Date: Thursday, 19 September (afternoon), and Friday, 20 September (morning).
Location: The European Committee of the Regions in Brussels
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.
The theme of the tenth edition of IDD Brussels is ‘A Year of Elections’.
IDD24 will reflect on the electoral year within Europe and globally, assessing the current state of democracy globally. At this pivotal moment, the conference offers a platform to discuss and shape the EU’s democracy agenda for the coming years. It will bring together policy makers, politicians, activists, and independent journalists from across the world for critical discussions on the state of democracy today, the challenges it faces, and the opportunities ahead.
Special attention will be given to the roles of youth and women in these discussions in the framework of the Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) programme. This EU flagship initiative aims to promote political pluralism and the inclusiveness of democratic processes.