This episode of Talk Eastern Europe is the final one in our mini-series on digital election interference our region. Alexandra reports in-person from Croatia to cover the country's "super election year" with an emphasis on the youth vote and young peoples' participation in politics and online. She speaks with Gong Executive Director Oriana Ivković Novokmet and youth workers Ivona Šimunović and Anja Kolimbatović on these topics and more. 

Commentary by:

  • Oriana Ivković Novokmet, executive director of Gong
  • Ivona Šimunović, youthworker 
  • Anja Kolimbatović, legal & policy strategist 


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Research for this podcast episode was made possible with the support of the Heinrich Böll Foundation, Washington, DC’s Transatlantic Media Fellowship. Find out more about the Fellowship, and the Foundation’s work, here: https://us.boell.org/en/2025/05/22/2025-cohort-transatlantic-media-fellows 
Finally, thank you to Ana Puljić and the European Democracy Youth Network Croatia for support in selecting the participants for this episode. 


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