@NDI in Kyrgyzstan. Albanian into Balkans, EU & Central Asia. Democracy, human rights, feminism. Views private, no endorsements ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐บ๐ฐ๐ฌ
So this happened last week!
With my great colleagues, we brought together inspiring institutional and civic leaders to discuss our strategy for Societal Resilience and celebrate 35 yrs of ECAS.
๐ช๐บ ECAS Day 2026 brought together EU institutions, civil society and experts to discuss how to strengthen Europeโs societal resilience against disinformation, foreign interference & technological change.
๐ Full report coming soon.
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In preparation for the October 20 presidential election & constitutional referendum, the @NDI's #MoldovaIEOM meets with stakeholders & observes the ongoing preparations. Its 14 members are deployed across all regions of ๐ฒ๐ฉ#Moldova.
@Haavisto@stephrust1 @ndieurasia @ndielections@cepps ๐ณ๏ธ๐ฒ๐ฉ @NDI observers continue monitoring the electoral process across multiple localities in Moldova.
Today, Moldovans are casting ballots in the presidential election and constitutional referendum #MoldovaIEOM
A new report โ developed through @House_Democracy, a bipartisan commission of the U.S. House of Representatives co-implemented by @NDI & @IRIglobal โ spotlights the role legislatures played in bolstering democracy during the Summits for Democracy.
๐: https://t.co/RcGpHaMqbT
Today, the European Union is acceding to the Istanbul Convention.
This sends a strong signal.
The EU is on the side of women to protect them from violence.
We are determined to prevent, condemn and fight violence against women in all its forms.
So far, we've mobilised 27 search & rescue and medical teams from 19 European countries via the #EUCivilProtectionMechanism to help ๐น๐ท after the earthquake, together over 1150 rescuers and 70 rescue dogs.
I thank ๐ง๐ฌ๐ญ๐ท๐จ๐ฟ๐ซ๐ท๐ฌ๐ท๐ณ๐ฑ๐ต๐ฑ๐ท๐ด๐ฎ๐น๐ญ๐บ๐ฆ๐น๐ฉ๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ช๐ธ๐ฒ๐น๐ธ๐ฐ๐ต๐น๐ฒ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฑ. #EUsolidarity at its best!
Guaranteed to have any Balkan soul take a break from sunworship and hopelessness. So much to be proud of, and so incredibly much to fix! #Tirana#WB#eusummit
The EU and the Western Balkans face the same energy challenges.
So we are offering our partners the same solutions.
Support to the most vulnerable and investments to improve the resilience of energy systems.
Both are on track โ https://t.co/KgrxxW8GEn
Today, Albania and North Macedonia open accession negotiations with the EU.
A historic moment for the people of ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฐ.
We have supported you all the way, and we will continue to do so to welcome you to the EU.
@Xheni_Karaj loving, believing and daring in bright and dark days alike, mostly when no oneโs looking and few are helping. Faleminderit qรซ na bรซn mรซ tรซ mirรซ. March on! @SwedeninAL
Excellent meeting withย LGBTQI human rights defenderย @Xheni_Karaj ๐ฆ๐ฑ, recipient ofย the Civil Rights Defender of the Year Award 2022.ย Thanks to her tireless work, the rights & lives of many LGBTQI persons have improved. Sweden wholeheartedly supports the fight for equal rights ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
They are the founding mothers and fathers of our Union.
They dedicated their lives to bringing Europeans closer together.
And they all shared one common aspiration: peace.
Ahead of #EuropeDay and as the war in Ukraine rages on, we recall their legacy.
#StandWithUkraine