Parliamentary question - E-003157/2023(ASW)Parliamentary question
E-003157/2023(ASW)
European Parliament

Answer given by Mr Breton on behalf of the European Commission

19.1.2024

Written question

The fight against disinformation requires the contribution from a wide range of stakeholders. The EU has advanced several actions to that end, including the Digital Services Act[1], the Code of Practice on Disinformation[2] and the European Digital Media Observatory[3].

The Code of Practice on Disinformation is a multi-stakeholder endeavour with more than 40 signatories, including online platforms, civil society organisations and organisations providing technological solutions to fight disinformation.

Since 2022, NewsGuard is one of the signatories of the Code. As other signatories, NewsGuard participates in the work of the taskforce and reports on its work to fulfil its commitments under the Code.

The European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) also brings an important contribution to the fight against disinformation, gathering fact-checkers, media literacy experts and researchers.

EDMO hubs[4] consist of several partners joining forces and expertise at national and regional levels. NewsGuard is one of the eight partners of the consortium running the Italian European Digital Media Observatory hub (IDMO)[5].

The selection of the hubs is done by independent experts based on selection criteria defined in public call for proposals. The maximum EU contribution to the activities of IDMO, for a 30-month grant, is EUR 1 499 712. According to the IDMO proposal included in the grant agreement, NewsGuard’s maximum EU contribution will be EUR 93 000.

In line with the Better Regulation agenda[6], the Commission engages with all relevant stakeholders at all stages of policymaking. In this context, the meeting held at the request of NewsGuard on 15 November 2021 was an introductory meeting to present its work.

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