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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 EPD Network’s Support for Ukraine 📝 The EU’s Strategic Challenges | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️ Reporting Ukraine’s War | @article19.bsky.social 📍Development Cooperation After USAID | 28 Feb 💼 @carnegiedcg.bsky.social is #hiring! 📬 ow.ly/Xwpk50V7vpa

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#Research 💡 The African Democracy Charter is key for democratic progress in Africa, but there’s more to do! 📄 🔎 Andrew Songa and @Makda M. Tessema highlight the need for universal ratification, stronger state reporting, and greater civil society engagement. Read the full article 🖇️ bit.ly/3ET2ZYi

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#Research 💡 Amid the intensifying conflict dynamics, what tendencies in European democracy support were seen in 2024? The 4th edition of the Annual Review presents how democracy support policies were applied at the EU level and in European countries. Download the report 👇 ow.ly/YwLr50V6JZC

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#SaveTheDate 📌 2025 will be a turning point for #democracy. Events such as the effects of the Trump presidency and rising citizen protests call into question the future strength of democratic institutions and principles. 🧵

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#EPDNetwork🌐 🇺🇦 Three years ago, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. EPD stands in solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who continue to fight for their fundamental rights and their freedom. Explore how the EPD’s community supports Ukraine 🖇️ epd.eu/epd-members-... #StandForUkraine

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🧩 #Programmes African civil society's ability to observe elections and advocate for reforms faces numerous challenges: 🚫Closure of civic space 🔒Restricted access to polling stations and data 💸 Lack of resources See how EPD and partners are changing this through @AHEAD Africa 🖇️ ahead.africa/en/

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘Participation in EU Enlargement | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 📝AI’s Threat to Election Integrity | @ivado.bsky.social 🎙️Election Year Wrap-Up | EU Elections Podcast 📍Civil Society Week 2025 | 17-20 Mar | @eesc.bsky.social 💼 ActionAid is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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🧩 #Programmes Youth drives democracy, and the EPD Network is excited to announce the launch of the Digitalise Youth project! 🚀

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#Research 💡 📖 Policy report | Harnessing the democratising potential of the EU’s foreign policy agenda. How can the EU ensure that democracy remains a key objective in its foreign policy agenda? 🔗 biblio.ugent.be/publication/...

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘Platforms Reducing Commitments in the EU | @democracyreporting.bsky.social 📝Georgia’s Fight for Freedom | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️Trump’s Gaza Plan | ICG 📍Women in Leadership | 5 Mar | CoR 💼The @epc-official.bsky.social .social is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Programmes 🧩 🗓️ On Monday, the EPD Network was pleased to join the AU-ECOSOCC and civil society partners to strategise on how to contribute to the AU's theme of the year ‘‘Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations’’. Why is this year’s theme so important? 🧵

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#Research 💡 📖 Hybrid threats in electoral contexts are getting serious, especially since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Are election observers ready for these threats? Read the latest commentary on the @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 👇 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/election-obs...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 Big Tech companies are rolling back disinformation safeguards under the EU Code of Practice. Firms are dropping fact-checking and withdrawing their commitments. In this thread, @democracyreporting.bsky.social explains how. Join the conversation 💬

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#Research💡 📊 Today, EPD is launching its European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 with the @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu. Stay tuned on the event's highlights below ⬇️ The European Democracy Hub is a joint initiative by EPD and @carnegieeurope.bsky.social.

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 AHEAD Africa 📝 Election Observation and Hybrid Threats | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️ Tackling inequality to protect the planet & democracy 📍 German constitutional resilience after the Bundestag elections 2025 | 20 Feb 💼 We are hiring a Research Assistant 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Research 💡 📢 Happening next week! If you haven’t already, register and join us for the launch of the European Democracy Support Annual Review - 4th edition 🗞️ 🗓️ Tue, 11 February ⏲️ 09:00 - 12:00 (CET) 📍 Residence Palace, Brussels, Belgium 🔗 Register: forms.gle/4f2fSq3Uw3Ai...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 📌 The @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social and the Albert Hirshman Centre on Democracy have hosted a series of discussions on how democracy at a national level drives multilateral action. Check out their latest on how AI shapes - and can be shaped by - democracy 🖇️ bitly.cx/465v

