EPDE at the EU Elections: Observing E-Day in Bulgaria and Romania
From 6 to 10 June 2024, the EPDE organized study trips for election observers to Romania and Bulgaria. The study trips were implemented in close cooperation with local partners Expert Forum (EFOR) in Romania and Institute for Public Environment Development (IPED) in Bulgaria. The trip’s program culminated in observing E-day of the European Parliament Elections […]
Report and video: The financing of political parties in 2022 in Romania
In order to better understand the Romanian legislation General Statistics In 2022, party revenues and expenses were similar to those of the previous year and lower than in electoral years. Fiscal data available for 93 parties indicate total revenues of 276.7 million lei, respectively expenditure of 239.7 million lei. Of these, 27 parties reported zero income. […]
New tool to help understand and track the use of public money in Romania
Bucharest based Expert Forum recently presented its interactive guide “Public Money Detector” during an online event (in Romanian). The integrity of public procurement is not only a matter of how public money is spent, but can also put people’s lives in danger, as demonstrated by the case of a bridge collapsing due to its poor […]
Monitoring of political financing
Romanian election watchdog See all the info-graphics at All materials were prepared as part of the project “European voters – together for electoral integrity” and funded by the European Union as part of the Europe for Citizens (EfC) programme. Project partners: Germany: European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) Poland: Political Accountability […]
Monitoring of political party subsidies
Romanian election watchdog You can find more information about subsidies at www.banipartide.ro/subventii See all the info-graphics at This campaign is part of the project “European Voters – together for electoral integrity” All materials were prepared as part of the project “European voters – together for electoral integrity” and […]