PRE-REGISTRATION ONLY: https://hub.partisan.community/events/default/what-can-the-eu-democracy-shield-achieve-against-hybrid-threats-and-foreign-interference-ep-reception/4axOA3nP7J

European democracy is under attack. Foreign actors are trying to influence elections and public debate. Technological dependencies have left many European countries vulnerable. Martha Turnbull, Director for Hybrid Influence at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats, will present an overview of current hybrid threats to European democracy.

The EU is trying to react to these threats and shore up its defences, but democratic governments always seem to be a step behind actors that are not bound by legal obligations and democratic values. In the European Parliament, the special committee on the EU Democracy Shield (EUDS) is trying to come up with answers like a new European Centre for Democratic Resilience. EUDS committee member Lena Düpont, a young German MEP from the CDU, will present current initiatives.

In a panel, MEP Düpont and Martha Turnbull will discuss the challenges and possible EU reactions with the audience.