Articles tagged with: election interference
Presidential rerun to test Romania’s democracy
02 May EU Institutions
Presidential rerun to test Romania’s democracy
In a tumultuous period that saw the first election annulled, a far-right candidate leads as Romanians try again to pick their president. Distrust in the political establishment spells trouble for the EU and NATO.
Op-ed: Georgescu is not the conservative hero Musk thinks he is
02 May Foreign & Security Policy
Op-ed: Georgescu is not the conservative hero Musk thinks he is
Conservatives deserve better champions than the banned Romanian presidential candidate and conspiracy theorist.
Romanian officials quick to criticise far-right leader's claim to Ukrainian territory
31 Jan Foreign & Security Policy
Romanian officials quick to criticise far-right leader's claim to Ukrainian territory
Calin Georgescu called Ukraine an ‘invented state,’ suggesting Romania should take back ethnic Romanian areas. The rhetoric echoes Russia’s revisionist rationale for its full-scale invasion.
Coming for Europe: What Musk’s growing political influence means for the EU
10 Jan Foreign & Security Policy
Coming for Europe: What Musk’s growing political influence means for the EU
Operating in a grey zone between public and private figure, Trump’s sidekick Elon Musk can largely say what he wants – even as he complains about censorship. The EU sees a growing danger.