Joined April 2011
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#EPDNetwork💬 🎊The European Partnership for Democracy has elected its new President: @AnuJuvonen, Executive Director at @DemoFinland. 🧵
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The floor now goes to @epdeu’s Executive Director, @KenLCG, who closes the welcome remarks with an eye-opening statement: 🗣️“#Disinformation is endemic to all European societies, coming not only from international sources but also from domestic ones.” 🚨 #CombatDisinfoWB
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🇬🇧 | Last week, Labour MP David Lammy was appointed as the new #UK’s Foreign Secretary. What can we expect from Labour’s approach to global #democracy issues? Check out our latest commentary by Anthony Smith and @BN7WFD (@WFD_Democracy) 👉 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/…
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❓ | Is the EU's Agenda in Jeopardy? A stronger far-right presence in the @Europarl_EN could impede some EU policies. But the main test to the union's global role may come from the rise of nationalist politics in France and Germany. Experts weigh in 👉 carnegieendowment.org/europe…
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📌New report: The Future of European Electoral Support 🗓️2024 is a super-#election year worldwide. Our report arrives at the perfect moment to reflect the role of electoral support in European internal affairs and in external action. Download here ➡️ ow.ly/bCrl50S6HjI
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This morning we launched an open letter ahead of the #EUElections, calling to defend democracy through 10 policy priorities. 250 political, civil leaders, Nobel laureates & dem organisations signed. idea.int/call-to-defend-demo… @Int_IDEA @EEDemocracy @EPDeu @opengovpart @EU_ENoP
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We need to find a common ground that would combine the fight against foreign interference with the safeguarding of #EUCivilSociety as a watchdog for democracy. 💬 Insightful contribution from @EPDeu Executive Director @KenLCG at today's #EESCPlenary.
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📖| Do you know where European democracy funding actually goes? 💸 @EvelynMantoiu unpacks the ins and outs of the @eudemocracyhub’s new interactive data tool, unfolding trends in European democracy support funding. Read the analysis now on our website ➡️bit.ly/3vxgA3e
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🇧🇪🇪🇺 The Belgian Presidency together with @EPDeu organised a seminar on the special report of the @EUauditors concerning the Rule of law and the EU budget. Some food for thought on how and where the EU-framework could be further improved! #EU2024BE
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📖 | @carldolan busts open the myth of strategic corruption for the #europeandemocracyhub. With corruption as old as diplomacy itself, how should the EU respond in today's geopolitical landscape? Read the full text now on our website ➡️ bit.ly/49fSTem
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📖| The #EuropeanDemocracyHub Annual Review 2023 is out now. In a year marked by ongoing conflicts, electoral shifts, and a rising far-right, how did European democracy support adapt to these challenges? 🌍 Read the year in review out today ➡️ bit.ly/Annual-Review-2023
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📖 | Clashes with Hungary's Orbán highlight the EU's struggle to defend democracy within its borders. @zecsaky unpacks yesterday's Council meeting and why the EU’s democracy problem is unlikely to go away on its own. Full text here ➡️bit.ly/42Fgjrb #EuropeanDemocracyHub
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2 Feb 2024
How many times am I gunna read that Balazs Orban is not related to Viktor Orban....
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❓ | Can Europe Defend Democracy? European #democracy faces threats from both within and outside. To counter them, Europe needs leaders who are serious about upholding democratic values and addressing citizens' grievances. 13 experts give their takes ➡️ carnegieeurope.eu/p-91525
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📖 |“In a precarious and uncertain context, the EU has an important role to play in consolidating Armenia’s reform process and anchoring democracy in the country." Read the full text now by Dr.@LaureDelcour & Dr. Nariné Ghazaryan ➡️ bit.ly/490UGTO #EuropeanDemocracyHub
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📅 This weekend, EPD, @NSIMitrovica, and the @Europarl_EN are co-organising a citizen assembly in Kosovo, supported by the European Union. Its objective? 🎯Draft a set of recommendations for policy makers that leads to more resilient against #disinformation. More updates soon📲
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Brilliant to have Patrick with us at EPD. A fantastic mind and great thinker on democracy @eudemocracyhub @WeAreNIMD @ClubdeMadrid @WFD_Democracy @ALDAeurope @CFImedias @NHC_nl @DemoFinland @DemocracyR @KofiAnnanFdn
🎉The EPD Advisory Board welcomes Patrick Costello! @patrick_era worked as deputy Head of Cabinet for former Commission VP @margotwallstrom, diplomatic adviser for @JosepBorrellF as EP President and Head of Cabinet for @KarmenuVella. We are looking forward to working with him!
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Meet the fellows 🤝5 democracy experts are joining the #EuropeanDemocracyHub. Curious who wrote a book on election-rigging and who was a reporter in a past life? Get to know @alemannoEU, Giselle Bosse, @Fromagehomme, @zecsaky & Tinatin Tsertsvadze ➡️ bit.ly/EDH-fellows
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📖 | Why have coups in Africa been increasing? Read how @youngsrichard, @Farinha_Ric, @LidetTadesse, @WilenNina, @DrClaraPortela, @ToniHaastrup, @YabiGilles, @chacha_republic and @Fromagehomme craft an EU response for countering the recent resurgence. ➡️ bit.ly/3RhxiM8
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🇪🇺 Not sure what to make of the Commission's 2023 Enlargement package? EPD’s Research Coordinator @ElePanchulidze breaks down the key takeaways in her commentary out now for the @eudemocracyhub. 📖 Read the full text online ⬇️ bit.ly/3SCWNs6 #EuropeanDemocracyHub
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