Event 100

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct evidence points, official Parliamentary resolution, formal vote count, detailed enumeration of Russian activities and examples, and referenced ongoing/investigated cases.",
  "countries": [
    "Latvia",
    "European Union"
  ],
  "country": "Latvia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The European Parliament strongly condemned continuous Russian efforts to undermine European democracy, primarily through influence campaigns, propaganda, and support for far-right actors and political destabilization efforts in the EU. The resolution highlights attempted interference including disinformation, covert funding, manipulation of local political movements, and using European politicians to serve Moscow’s interests. MEPs warn of the threat posed by Russian actions to European unity and democracy.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-02-02T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official EU Parliament press release published at the cited URL.",
    "Majority vote (433 in favor) and specific referencing of ongoing investigations and documented Russian activities in EU states.",
    "Identified cases of alleged covert Russian influence over EU politicians and local/regional movements."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Parliament expresses its complete and unequivocal condemnation of the continuous efforts by Russia to undermine European democracy through various forms of interference and hybrid operations.",
    "MEPs warn of elected politicians and parties in Europe knowingly serving Moscow’s interests, undermining the EU’s unity and democracy.",
    "the text highlights new knowledge on continuing Kremlin “FSB” influence, including that one head of state’s dependent has allegedly acted as an informant for Russian security services/FSP.",
    "Parliament is also alarmed about alleged relations between Catalan secessionists and the Russian administration.",
    "calls on the relevant judicial authorities to undertake effective investigations into the connections of MEPs allegedly associated with the Kremlin."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official EU Parliament press release published at the cited URL.",
            "Majority vote (433 in favor) and specific referencing of ongoing investigations and documented Russian activities in EU states.",
            "Identified cases of alleged covert Russian influence over EU politicians and local/regional movements."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "LV-EU"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "5th Column ????Tatjana  danoka, a ??Latvian member of the ??European Parliament, has been an agent of Russian intelligence for at least twenty years.",
  "headline": "MEPs condemn continuous Russian efforts to undermine European democracy",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_100_1763916021_23ac4456.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Tatjana  danoka EP investigation",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240202IPR17323/meps-condemn-continuous-russian-efforts-to-undermine-european-democracy"
  ],
  "summary_short": "European Parliament resolution condemns ongoing Russian hybrid operations targeting EU democracy, including disinformation, political manipulation, and covert funding.",
  "url": "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240202IPR17323/meps-condemn-continuous-russian-efforts-to-undermine-european-democracy"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "LV-EU",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "LV;EU",
  "Date": "2-Feb-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20240202IPR17323/meps-condemn-continuous-russian-efforts-to-undermine-european-democracy",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "5th Column ????Tatjana  danoka, a ??Latvian member of the ??European Parliament, has been an agent of Russian intelligence for at least twenty years.",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Tatjana  danoka EP investigation",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}