MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – Double standards in the EU’s assessment of foreign interference in the Romanian elections – E-002634/2025

Question for written answer  E-002634/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Markus Buchheit (ESN)

Following the initial round of elections in Romania earlier this year, the European Union and several EU officials expressed concerns about alleged Russian interference, which contributed to calls for the election results to be reconsidered. However, in the subsequent vote (in which a candidate more aligned with EU mainstream positions emerged victorious) no such concerns have been raised, despite similar conditions.

• 1.How does the Commission explain the sudden disappearance of concerns about foreign interference in the most recent Romanian elections?
• 2.What objective criteria does the Commission use to determine whether an electoral process has been affected by foreign influence?
• 3.Is the Commission willing to investigate whether its selective statements on interference might themselves constitute political influence in the democratic processes of a Member State?

Submitted: 30.6.2025