On 17 September, the Chaplain-President, in his capacity as Bishop Robert's adviser for EU affairs, participated in a seminar at the European Commission on the proposed European Democracy Shield, a combined approach to safeguarding democracy in the EU via both action against hostile online misinformation from outside the EU and supportive action for critical thinking, digital literacy, transparency and encouraging good practice within the EU. Religious and philosophical groups are particularly interested in encouraging critical thinking and transparency within their communities and in wider society.