What should like-minded partners focus on to strengthen democracy around the globe?
For #DemocracyWeek2021, we have been asking key democracy supporters the all important question of “What should like-minded partners focus on…
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Attack On Ukraine And Democracy In A Changing World: 10 recommendations for a European democratic response
This document contains a set of recommendations directed to the EU institutions and European governments to respond to the crisis…
Civil society recommendations for an ambitious rule of law report in 2022
These recommendations are key to ensuring follow-up actions to the 2022 rule of law reporting cycle, thereby strengthening their impact…
Sense and sensibility: the role of policy dialogue in the EU’s new global agenda
This paper examines how with the “policy first” principle recently enshrined as a guiding rule for the programming of EU…
Imagined continuities: Political scenarios after the COVID-19 pandemic
This paper sketches out the medium-term consequences of the pandemic for democratic governance around the world based on a comprehensive…
The Strategic Approach to creating a Conducive Environment (SPACE)
This document explains how EPD sees the need to go beyond Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), which is why SPACE addresses…
The Digital-Democracy-Development Nexus: How to effectively advance the EU’s Digital Policy abroad
The paper looks at 6 areas where the EU can tackle digitalisation while strengthening development and democracy at the same…
Repression and Resilience: Diagnosing Closing Space Mid-Pandemic
This study illustrates how democratic space was affected by the global pandemic, drawing on case studies from Burundi, Colombia, El…
Bolstering Women’s Political Power: Lessons from the EU’s Gender Action Plan II
This article looks at the past five years of EU support for women’s political participation. It addresses the following questions:…
Louder than words? Connecting the dots of European democracy support
With this publication, the European for Democracy (EPD) offers its recommendations on the support to democracy by the EU and…