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Mireia Faro Sarrats
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Human Rights & International Law expert. Journalist. Comms at the ECFR. Before IEMed, UNODC & EU Rights Agency.
Vienna at heart. Bookworm.
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Mireia Faro Sarrats @mireiafaro.bsky.social · Oct 29
In my latest piece for @ecfr.eu, I argue that European countries need to realise that migration is not the root cause behind the backsliding of democratic values, it is rather amplifying existing problems which their governments need to address.

ecfr.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
ecfr.eu
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🏳️ MEMORIA, EDUCACIÓN Y DEMOCRACIA: EL FRANQUISMO NO PUEDE SER UN MITO

👓 @mireiafaro.bsky.social ha escrito en @lavanguardia.com sobre la percepción que tienen los jóvenes españoles de las ideas del régimen franquista en la actualidad

🔗 ¡Léelo aquí! ⬇️
www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
Memoria, educación y democracia: el franquismo no puede ser un mito, por Mireia Faro Sarrats
El 20 de noviembre se cumplieron cincuenta años de la muerte de Franco en España. Medio siglo más tarde, las redes sociales se han llenado de videos en los que algunos
www.lavanguardia.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reposted by Mireia Faro Sarrats
theguardian.com
Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
Putin thinks democracy is the west’s weakness. We have to prove him wrong | Rafael Behr
The Russian strategy of exporting chaos to provoke extremism only works if liberals succumb to cynicism and despair, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:58 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Avui publico a La Vanguardia sobre un tema rellevant: la memòria històrica, l’educació de qualitat i l’alfabetització mediàtica. Sense memòria ni pensament crític, la democràcia es torna fràgil.

www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
Memoria, educación y democracia: el franquismo no puede ser un mito, por Mireia Faro Sarrats
El 20 de noviembre se cumplieron cincuenta años de la muerte de Franco en España. Medio siglo más tarde, las redes sociales se han llenado de videos en los que algunos
www.lavanguardia.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:44 PM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Hoy me estreno en @lavanguardia.com escribiendo sobre un tema clave: Memoria histórica, educación de calidad y alfabetización mediática son imprescindibles. Sin memoria ni pensamiento crítico, la democracia se vuelve frágil.

www.lavanguardia.com/opinion/2025...
Memoria, educación y democracia: el franquismo no puede ser un mito, por Mireia Faro Sarrats
El 20 de noviembre se cumplieron cincuenta años de la muerte de Franco en España. Medio siglo más tarde, las redes sociales se han llenado de videos en los que algunos
www.lavanguardia.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The Black Sea Security Conference in Sofia was a very insightful experience. We talked about the pressing topics concerning the region & the whole Europe.

Our discussion explored how regional dynamics shape migration patterns, but also how these trends intersect with the health of our democracies.
November 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
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ecfr.eu
While the migration debate remains a central driver of political polarisation, the broader challenge lies in how governments can tackle institutional distrust, writes @mireiafaro.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3X0qhRH
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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ecfr.eu
Combatting far-right narratives requires strengthening the structural foundations of democracy itself: Europe’s mainstream parties need to rethink how they engage citizens in democracy @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://ecfr.eu/article/europes-democratic-strain-is-a-crisis-of-governance-not-borders/
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
ecfr.eu
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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ecfr.eu
Across the West, political figures are using migration as a political instrument to overshadow other important challenges and test democratic values, writes @mireiafaro.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3X0qhRH
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
bit.ly
November 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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ecfr.eu
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend, writes @mireiafaro.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/3X0qhRH
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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ecfrrome.bsky.social
🇺🇸 🇪🇺 Mentre il dibattito sull'immigrazione rimane un fattore centrale della polarizzazione politica, la sfida più ampia risiede nel modo in cui i governi possono affrontare la sfiducia istituzionale.
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Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders | ECFR
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic n
buff.ly
October 31, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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ecfr.eu
While the migration debate remains a central driver of political polarisation, the broader challenge lies in how governments can tackle institutional distrust.

https://ecfr.eu/article/europes-democratic-strain-is-a-crisis-of-governance-not-borders/
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
ecfr.eu
October 30, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reposted by Mireia Faro Sarrats
nytimes.com
News Analysis: Dutch voters rebuked a far-right party in Wednesday’s national elections, and they unexpectedly threw support to a center-left party that ran on promises of stability and hope. That sudden reorientation is likely to usher in a more centrist government in the Netherlands.
Wilders’s Far-Right Party Faces Rebuke in the Netherlands
Geert Wilders suffered a loss of support as a center-left party staged major gains, an election result that could offer lessons for Europe’s far right.
nyti.ms
October 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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ecfrmadrid.bsky.social
📢 “La tensión democrática de Europa es una crisis de gobernanza, no de fronteras”

✍️ @mireiafaro.bsky.social (@ecfr.eu) analiza cómo los retos democráticos se están enmarcando en la securitización de la migración, amplificando los fallos de gobernanza.

