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Building Civic Resilience: Challenges and Solutions in Central Europe
12 December 2024
The recent revelations that officials handling security and defence had their phones hacked and that a Latvian MEP was a Russian spy is only the tip of the iceberg of Russian interference in the European Union. To protect the integrity of the European elections, the Union must foster a political culture resistant to foreign influence and double down on countering disinformation.
With the European elections fast approaching and their outcomes still uncertain, two concerns have come to the fore: the reality of Russian interference in the European Union and the growing threat of the far-right gaining key parliamentary positions.
It was announced on Wednesday that several members and staff from the subcommittee on Security and Defense of the European Parliament had their phones hacked. This revelation follows trends noticed in previous years with politicians having their phones infected by Pegasus and Candiru spyware.