Join TRUEDEM at European Consortium for Political Research #ecprgc25 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 📌Panel: Relational Dimensions of Trust in European Democracies 🗓️ Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 10:45–12:30 EEST With Celine Belot Claudia Palt Aneta Vilagi Anastasia Kafe Ladislav Cabada Kornelia Batko ecpr.eu/Events/Event/P…

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Join us at European Consortium for Political Research #ecprgc25 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 📌Relational Dimensions of Trust in European Democracies 🕐26 August 2025, 10:45–12:30 EEST 📌Panel: Political Trust in European Democracies – Drivers, Challenges, Solutions 🕐28 August 2025, 08:30–10:15 EEST truedem.eu/news/ecpr-2025

How can democratic innovations help rebuild #trust amid rising #polarization & #disinformation ? @TRUEDEM reviews a wide range of practices—from citizens assemblies to petitions & digital governance platforms—detailing how they work & where they succeed. truedem.eu/resources-and-…

What makes democratic innovations effective across different audiences? New @TRUEDEM report turns insights into strategic guidance for policymakers, civil society, journalists, on how to implement, communicate, and institutionalize these tools effectively. truedem.eu/resources-and-…

On 26 Aug 2025, TRUEDEM hosted panel “Relational Dimensions of Trust in European Democracies” at #ecprgc25 in Thessaloniki, with studies on Austria, Slovakia, Greece, Czechia, Poland exploring how political trust is built, challenged & reshaped. #PoliticalTrust

How resilient is political trust in Europe? TrueDem 2025 shows divides: 🇫🇮 #Finland, 🇩🇰 #Denmark & 🇳🇱 #Netherlands report high trust; 🇬🇷 #Greece, 🇧🇬 #Bulgaria & 🇷🇴 #Romania show the lowest. #PoliticalTrust #PublicOpinion #Europe #Governance

In Northern Europe, trust in heads of state approaches 80%, with leaders in #Denmark, #Ireland & #Finland enjoying broad approval. In #France and #Greece, confidence drops below 30%, showing just how uneven political trust is across the continent. #PoliticalTrust #EuropePolitics

📊TRUEDEM Survey 2025: Trust in Europe’s political institutions is sharply divided ✅#Nordics & #Ireland: >70% trust in judiciary, elections, armed forces ❌Trust <30% in many institutions in #Greece, #Romania, #Slovenia & #Bulgaria 🚫 Political parties = least trusted everywhere

🌍TRUEDEM Survey 2025: Trust in supranational institutions is uneven across Europe. ✅High in #Ireland #Sweden #Portugal 65–69% for EU Council European Parliament European Commission United Nations ❌ Low in #France #Greece #Czechia #Slovenia (≤36%) 👉 truedem.eu/resources-and-…

📊 New #TRUEDEM2025 survey: Do Europeans think their gov’ts censor the news? Strong agreement: 🇭🇺 Hungary 39% 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 33% 🇱🇻 Latvia 26% vs. 🇫🇮 Finland 10% 🇪🇪 Estonia 9% 🇵🇹 Portugal 8% Perceptions of #MediaFreedom differ sharply across Europe.

#democracyday2025 was on Sept 15 New data from the #TRUEDEM 2025 survey % who say #Democracy is always preferable": 🇮🇹 Italy – 78% 🇵🇹 Portugal – 75% 🇬🇷 Greece – 72% 🇸🇮 Slovenia – 54% 🇱🇻 Latvia – 52% 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – 48%

📊 TRUEDEM asked: Would your govt design tax policy in the interest of all citizens? 🇳🇱🇮🇪🇧🇪 Many say yes. 🇷🇴🇧🇬🇵🇱🇭🇺🇱🇻 Most say no. 🇫🇷🇮🇹 Mixed views. Perceptions of fairness vary widely across Europe. #TRUEDEM #SurveyData #EU #Governance #TaxPolicy #Democracy

🇷🇴 40% say “be very careful” vs. 🇳🇱 39% say “most people can be trusted”. TRUEDEM survey shows a clear North–South divide in Europe: Low trust → 🇷🇴40 🇵🇹25 🇬🇷24 🇧🇬22 High trust → 🇳🇱39 🇩🇰31 🇫🇮29 🇸🇪24 #Trust #survey #democracy

📊 Trust in gov’t info on policy issues: 🔴 No trust at all: 🇭🇺 Hungary 42% 🇬🇷 Greece 34% 🇷🇴 Romania 30% 🇪🇸 Spain 27% 🟢 Complete + rather trust: 🇩🇰 Denmark 45% 🌍 highest 🇳🇱 Netherlands 41% 🇸🇪 Sweden 39% Full trust remains rare everywhere.

📊How likely is it that gov’t ministers would be held accountable after failing in their duties? % who say “extremely unlikely”: 🇬🇷 41% 🇧🇬 41% 🇸🇮 38% 🇭🇺 36% 🇷🇴 35% 🇱🇹 34% vs 🇳🇱 7% 🇩🇰 9% 🇧🇪 12% 🇸🇪 12% 🇫🇷 16% #PoliticalAccountability #europe #governance #PoliticalTrust

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A promising application of LLMs to measuring the use of populist rhetoric by leaders. arxiv.org/pdf/2510.07458

📊 TRUEDEM: views on parliamentary competence diverge. High—🇸🇪 ~46%, 🇩🇰 ~44%, 🇮🇪 ~43%. Middle—🇳🇱🇩🇪🇦🇹🇫🇮 ≈1/3 agree, large neutral. Low—🇧🇬🇭🇷 ~13% agree & ~65–70% disagree. In 🇮🇹🇭🇺🇷🇴🇬🇷🇨🇿🇸🇰🇱🇻, disagreement often prevails. #TRUEDEM #PublicOpinion #Europe