Event Report – Elections in Moldova and Romania: Influence Operations and Lessons Learned

On Tuesday 17th December 2024, Alliance4Europe and GLOBSEC convened a Chatham House Rule Roundtable consisting of media, civil society, and institutional representatives.

The session explored the recent elections in Moldova and Romania, diving into current trends in influence operations, key takeaways and challenges for the broader region.

The event was moderated by Katarina Kingova from GLOBSEC. This report summarises the conclusions of the roundtable.

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The Counter Disinformation Network (CDN) is a collaborative platform that gathers more than 150 information manipulation-countering practitioners from over 30 civil society organisations, universities, news organisations, fact-checking organisations and independents mostly from Europe and North America. The network was initially convened by Alliance4Europe with the aim of protecting European democracy and information integrity. The network works to coordinate projects, respond to major events and crises, distribute research findings to actors who can use it, and facilitate exchange.