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Balkans: Disinformation

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance funding has been spent on countering disinformation in the Balkans in each of the last five years.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 26 Feb 2025
Target answer date: 3 Mar 2025
Answer: 13 Mar 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much Official Development Assistance funding has been spent on countering disinformation in the Balkans in each of the last five years.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2025
Answer published
Over the past five years, we have supported efforts to counter information threats, including disinformation, in the Western Balkans. This includes, where appropriate, supporting projects through Official Development Assistance funding. Due to the risks p...

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