The Political Advertising Regulation bans political advertisements by non-EU country sponsors during the three months leading up to any election or referendum in a Member State.

Sources

• PrimaryEUR-Lex - Regulation (EU) 2024/900Regulation (EU) 2024/900 on the transparency and targeting of political advertising includes provisions banning third-country sponsors from paying for political advertising during the three-month period preceding an election or referendum
• PrimaryEuropean Commission - New EU rules on political advertising come into effectThe Political Advertising Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2024/900) entered into force on 9 October 2025, which includes rules on banning third-country sponsors
• SecondaryEuronews - Lawmakers ban foreign sponsoring of online ads three months before EU electionSponsors from third countries will not be able to pay for political advertising in the EU in the three-month period before an election or referendum