European Partnership for Democracy

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EPD is the first Community of Practice on #democracy assistance operating at the EU level, supporting democratic transformations outside the #EU.

Geschiedenis

The European Partnership for Democracy is an independent European non-profit organisation supporting democratic transformations outside the European Union. As a network of European civil and political society organisations working on democracy assistance, EPD advocates for a stronger presence of democracy support on the European Union's agenda and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and good practices in democratic transformations around the world. We do this through innovative methodologies based on the development of effective partnerships with organisations in third countries, and the facilitation of political and social dialogue.

The EPD network is conceived as a community of practice, i.e. a group of organisations that work together because, by doing so, they can substantially improve the way they operate in the realm of democracy support and provide a comprehensive response to the needs of populations. This notion does not only apply to the EPD as a network and its institutional development, but also to all the actions and partnerships constructed under the EPD banner.

The following organisations have signed a Partnership Agreement with EPD. As per this agreement, they are represented on EPD's Board of Directors and participate as Partner Organisations in the development and day-to-day activities of the Community of practice:

Eastern Europe Studies Centre, Lithuania; European Exchange, Germany;FRIDE, Spain; Institute for Political Studies, Portugal; Institute of Public Affairs, Poland; Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy; People in Need, Czech Republic; Political Parties of Finland for Democracy, Demo Finland