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Maria Gabriel: There is a Tendency For More Disinformation at the Local Level
,,Thanks to the coordinated approach that we have built up at EU level, we have not witnessed a large-scale disinformation attack during the European elections.''This was stated in the studio of the BNT morning block, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Maria Gabriel.
Albania TV Channels Sell ‘News’ Spots During Elections
TV channels in Albania have declared their latest election campaign pricelists, with a number of them offering spots for paid appearances on editorial programmes, despite the electoral code explicitly banning broadcasters from running election propaganda as news content.
Chernobyl TV series reaps praise, criticism in Russia
A U.S.-made television series on the Chernobyl nuclear disaster was well-received by Russian audiences, even if some critics accused the makers of distorting the facts to show the Soviet-era authorities in a particularly bad light.
RT: Once the solution, EU has now turned into "the problem"
RT is reporting this on Monday, citing analysts and politicians who said that the EU has now turned into a problem."
Ecuador president defends Assange asylum withdrawal
Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on April 14 defended his decision to overturn Julian Assange's asylum status, claiming in an interview with the Guardian newspaper that the WikiLeaks founder had tried to set up a "center for spying" in Ecuador's London embassy.
UK police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange/VIDEO
RT is reporting that Assange was arrested by UK police immediately after leaving the embassy.
Ecuador's president decided to abolish the previously approved asylum, which for six years protected the founder of the whistleblowing website from arrest.
Assange fell out with Ecuadorr's authorities after WikiLeaks allegedly "interfered in Ecuador's affairs."
Putin: Respect international law, remember Yugoslavia
Putin, who spoke the during plenary session of the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, referenced NATO's 1999 aerial war against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, i.e., Serbia and Montenegro.
EC’s April Fools hoax meant to warn against fake news
In a bid to raise awareness and encourage caution against fake news, the European Commission's office in Athens said it intentionally leaked a report on Monday that the European Union imposed a fine on Greece for introducing daylight saving time on Sunday.
EC's Greece office leaked reports of EU fine for time change to raise awareness of fake news
Media reports about the European Union imposing a fine on Greece for introducing Daylight Saving Time on Sunday was leaked intentionally to raise awareness and encourage caution opposite fake news, the European Commission's office in Athens said in a statement.
AGERPRES National News Agency joins European Data News Hub platform
The AGERPRES National News Agency joined European Data News Hub (EDNH), a benchmark website for major European issues, subsidised by the European Commission, but with total editorial independence. AGERPRES is part of the news agencies consortium which produce the website - the AFP agency based in Paris, the Italian news agency ANSA and the German press agency dpa.