Project: RECLAIM

• Disinformation as a Democratic Threat and the Need for a Holistic Response: The EU views disinformation not just as misleading content, but as a systemic threat to its core democratic values—democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. In response, it has adopted a comprehensive and evolving strategy starting in the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP), including regulatory instruments like the DSA and EMFA and continued in the European Democracy Shield with civic participation, media support, and targeted counter-disinformation efforts to address the challenge across multiple fronts.
• From Disinformation to Information Integrity: The EU strategy has evolved from combating disinformation in isolation to reinforcing broader information integrity and democratic resilience, reflecting a more adaptive and comprehensive understanding of the problem.
• Need for Institutional Coordination and Visibility: To counter both internal and external authoritarian threats to democratic debate, the EU must reinforce coherence across Member States. The proposal of a coordinating institution—mirrored at the national level—aims to make the strategy visible, inclusive, and democratically anchored.