Brief (eng)

H.E. Ion JINGA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative Council of Europe

In his 1992 book "The End of History and the Last Man”, American political scientist Francis Fukuyama predicted "the end of history” as the end-point of mankind ideological evolution.

European citizens want to be protected by the European Union, which is why it must become a security provider, EU chief diplomat Joseph Borrell told several European media outlets in an interview.

The Media4Europe Summit on Wednesday 3rd March 2021 is the launching event of the second edition of the Stars4Media exchange and training programme, co-funded by the European Commission.

Raluca Prună, Head of the Financial Crime Unit in the EU Commission’s DG FISMA, said, in an interview for Aperio Intelligence, that fighting money laundering and terrorist financing is a major political priority of this Commission.

Six world premieres, one international, nine national premieres, a film running for the 2021 Oscar nominations, meetings with directors, key questions, unexpected answers and special events complete the 27th edition of the Festival.

Conspiracy theories need an outside actor to place blame, an actor who bolsters the “us vs them” aspects, and wealthy, influential figures like George Soros and Bill Gates fit the stereotype of a powerful, shadowy figure manipulating events.

Disdain and mocking tone, which are sometimes used when debunking conspiracy theories, can really reinforce in the worldviews of some people by creating an "us against them” divide, Marie Bohner told EURACTIV.ro in an interview.

In an interview with the EURACTIV România, Finnish Ambassador Marjut Akola explains how the Finnish students are prepared to detect fake news and disinformation.

Marius Dragomir, the Director of the Center for Media, Data and Society, CEU, has spent more than 15 years in the media research field, specializing in media and communication regulation, digital media, governing structures of public service media.

Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary-General, visited Zagreb for a meeting of EU defence ministers and spoke with the Croatian leadership, Prime Minister Andrei Plenkovic and President Zoran Milanovic. Then, he spoke with EURACTIV Croatia.