EPD | European Partnership for Democracy

Reviewing progress on the EDAP

On 3 December 2020 the European Commission published the European Democracy Action Plan (EDAP). After three years, we have compiled an overall assessment of its state of implementation

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Takeaways from #EPDAC2023

150 participants, 36 renowned speakers, and 10 thought-provoking sessions revolving around support for democracy at EPD’s 2023 Annual Conference.

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The European democracy support data tool

The first data tool focusing solely on democracy support from different European donors.

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Thinking, Advocating, Acting.

Research

We engage in research on the most pressing challenges and opportunities for democracies worldwide.

Policy

We work towards better public policies to support democracy in Europe and around the world.

Programmes

We bring together the expertise of specialists, combining various sectors of democracy support for impactful programmes.

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05 December 2023 | Press release

Our members

The most important thing about EPD is in our name. We are a partnership bringing together 19 specialist organisations to support democracy.

Our overarching objective as EPD is to contribute to setting a comprehensive and effective agenda for democracy support around the world. For the 2023-2026 period, we identified five priorities to this end. Within each of these five priority areas, we conduct research, work on public policies and implement projects.

International policy

We advocate for strong pro-democracy policies and use evidence from our research and projects to improve the links between policy and practice.

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Innovation

We explore democratic innovations worldwide and link them to democratic renewal through policy recommendations and participation initiatives.

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Inclusion

To ensure fair and effective decision-making processes, we contribute to amplifying the voices of young people, women, minorities and people with disabilities.

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Institutions

We work for resilient and accountable institutions that guarantee free and fair elections, oversight of decision-making and the decentralisation of national powers.

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Information space

We research and act to tackle the most pressing challenges in the information space, supporting media pluralism and the right to freedom of expression.

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