On Tuesday, 6 September, the final conference EU vs. disinformation, under the CommEUnication project, was held at the European Parliament in Brussels, hosted by the Vice-President of the European Parliament Mrs Pina Picierno.
The CommEUnication project, funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme, brought CSOs from Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, Ireland and France to tackle Euroscepticism and promote a broader understanding of the EU and its values.
To achieve this, the project started with the implementation of a survey to reach a better understanding of the disinformation phenomenon in the participating countries and to better respond to the actual needs of European citizens. Based on the result collected from the survey, from December 2021 to January 2022, the consortium launched six local training sessions to equip participants with an understanding of the concept of civic and democratic participation by increasing their knowledge about the most debated and controversial topics in the EU. In spring 2022, creative labs were held in Rome and Porto to create a youth communication strategy in the form of media content with effective methods and tools to communicate the EU to its younger population.
During the final conference, representatives from the partner organisations discussed the results of the conducted activities and shared their experiences, best practices and lessons learned from implementing the project. The partners shared recommendations and policy proposals to promote media literacy, empower civic engagement among youth and promote the European fight against fake news and disinformation.