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2023
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General of International IDEA
Opening Remarks
THE EU’S EXTERNAL DEMOCRACY ACTION IN A NEW GEOPOLITICAL REALITY
Multi-stakeholder Conference and launch of Recommendations Report
31 January 2023
Good morning and welcome!
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Excellencies,
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Message from the Secretary-General on the International Day of Democracy 2021.
If there is one word that encapsulates democracy this year, it is resilience.
"On International Democracy Day, let’s celebrate the bright spots and support the brave protesters...
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2021
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General at International IDEA during his opening speech in the
Global Virtual Conference on Catalysing Parliamentary Action to Fight Climate Change. Image Credit: International IDEA
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Kevin Casas-Zamora, Secretary-General at International DEA during his speech in the
Swedish Parliament celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations. Image Credit: International IDEA
Distinguished attendees,
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Despite the ills, democracy remains the best option to advance human dignity!
On 19 November 2019, International IDEA launched the report: The Global State of Democracy 2019: Addressing the Ills, Reviving the Promise. This second edition of the flagship...
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2019
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I want to thank all our speakers for a truly wonderful discussion. This is exactly the kind of debate that we would like to stimulate through the dissemination of our Global State of Democracy Report – a nuanced, empirically based, practically oriented...
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Globally, democracy is at a crossroads. International IDEA’s The Global State of Democracy publication assesses the state of democracy worldwide, with the aim of providing evidence-based analysis and actionable recommendations for current threats and...
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2017
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