TASC Europe Studies Company in collaboration with the CommEUnication consortium is pleased to invite you to attend the event
HOW MUCH DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE EU? COMMUNICATION AND DISINFORMATION IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
Thursday, 7 October 2021, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM GMT +1
Buswells Hotel (23-27 Molesworth St, Dublin 2, D02 CT80, Ireland)
Live streaming available on the CommEUnication Facebook page.
In the last few years, disinformation in and outside the European Union became an issue with defined consequences. National populisms and polarisation of opinions are posing a real threat to the EU. Fake news and disinformation spread quickly, undermining our confidence in the very concepts of truth, facts, and reality. We have recently witnessed how disinformation was one of the main characters of Brexit and how, since the outbreak of COVID-19, misinformation and fake news have spread worldwide dividing the public opinion while increasing distrust in our institutions.
A consortium composed of seven civil society organisations across Europe – the Italian Federation for Human Rights (Italy), TASC Europe Studies Company (Ireland), the European Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs (Belgium), the Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education (Bulgaria), the Youth Center of Epirus (Greece), the Associação Social Recreativa Cultural e Bem Fazer Vai Avante (Portugal) and Eurasia Net (France) – is implementing the project “CommEUnication – Youth Engagement for Communicating the EU”. The project is funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme of the European Union and aims to counter euroscepticism through the construction of a new strategy of communication able to respond to the needs of the European community. In order to acknowledge the extent of disinformation in the EU and get a broader understanding of how much the EU citizens know about the European Union, the consortium has conducted the online survey “How much do we know about the EU? A survey about communication and disinformation”.
This conference will present the project to the audience and share the results of the Survey, analysing the general trends of the phenomenon and reflecting on how this can be tackled.
Agenda
11:00 Welcoming and opening remarks by Shana Cohen — Director of TASC Europe Studies Company Limited by Guarantee TA/TASC
11:05 Presentation of CommEUnication project by Antonio Stango — President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights (FIDU)
11:15 Jonathan Claridge – Head of Communication of the European Commission Representation in Ireland
11:30 Delivery and discussion of Survey results with all Partners’ representatives:
- Dora Zaime – International Project Coordinator and Vice President of the Youth Center of Epirus
- Elizabeth Vénisse – Eurasia Net
- Inês Oliveira – Associação Social Recreativa Cultural e Bem Fazer Vai Avante
- Marie Gounot – European Centre for Economic and Policy Analysis and Affairs
- Nevena Dobreva – Foundation for Entrepreneurship, Culture and Education (via Zoom)
- Shana Cohen – TASC
12:30 Q&A session
12:45 Closing remarks by Eleonora Mongelli — Vice President of the Italian Federation for Human Rights
Working language: English