Voice of Europe
Type of site | News outlet |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Dronten (2016-2019) , Prague (2023-2024) Netherlands (2016-2019) Czech Republic (2023-) |
| Country of origin | Netherlands |
| Owner | Three Dutch individuals including Erik de Vlieger (2016-2019) Jacek January Jakubczyk (formal, 2019-) |
| Founder | Erik de Vlieger |
| Key people | Erik de Vlieger, Viktor Medvedchuk, Artem Marchevsky |
| URL | voiceofeurope.com |
| Launched | 2016 May 2023 (relaunch) |
| Current status | Sanctioned in EU |
Voice of Europe was a pro-Russian disinformation outlet and influence operation, originally established as an anti-immigration site in the Netherlands in 2016 by investors including Erik de Vlieger before going offline in 2019 and relaunching in May 2023 in Prague, Czech Republic. After the relaunch, it was directed by Ukrainian oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk through associate Artem Marchevskyi and disseminated propaganda to undermine support for Ukraine and sway European elections by promoting Eurosceptic and far-right views. Early in its 2023 relaunch phase, the operation expanded activities into Belgium, using it as a key hub for meetings, payments, and influencing politicians near EU institutions. In 2024, Czech intelligence Service (BIS) exposed it as a Russian-financed network suspected of bribing politicians across multiple EU countries, leading to EU sanctions and its shutdown. On 11 April 2024 the outlet has resumed its operations and is currently operating from Kazakhstan.