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Russia-friendly populists are running in three EU states facing election battles in the coming months (Photo: Dingena Mol / EPA-EFE)

EU states urge action against Musk and Putin-type 'interference'

France, Germany, the Czech Republic, Romania, and eight other EU states have urged the European Commission to use its new digital powers, as well as blacklists, to crack down on foreign meddling ahead of key elections.

"The escalating threats of foreign interference and disruptive interventions in public debates during key electoral events represent a direct ...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Russia-friendly populists are running in three EU states facing election battles in the coming months (Photo: Dingena Mol / EPA-EFE)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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