In cooperation with Rule of Law Centre of Finland, our Regional Europe Programme, within its Western Balkans portfolio and a country presence in Albania, is working with Central Election Commission (CEC) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in three crucial areas:

With the support of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and on the occasion of Sweden’s 2023 Presidency of the Council of the EU, International IDEA led an analysis of the EU’s external democracy policy. To support the EU defending and promoting democracy , the project team formulated strategic and practical recommendations to enhance EU policymaking and implementation on external democracy matters. This included making the EU narrative on democracy fit for the new geopolitical reality.