Executive Director @EPDeu. Co-founder @eudemocracyhub #democracy #alternatives #thelongrun The man who knows something knows he knows nothing at all
Joined April 2011
- Tweets1.5K
- Following661
- Followers1.1K
- Likes1.6K
Ken Godfrey retweeted
#EPDNetwork💬
🎊The European Partnership for Democracy has elected its new President: @AnuJuvonen, Executive Director at @DemoFinland. 🧵
Ken Godfrey retweeted
The floor now goes to @epdeu’s Executive Director, @KenLCG, who closes the welcome remarks with an eye-opening statement:
🗣️“#Disinformation is endemic to all European societies, coming not only from international sources but also from domestic ones.” 🚨
#CombatDisinfoWB
ALT #CombatDisinfoWB final conference
Ken Godfrey retweeted
🇬🇧 | Last week, Labour MP David Lammy was appointed as the new #UK’s Foreign Secretary.
What can we expect from Labour’s approach to global #democracy issues?
Check out our latest commentary by Anthony Smith and @BN7WFD (@WFD_Democracy) 👉
europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/…
Ken Godfrey retweeted
❓ | Is the EU's Agenda in Jeopardy?
A stronger far-right presence in the @Europarl_EN could impede some EU policies.
But the main test to the union's global role may come from the rise of nationalist politics in France and Germany.
Experts weigh in 👉
carnegieendowment.org/europe…
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📌New report: The Future of European Electoral Support
🗓️2024 is a super-#election year worldwide.
Our report arrives at the perfect moment to reflect the role of electoral support in European internal affairs and in external action.
Download here ➡️ ow.ly/bCrl50S6HjI
Ken Godfrey retweeted
This morning we launched an open letter ahead of the #EUElections, calling to defend democracy through 10 policy priorities.
250 political, civil leaders, Nobel laureates & dem organisations signed.
idea.int/call-to-defend-demo…
@Int_IDEA @EEDemocracy @EPDeu @opengovpart @EU_ENoP
Ken Godfrey retweeted
We need to find a common ground that would combine the fight against foreign interference with the safeguarding of #EUCivilSociety as a watchdog for democracy.
💬 Insightful contribution from @EPDeu Executive Director @KenLCG at today's #EESCPlenary.
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖| Do you know where European democracy funding actually goes? 💸
@EvelynMantoiu unpacks the ins and outs of the @eudemocracyhub’s new interactive data tool, unfolding trends in European democracy support funding.
Read the analysis now on our website ➡️bit.ly/3vxgA3e
Ken Godfrey retweeted
🇧🇪🇪🇺 The Belgian Presidency together with @EPDeu organised a seminar on the special report of the @EUauditors concerning the Rule of law and the EU budget.
Some food for thought on how and where the EU-framework could be further improved!
#EU2024BE – at Schaarbeek, België
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖 | @carldolan busts open the myth of strategic corruption for the #europeandemocracyhub.
With corruption as old as diplomacy itself, how should the EU respond in today's geopolitical landscape?
Read the full text now on our website ➡️ bit.ly/49fSTem
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖| The #EuropeanDemocracyHub Annual Review 2023 is out now.
In a year marked by ongoing conflicts, electoral shifts, and a rising far-right, how did European democracy support adapt to these challenges? 🌍
Read the year in review out today ➡️ bit.ly/Annual-Review-2023
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖 | Clashes with Hungary's Orbán highlight the EU's struggle to defend democracy within its borders. @zecsaky unpacks yesterday's Council meeting and why the EU’s democracy problem is unlikely to go away on its own. Full text here ➡️bit.ly/42Fgjrb #EuropeanDemocracyHub
Ken Godfrey retweeted
❓ | Can Europe Defend Democracy?
European #democracy faces threats from both within and outside.
To counter them, Europe needs leaders who are serious about upholding democratic values and addressing citizens' grievances.
13 experts give their takes ➡️ carnegieeurope.eu/p-91525
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖 |“In a precarious and uncertain context, the EU has an important role to play in consolidating Armenia’s reform process and anchoring democracy in the country."
Read the full text now by Dr.@LaureDelcour & Dr. Nariné Ghazaryan ➡️ bit.ly/490UGTO
#EuropeanDemocracyHub
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📅 This weekend, EPD, @NSIMitrovica, and the @Europarl_EN are co-organising a citizen assembly in Kosovo, supported by the European Union.
Its objective?
🎯Draft a set of recommendations for policy makers that leads to more resilient against #disinformation.
More updates soon📲
Brilliant to have Patrick with us at EPD. A fantastic mind and great thinker on democracy @eudemocracyhub
@WeAreNIMD @ClubdeMadrid @WFD_Democracy @ALDAeurope @CFImedias @NHC_nl @DemoFinland @DemocracyR @KofiAnnanFdn
🎉The EPD Advisory Board welcomes Patrick Costello!
@patrick_era worked as deputy Head of Cabinet for former Commission VP @margotwallstrom, diplomatic adviser for @JosepBorrellF as EP President and Head of Cabinet for @KarmenuVella.
We are looking forward to working with him!
ALT The image shows a welcome card with the picture of Patrick Costello and a writing that reads "Welcome to the EPD Advisory Board Patrick Costello!".
Ken Godfrey retweeted
Meet the fellows 🤝5 democracy experts are joining the #EuropeanDemocracyHub.
Curious who wrote a book on election-rigging and who was a reporter in a past life?
Get to know @alemannoEU, Giselle Bosse, @Fromagehomme, @zecsaky & Tinatin Tsertsvadze ➡️ bit.ly/EDH-fellows
Ken Godfrey retweeted
📖 | Why have coups in Africa been increasing?
Read how @youngsrichard, @Farinha_Ric, @LidetTadesse, @WilenNina, @DrClaraPortela, @ToniHaastrup, @YabiGilles, @chacha_republic and @Fromagehomme craft an EU response for countering the recent resurgence. ➡️ bit.ly/3RhxiM8
Ken Godfrey retweeted
🇪🇺 Not sure what to make of the Commission's 2023 Enlargement package?
EPD’s Research Coordinator @ElePanchulidze breaks down the key takeaways in her commentary out now for the @eudemocracyhub.
📖 Read the full text online ⬇️ bit.ly/3SCWNs6 #EuropeanDemocracyHub
