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Parliament calls for a coordinated strategy to increase the EU’s resilience to foreign interference and information manipulation and protect the 2024 European elections .

The alleged attempts to influence MEPs unveiled loopholes in Parliament’s internal rules, alongside other issues, says Special Committee on Foreign Interference.

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On Thursday at 12.30, lead MEPs on the Committee on Foreign Interference will brief journalists on the outcome of two reports on how to counter meddling in democratic processes.

Following the alleged attempts by foreign countries, including Qatar and Morocco, to influence MEPs, the Special Committee on foreign interference prepares anti-corruption measures.

Political elites in the EU advancing Gazprom’s agenda and Hungary’s susceptibility to Russian intelligence activities are among many examples named in the new report.

MEPs on the Special Committee on foreign interference will debate what medium- to long-term measures Parliament should take to make its work more transparent.

A delegation of MEPs discussed with their Ukrainian hosts efforts to build resilience against hybrid attacks, in the context of Russian aggression.

Following revelations of alleged foreign interference and the ongoing investigations into corruption in the Parliament, the special committee will get new tasks.

On Thursday afternoon, Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Interference will discuss allegations of corruption and how to improve the transparency of Parliament’s work.