📱Monitoring the use of new technologies is a key factor to preserve the integrity of the election processes. 🗳️We must do much more to protect our democracies from external influences. 🗣️⬇️ Opening in #FURIC2025 @epde.bsky.social

We will be back live at 5 PM CET for the Afternoon session of #FURIC2025 "Innovation and Accountability in Election Observation: Strengthening Follow-up Frameworks for Lasting Impact" Make sure to tune in here: youtube.com/live/yda_ods...

"This conference is a signal how important the cooperation between citizen election observers and the parliaments have become in recent times." Stefanie Schiffer, Chair of the EPDE Board, opening #FURIC2025 at the European Parliament youtu.be/7r9asw-KlIA

"Threats to election integrity don't start four weeks before an election, but it's about how do people form their political opinions." @alexandrageese.bsky.social at #FURIC2025 on threats to democracy and manipulation of the information space. youtu.be/IVFhhOTtCS0

🔴 We are live! Tune in for #FURIC2025: Technologies for Trust. Innovating for Election Integrity in a Changing Global Order. www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...

🚨🇬🇪 EPDE calls for strong EU response to crackdown on election observers ahead of Georgia’s Local Elections Read the full statement here 🔗 bit.ly/4g3PV0G

GNDEM condemns continued efforts by the 🇬🇪 Georgian government to close civic space, limit basic freedoms and undermine the activities of citizen observers. 🔗 Read the full statement here: gndem.org/stories/gnde...

"We will not cease our work. Regardless of seizures, repressions, or threats, we will stubbornly continue our work as long as the 🇬🇪people fight for justice and fairness every day" International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy responds to the asset freeze of independent NGOs🔗 bit.ly/4fZcPWM

#Webinar | 3 September 2025 | 2:30 CET 🔗 bit.ly/4myMDox 🇲🇩 Join us for the 4th webinar in our series on the Moldova 2025 parliamentary elections: "Hate Speech During Electoral Campaigns: Monitoring and Response Tools"

🇲🇩What measures are needed to ensure accessibility, accuracy, and integrity in voter lists and diaspora voting ahead of Moldova’s 2025 elections? 🎥 If you missed our third webinar in the series, watch the full recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLzm...

August 15, 14:30 CET | Join our third webinar on the 2025 Elections in 🇲🇩: Voter Lists and Voting Abroad – Accessibility, Accuracy, and Integrity 🔗 bit.ly/4fnznjQ 🎙️ Nadejda Sacovici (IRI), Igor Bucataru (Promo-LEX Association), Victor Martin (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Skye Christensen (UNDP)

🇲🇩Moldova's 2025 elections is a decisive moment that shapes the 🇲🇩 path toward 🇪🇺 integration. In our latest policy alert, Petru Culeac unpacks 4 legal packages, adopted in 2025, explaining how they reshape electoral landscape and mark a shift from reactive to a more preventive approach🔗 bit.ly/4onFMj8

Crypto. Dark money. Disinfo. At #MoneyInPolitics2025, EPDE Board Member Zosia Lutkiewicz called for joint action to protect elections from foreign money & digital threats. “Observers can’t do this alone—we need broad cooperation.” epde.org?news=epde-at...

4 years since the detention of #Viasna’s Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic & Uladzimir Labkovich in Belarus. They remain imprisoned on politically motivated charges amid a broader crackdown on civil society. Read more about ongoing repression: rb.gy/8b2x08

🎥 If you missed our recent webinar “Beyond the Ballot Box: Poland’s 2025 Election and the Unraveling of Electoral Safeguards”, watch the discussion here 🔗 youtu.be/o1D2a7XE5RA 🌟 A warm thank you to our speakers - Sonia Horonziak, Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska, Zofia Lutkiewicz and Adam Busuleanu!

