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The commission will also introduce legislation next year on the transparency of online political advertising, with commissioner Vera Jourova adding she wants to limit the micro-targeting criteria for political advertisements (Photo: European Commission)

EU Commission plans sanctions on disinformation

EU Commission vice-president Vera Jourova has confirmed the EU executive is planning a sanctions regime against foreign interference and disinformation efforts, naming China and Russia among the culprits.

It is part of a series of planned measures Jourova unveiled on Thursday (3 December) in order to better protect free elections in a digital age, strengthen independent media, and counter disinformation.

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

The commission will also introduce legislation next year on the transparency of online political advertising, with commissioner Vera Jourova adding she wants to limit the micro-targeting criteria for political advertisements (Photo: European Commission)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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