FIMI and the Future of EU Enlargement: Security Concern or Political Filter?

FIMI and the Future of EU Enlargement: Security Concern or Political Filter?

With nearly 6,000 pro-Kremlin articles published in Bulgaria each month by the Pravda ecosystem, the small Balkan state is disproportionately exposed to foreign influence. Ahead of the parliamentary elections, Sofia has, for the first time, formally requested assistance from the EU under the Digital Services Act to counter Russian interference. Following Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s defeat in Hungary, Bulgarian Prime Minister-designate Rumen Ra…