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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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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 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 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 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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Article

Article 17 February 2018

Europe’s concern about “foreign fighters”

In this article for Deutsche Welle Turkey, EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and the Egmont Institute's Th...

Article

Article 06 February 2018

The Belgian Parliamentary Inquiry on radicalization: a sensible analysis and a path towards change

In this article for Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center, EFD's Programme Manager Dr Tommaso Virgili analyses the recen...

Article

Article 24 January 2018

Terror transformed: from foreign fighters to homegrown terrorism

In this article for Jericho Online, EFD's Olivia Maisel discusses the change in terrorism post-Caliphate, from the emerg...

Article

Article 12 December 2017

It’s high-time liberal democracies tackled “non-violent” Islamist ideologies

In this article for Euronews, EFD President Roberta Bonazzi highlights the importance of empowering progressive liberal-...

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Mention 01 December 2017

Wahhabism has a huge outreach in Belgium

This article by Euractiv addresses the threat that non-violent extremist groups pose to society and mentions a panel dis...

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Mention 30 November 2017

Extremists accused of ‘hijacking identity’ of Muslims in Western Balkans

In this article for EuReporter, a conference organised by the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with TRE...

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Mention 30 November 2017

Growing concern on the Grand Mosque in Brussels and Islamic radicalisation in Europe

A conference organised by the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with TRENDS Research & Advisory and...

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Mention 29 November 2017

IS ideology “lives on” despite its military demise

The European Foundation for Democracy's Magnus Norell is mentioned in this article for the European Business Review, emp...

Interview

Interview 23 November 2017

Brussels’ Turkish Community: ‘Integration lies mainly with themselves’

In this interview with Bruzz, EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC's Amanda Paul discuss why radicalis...

Article

Article 27 October 2017

View: The Turkish opposition reloaded

In this article for Euronews, EFD Senior Fellow Dr Demir Murat Seyrek, and European Policy Centre Senior Policy Analys...

Article

Article 25 October 2017

Opinion: New political party gives life to Turkey’s opposition

EFD's Senior Policy Advisor Demir Murat Seyrek and EPC's Amanda Paul discuss the future and implications of Turkey's new...

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Mention 20 October 2017

EU introduces new measures to combat ‘low-tech’ terrorism

This article from Deutsche Welle addresses the speech by Sir Julian King, European Commissioner for the Security Union ...