With a view to next year’s elections for the German lower house of parliament, or Bundestag, European Commission Vice President Věra Jourová has warned of possible attempts by Russia to manipulate the elections. “We are living in a new era of hostile influence,” the EU commissioner for transparency, values and democracy protection told the Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper. “I fear that Voice of Europe is the blueprint for further operations – including in the run-up to next year’s general election. This bogus medium is probably just the tip of the iceberg.” It could be copied as a method, she add…