Horizon Europe · Grant 101285890

Resilience starts
with connection.

FIMI-RESIST turns fragmented knowledge into practical European safeguards against disinformation and foreign information manipulation.

FIMI-RESIST
Duration
30 months
Starts
Sep 2026
Countries
9
EU grant
€3.5M

Why FIMI-RESIST

01 / Mission

From scattered efforts to a shared European response.

Powerful tools and research already exist. Too often, they remain hard to find, difficult to use or disconnected from the people who need them. Meanwhile, AI-enabled manipulation is evolving fast.

We connect the pieces — evaluating tools, building skills, aligning frameworks and creating trusted channels between researchers, practitioners, policymakers and civil society.

What we do

Six routes to stronger information resilience.

01

Advisory support

Turn European research into practical, tailored guidance for policymakers, practitioners and civil society.

02

Tools that work

Systematically assess existing counter-FIMI tools, with usability and interoperability at the centre.

03

Capacity building

Co-design training, workshops and toolkits for media, educators, NGOs, fact-checkers and communities.

04

Connected frameworks

Bridge established approaches into a living meta-framework with a shared language for action.

05

Evidence for policy

Translate findings on AI and big data into rights-respecting, operational policy recommendations.

06

A durable network

Connect research, policy, industry and civil society in a European ecosystem that lasts beyond the project.

The consortium

One challenge.
Many perspectives.

Research, media, civil society and technology partners across Europe — with frontline experience and deep links to EDMO hubs and related initiatives.

JGU Mainz

Germany · Coordinator

KInIT

Slovakia

CERTH

Greece

University of Amsterdam

Netherlands

Logically / INSIKT

United Kingdom / Spain

Exorde Labs

France

Cyfluence Research Center

Germany

Deutsche Welle

Germany

VoxUkraine

Ukraine

Factiverse

Norway

Gretchen AI

Germany · Associated partner

Knowledge in action

Resources will grow with the project.

This will become the home for tested tools, advisory material, training resources, policy briefs, events and open project outputs.

01

Tools & frameworks

Comparative assessments, usability findings and the evolving meta-framework.

Available from M6
02

Training & events

Practical learning opportunities and materials tailored to different sectors.

Programme coming soon
03

Policy & publications

Evidence-based briefs, reports and open research outputs.

Updates from 2027

Follow the work

Project updates begin soon.

FIMI-RESIST starts in September 2026. News, events and opportunities to participate will be published here as the project gets underway. For enquiries, contact info-fimi-resist@uni-mainz.de.