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 📝 Multilateralism and Democracy | @kofiannanfdn.bsky.social 🎙️ Data and Disability | Privacy International 📍 Kenyan Youth Uprisings | 11 Feb | Demo Finland 💼 NIMD is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Programmes🧩 🎉 Today, the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance is 18 years old. On this important day for the African people, the EPD network reaffirms its commitment to engage with and empower African civil society for better governance and election integrity with AHEAD Africa.🧵

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📢 With 589 arbitrary arrests targeting 397 media professionals and 43 journalists currently in jail, Belarus is 4th in the world for the highest number of imprisoned journalists and holds the highest per capita rate of imprisoned journalists worldwide. 🖇️ rsf.org/en/belarus-a...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 📢 EPD joins the international community in denouncing the people's repression and the staged victory of Alexander Lukashenko in the Belarusian elections. 🧵 🖇️ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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#Research 💡 🗞️ The 4th edition of the European Democracy Support Annual Review is now out! How did global geopolitical shifts shape European countries' democracy support policies in 2024? What were the EU's best and worst moves for democracy? Explore here ➡️ carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 AI in Parliaments | WFD 📝 The Super Election Year 2024 | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️Fighting Political Violence | Democracy Works 📍Unlocking Cooperation: Open Societies  | 29 Jan | Carnegie Council 💼 @ecpmf.bsky.social is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Research 💡 🔍 How did political landscapes around the world impact Europe’s efforts to support democracy in 2024? Join the @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu to celebrate the launch of the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024. 🗓️ Tue 11 Feb 📍 Brussels RSVP 👉 forms.gle/s5B4n2zQjnPk...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 💻The Political Tech Summit in Berlin is one of the first top gatherings you shouldn't miss in 2025. 📌 @wfd.org and Franklin De Vrieze will be there to speak about democratic innovation through AI in parliaments. Tickets are available here 🎟️ www.politicaltech.eu/tickets

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 We've Voted, and Now What? | Michelle Bachelet 📝 The ‘Year of Elections’ | @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu 🎙️ Biden’s Foreign Policy Farewell 💻 The Impact of Counter-Disinformation Campaigns | 30 Jan | @disinfo.eu 💼 @planeu.bsky.social is hiring! 📬 epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Research 💡 🗳️ 2024 was a pivotal year for elections worldwide. @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu asked experts on democracy to reflect on what these elections tell us about democracy. Explore their insights 👇 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/what-does-th...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 ⚖️ 2024 was an eventful year for #democracy. ✒️ @clubdemadrid.bsky.social's Vice-President Michelle Bachelet reflects on the electoral cycle we are closing, with a special emphasis on women's representation. 🖇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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#Research 💡 Mark your calendar 🗓️ 📢 The @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu will organise a public event for the launch of the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 👇 ----- ⭐ The European Democracy Hub is a joint initiative by the European Partnership for Democracy and Carnegie Europe.

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🎉 This week's BB ⬇️ 📘 The OSCE in Times of War | @epde.bsky.social 📝 Georgia's Democratic Resilience @jodemocracy.bsky.social 🎙️ Ten Foreign Policy Predictions for 2025| @ecfr.eu 🗓️ Women’s Representation in Politics | 15 Jan | @youthdemocracycohort.com 📬 Subscribe here: epd.eu/subscribe/

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#Research💡 🇬🇧 The UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy's foreign policy vision of progressive realism sparked optimism among the democracy support community. Yet, the government's current approach seems to downplay democracy as a foreign policy priority. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/progressive-...

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#EPDNetwork🌐 🔴 The OSCE's idea of security in Europe with confidence-building and cooperation is threatened by Russia's war on Ukraine. 💡But the OSCE's tools can continue to work. European Exchange's Thomas Vogel explained it here ⬇️ epde.org?news=in-trou... @epde.bsky.social

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