If we look at regulation, there is also a sense that the European Commission is giving with one hand (democracy shield, civil society strategy) and taking away with the other (the 'digital omnibus')

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The EU's 'Democracy Shield is give with one hand, take with the other

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by Michael Meyer-Resende, Berlin,

Last week, there was a lot of hubbub in Brussels about the democracy shield. The EU Commission unveiled its plans in a 30-page paper. I think the significance of the shield is overrated. It represents a humdrum d...

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Michael Meyer-Resende is the executive director of Democracy Reporting International, a non-partisan NGO in Berlin that supports political participation.

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