Léelo aquí 👇🏽
ecfr.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
ecfr.eu
October 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
In my latest piece for @ecfr.eu, I argue that European countries need to realise that migration is not the root cause behind the backsliding of democratic values, it is rather amplifying existing problems which their governments need to address.

ecfr.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s democratic strain is a crisis of governance, not borders
Western politicians are increasingly framing migration as a threat to national security and social cohesion. In doing so, they risk undermining the democratic norms they claim to defend…
ecfr.eu
October 29, 2025 at 8:16 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
This is so concerning as well as embarrassing. The far right has mastered reaching young audiences and spreading disinformation on a massive scale.
english.elpais.com/internationa...
Over 21% of Spaniards think the Franco years were ‘good or very good,’ survey shows
Among voters of the mainstream conservative Popular Party (PP), more people believe the dictatorship was ‘good’ than ‘bad.’ And 61% of far-right Vox voters believe the democratic system is worse or mu...
english.elpais.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Hiroshima Memorial Museum.

I had the opportunity to visit it the day after September 26, the United Nations International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons (Nuclear Abolition Day). And it's worth visiting and learning from it more than ever.
September 27, 2025 at 8:42 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Israel's attack in Qatar breaches international law. And the EU's suspension of free trade with Israel is a step but it comes too late.

"Europe needs to do much more to pressure Israel into ending the war in Gaza and curbing its regional belligerence". @ecfrmena.bsky.social
ecfr.eu/article/qata...
Qatar quake: Israel blows another hole in Middle East security
The Doha strike risks deepening regional scepticism of Western security partnerships in the Middle East. Europe needs to do much more to pressure Israel into ending the war in Gaza and curbing its reg...
ecfr.eu
September 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Merz announces that Germany will stop arms export to Israel. That's good news. Very first step from Germany.

www.welt.de/politik/deut...
Gaza-Krieg: Bundesregierung stoppt Rüstungsexporte nach Israel teilweise - WELT
Israel will die Kontrolle über Gaza-Stadt übernehmen. Kanzler Merz reagiert auf die Entscheidung des israelischen Sicherheitskabinetts. Bis auf Weiteres will die Regierung keine Ausfuhren von Rüstungsgütern genehmigen, die im Gaza-Streifen zum Einsatz kommen können.
www.welt.de
August 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
"Palestinian national self-determination is an inalienable right, not a bargaining chip, and it’s the most symbolic action he could take rather than, say, imposing sweeping sanctions and ending all arms sales"

@owenjones.bsky.social @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel has deliberately starved the people of Gaza. It couldn’t have done it without the west's help | Owen Jones
The current hand-wringing by Keir Starmer and other western politicians is empty bluster. They knew what was happening all along, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 8:19 PM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
“Tweets don’t feed people,” said Bushra Khalidi, policy lead at Oxfam. “Statements don’t open aid crossings.” It’s “baffling” the EU chose “hollow” social media posts instead of pressuring Israel to act"

There's nothing else to add.
politico.eu POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · Jul 25
"Tweets don’t feed people."

EU pleas for aid to enter Gaza as Palestinians starve under Israel’s blockade count for little without sanctions, humanitarian organizations say.
EU ‘too little, too late’ on Gaza, NGOs tell von der Leyen
Humanitarian groups are urging the EU to impose sanctions on Israel.
www.politico.eu
July 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
mireiafaro.bsky.social
Sigrid Kaag, former UN senior official for the Middle East: "if you see any television images, you have to think that this is the whole of Gaza. There is literally nowhere safe in Gaza for anyone".
June 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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andrewstroehlein.bsky.social
#Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.

“After refusing to arrest Netanyahu, an ICC fugitive, when he visited the country, Hungary is now doubling down on impunity...”

www.hrw.org/news/2025/06...
Hungary: Orbán Government Withdraws from ICC
Hungary’s withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) is an insult to victims and survivors of the world’s worst crimes.
www.hrw.org
June 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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ecfr.eu
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard after mass protests against his immigration policy in LA. Europeans should be wary of his drift towards authoritarianism—and to not get caught up in the furore.
LA falling: What Trump’s anti-immigration push means for transatlantic democracy
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard after mass protests against his immigration policy in LA. Europeans should be wary of his drift towards authoritarianism—and to not get caught up in the…
bit.ly
June 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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ecfr.eu
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard after mass protests against his immigration policy in LA. Europeans should be wary of his drift towards authoritarianism—and to not get caught up in the furore. ‪@mireiafaro.bsky.social
@ecfrpower.bsky.social‬
LA falling: What Trump’s anti-immigration push means for transatlantic democracy
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard after mass protests against his immigration policy in LA. Europeans should be wary of his drift towards authoritarianism—and to not get caught up in the…
bit.ly
June 15, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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ecfr.eu
Europe needs to take a stand following Trump's heavy-handed reprisals for those protesting against ICE raids on homes in LA @ecfrstates.bsky.social
👇Read the new policy alert from @mireiafaro.bsky.social to find out what Europe should do to counter this surge of authoritarianism
LA falling: What Trump’s anti-immigration push means for transatlantic democracy
Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard after mass protests against his immigration policy in LA. Europeans should be wary of his drift towards authoritarianism—and to not get caught up in the…
bit.ly
June 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM