A study about the EU’s use of information campaigns Key points: “ The European integration and peace project called the European Union (EU), has various forms of information campaigns to influence citizens. Media such as the European Commission‘s video "Low inflation with a limbo dancing euro" and other similar messages are propaganda. Propaganda is "the acceptance of government policies by the people on the basis of the partial picture of issues offered by mass media, denying them access to alternative views, which might lead to opposition of policies" and "persuasive mass communication that filters and frames the issues of the day in a way that strongly favors particular interests." The agenda behind the video and other EU messages are trying to keep the euro and the EU together. Last year the European Union spent $3.98 billion on information campaigns and marketing; a capacious amount of money for an organization going throug