Date and Time: September 18: 13:30 – 17.30 CEST │ September 19: 08:30 – 14:00 CEST
Location: Day 1: Renaissance Hotel │ Day 2: European Economic and Social Committee
Partners: European Endowment for Democracy (EED), European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA), European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP), and Carnegie Europe.
DEMOCRACY AND INCLUSION IN AN AGE OF INSECURITY
Official Programme:
18 September
- Session I: Democracy for All: Inclusive Democracy as a Pathway to Security and Development
- Lightning Talk: Measuring Democratic Inclusion: First Global Youth Participation Index”
- Session II: WYDE Political Parties: Inclusion at the Heart of Political Life
- Lightning Talk: Democracy on the Move – Global State of Democracy Report 2025
- Spotlight Session: The EU-CELAC Summit 2025 as an Opportunity for Strengthening Democracy
19 September
- Session III: Investing in Values: How the Next EU Budget Can Strengthen Democracy
- Lightning Talk: Are Financial Regulations Failing Democracy?: Europe’s Growing Financial Exclusion and Banking Difficulties
- Session IV: Democracy Matters: Values as Strategy, Security as Outcome
- Session V: What Future for Democracy Support? Innovative Approaches to Put Democracy at the Centre of External Policies