Adriana Mutu and Joan Barata Mir participated in an expert meeting focused on electoral integrity and the development of practical tools to safeguard democratic processes in Ukraine, within the framework of the European Union Twinning Project supporting the reform of audiovisual media regulation in the country.
The meeting forms part of the EU-funded project “Reforming Audiovisual Media Regulation in Ukraine in Line with EU Standards and International Best Practices”, implemented in cooperation with the National Council of Television and Radio Broadcasting of Ukraine.
The meeting focused on identifying and discussing practical tools and guidelines to safeguard electoral integrity in Ukraine, particularly in the context of the challenges facing the media and information environment during electoral processes. The initiative contributes to broader efforts to strengthen democratic resilience, support independent media regulation and align Ukraine’s audiovisual regulatory framework with European standards and international best practices.
The EU Twinning Project is implemented by a consortium of national media regulatory authorities, with Italy acting as Lead Member State and France, Germany and Greece as Junior Member States.
The project is led by Francesco Schiacchitano (AGCOM) and Yevhen Perelygin (NCTRB-UA), with Maddalena Zambuco (AGCOM) serving as Resident Twinning Adviser and Dmytro Kardash (NCTRB-UA) as RTA Counterpart. The Junior Project Leaders are Michel Winkels (Germany), Nicolas Faucouit (France) and Charis Tsigou (Greece), while Lea Stavrou (CECL) serves as Project Manager.