⚠️ On June 23, the Anti-Corruption Bureau presented a court order to our member ISFED, demanding access to nearly all data from 2024 — incl. personal info of beneficiaries and partners. The order lacks proper legal grounds, threatening professional confidentiality, protected by 🇬🇪 law 🔗 bit.ly/3FVWDIB

🕒 Don’t miss today’s webinar on Poland’s 2025 elections! Register now 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2

Don’t forget to register for our webinar on 🇵🇱’s 2025 Election 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2 "Beyond the Ballot Box: Poland’s 2025 Election and the Unraveling of Electoral Safeguards" 📅 June 25 🕒3:00 PM CET 🎙️with Zofia Lutkiewicz, Sonia Horonziak, Dominika Bychawska-Siniarska and Adam Busuleanu

#SaveTheDate | 25 June 15:00 CET 🔗 bit.ly/4e97gV2 Join us for a webinar, organised with Political Accountability Foundation (PAF), as we unpack key takeaways from 🇵🇱 2025 election, where traditional norms gave way to candidate-influencers, blurred institutional roles, and gaps in transparency

"National parliaments should step up the fight against fake election observers" European Parliament & EPDE co-hosted conference on Countering Fake Election Observation recommends EU member state parliaments commit to code of conduct for election observation. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

Honoured to co-host a high-level conference with the EP’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) on countering fake observation, disinfo & hybrid threats. We will deep-dive with MEPs, experts to shape strategies to defend election integrity. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...

❗️ Last call to join our webinar on the Moldova parliamentary election at 2:30 CET

Don’t miss tomorrow’s webinar on Moldova’s 2025 parliamentary elections! 🇲🇩 Can bold electoral reforms boost trust without breaking the system? 🔗 Register now and join the conversation: bit.ly/4kpdvpo 🗓️ May 27 | 14:30 CET

Following our high-level roundtable in Bucharest, EPDE’s Adam Busuleanu spoke with the Civic Resource Centre about our vision for election integrity and the key challenges facing democracy across Europe. Watch the interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP7h...

🇷🇴 What’s at stake in the Romania presidential runoff - and what do observation findings say about trust in democracy? 🎥 Watch our latest webinar🔗 youtube.com/watch?v=yHz6... 🎙️With Septimius Parvu, Maria Krause, Vlad Stoicescu and Adam Busuleanu (EPDE) More analysis here: expertforum.ro/en/

⚠️ Last call! All you need to know about Romania’s presidential runoff — join our expert panel today at 3 PM CET for a breakdown of recent dynamics and monitoring results of the first round. 🗳️ 🇷🇴 More info and registration: epde.org?news=webinar...

“Election observers are frontline defenders of democracy and often the first to be targeted by authoritarian regimes. We must not remain silent in the face of injustice. We call for the immediate release of Grigory Melkonyants.” – Stefanie Schiffer, EPDE Chair of Board epde.org?news=stateme...

😔 Today is 1,400 days since the arrest of renowned human rights defenders from Viasna. That's 1,400 days without their families, proper medical care, basic necessities. Standing up for #humanrights is not a crime. #FreeViasna #FreeThemAll #HRD #Belarus #humanrightsdefenders 👉 freeviasna.org/en

Happy to announce that journalist Vlad Stoicescu is joining our panel on the 2nd round of presidential elections in Romania! More information and registration here: epde.org?news=webinar...

🗳️ Romania’s presidential election heads to a second round. Nicușor Dan vs. George Simion. 📅 Save the date: May 15, 15:00 CET 🔍 Join our webinar for insights from the first round and what's next — based on findings by Vot Corect observers. Register: bit.ly/3ZdAf3D

🎥 If you missed our webinar on Poland’s presidential election, watch the full recording here 🔗 bit.ly/3SpQ1Vi ✨Big thanks to @jakubxsz.bsky.social (CEE Digital Democracy Watch), Adam Traczyk @moreincommonpolska.bsky.social, Zofia Lutkiewicz (Political Accountability Foundation) and Adam Busuleanu!

Last call to join our briefing on the Polish presidential election at 3 PM CET. Sign up here to join: t.ly/FohM_

📌 Don’t forget — our webinar is tomorrow, May 7 at 15:00 CET! With Poland’s presidential election approaching, join EPDE & PAF for a timely talk on: -Disinformation’s impact on trust -Trends in campaign messaging -How young voters see the race 🎙️ Expert panel → Register here: t.ly/FohM_

📢 Poland’s 2025 presidential election is approaching fast. Join our webinar on May 7, 15:00 CET, to explore campaign dynamics, digital strategies, youth engagement & integrity risks. Register: 🔗 t.ly/FohM_ 🎙️ With Jakub Szymik, Adam Traczyk, Zofia Lutkiewicz Moderated by: Adam Busuleanu

