Exchange with EU Election Management Bodies about reform recommedations
Brussels, 27.11.2019: Election-Watch.EU was invited to present the findings and recommendations of its Election Assessment Mission (EAM) to the 2019 European Elections at a network meeting of European election management bodies (EMBs) at the European Commission in Brussels. Michael Lidauer presented the background, objectives, key findings and recommendations of the EAM, which was the first comprehensive, civil-society based election observation exercise at European level.
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Austria,European Union,General,International
Expert Meeting to discuss disinformation in elections
Prague, 19 November 2019: At the invitation of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), 20 electoral experts met in Prague to discuss the risks of disinformation in elections and possible countermeasures. The special focus of the event was the communication via social media, disinformation and election integrity, especially in countries of Central and Eastern Europe.
Armin [...]
What motivates polling staff members?
University of Vienna and wahlbeobachtung.org / Election-Watch.EU undertake joint research study with the support of all political parties represented in parliament with the aim to strengthen electoral practices in Austria.
Political parties are increasingly encountering difficulties in finding interested and motivated citizens to take on the role as polling station commission member. Wahlbeobachtung.org / Election-Watch.EU has been advocating to open the system of polling [...]
Austria,European Union,General
Panel discussion about social media monitoring in Austria
Vienna, 21 October 2019
What is the impact of social media on civil society at large, and elections in particular? Should we monitor this, and if yes, how?
Austria,European Union,General,International
Workshop about social media monitoring in elections
Bratislava, 19 September 2019: As part of a project funded by Civitates, Democracy Reporting International and MEMO 98 have been further developing methods for monitoring social media in elections. As part of the project, civil society organizations in Austria, Portugal, Croatia, Poland, Romania and Slovakia were supported to monitor the respective election campaigns [...]
European Parliament Elections 2019: Election-Watch.EU EAM Final Report with 16 recommendations
Brussels, 16 September 2019: For the first time, European Parliament elections were observed by a comprehensive citizen-led Election Assessment Mission (EAM) with 28 national chapters, comprising 65 international election experts and observers, as well as eight like-minded citizen election observer organisations. The Mission focused on specific areas to evaluate the coherence of the EU Member States’ electoral processes. These areas included the right to vote and [...]
Austria,European Union,International
Round table about the role of social media in the EU elections
Berlin, 20 June 2019: Experts from various European institutions, think tanks and civil society organizations reflected and discussed the growing role of social media channels in election campaigns, especially those related to the European Parliament? In addition to Avaaz, Oxford Institute, Weizenbaum Institute, Democracy Reporting International, also Election-Watch.EU [...]
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Interview with the EU Reporter
Following the press conference, Michael Lidauer from Election-Watch.EU was interviewed by the EU Reporter. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlrLHdWG1Dg
Election-Watch.EU Election Assessment Mission releases preliminary statement at Press Conference in Brussels
Election-Watch.EU held a press conference on Tuesday, 28 May at 11.00 hours at the Press Club Brussels Europe to present its preliminary findings and conclusions of the Election Assessment Mission to the European Parliament Elections 2019.
Election-Watch.EU was joined by Rast’o Kužel from MEMO98, a specialist media-monitoring organization known for its research of media during elections. MEMO98 [...]