Election-Watch.EU at the EPD Annual Conference 2026: Designing Democratic Resilience
On 8-9 June 2026, Election-Watch.EU participated in the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) Annual Conference in Brussels and the Youth Democracy Cohort (Un)Conference. The events brought together democracy practitioners, civil society organisations, policymakers, researchers, youth activists, and representatives of EPD’s 21 member organisations to reflect on one central question: how can democracies remain resilient in times of growing political, social, [...]
centre for democratic resilience, Civil Society, democracy, youth participation
Europe Day: Towards a more coherent pan-European election
Today, 9 May, Europe Day is celebrated, marking the anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. On this day in 1950, Robert Schuman proposed a vision that moved beyond national competition toward a shared future of supranational cooperation. There is no better moment than this to reflect on the ongoing development and the resilience of the European electoral project.
A challenged but resilient democracy
76 years after Schuman’s vision was first shared, the European Parliament elections have grown into [...]
Election-Watch.EU’s team expands to support the NEEDS EU project
Election-Watch.EU is happy to welcome two new colleagues who recently joined the team. Their expertise will directly support the successful implementation of our latest project, the Network for Engagement, Electoral Democracy and Standards in the EU (NEEDS EU).
Achilleas Stergiou joined as Administrative and Finance Officer and leads the financial oversight and operational compliance for the NEEDS EU project. Working under the EU’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) [...]
democracy, election obervation, NEEDS EU, observer accreditation, transparency