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NEW: The EU’s External Democracy Action in a New Geopolitical Reality

The recommendations report looks at questions related to the relevance and coherence of the EU’s external democracy policy in a rapidly evolving geopolitical environment and pays special attention to the 2020–2024 EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy as a guiding framework.

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Kevin Casas-Zamora: Never before has there been such urgency for democracies to respond

International IDEA's Global State of Democracy 2022 shows that the quality of democracy is declining in half of democracies around the world while the number of countries with the most severe form of democratic erosion--what we call backsliding--is at its peak.

Upcoming Events

9 February 2023

International IDEA HQ, Stockholm & Webex (online)

Unpacking Democracy: Protecting Human Rights in a Digital World

Social media is disrupting democracy, with misinformation and hate speech undermining trust in governments and civil society as well as helping polarise political debates. In response, many citizens are demanding more regulation, from data ownership rights to freedom from surveillance, and transparency over social media algorithms.

10 February 2023

Virtual - WEBEX

Global State of Democracy findings for the Western Balkans: What is on the horizon?

Watch live on Webex by registering at this link. Please make sure you have uploaded Webex beforehand.

3 May 2022

Summit for Democracy and Year of Action 2022

The Summit for Democracy is a strategic opportunity to place democracy at the front and center of the global agenda. View our latest tool, the Summit for Democracy Commitment Dashboard to view country committment details.

The war in Ukraine underscores even more the need for democracies to stand united in the face of authoritarian threats. International IDEA has therefore developed a strategic engagement programme around the Summits for Democracy in 2021 and 2022.

Learn more:

News and Resources Portal for the Summit for Democracy

Global Democracy Coalition

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