❗️Anar Mammadli stands as one of 🇦🇿’s most prominent advocates for democratic governance and electoral integrity. EPDE reiterates its call for the immediate and unconditional release, as well as full rehabilitation of Anar and all human rights defenders in 🇦🇿. 🔗Full statement here: bit.ly/3EKfCFi

⚠️ Today marks one year since human rights defender Anar Mammadli was detained in Azerbaijan. His case stands as a symbol of the continued crackdown on civil society and media in #Azerbaijan. Silence today would speak loudly. 🔗 free-anar.site/1-year-deten... #FreeAnar #ClimateOfRepression

🎥 Catch up on our webinar “Romanian Presidential Elections 2.0. Has Romania Learned any Lessons for the 2025 Elections?” — now available to watch 🔗 bit.ly/3EAbpDU ✨Huge thanks to our speakers: Septimius Parvu, Mădălina Voinea, Attila Biro & Natalia Sobczuk!

📅 Happening on 24th April at 15:00 CET! What’s next for 🇷🇴 Romania’s 2025 presidential elections after the annulled 2024 vote? Join our webinar with ExpertForum, Context.ro & EPDE. 🎙️ Insights, concerns, online campaigning 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3EAbpDU

📌 Save the date: April 24, 15:00 CET
 What’s ahead for 🇷🇴Romania’s 2025 presidential race—and what changed after the 2024 election was annulled? Join our webinar organized with Expert Forum as we unpack key developments in electoral reform, digital campaigning & more. 🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3EAbpDU

🇦🇲 Armenia | On March 30, voters in Parakar and Gyumri headed to the polls in snap municipal elections. In Parakar, the opposition Unity Bloc secured over 56% of the vote. In Gyumri, however, PM Pashinyan’s Civil Contract Party came in first but fell short of a majority. 🔗 bit.ly/3XRmCXk

🚨 Our Georgian member ISFED responds to the CEC's April 3 decree restricting observer rights on election day. These changes limit transparency, hinder monitoring & weaken safeguards against fraud. ISFED will challenge this in court to protect fair elections. Full statement: isfed.ge/eng/gantskha...

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What’s next after the 2024 "super election year"? In our latest newsletter: #FURIC2024 takeaways & recommendations to safeguard election integrity, EPDE at @rightscon.org 🇹🇼 & @afeonet.bsky.social seminar 🇰🇪, Expert Forum’s response to #ElonMusk indimidation campaign & more Read here 👉 bit.ly/3R0qu4p

❗️EPDE strongly condemns the ongoing disinformation and intimidation campaign against our member Expert Forum and 🇷🇴 NGOs. Recent posts by #ElonMusk and pro-Georgescu influencer Mario Nawfal attempt to manipulate public opinion in Romania. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/41vMqtc

❗️On March 3, 2023, Belarus sentenced Human Rights Center "Viasna" leaders - Ales Bialiatski, Valiantsin Stefanovic, and Uladzimir Labkovich to 10, 9, and 7 years in prison. We reiterate our call for their immediate release and that of all political prisoners in Belarus.

#SaveTheDate 🇺🇦 How did Ukrainian civil society build resilience and support democracy? What lessons can others learn? Join @unhackdemocracy.bsky.social, Civil Network OPORA and Civil College Foundation for a webinar with experts Olha Aivazovska & Oleh Rybachuk 🔗 www.unhackdemocracy.eu/events

🚨 Belgrade police raided the offices of @crta.bsky.social and Gradjanske Inicijative - 2 key organizations dedicated to democracy, election monitoring and civil education 👉 n1info.rs/english/news... ❗️EPDE strongly condemns intimidation of civil society organizations and election observers.

🇺🇦 Three years ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, making it impossible to hold presidential and parliamentary elections under martial law.

🇬🇪 With a leadership vacuum in the opposition and growing calls for new elections, what’s next for Georgia’s democracy? Our latest policy alert unpacks the roots of 🇬🇪's uprising, examining the fraudulent nature of 2024 parliamentary elections that sparked protests. 🖇️ Read & share: bit.ly/4bcgsq8

Great to see our research on fake observation in Georgia and Belarus is featured in the valuable work of one of the fiercest fighters against disinformation in France, @nellyp.bsky.social and her team at @lessurligneurs.bsky.social!