The Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) of the Council of Europe has adopted the policy document “Resisting disinformation: 10 building blocks to strengthen information integrity” at its 28th meeting, held in Strasbourg from 3 to 5 December 2025.
Adopted in a context of growing geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change and mounting pressure on democratic institutions, the document provides actionable guidance to support member states counter disinformation and related information disorders in a coherent and effective manner.
Placing the concept of information integrity at the centre of policy responses, the document recognises that disinformation is part of a broader ecosystem of harmful information practices, including propaganda and foreign information manipulation and interference. It promotes an information environment that supports access to accurate, reliable and pluralistic information and enables informed democratic participation.
The document is structured around ten “building blocks”, with the development of a comprehensive national strategy as its core objective. This strategy is reinforced by five key policy pillars: strengthening research and monitoring; advancing media and information literacy and empowering users; supporting quality journalism and fostering media resilience; safeguarding the integrity of elections; and ensuring competitiveness and accountability within the digital ecosystem. In addition, these measures are grounded in four foundational principles that member states are called upon to observe: freedom of expression, international co-operation, multi-stakeholder engagement and long-term trust-building.
The document also underlines that all measures to counter disinformation must fully comply with the European Convention on Human Rights, notably its Article 10 on freedom of expression, and prioritise preventive and long-term, resilience-building responses.
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