"Polis kocht!" Von außen gelenkt?

We invite you to "Pole cooks!" On the topic: directed from the outside? Foreign influence on Europe's democracy

Foreign influence in Europe presents new challenges. The power of large tech companies and influential individuals such as Elon Musk shows how online platforms can be used specifically to influence political processes. But also foreign state actors, especially Russia, are specifically trying to influence democratic will formation in their sense and manipulate discourses. In the presidential elections in Romania in 2024, for example, a suspected Russian influence campaign had a large reach. The Romanian Constitutional Court finally canceled the results of the first round of the election due to found irregularities. href = "https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-yoursay/initiatives/14587-european-democracy-shield_en" title = "https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-yoursay/initiatives/14587-european-democracy-shield_en" target = "_ blank" data-mys-clicktrack = "0" rel = "noopener noreferrer"> "European Democracy Shield ”, a package of measures and legislative proposals for more effective combating foreign information manipulation and influence. These initiatives are supplemented, for example, by the digital services Act, which is intended to regulate platforms more. Together with Luise Quaritsch (Jacques Delors Center) we would like to discuss: Where are the greatest threats to democracy in the EU? How effective are the current instruments and where do gaps exist? What role do Member States and civil society play, what role do private actors such as social media platforms play?

as speaker will accompany us Luise Quaritsch : luise Quaritsch is Policy Fellow for EU Democracy Am Jacques Delors Center . It deals with institutional reforms of the EU, democracy, the rule of law and civil society in Europe. Before that, she worked on these topics for the European Commission, the constitutional blog and as a Carlo Schmid scholarship holder for the Center for Policy Research at United Nations University. For a management consultancy, she also developed economic consequences and evaluations for the European Commission and several federal ministries. Luise studied international relations at the TU Dresden and European law at the University of Leiden; In addition, she is a graduate of the European Master of Law and Economics.

polis180 is a Grassroot-Think tank for external and European policy. Polis180 was founded in June 2015 by a group of committed young people with different backgrounds and political points of view. We now count over 600 club members. Our goal is to be the most innovative Think tank and talent smithy of and for young experts and to enable them to significantly influence external and European policy decisions as an inclusive platform. With our projects, we offer young people the opportunity to formulate their political demands and present them.

As part of the " polis cooks! a. The dishes that we cook directly are directly related to the topic we discuss. The dishes that we cook directly are directly related to the topic we discuss. At this event there will be a vegan main course and a vegan dessert: gear Szechuan aubergine and banana pudding!