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Center for the Study of Democracy
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The Center for the Study of Democracy is a European public policy institute fostering the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society.
🛡️ Fortifying Freedom through Integrity: SELDI.net and the Rule of Law in Enlargement.

Southeast Europe Leadership for Development and Integrity (SELDI), pioneered by CSD, highlights good governance and anti-corruption in Europe's new growth and security plan.

👉Join us
#CSDimpact#Democracy#Security
November 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Europe faces a long war and a new race for resilience and technology.

CSD hosts Defense & Democracy Dialogue: Fortifying Freedom to debate security, connectivity and rights on the Eastern flank.

📅 11 Nov | 📍 Sofia Balkan Palace

Registration/details👇
#DefenseDemocracyDialogue#Security#Geopolitics
November 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
In October, CSD addressed sanctions, clean energy, corruption & democratic stability across Europe.

🇨🇿 Prague; Forum 2000.
🇧🇪 Brussels; Energy & Security Dialogue.
🇧🇬 Sofia; Korea–Bulgaria Energy Forum & Urban Waste Wars.
🇧🇦 Sarajevo; Good Governance Forum.

#CSDimpact #Resilience #Democracy
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Europe’s energy future relies on innovation and partnerships.

At the Korea–Bulgaria Energy Forum; CSD, the Embassy of Korea and KOTRA highlighted how nuclear, renewables and storage can power a clean, secure transition.

CSD’s study maps Bulgaria’s energy path.👇
#EnergySecurity #CleanEnergy
October 31, 2025 at 9:58 AM
🌐 Building digital integrity is one of Europe’s key challenges in the age of disinformation.

🔎 As co-organizer of #SIIF2025, CSD will bring together experts in Sofia to strengthen resilience against disinformation and malign influence.

#CSDimpact #InformationIntegrity #DigitalGovernance
Join us 👇
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 AM
💡 Clean, secure, and competitive energy is key to Europe’s autonomy and climate goals.

Join CSD, KOTRA, and the Embassy of Korea for the Korea–Bulgaria Energy Forum on 30-10-2025 in Sofia, focused on nuclear, renewables, and hydrogen cooperation.

#CSDimpact #EnergySecurity #CleanEnergy

Register 👇
October 28, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Europe’s energy transition is now strategic.

At CSD & @irsem.bsky.social ’s Brussels event, experts warned that energy weaponisation links decarbonisation, competitiveness & security.

CSD’s ECSRI shows EU energy risk tripled since 2022.

#CSDimpact#EnergySecurity#Decarbonisation
October 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Led by Rositsa Dzhekova, CSD works with RAN and the EU Knowledge Hub to counter radicalisation and violent extremism across Europe.

In the latest EUKH Newsletter, she highlights how digital manipulation fuels extremism, and how collaboration builds resilience.

Find out more 👇

#EUKnowledgeHub
October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
🛢️ The UK’s new sanctions strike at the heart of Russia’s shadow oil fleet.

CSD & @CREACleanAir show how closing loopholes can cut Moscow’s wartime revenues.

1️⃣ End derogations
2️⃣ Target facilitators
3️⃣ Enforce together

#CSDimpact #Sanctions #Russia

Read more 👇
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October 17, 2025 at 6:44 AM
🌍 Europe’s sanctions are powerful only if enforced.

At Forum 2000 in Prague, CSD’s panel “Sanctions Enforcement for Strategic Decoupling from Russia” brought together European leaders & experts to close loopholes & strengthen coordination.

#CSDimpact #Forum2000
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
🤖 Disinformation erodes trust in democracy.

Join CSD’s online workshops on 14–15 Oct to test a new AI tool that helps detect false narratives & strengthen digital resilience.

#CSDimpact #AI #Disinformation #DigitalResilience

🔗 Register in here 👇
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October 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
🗑️ Illegal waste flows generate €10B yearly for organised crime in the EU.

🌍 "Urban Waste Wars: Tackling Crime, Corruption and Pollution" in Sofia brought together CSD, Sofia Municipality, Europol & officials.

