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]

European Endowment for Democracy
Founded2013
TypeNGO
Location
OriginsDeclaration 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
Websitewww.democracyendowment.eu

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
  1. "The European Endowment for Democracy, Two Years On". Carnegie Europe. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "About". European Endowment for Democracy. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. Youngs, Richard; Brudzinska, Kinga. "EED in policy briefs: EED - Will it fly?" (PDF). Policy Brief. FRIDE. No.128, May 2012.
  4. Tabaszewski, Robert K. (2013). Europejski Fundusz na rzecz Demokracji jako instytucja in statu nascendi (in Polish). Kraków. p. 173. ISBN 9788363861063.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. Sikorski, Radosław. "Fostering Europe's infant democracies". Europe's World. Autumn 2011: 50–53.
  6. Supporting people striving for democracy ANNUAL REPORT 2019. European Endowment for Democracy. 2020. p. 53.
  7. "European Endowment for Democracy". Center for International Media Assistance. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2023.


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