CFI project trains Western Balkans’ diplomats

On 30 May 2023, the Countering Foreign Interference project delivered its first training to a group of junior diplomats from the Western Balkans.

Hosted by the School of Transnational Governance in Florence, the training discussed the threats posed by foreign information manipulation and interference to the EU and partner countries, as well as cross-regional perspectives on countering foreign interference.

Lectures were given by:

• Giovanni Faleg, CFI Project Co-Director and Senior Analyst, EUISS  
• Tijana Moraca and Federico Giulio Sicurella, University of Milano-Bicocca  
• Rolf Nijmeijer, European University Institute, School of Transnational Governance