Report on Russia’s Interference in 2019 EP Elections Now Online

by Role of Russia in 2019 EP Electionson May 23, 2019

Political Capital

Political Capital and its research partners (Jonas Syrovatka, Adam Lelonek, Grigorij Meseznikov) explored the narratives the Kremlin used to influence public opinion in Europe and, in particular, the Visegrád Group since January 1, 2019.

The researchers used media monitoring software to identify the main narratives spread by official Kremlin mouthpieces and local pro-Kremlin media, focusing on how Russia-related issues (e.g., Ukraine) and EU institutions are depicted.

Moreover, one of the main objectives of the study was to formulate policy recommendations to aid the fight against disinformation.

The complete study is available here (pdf, 1,834 KB).

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About Role of Russia in 2019 EP Elections

With the support of Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, Political Capital is monitoring Russian attempts to meddle in the EP elections in the V4 in the frames of the "Investigating Russia's role and the Kremlin's expected influence in the 2019 EP elections" project. Political Capital's local partners are the Polish Center for Propaganda and Disinformation Analysis, the Czech Prague Security Studies Institute and Slovakian political analyst Grigorij Meseznikov. The main focus of the project is mapping the dissemination of anti-EU and pro-Russian disinformation, summarising its main narratives and formulating policy recommendations aiding the fight against manipulative information.