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Yet again, the EU surrenders to Trump. After facing pressure from the US State Department, @kajakallas.bsky.social's EU foreign service pulled out of a conference this week at the last minute – because one of the panels dared to discuss American disinfo in Europe.

The EEAS claims they only just noticed it, but it has been on the conference agenda (of the event they were sponsoring) for months. “The organisers chose to frame some of the discussions in a way which does not align with the official positions held by the EU," an spokesperson told The Guardian.

The paper reports Lithuania was also convinced by 🇺🇸 to drop their sponsorship.The French government was also leaned on, but refused. “There’s absolutely no reason for us to change our commitments” a 🇫🇷source told The Guardian. “We stick to supporting civil society."

This isn't the first time this has happened. At the end of last year, a European Commission disinformation strategy was reportedly scrubbed of any mention of the United States after an intervention by 🇪🇺President von der Leyen's office.