Trade and Technology Council Fourth Ministerial – Annex on Foreign information manipulation and interference in third countries

31.05.2023

The European Union and the United States are deeply concerned about foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) and have issued an Annex which sets out more details on the ongoing cooperation to tackle FIMI in third countries.

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The European Union and the United States are partners strongly committed to driving digital transformation and cooperating on new technologies based on their shared democratic values, including respect for human rights.

The EU-US Trade and Technology Council serves as a forum for the United States and European Union to coordinate approaches to key global trade, economic, and technology issues and to deepen transatlantic trade and economic relations based on these shared values. It was established during the EU-US Summit on 15 June 2021 in Brussels. EU-US Trade and Technology Council (europa.eu).

The Trade and Technology Council Joint Statement is available here: Press corner | European Commission (europa.eu)