EESC Hearing on EC Defence of Democracy Package
Brussels, 5 February 2024: The European Economic and Social Committee invited Election-Watch.EU to its hearing about the European Commission’s (EC) Defence of Democracy package.
In the agenda‘s [...]
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European election observers convened 6 months ahead of the European Parliament elections
Brussels, 8 December 2023: Six months ahead of the 6-9 June 2024 European Parliament (EP) elections Election-Watch.EU organised an in-person workshop for an EU wide network of election experts and observers. [...]
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Election-Watch.EU invited to present at the 20th ECNE meeting
Brussels, 6 December 2023: The European Commission DG JUST invited Election-Watch.EU to the 20th European Cooperation Network on Elections (ECNE) meeting and to present its preliminary findings of the Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) and planning for the June 2024 European Parliament elections.
Election-Watch.EU provided a brief overview of the take away from its PEAM meetings and emphasised the value added by acknowledged citizen-led election observation organisations, [...]
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Austria,European Union,General
Artificial Intelligence – Curse or Blessing? Discussion at the European media days
Lech, 1 December 2023: The great transformation – fears, challenges and bright spots were the focus of the 15th European media summit in Lech am Arlberg/ Austria. As part of the science forum at the University of Innsbruck, Dr. Viorela Dan from the University of Innsbruck, Dr. Justus Piater, Head of the Digital Science Center at the University of Innsbruck and Dr. Armin Rabitsch from Election-Watch.EU (wahlbeobachtung.org) discussed the challenges [...]
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Pre-Election Assessment Mission by Election-Watch.EU in Brussels
Brussels, 18 November 2023: Election-Watch.EU conducted the first, in-person part of the Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) from 15 to 18 November in Brussels. The three member team met representatives of European institutions, European political parties and civil society.
The PEAM, aims at assessing the European electoral reforms progress since 2019, areas of contention, possible threats and risks in the European electoral processes, while raising awareness about [...]
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European Union,General,International
Academic article about persons with disabilities’ rights in European elections published
Johannesburg, Brussels, Vienna, 14 November 2023: The South African Journal of International Affairs (SAJIA) published the academic article on enhancing inclusion and accessibility of persons with disabilities in European Parliament elections, co-authored by Alejandro Moledo del Río from European Disability Forum, Michael Lidauer and Amin Rabitsch from Election-Watch.EU.
Toby James [...]
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Austria,European Union,General,International
Policy Paper to the European Parliament Elections calls for EU and Member State action
Brussels, 28 August 2023: Election-Watch.EU (EW), together with the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), Democracy Reporting International (DRI), and the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) published a Policy Paper to the upcoming European Parliament elections in June 2024. The findings and recommendations are outlined in four chapters: 1) Equality and Inclusion, 2) Transparency, 3) Accountability, and 4) Risks and Opportunities.
Four thematic [...]
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Vivid exchange among European decision makers and civil society on ensuring the integrity of the 2024 European elections
Brussels, 4 July 2023: A high-level event on “Ensuring the integrity of European Parliament (EP) elections in 2024 through the participation of civil society”, hosted by the Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Domènec Ruiz Devesa, took place at the EP on 4 July 2023. First Vice President (FVP) Dr. Othmar Karas opened this Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic [...]
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High level event: How best to ensure the integrity of the 2024 European elections?
Brussels, Vienna, 26 June 2023: A high-level event at the European Parliament on 4 July 2023 will focus on how best to ensure the integrity of the 6-9 June 2024 European elections through the participation of civil society.
The EU’s commitment to defending democracy is more important than ever. The elections provide an important opportunity to strengthen citizen participation in elections, improve trust and promote identification with democratic values. In the [...]
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