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Manipulating Romanians in favor of the Kremlin’s agenda is not easy, with Romanians being skeptical of the intentions of the Eastern neighbor based on their historical relations. Our experiences between East and West meant replacing oppression by the Turks with the goodwill of the defender of Orthodoxy who used Romanians in battles, causing horrors in ···
In the context of a massive increase in the number of users on the TikTok platform, we need to focus our efforts on monitoring and moderating the content and misinformation here. The Romanian social networking landscape is undergoing a profound transformation and the evolution of online platforms reflects this. TikTok has seen spectacular growth, reaching ···
This analysis covers three areas of healthcare procurement: construction, laundry and catering services, for the period 2007-2021. Although statistically speaking they do not account for a very large part of a hospital’s expenditure, the aim is to better understand how the procurement process works and who are the beneficiaries of the procedures. The report aims ···
The report analyzes how appointments was conducted at the public health directorates (DSP) and county health insurance departments (CASJ) for executive/deputy directors and is a follow-up to an analysis published in 2022. Its purpose is to analyze how these appointments were made, as well as to identify potential risks related to politicization of the process. ···
Today the VotCorect coalition met with Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu to discuss the conclusions of the June 9 election monitoring report, as well as the priorities for electoral reform and the organization of parliamentary and presidential elections. Septimius Pârvu (electoral program coordinator, Expert Forum), Maria Krause (independent expert, Electoral Observatory) and Otilia Nuțu (public policy ···
The Vot Correct coalition launched the preliminary conclusions of the 9 June election observation activity. The report includes data on the voting day, but also on the process of organizing the elections, the registration of candidates, the financing of the campaign or the electoral campaign. The VotCorect coalition is composed of Expert Forum (EFOR) , CIVICA , CSD (Centre for ···
The VotCorect Coalition will hold a press conference on the 10.06 at 2pm on the results of the election monitoring. The conference will take place at 8-10 Tudor Arghezi Street, Bucharest. It will be streamed online on Expert Forum’s Facebook page and on the privesc.eu platform. On 9 June we will publish the main findings of the regular ···
We re-launched for the broader public the annual report Romania in 2035: Seven Challenges for the Next Ten Years at the biggest book fair in Bucharest. Now in printed format, in Romanian and English. You can get here the PDF version EFOR’s activities in the region, including efforts to address disinformation and threats to democracy, are ···
EFOR analyzed how incumbent mayors changed their political options ahead of the 2024 elections. Declaratively, some had done so earlier – that is, they changed the party through agreements at the local level, even if not administratively. Read the report (Romanian only) See the database See the interactive map Main conclusions EFOR highlights that these ···
EFOR analyzed the data related to the financing of the electoral campaign, published by the Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) on May 16. The report includes data on sources of financing, expenditures, and rankings of the largest contributions for each type of election. Additionally, we included an analysis of online expenditures made through Facebook or Google. ···