European Endowment for Democracy
Budget
€36,632,539
EP Access
4
accredited persons
Staff
10
1 FTE
EU Grants
€13,000,000
Mission & Goals
The European Endowment for Democracy has been created to promote the European values of freedom and democracy. The European Endowment for Democracy will advance and encourage “deep and sustainable democracy” in transition countries and in societies struggling for democratisation, with initial, although not exclusive focus, on the European Neighbourhood. The European Endowment for Democracy will assist: pro-democratic civil society organisations, movements and individual activists acting in favour of a pluralistic multiparty system regardless of their size or formal status. The EED will also provide assistance to young leaders, independent media and journalists, provided that all the beneficiaries adhere to core democratic values and human rights as well as subscribe to principles of non-violence. Women rights organisations and female activists will be among the recipients of support and gender perspective will be mainstreamed in all decisions and EED-funded actions
EU Legislative Interests
human rights and good governance, democracy, EU neighbourhood policy, EU-Russia relations, development policy, enlargement, Western Balkans, Turkey, Central Asia, media, disinformation
Communication Activities
International Democracy Day Transatlantic Democracy Support Dialogue (TDSD)
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
https://www.idd-brussels.eu/ Relationship with NED The National Endowment for Democracy (NED) is a private, nonprofit foundation registered in the United States dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 1,900 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad who are working for democratic goals in more than 90 countries. NED is a completely different entity to EED. EED coordinates closely with all similar democracy support organisations in the EU and outside, including the National Endowment for Democracy, International IDEA, ENOP and EPD.
Organisation Members
European Parliament (up to 9 representatives) European External Action Service (1 representative) European Commission (1 representative) EU Member States, United Kingdom, Norway, Iceland (1 representative per Member State) EED funding partners: https://www.democracyendowment.eu/about/funding-partners
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.