Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2026 | Karolina Kottova Cabinet member | EED activities in relation to the Democracy Shield (DS) in Enlargement and East Neighbourhood countries | — |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Karolina Kottova Cabinet member | EED activities in relation to the Democracy Shield (DS) in Enlargement and East Neighbourhood countries | SRC |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | The meeting explored how EED’s actor-centred, needs-based methodology can contribute to emerging ENEST priorities. | — |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | The meeting explored how EED’s actor-centred, needs-based methodology can contribute to emerging ENEST priorities. | SRC |
| 16 May 2025 | Stefano Sannino Acting Director-General | Subject matter: An introductory meeting took place between DG Sannino and representatives of the European Endowment for Democracy | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Stefano Sannino Acting Director-General | Subject matter: An introductory meeting took place between DG Sannino and representatives of the European Endowment for Democracy | SRC |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Meeting with the International IDEA (I-IDEA), the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) to discuss “Call t | — |
| 25 Nov 2024 | Jutta Urpilainen Commissioner | Meeting with the International IDEA (I-IDEA), the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) to discuss “Call t | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Alvaro De Elera Cabinet member | democracy, Rule of Law | SRC |
| 12 Sept 2024 | Alvaro De Elera Cabinet member | democracy, Rule of Law | — |
| 06 Jul 2023 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | Defence of Democracy | SRC |
| 06 Jul 2023 | Simona Constantin Cabinet member | Defence of Democracy | — |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Ingrid Godkin Cabinet member | Discussion on democracy in general including the citizen engagement and participation in democracy | — |
| 29 Jun 2023 | Ingrid Godkin Cabinet member | Discussion on democracy in general including the citizen engagement and participation in democracy | SRC |
| 08 Jun 2023 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Defence of Democracy | — |
| 08 Jun 2023 | Věra Jourová Vice-President | Defence of Democracy | SRC |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Cooperation with EED | — |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Cooperation with EED | SRC |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | The presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of EED | — |
| 23 Mar 2021 | Olivér Várhelyi Commissioner | The presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of EED | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Andrea Almeida Cordero Cabinet member | Brussels Binder online database | SRC |
| 12 Apr 2018 | Andrea Almeida Cordero Cabinet member | Brussels Binder online database | — |
| 08 Feb 2018 | Manuel Mateo-Goyet Cabinet member | Fake News | — |
| 08 Feb 2018 | Manuel Mateo-Goyet Cabinet member | Fake News | SRC |
| 19 Jan 2018 | Emma Udwin Cabinet member | EED's work in the southern neighbourhood | — |
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