From the war in #Ukraine to election interference in #Moldova and democratic backsliding in #Georgia, the eastern neighbourhood faces growing tension between open and closed societies: bit.ly/4sg4tzl

#Kyiv #Tbilisi #Chisinau #EU #Russia #China #Democracy #Enlargement

📩 Join Four years of governance in wartime #Ukraine by emailing sophie.gueudet@santannapisa.it

On 11 March, experts gather to examine how four years of full-scale war have reshaped governance, statehood, and society in Ukraine.

#standwithukraine #Kyiv

Russia’s war against #Ukraine has radically altered European security. There is an urgent need to make sure that the enlargement process contributes to democratic, well-functioning and stable neighbourhood states, capable of countering external threats: tinyurl.com/y5bsxeyn

#Kyiv #standwithukraine

Civilian resistance in wartime Ukraine RE-ENGAGE researchers travelled to Kyiv in September 2025 to conduct fieldwork. Vira, a Kyiv based university student and locally trained enumerator, shares her testimony as a voice that speaks from…

RE-ENGAGE travelled to #Kyiv in September 2025 to conduct fieldwork. Vira, a Kyiv based university student and locally trained enumerator, shares her testimony as a voice that speaks from within the conditions that both sustain and constrain the research: tinyurl.com/mw4kne67

#StandwithUkraine

Politics across Eastern Europe are shaped by an ongoing tension between more open, democratic models of governance and more closed, authoritarian ones.

Four scenarios highlight the forces, risks, and warning signs that could push the region in different directions: bit.ly/4sg4tzl

RE-ENGAGE’s latest forecast looks at how #Ukraine, #Moldova, and #Georgia could develop by 2035—showing how political choices at home, the strength of civil society, and changing global pressures will shape what comes next. @IIR_Prague

📌Read it here: bit.ly/4sg4tzl

#Kyiv #Tbilisi #Chisinau #EU

Four Scenarios for the geopolitical futures of Eastern Europe in 2035 This paper develops four exploratory scenarios for Eastern Europe in 2035, tracing how domestic struggles between open and closed societies intersect with intensifying great-power competition.

Eastern Europe’s future will be shaped by a single, defining struggle: open versus closed societies, at home and in geopolitics. Domestic democratic resilience and great-power competition are now inseparable.

👉 Read the latest brief: bit.ly/4sg4tzl

#Ukraine #Georgia #Moldova #EU #China #Russia

📩 Join Democracy in the EU: Neighbouring countries in times of turbulence. Register here: tinyurl.com/26fsbh6j

On 13 February, experts and civic actors gather online to discuss how democratic societies confront growing authoritarian pressures across Europe's neighbourhood.

#Ukraine #Kyiv

Why did disinformation campaigns have so little effect in Moldova's parliamentary election?

👉 Read the latest commentary: tinyurl.com/mrza3a3j

#EU #Russia #MaiaSandu #Transnistria #chisinau #Moldova #AlegeriMoldova #MoldovanElections #Moldova2025 #VoteMoldova

Do Serbians even want to join the EU? The faceless movement says, “let’s decide after we’re free.”

The faceless movement’s stance on #enlargement is clear: restore rule of law and working institutions first, then debate #Europe—how much, how fast, or if at all.

RE-ENGAGE experts highlight:

🔹The veto deadlock and what it means for enlargement

🔹How majority voting could speed up decision making

🔹Why the EU needs stronger rule-of-law tools

Unlock the veto deadlock to secure Europe’s enlargement What began as a cautious enlargement process is now a test of whether the EU can reform, overcome vetoes, and lead in a rapidly shifting world order

The European Commission recently unveiled its annual enlargement reports: re-engaging.eu/news/unlock-...

#EUEnlargement #Enlargement #democracy #FutureOfEurope #WesternBalkans #EasternPartnership #Serbia #NoviSad #Tbilisi #Georgia #Kyiv

In 2025, Georgians defended their democracy and EU path with nightly blockades despite arrests, fines, and intimidation. The movement grew with legal-aid teams, independent media, community support networks, and digital coordination.

#Tbilisi #Georgia #GeorgianDream #Rustaveli

As pressure rises on both sides, smarter decision-making could make #enlargement more credible and transparent.

