Being interviewed for the Counter Intelligence Podcast (3 June 2019), I decided to look back on my earliest tweets (2012-2016) to see if they might give some background to why I founded Defending Democracy. I surprised even myself by what I found… Some of my earliest tweets about Russian trolls, propaganda and disinformation 24 July… » read more
Archives for democracy
La désinformation : une menace pour la démocratie au sein de l’Union européenne ? Quelles sont les actions mises en place ?
February 26, 2019
A l’approche des élections européennes, la désinformation sur les réseaux sociaux et internet ne cesse de préoccuper les dirigeants européens. Ceux-ci estiment qu’elle porte atteinte à la démocratie dans l’Union européenne (UE). De fait, seulement pour l’année 2018, des études scientifiques ont démontré que des campagnes de désinformation dans les médias sociaux avaient été menées… » read more
Posted by EU-Logos
The Agony of Western Democracy
January 31, 2019
The British parliament’s historical anti-Brexit deal vote is the latest act in a series of events affecting the performance of Western democracies worldwide. From the US, France and England in the West to Italy and Greece in the South of the European continent, passing by Hungary, Poland or Romania, Western-style democracies and parliamentary systems are… » read more
Posted by Spotlight on Geopolitics
Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV. European Political Context In less than a year, European Parliament elections will lead us to the next European Commission. Following the current polarising trend in global politics, the debate in Europe is mainly conducted between pro-Europeans and anti-Europeans. The ever-growing gap between decision-makers and citizens could… » read more
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blogactiv, communication, democracy, Elections, Innovation & Enterprise |
Is a catastrophic scenario possible for the EU?
October 15, 2018
Guest post by Dan Luca, Senior Director at EURACTIV. Are we playing with fire and do we hate the European Union like it is not ours? Do we really not want to have this community structure any longer? I am positive and I believe in the European construction, but I must bring you bad news… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
A Global Approach to ‘Fake News’
October 10, 2018
Guest blog post by Gaffar Abdul, Communications Officer at Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF). ‘Fake news’, ‘misinformation’, ‘online falsehoods’ – call it what you may, but let us not be mistaken – this is not a recent phenomenon. Neither is it truly a new problem, though arguably it has gained new relevance in today’s information society, largely… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
EP finally commits to stronger involvement in follow-up to succesful European Citizens’ Initiative
July 9, 2018
European Parliament votes to start interinstitutional negotiations on the revision of the European Citizens’ Initiative, but simultaneously commits to holding plenary debates on successful ECIs. On 5 July 2018, the European Parliament voted to start institutional negotiations on the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) on the basis of the legislative report adopted by the Parliament’s Constitutional… » read more
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Six questions to the European Commission
July 3, 2018
Guest blog post by Fernando Morales-de la Cruz, Founder, Café for Change. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in December 1948, almost 70 years ago. The Convention of the Rights of the Child was ratified by all EU member states almost 30 years ago. The European Parliament passed a resolution in 2012 on… » read more
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blogactiv, children, democracy, Fundamental Rights, Future EU, Global Europe |
European Parliament Committee ignores civil society call for stronger EP commitment to European Citizens’ Initiative
June 21, 2018
Guest blog post by Maarten de Groot, Campaign Coordinator ECI campaign and Daniela Vancic. The ECI Campaign is highly disappointed that the majority of the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the European Parliament yesterday decided to ignore our call, supported by more than 70 civil society organisations, to take greater ownership and responsibility for the European… » read more
Posted by The Guest Blog
Time to recall Churchill: ‘Action This Day’
June 6, 2018
Europeans from all over the continent convened in The Hague this weekend to celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the Congress of Europe. The 1948 conference marked the beginning of the post-war process of European integration. The participants, whose deliberations stressed the importance of civic engagement in shaping Europe’s future, gathered in the ancient Knight’s Hall… » read more
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blogactiv, democracy, Fundamental Rights, Global Europe, Justice & Home Affairs |
Mysterious Martin, Sinister Selmayr?
April 18, 2018
Guest blog post by Denis MacShane, the UK’s former minister for Europe. His latest book is Brexit, No Exit. Why (in the End) Britain Won’t Leave Europe (IB Tauris). Recently the London Eurosceptic political weekly, the Spectator, published an article by the most fervent EU federalist to be found in Europe. Jean Quatremer is a… » read more
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blogactiv, Brexit, communication, democracy, digital, Elections, EU Citizens & Media, EurActiv.com, Freedom of Speech, média |
Zdechovsky MEP: Selmayr’s loyalty is not enough
March 29, 2018
Guest post by Tomas Zdechovsky. Zdechovsky is EPP Vice-Coordinator in the Budget Control Committee. “One of the reasons Communism was not successful economically was the planned economy. Bureaucrats in the capital decided at their desk how much wheat to grow in which season and with which fertiliser, to give just one example. They knew little… » read more
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blogactiv, democracy, EU Citizens & Media, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Future EU |
Guest post by Joakim Palme, Chair, Delmi and Professor of political science at Uppsala University and Kristof Tamas, Director and Head of Secretariat, Delmi. The 2015 refugee crisis led to a series of changes in European Union migration policy, including the reintroduction of border controls and an arrangement with Turkey. Although the influx of asylum… » read more
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blogactiv, democracy, EU borders, EU institutions, EurActiv.com, Fundamental Rights, Future EU, Global Europe |
Will Mogherini decapitate Kosovo?
February 28, 2018
Kosovo’s elite might soon be facing justice, if of an imperfect kind. Whether and how justice will be made is up to the EU, writes Andrea Lorenzo Capussela. Guest post by Andrea Lorenzo Capussela. Capussela is the author of State-Building in Kosovo: Democracy, Corruption and the EU in the Balkans and The Political Economy of… » read more
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blogactiv, democracy, EurActiv.com, Europe's East, Future EU, Global Europe, Justice & Home Affairs |
A Europe of equals – Winning European hearts and minds
February 21, 2018
Guest post by Tom Parker, CEO of Cambre. Parker is an active member of the British business community in Brussels and is a regular commentator on lobbying practice and the future of the advocacy profession. With an eye to 2019, European Parliament elections and the appointment of a new Commission, Jean Claude Juncker set… » read more
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blogactiv, democracy, Elections, EU Citizens & Media, EU institutions, EU Priorities 2020, EurActiv.com, Future EU, Global Europe, Justice & Home Affairs |