In a letter addressed to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Wednesday 3 May, 230 civil society organisations (CSOs) express their opposition to the future ‘Foreign Interference’ directive. Part of the ‘Defence of Democracy’ package to be presented at the end of May, the legislation would, among other things, introduce a register of organisations funded by third countries or entities.
However, for the signatories, this could have “unintended...