Listen to episode 2 of The Neighbourhood featuring Leo Litra: tinyurl.com/3nauwjs7

#Kyiv #Ukraine #EU #FutureofEurope #podcast #listennow

The EU’s enlargement reality check Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the candidate countries…

🎧 New week, new @re-engage.bsky.social podcast

This week, The Neighbourhood shifts from the “why” of enlargement to the “how”—specifically, how reforms are unfolding on the ground and what drives progress or stagnation @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JD4lcu

The EU’s enlargement reality check | ECFR Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the ca

🎧 Nuovo episodio di @re-engage.bsky.social

Questa settimana, The Neighbourhood passa dal “perché” dell’allargamento Europeo al “come”: quali riforme stanno davvero cambiando le cose sul campo e cosa blocca il progresso?
Ascolta ora 👉 @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social

The EU’s enlargement reality check Jessica Hendrick takes over The Neighbourhood to unpack what the EU’s 2025 Enlargement Package reveals about both Brussels’s expectations and life inside the candidate countries…

🎧 New @re-engage.bsky.social podcast

The 2025 Enlargement Package presents a mixed picture: Ukraine and Moldova are racing ahead, while Serbia and Georgia are lagging. The EU itself is struggling with internal divisions and reform fatigue @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3JD4lcu

🎧 NEW #PODCAST: The EU’s enlargement reality check. Listen to Episode 2 of The Neighbourhood: tinyurl.com/3nauwjs7

👉 Inside the episode:
🔹 How the enlargement process really functions
🔹 What this year’s package signals for #Ukraine, #Moldova, and the #WesternBalkans

European leaders will gather in Brussels tomorrow for the first EU Enlargement Forum👉 Read the latest commentary: bit.ly/3JYyXFo

#EUEnlargement #Enlargement #democracy #FutureOfEurope #WesternBalkans #EasternPartnership #Serbia #NoviSad #Tbilisi #Georgia #Kyiv

📩 Join Democracy on the brink by emailing Sophie at Sophie.gueudet@scuolasuperioresantanna.it

The event explores:
🔹 Georgia’s authoritarian drift and civic resistance
🔹 Ukraine’s democracy under the test of war
🔹 Academic activism in times of democratic crisis

Solidarity is back in Serbia.

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. Read the latest on After Novi Sad: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #vucic #aleksandarvučić #europenews #Democracy #Geopolitics #Enlargement #politics #news

🇬🇪🇷🇸 Georgia and Serbia's EU candidacy looks very different on the ground.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. New papers on #Serbia and #Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Novisad #Belgrade #tbilisi #vucic #aleksandarvučić #georgiandream

How long can #Georgia hold on to its #democracy?

Hybrid regimes invite external influence but leave space for civic resistance. New fieldwork and papers on Georgia this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Tbilisi #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Russia #EU #Geopolitics

On November 1st 2024, 16 people died after the canopy of a railway station collapsed in Novi Sad, Serbia. Read now: tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope

Serbia wants a new political system.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #Democracy #Geopolitics #HorizonEurope

Yesterday marked one year of demonstrations in Georgia following the contested October 2024 #elections.

🔎 RE-ENGAGE examines how civic networks born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New #Georgia papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #Democracy

What does 1 year of #protest mean to #Georgia?

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE looks at how civic operating systems born in hybrid regimes can sustain long movements. New fieldwork and papers this fall: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Tbilisi #Democracy #Geopolitics

Serbia’s “faceless” movement has one clear demand: rule of law.

🔎 New fieldwork and papers on Serbia to land this fall. Follow for updates: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #CivicActivism #Democracy #Geopolitics #students

#REENGAGERead from #Brussels:

#REENGAGE studies how #EU solidarity & fiscal coordination shape credibility in crises 🔗https://tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#EU to exclude #Ukraine #loan guarantees from #deficit targets — using frozen #Russian assets for €140 bn loan: www.reuters.com/business/eu-...

Georgia’s ‘faceless’ movement is still driving change.

RE-ENGAGE maps how these new civic networks are reshaping political life, and what it would take to convert street energy into institutional change: tinyurl.com/2bxf3u3f

#Georgia #GeorgiaProtests #GeorgianDream #Democracy #EuropeanUnion #EU