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An EFOR-ARP opinion poll provides new data on social media consumption and Romanians’ trust in social networks. Here are a few conclusions: Television remains the dominant source of information in terms of trust Among platforms, Facebook remains dominant, while TikTok is popular among nationalists and young people in rural areas There is a major difference ···
Monitoring Report: April–May 2026 Authors: Mădălina Voinea (Digital Programs Coordinator, Expert Forum), Vlad Adamescu (Co-Chair, Center for Democracy and Good Governance), Monirul Hassan (Independent Researcher, Computer Science) FULL REPORT HERE 1. Context: Romania’s Political Crisis, the Digital Media Landscape, and Inauthentic Campaigns as Information Pollution In a period of political crisis, Romanian TikTok feeds ···
With an estimated 1.3 million people, the Romanian diaspora constitutes one of the largest European immigrant communities in the UK, which also remains a top destination for Romanian migrants. However, the same conditions that facilitate migration can simultaneously increase the risk of exploitation, making human trafficking a frequent co- occurring phenomenon. As Romania continues to ···
In recent years, Romania has developed a legal and institutional framework for the recovery of criminal proceeds and instrumentalities. Money laundering is now criminalised as a standalone offence, and several types of confiscation are regulated, including extended confiscation. In the administrative sphere, Romania has introduced the confiscation of unjustified wealth of public officials and a ···
Wednesday, 11 March 2026, 10:00 AM – Aula Magna, BCU. Democracy and Civil Society in Eastern Europe: Where We Come From and What Will Become of Us in These Turbulent Times. As at the beginning of every year, EFOR released its report on the most significant recent developments. This year’s edition focused on the fate ···
Justice is a public service and any reform of the judicial system must start from this principle. Discussions on judicial reform cannot be held behind closed doors with only representatives of the judicial system. As we requested every time that changes have been made in the field of justice, reform must be accompanied by serious ···
A new EFOR booklet showing how Russia and China seek to discredit Eastern Europe’s democratic transformation after 1990. By reframing transition as failure and fueling “nostalgia propaganda,” these narratives aim to undermine institutions, sow distrust, and weaken the liberal order in our region. The booklet explores how politics, the economy, NATO, and memory itself became ···
Authors: Voinea Mădălina, Sorin Ioniță Expert Forum (EFOR) has identified a coordinated network of 17 TikTok accounts that have generated over 1 million views in the last seven days to promote parliamentary candidate Vasile Costiuc. The network shows clear signs of inauthentic behavior, with 993 “soldier” accounts systematically following the same political profiles. This is ···
The stakes in these presidential elections are very high. The campaign has highlighted divisions and discontent in society and polarized public opinion. After Sunday, we will need to be able to continue to live together regardless of our differences of opinion, to listen to and understand each other, and to find explanations for how we ···
The way electoral commissions are setup has changed constantly in recent years. But not always through laws discussed in Parliament long before the election date, but through emergency ordinances or articles crammed into a long list of amendments. This is despite the fact that one of the basic principles of legislative stability, defined by the ···