From 2023 to 2026, the EUISS led the Countering Foreign Interference (CFI) project. This 3-year, multi-million EU-funded project focused on enhancing knowledge and developing EU methodologies and tools to detect, analyse, assess, and based on that prevent, deter and counter threats emerging in the information space.
The project’s goal was to enable the EU to address foreign policy needs and forge new partnerships to counter foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). By doing so, it contributed to strengthening the resilience and responses against FIMI, reinforcing the EU’s role as a global security provider and defender of democratic values.
Senior Analyst Nad’a Kovalčíková was the CFI project Director.
Implementing partners included:
- the University of Antwerp
- the University of Milano-Bicocca
- the European University Institute – School of Transnational Governance.
The project was carried out in close cooperation with the European External Action Service.
Funding: the Countering Foreign Interference project was funded by the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments (FPI) at the European Commission.
