In the fight against election interference in the European Union, Germany and a number of other member states plan to focus more on sanctions. Restrictive measures are an important instrument to use against individuals and organizations that attempt to interfere in EU democracies, according to a proposal paper published on Tuesday on the margins of a Council of Ministers meeting in Brussels. In addition, the code of conduct to combat disinformation should be made a binding set of rules. To date, this has been a non-binding voluntary commitment by online platforms such as Facebook or Tiktok. Ot…