Democracy is at stake: countermeasures, but how?

As early as 2018, the European Commission pledged to intensify its efforts and existing initiatives in media literacy to empower EU citizens to more effectively recognize and address disinformation.

Numerous international human rights organizations are worried that the decline in safeguards for freedom of expression and media freedom is a significant contributor to the broader democratic regression that Europe has experienced in recent years.

Many young Europeans view European politics as remote and irrelevant to their everyday lives. They frequently struggle to discern the concrete effects of European policies on issues that are meaningful to them.