No one elected European Council, nor European Commission.
European Council consists of heads of European states that hold a democratic mandate from their national electorates. Member state governments then nominate their own European Commissioner, who must be approved by the European Parliament, which is democratically elected by EU citizens.
Cases in the EUvsDisinfo database focus on messages in the international information space that are identified as providing a partial, distorted, or false depiction of reality and spread key pro-Kremlin messages. This does not necessarily imply, however, that a given outlet is linked to the Kremlin or editorially pro-Kremlin, or that it has intentionally sought to disinform. EUvsDisinfo publications do not represent an official EU position, as the information and opinions expressed are based on media reporting and analysis of the East Stratcom Task Force.
