EU, Canada, and Lithuania withdraw support from disinformation conference amid reported US pressure

The short version

• The EU diplomatic service, Canada, and Lithuania pulled official sponsorship or participation from the Disinfo 2026 conference.[The Guardian]
• The decisions followed reported pressure from the Trump administration regarding agenda framing, though governments cited differences with official policy.[The Guardian · Deutsche Welle]
• Canadian officials still attended, and the European Union continued its financial support despite removing branding.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• The Trump administration pressured governments to pull sponsorship from a European disinformation conference, according to the Guardian.[The Guardian]
• The European External Action Service withdrew support because event discussions did not match official EU positions.[The Guardian · Deutsche Welle]
• Lithuania cancelled participation after citing programme elements that differed from its government stance.[The Guardian]
• Global Affairs Canada revised participation over session framing, though Canadian representatives still attended.[The Guardian]
• The European Union continued to fund the conference despite removing its branding as an official supporter.[The Guardian]

Sources

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• EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ requestThe Guardian - US
• EU pulls sponsorship from Disinfo2026 event in LithuaniaDeutsche Welle