Scheduled before the “Qatargate” (see EUROPE B13082A1, B13084A6) that has been rocking the European Parliament, the plenary session’s debate on foreign interference on Wednesday 14 December was timely. While MEPs insisted on the need to track down any foreign influences on their institution, the discussion was originally aimed at obtaining clarification on the package for the defence of European democracy, announced in the State of the Union speech (see EUROPE B13021A4).
Defence of...