Logistics
Date & Time: Wednesday, May 13, 2026 | 3:00 PM CET / 9:00 AM ET
Online Platform: Zoom (will be livestreamed on GDC YouTube channel)
Co-hosting Organizations: European Democracy Youth Detwork (EDYN), Global Democracy Coalition
Livestream Details: Coming Soon!
Background
Democratic challenges in Europe are increasingly transnational in nature. Disinformation, electoral interference, and digital manipulation operate across borders, often exploiting differences in national systems, regulatory approaches, and political contexts.
At the same time, responses to these challenges remain largely fragmented. While regional institutions, national governments, civil society actors, and private sector stakeholders are all engaged in efforts to strengthen democratic resilience, coordination across these levels is often limited, uneven, or reactive. This creates a central tension: the threats to democracy are increasingly interconnected, but the responses remain dispersed.
This webinar explores this tension without presuming a single solution. It brings together perspectives from across sectors to reflect on where coordination is working, where it is not, and what barriers continue to limit more effective collective responses.
By focusing on this structural challenge, the discussion will help inform the Europe Regional Forum, particularly conversations on cross-border interference, electoral integrity, and collaborative approaches to democratic resilience.
Objectives
- Examine the transnational nature of contemporary democratic challenges in Europe
- Explore the gap between cross-border threats and nationally anchored responses
- Identify structural barriers to coordination across sectors and levels of governance
- Reflect on existing efforts and their limitations
- Generate insights to inform forum discussions on collective responses and democratic resilience
Speakers / Experts Profiles
Coming soon!