Online event: Electoral Process in Jeopardy? Lessons Learned from Central Europe

What can the EU learn from recent elections in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), such as those in Poland and Romania?

Join us on 3 July at 3:00 PM CEST / 9:00 AM EDT for a Zoom discussion exploring what EU instruments like the Democracy Shield and Civil Society Strategy can learn from key elections in CEE to help counter disinformation and strengthen democratic resilience.

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While context differs from country to country, elections in Poland and Romania highlighted a number of irregularities, ranging from foreign-funded, digital malign interference to problems with electoral law and fraud.

Beyond making elections more difficult to win for pro-democratic forces, issues like these push societies further towards political disillusionment and polarisation.

We will address how EU strategies can mitigate risks to democratic resilience ahead of key elections in the future, such as those in Moldova on 28 September, Czechia on 3 October and Hungary in 2026. 

After all, the issues seen in elections over the past three months expose weak spots that will only be manipulated more intensely over time if no counter-measures are taken. 

This event is inspired by our upcoming Visegrad Insight Policy Brief, part of a quarterly series tracking developments in politics, security and society across Central and Eastern Europe. Read the brief by clicking HERE.

Speakers: 

Alina Inayeh – Visegrad Insight Fellow. She is currently a non-resident fellow with German Marshall Fund and the lead advisor for Aspen Institute Romania. She joined GMF in 2007 as the director of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a project dedicated to strengthening cooperation and fostering development in the Black Sea region.

Albin Sybera – Contributing Editor at Visegrad Insight. Albin is a freelance journalist, consultant and a former clerk at the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic. Besides Visegrad Insight, his texts can be also found at Britské listy or Balkan Insight and he is also a news reporter covering Czechia and Slovakia at bne IntelliNews.

Jakub Szymik – Lawyer specialising in digital and EU policy, with over a decade of experience in policy development and communications for non-profits, trade associations, and consumer groups. As the founder of CEE Digital Democracy Watch, he leads the organisation’s efforts on election integrity and technology regulation.

The discussion will be moderated by Staś Kaleta, Visegrad Insight Editor.

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