🤝 Thanks to all partners for advancing cleaner, safer cities across Europe.

#CSDimpact
October 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🇪🇺 Sanctions enforcement is key to the EU’s strategic decoupling from Russia.

CSD joins the Forum 2000 Conference in Prague to discuss how Europe can close loopholes & strengthen coordination with global partners.

📅 14 Oct | 📍 Prague

🔗 www.forum2000.cz/en/homepage

#CSDimpact #Forum2000 #Sanctions
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
In September, CSD advanced global debates on democracy, security & resilience.

🌍 Shared The Kremlin Playbook in the US & Latin America
⚖️ Engaged on EU integration, rights & Bulgaria’s 2040 transition
🔎 Published fresh insights on energy security & democratic resilience

#CSDimpact #EU #RuleOfLaw
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🌍 Climate neutrality by 2050 – a foundation for Bulgaria’s competitiveness.

Yesterday in Sofia, CSD launched its new report “Fit for 2040” at the round table “Accelerated Energy Transition” with policymakers, business & experts.

Read the full report 👇

#CSDimpact #Energy
October 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🇵🇱 The Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) is a leading European platform on transatlantic cooperation, bringing together top voices from Europe and beyond.

Organised by @fundpulaskiego.bsky.social
Follow updates from @warsawforum.bsky.social

CSD will take part in this year’s edition.
September 29, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🇦🇷 In Argentina, CSD & CADAL co-hosted Argentina at the Crossroads: Navigating State Capture Risks in a Shifting Global Landscape.

Experts warned of corrosive capital, disinformation & informal networks — urging stronger institutions and civil society for resilience.

#CSDimpact #Argentina
September 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
💡At the GI-ACE Mid-Year Conference 2025 in London, @giace.bsky.social , CSD shared new findings on state capture.

Tihomira Kostova & Todor Galev showed how third-country trade routes enable the re-export of EU dual-use goods to Russia — a key test for sanctions enforcement.

#StateCapture #GIACE
September 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
💡Bulgaria’s adoption of the euro marks a major leap forward for its economy, unlocking access to powerful tools and protections within the euro area. The move brings financial stability, reduces transaction costs, and eliminates currency risk in trade with EU partners.

#Bulgaria #Eurozone #EU
July 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
💡 Lawyers from across the EU committed to build a stronger, more collaborative justice framework for children at the first FOSTER event, on June 19-20 in Ljubljana.

To get involved or stay up-to-date with FOSTER, contact: lawprogram@csd.eu

#FOSTERinitiative #EUlaw #JusticeForChildren
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
💡The proposed REPowerEU Regulation contains loopholes that could provide Russia with €36.4 bn in gas and oil exports through 2028.

There can be no energy security or lasting peace in Ukraine while Russian energy continues to fund the Kremlin’s war machine.

@b4ukraine.org #Russia #Ukraine
July 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
💡 Bulgaria is facing an increased wave of Russian disinformation aimed at weakening its ties with the Western world.
June 19, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Women are increasingly becoming the target of online attacks involving disinformation and cyber violence.

In response, CSD is organizing the conference "Foreigner Influence and Vulnerability: Gender-Based Disinformation and Cyberviolence in Bulgaria"

🗓️20/6/25; 09:00; Grand Hotel Millennium, Sofia
June 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🌍 Panel: External Regional Actors
🕗 8:00 PM (EEST – Bulgarian time) / 1:00 PM (EST – Local time)
We’ll delve into the expanding influence of China, Russia, and Iran in Latin America, assessing their strategic tactics and the implications for regional stability.
🎙️ With Ruslan Stefanov, CSD
May 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM
💰 Panel: Money Laundering
🕢 7:30 PM (EEST ) / 12:30 PM (EST)
This panel will examine the evolving role of digital assets in transnational crime, focusing on Chinese money laundering operations and the global regulatory response to illicit financial flows.
🎙️ With Martin Vladimirov, CSD
May 13, 2025 at 11:18 AM