Polityka Unii Europejskiej w zakresie przeciwdziałania dezinformacji przed wyborami do Parlamentu Europejskiego w 2019 roku
The European Union’s policy towards countering disinformation prior to the 2019 European Parliament elections

Summary/Abstract: Disinformation is currently one of the major challenges to the proper functioning of electoral processes. The European Union’s institutions have recently undertaken a series of initiatives aimed at tackling the problem. The goal of this paper is to discuss the salient determinants of the EU’s policy towards countering disinformation proposed prior to the 2019 European Parliament Elections. The method used for the study was desk research analysis, which included a survey of the EU’s strategic documents, legal acts, media statements from the EU’s representatives, as well as external reports, and subject literature. The paper presents the definition of the concept of “disinformation” that has been adopted by the EU, the overview of the EU’s policy papers relating to the problem, the classification of the main fields of the EU’s activity in terms of tackling disinformation, and numerous examples of the implemented solutions, followed by general directions of the EU’s efforts. The final remarks raise the issue of assessment of efficiency of the approach taken thus far and point out selected areas of criticism voiced by experts and academics.

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