European Endowment for Democracy
The European Endowment for Democracy is a European non-governmental organisation with the stated purpose of promoting democracy, particularly in the European Neighbourhood, Turkey and the Western Balkans.[1][2] It was established in 2013 following a proposal by the Polish Presidency of the European Council,[3][4][5] and receives funding from the European Commission and twenty-three European countries.[6]
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Founded | 2013 |
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Type | NGO |
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Origins | Declaration on the Establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy |
Area served | Europe Worldwide |
Key people | Jerzy Pomianowski - Executive Director, David McAllister - Chairperson of Board of Governors |
Website | www |
In 2016, the EED supported more than a hundred projects and pro-democracy activists in 18 countries neighboring the European Union.[7]
See also
References
- "The European Endowment for Democracy, Two Years On". Carnegie Europe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- "About". European Endowment for Democracy. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- Youngs, Richard; Brudzinska, Kinga. "EED in policy briefs: EED - Will it fly?" (PDF). Policy Brief. FRIDE. No.128, May 2012.
- Tabaszewski, Robert K. (2013). Europejski Fundusz na rzecz Demokracji jako instytucja in statu nascendi (in Polish). Kraków. p. 173. ISBN 9788363861063.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Sikorski, Radosław. "Fostering Europe's infant democracies". Europe's World. Autumn 2011: 50–53.
- Supporting people striving for democracy ANNUAL REPORT 2019. European Endowment for Democracy. 2020. p. 53.
- "European Endowment for Democracy". Center for International Media Assistance. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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