need to stay constantly alert and ready to adapt, speakers warned at a Council of Europe high-level conference on media literacy and information...

North Macedonia’s potential avenues for building a national FIMI response system

08.12.25

An integrated national response mechanism for FIMI is not a luxury, but a prerequisite for protecting elections, public discourse, and trust in institutions at a time when information threats are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The question is not whether we will...

Freedom, Fake News, and Foreign Influence

10.10.25

Albania’s media landscape is under more scrutiny than ever...

Transactional Truth: How Serbia’s Regime-Controlled Media Become Channels for Foreign and Domestic Manipulation

24.07.25

Serbia is not merely a passive victim of foreign FIMI, it is an active facilitator. By using foreign narratives as instruments of internal control, the regime transforms its media ecosystem into a hybrid platform for...

Propaganda for motherhood: Russia’s ban on childfree people as a tool of cultural control

11.07.25

In 2024, the Russian Federation passed legislation prohibiting the “promotion of a childfree lifestyle.” Behind the vaguely worded ban lies more than demographic concerns—it is about cultural control, ideology, and silencing freedom of...

New elections in Romania: Coordinated online campaigns once again

27.06.25

Иако поништени минатата година заради странско мешање, повторените претседателски избори во Романија сè уште се во сенка на загриженоста за...

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