Roundtable event: War on Democracies? How to Ensure Resilience of European Electoral Races 2025–2029

Cosed-door roundtable brought together a select group of politicians, experts and civil society activists to discuss how Europe can remain competitive and at same time resilient in the age of insecurity and growing political polarisation.

On 31 October, we convened a group  of politicians, experts and civil society activists for an in-depth discussion around Visegrad Insight’s new report: War on Democracies. Democracies at War – EU Values Foresight for the Next Five Years.

Participants agreed that Europe’s strength lies not only in strong institutions backed with vibrant civil society, funding, and sound policies, but in the political will, trust, and legitimacy that sustain them.

As threats and perceptions differ across the continent, there can be no one-size-fits-all approach – but the shared commitment to democracy and prosperity remains the foundation of Europe’s future.

This discussion is a part of the European Commission’s Citizens, Equality, Rights, and Values (CERV) programmes, and involved a Visegrad Insight-led 3-year engagement across Central and Eastern Europe: https://visegradinsight.eu/eu-values-foresight/

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