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Article
14 October 2020
Brussels conference draws parallels between China’s persecution of Uyghurs & Nazi Germany
Whilst the western world seeks to build strong and sustainable economic relationships with China, are European governmen...
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09 July 2020
La pandémie de COVID-19 et l’impact d’une épidémie de ‘fake news’
Pease note that the article below is in French.
European Jewish Press, 9 July 2020
by Yossi Lempkowicz / Photo credi...
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02 July 2020
Why Asia matters: Coronavirus and beyond
The Brussels-based European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the US Mission to the EU, recently hosted a...
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22 June 2020
How foreign authoritarian powers are stepping up their “disinformation game”
The Covid – crisis has put the spotlight on attempts by foreign powers to manipulate public opinion in the West. Until...
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed
16 June 2020
“Freedom prevails over fear.” EU values are the remedy to COVID-19 disinformation campaigns
Disinformation and propaganda campaigns during the COVID-19 crisis have once again shown why
we should take the threat...
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed
13 June 2020
L’Italia e il virus della disinformazione tra Mosca e Pechino. Il punto di Luciolli e Farinelli
Please note that the article is in Italian.
Formiche, 13 June 2020
by Francesco Farinelli and Fabrizio W. Luciolli...
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01 June 2020
China’s influence on the EU in the era of masks, spies and disinformation
Recent investigations in Belgium about claims that China had used Malta’s Brussels embassy to spy on the EU has once a...
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29 May 2020
Fresh concerns raised over #COVID-19 disinformation
Fresh concern has been raised about the spread of disinformation and propaganda during the COVID-19 crisis. Russia and...
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Statement
Statement
18 June 2019
CICERO – Counternarrative Campaign for Preventing Radicalisation
The European Foundation for Democracy has been awarded the project CICERO – Counter narrative Campaign for Preventi...
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Statement
Statement
21 March 2019
Riflessioni sull’attentato al bus di Milano
Mercoledì 20 marzo, l’autista di un autobus che trasportava 51 giovani studenti ha improvvisamente cambiato percorso...
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Statement
Statement
18 March 2019
European Foundation for Democracy Statement on Christchurch terrorist attacks of 15th March 2019
On Friday 15th March, in an attack driven by a white supremacist ideological agenda, a terrorist killed 50 people in the...
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Interview
Interview
13 December 2018
Strasbourg Attack: Demir Murat Seyrek on Medyascope
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek, interviewed by Medyascope, discusses the Strasbourg attack and radical id...
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Interview
Interview
12 December 2018
Strasbourg Attack: Roberta Bonazzi on France 24
EFD President Roberta Bonazzi is interviewed by France 24 in the aftermath of the Strasbourg terrorist attack of 11 Dece...
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Op-Ed
Op-Ed
19 November 2018
Youth radicalisation: supporting teachers and social workers
EFD’s Programme Director Francesco Farinelli and EFD’s Policy Advisor Toufik Bouarfa have recently completed a guide...
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Article, Mention
Article, Mention
27 June 2018
The EU is not closing the door to Turkey
Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek, Senior Policy Advisor, European Foundation for Democracy, says that according to the EU, the eff...
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Mention
Mention
26 June 2018
Erdogan only seems omnipotent thanks to ultra-nationalists
Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek talks about the June 2018 elections in Turkey with the Belgian 'De Standaard'...
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Mention
Mention
24 June 2018
Turks massively supervising ballot boxes
European Foundation for Democracy’s Senior Policy Advisor, Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek analyses the June 2018 Turkey electi...
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Mention
Mention
23 June 2018
There was never more hope for change
European Foundation for Democracy’s Senior Policy Advisor, Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek, was quoted by the Belgian ‘De Sta...
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Article
Article
19 June 2018
Analysis: How the EU views the 24 June elections in Turkey
European Foundation for Democracy's Senior Policy Advisor, Demir Murat Seyrek, analyses the impact of the upcoming elect...
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Mention
Mention
18 May 2018
Integration of Syrian refugees in Europe needs scrutiny
The European Foundation for Democracy's (EFD) new report on "Refugees in Europe: Review of Policies & Practices" i...
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Mention
Mention
18 May 2018
New report highlights #refugees in Europe
The European Foundation for Democracy's new report on "Refugees in Europe: Review of Policies and Practices" is mentione...
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Mention
Mention
18 May 2018
Refugees have to learn what even other residents do not know
This article for De Correspondent talks about a panel discussion organised at the European Parliament by the European Fo...
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Mention
Mention
18 May 2018
Report recommends “better scrutiny” of publicly-funded NGOs working with refugees
The European Business Review discusses some of the key recommendations laid out by EFD in their recently published Refug...
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Interview
Interview
17 May 2018
#Refugees: ‘There is much good practice, including mentoring programmes’ Duhig
Senior Policy Advisor John Duhig is interviewed by Eu Reporter on the launch of EFD's report on 'Refugees in Europe', wh...
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Article
Article
16 May 2018
Refugee Integration in Europe: good practices and challenges
In this article for The Parliament Magazine, EFD Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili reviews the main findings of EFD's...
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Article
Article
15 May 2018
Turkey votes: Snap elections – Turkey at yet another crossroads
EFD Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC Senior Policy Analyst Amanda Paul offer an overview of the upcoming...
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Article
Article
07 May 2018
The Evolution of Jihadi Terrorism from al-Qaeda to Daesh
This article by EFD Programme Manager Francesco Farinelli addresses the theme of contemporary jihadist terrorism and its...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
“Le danger, ce sont les radicaux non violents”
In this article for 7Sur7, the event organised by the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre t...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
22-Mars: deux ans après, la Fondation européenne pour la démocratie met en garde contre les radicaux “non violents”
In this article for Bx1, the event held on 22 March 2018 to mark the second anniversary of the Brussels attacks is menti...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
Attentats à Bruxelles – deux ans après – La Fondation européenne pour la démocratie met en garde contre les radicaux « non violents »
In this article for Metro, the event held on 22 March 2018 to mark the second anniversary of the Brussels attacks is men...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
Brussels Attacks Anniversary: Julian King calls for action on ‘bedroom radicalisation’
The conference on "Two years after the Brussels attacks: the challenge of jihadist radicalisation in Europe and beyond"...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
Europe’s terror response: Empowering right partners is key to preventing #radicalization
In this article for the EU Reporter, a conference organised by the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Po...
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Mention
Mention
22 March 2018
On the Westminster and Brussels attacks anniversary, the EU spotlights three catalysts for radicalization
President of the European Foundation for Democracy, Ms Roberta Bonazzi is mentioned in this article for Quartz, discussi...
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Article
Article
19 March 2018
Opposites attract: three main ideologies, one common threat
In this article for The Parliament Magazine, the European Foundation for Democracy's Programme Managers Dr Tommaso Virgi...
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Article
Article
16 March 2018
Two years after the Brussels attacks, the terrorist threat remains very real
In this article for Euractiv, the European Foundation for Democracy's Dr Demir Murat Seyrek and the European Policy Cent...
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Article
Article
01 March 2018
European far-left fighters in Syria: It’s time to take them seriously
“We should never forget that extreme ideologies are just the flip side of the same coin. Their far-left ideology is a...
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