Hahn: We have some ideas how to deal with Russian propaganda | EurActiv
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“We are fully aware of this increased, let’s call it, ’communication efforts’ by Russia and we have some ideas to deal with that,” said Hahn, who took care to replace the term “propaganda” with a less negative term.
The neighbourhood commissioner said that a difficulty to deal with the challenge was the fact that unlike in Russia, most of the broadcasters in the EU are privately owned. “But nevertheless, we will be in contact”, he added.
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He said that EU is not exactly a donor, but a “friendly investor”.
“It wants something in return”, he said, not only in quantifiable terms, but by giving perspective to people, or transforming the brain drain into “brain circulation”. Ukraine should not be a recipient of aid, but a country where investment is possible.
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He also stressed that it was not only about adopting the necessary legal provisions. “It’s also about implementation. We need to see visible and sustainable results that the fight against corruption is indeed a successful one. The same applies on decentralisation – it’s about implementation, training of people, adequate staffing etc.”, he said. Decentralisation is a commitment the Ukrainian leadership took in order to address the problems of the regions, some of which resent the central power of Kyiv.
Hahn said that Brussels wanted to see a “roadmap of reforms” with timelines and the first proofs of what has already been achieved. “It’s a kind of confidence-building measure”, he said.
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Hahn said that it was expected that the new Ukrainian government is approved today (2 December),…
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#efforts_de_communication (russe aussi)
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