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In Romania, the public administration produces valuable data, but it is lost because no one collects it to monitor and improve public policy processes. For example, during the pandemic, the police applied sanctions, but we do not know exactly to whom and for what, because there was no interest in keeping a detailed record. This ···
EFOR contributed to the special edition of the Transylvanian Review of Administrative Sciences dedicated to the COVID-19 pandemic, with an article on the Romanian sanctioning policy during the two months of state of emergency. EFOR also published a public policy report on the sanctions applied during the state fo emergency in May 2020. The articole ···
EFOR will monitor China’s influence in Europe, with a focus on Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia. While less conspicuous than Russia, China is increasingly present in our region through various channels and political formats. We will report on all these. Europe’s Vulnerability to Chinese Propaganda is Homegrown A new form of Orientalism makes ···
In 2020 we worked hard, and it seems that the pandemic provided us with a lot of topics. We published 27 reports, more than a quarter of the total number of reports published by EFOR so far. We observed local and parliamentary elections, held several public debates on organizing elections during the pandemic, launched the ···
The parliamentary elections were a competitive process, with multiple electoral options. The authorities organized the process efficiently, but several key regulations were published late and were not communicated effectively. Although the authorities’ efforts to give quarantined and isolated voters the opportunity to vote were more visible than in the local elections, electoral legislation has ···
See full documentary here. Amid allegations of corruption and violence, Romania’s ancient forests are being devastated by illegal logging. It is getting dangerous in Romania’s vast ancient forests. The figures are stark: Six rangers killed (two in 2019 alone) and a further 650 attacked with axes, knives and guns. The Carpathians, where 70 percent of ···
Expert Forum and Center for the Study of Democracy are pleased to invite you to the online Round-table discussion on the Rule of Law report, on 3 December 2020, at 10:00 CET, via Zoom. The discussion will be focused on the policy implications of the Rule of Law reports on Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, and Spain, ···
This report analyzes the data declared by electoral competitors to the Permanent Electoral Authority (PEA) which has been published on the online platform www.finantarepartide.ro by September 18. For a more general analysis of the legislative framework and the issues related to the financing of the electoral campaign, please read the first monitoring report published at ···