
CfEPS in the media
Interview: European information platform
The Council for European Public Space (CfEPS), led by Matthias Pfeffer, emphasizes the urgent need to secure Europe’s critical information infrastructure, particularly after the recent European elections. Pfeffer highlights the digital space’s vulnerability to disinformation and manipulation, stressing the dependence on American and Chinese platforms for news dissemination. He calls for a unified European digital public sphere adhering to European values and laws, proposing a European alternative to platforms like TikTok to create a more cohesive and democratic digital environment.
To garner support, CfEPS has built a network and gained backing from multiple factions within the European Parliament for a subcommittee on the European public space. Financially, CfEPS has secured ongoing funding and is working on projects like Display Europe, focusing on translating content into multiple languages. Pfeffer underscores the importance of Europe investing in its own digital tools to ensure digital sovereignty and strengthen democratic resilience. This summary highlights key points from an interview with Managing Director Matthias Pfeffer published in German in “Clap – das People Magazin der Kommunikationsbranche.”

ABOUT
The Council for European Public Space is a non-governmental new-style think-and-do tank that brings together eminent European personalities and develops evidence-based and politically viable strategies to create an open, fair and safe digital European Public Space. It works like a think and do tank by initiating research and studies, bringing together actors from politics, science, and civil society, and initiating joint projects that advance Europe on the path to a democratically constituted digital public space.
Supported by grants from the European Cultural Foundation.
The Council for European Public Space is registered in the Transparency Register of the European Commission.