The ING2 Special Committee will hold a hearing on Thursday 27 October from 14.30 to 16.30 on "Russian interference in the European Union: the distinct cases of Hungary and Spain". Members will exchange views with experts about interference from Russia in the European Union, looking specifically at two cases: Hungary and Spain.
Hungary and Spain have experienced situations where the Kremlin attempted to influence democratic processes through a coordinated approach, making use of different tools, aiming at influencing the public opinion and sowing chaos by fanning the flames of separatism. The hearing will dive deeper in the Kremlin's tactics and its use of proxies within the EU. Invited experts are:
• Jakub KALENSKÝ, Senior Analyst, Hybrid CoE
• Peter KRÉKO, Director, Political Capital Institute
• Jesús GONZALEZ ALBALAT, Journalist, El Periódico de Catalunya
• Nicolas DE PEDRO, Senior Fellow at The Institute for Statecraft in London; Member of the Experts Pool on Russia, Hybrid CoE
The meeting was be held in association with the Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET), the Committee on Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) and the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (D-RU).
Location : SPINELLI 3E-2, Brussels
Draft agenda of the meetingHearing programmeNewsletterLive StreamingPresentation of Jakub KALENSKÝ, Senior Analyst, Hybrid CoEPresentation of Peter KRÉKO, Director, Political Capital InstitutePresentation of Nicolas DE PEDRO, Senior Fellow at The Institute for Statecraft in London; Member of the Experts Pool on Russia, Hybrid CoESpeaking Points of Peter KRÉKO, Director, Political Capital Institute :
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