Ten EU member states, including Poland, which currently holds the bloc’s presidency, have expressed a willingness to finance the outlet from EU coffers.
"From the perspective of Poland’s EU presidency, this is an interesting initiative because one of our priorities is information security," Adam Szłapka, the Polish minister for European affairs, told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday.
"To tackle disinformation, we need the right tools," he added.
Michał Owczarek has more.
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