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Article
20 January 2021
Libia, nuovo cartello di milizie a sostegno di Sarraj
Please note the article below is in Italian
Con il decreto n.38 datato 18 gennaio, il Premier del Governo di Unità N...
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Mention

Mention
15 January 2021
“Teaching democracy is just as important as teaching maths”
Psychologist Ahmad Mansour is an expert in deradicalisation and prevention of extremism. Himself a migrant, he came...
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Article
13 January 2021
Il ritorno di Daesh in Siria
Please note, the article below is in Italian.
Il 3 gennaio, un bus di militari siriani lealisti è caduto in un’imb...
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07 December 2020
Hoe China het beleid van westerse landen probeert te beïnvloeden
Please note, the article below is in Dutch.
EW Magazine, 7 December 2020
by Pieter Cleppe / Photo credits: Chine Nouve...
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05 December 2020
Sugli uiguri l’Italia batta un colpo. L’appello di Anna Maria Cossiga
Please note, the article below is in Italian.
Formiche!, 5 December 2020
By Anna Maria Cossiga
Non cessiamo mai d...
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Article

Article
26 November 2020
How should Europe respond to human rights violations against the Uyghurs in China ?
Since several months, China is facing growing global political criticism over what some call a ‘’genocide’’ of t...
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Article

Article
29 October 2020
China: dwangarbeid tegen armoede en radicalisering
Please note, the article below is in Dutch.
Doorbrak, 29 October 2020
by Pieter Cleppe / Photo credits: AFP
Eén milj...
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19 October 2020
Europe cannot remain silent to human rights violations in Xinjiang
There is growing evidence of forced labour, torture, forced sterilisation and arbitrary detention against ethnic Uighurs...
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16 October 2020
Europe can no longer ignore human rights abuses against the Uyghurs in its dealings with China
The EU Member States shall have a common strategy and adopt a united and holistic position in their dealings with China...
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15 October 2020
European Union and West urged to take action against Chinese ‘genocide’ of Uyghurs
The international community has been urged to respond to the “genocide” being perpetrated by the Chine...
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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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23 July 2020
Pandemic, infodemic and disinformation
Europe is facing the greatest threat to its democracies since WWII, and now more than ever we must push back and defend...
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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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29 May 2020
“Russia and China: different strategies, same goals?”
Europe is facing multiple threats at present. An insecure but threatening Russia, which has shown its willingness to ill...
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29 May 2020
Russia’s and China’s Disinformation Strategies During Covid-19
On Thursday May 28th, 2020, The European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the US Mission to the EU and the...
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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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