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On 9 Oct at 7pm don’t make other plans but come to Cărturești-Verona bookstore to discuss the Peter Pomerantsev’s volume. He is a British journalist of Russian-Ukrainian origin, probably the most profound and brilliant contemporary analyst of the mechanisms of Kremlinist-Trumpist propaganda. Translated by Cartier publishing house from Chisinau, the book should not be missing ···
We were discussing here yesterday why it is important to understand and measure China’s influence in various countries, and why for us in Bucharest it is a priority to understand how it acts in Europe. This is exactly what we set out to do in the China Index project, designed and managed by a well-known ···
Top Political Accounts January 2023-May 2023 Based on List Monitoring in Crowdtangle with politicians from the Republic of Moldova Source – Crowdtangle Narrative 1: The European Union accession – A threat to the pro-Russian establishment? The Pro-Russian opposition parties promote standard ex-soviet state Russian propaganda, personalized for the context of the Republic of Moldova. The ···
Overview of a Year of Aggression – February 2022-2023 ROMANIA ONLINE MONITORING Introduction With public support for the European Union’s support for Ukraine around 60%, Romania remains in the bottom quarter of EU Member States according to Eurobarometer of winter 2022. On the other hand, there is a general consensus that Kremlin’s propaganda was ···
Context – Why do we care about politicians’ communication online? The National Coalition for Romania came to power about 3 months before Russia invaded Ukraine. Since then, controversial legislation that led to democratic setbacks has become common. Support for Ukraine has seemed to be the coalition’s only indisputable position.Externally, Romania is a reliable partner of ···
In theory, Romania had all the data to get through last year’s energy crisis without painful implications for citizens or the private sector. In March 2022, we already had the government’s commitment to cap prices for a year, along with other capping and compensation measures adopted during the year, while the industry was supported by ···
EFOR is committed to transparency, integrity, and protecting research participants while ensuring compliance with international ethical standards. Our commitment includes the Ethics Review Committee (ERC) Governance & Procedures, which details the review process for research projects, and the Code of Ethics in Internet Research, which establishes ethical guidelines for digital investigations, social media research, and online ···
Project Duration: November 2022 – April 2023 Implemented by: Expert Forum Funded by: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Our project’s main aim is to create a more resilient and fact-based digital information ecosystem in the context of the Ukrainian war. We are at a unique time in our history where our borders are digitally invaded by huge ···
The Hungarian electoral campaign was severely impacted by the war in Ukraine. The start of the political campaign was based on traditional narratives from Fidesz, mainly promoting the historic support they offered since 2010 to Transylvania, Fidesz’s financial support to families, subsidies for schools, and kindergartens. Historic loyalty was the main online discussion in Transylvania ···
The Hungarian Media Landscape is dominated by pro-FIDESZ narratives mainly due to its dependency on Budapest funds. In the last three years, the Transylvanian Media Space Association received a grant of 20 million euros from the Hungarian government. Through the support the association became by far the largest media trust in the Hungarian press ···