European Commission must be ambitious on European Democracy Shield - Committee to Protect Journalists

European Commission must be ambitious on European Democracy Shield - Committee to Protect Journalists

The Committee to Protect Journalists, along with 49 other organizations, sent a letter on March 25 urging the European Commission to adopt an ambitious approach while preparing its draft proposal for the European Democracy Shield. In 2024, the European Commission announced the European Democracy Shield, an EU-led initiative designed to reinforce democracy by addressing foreign...

Imanol Pradales has reaffirmed his intention to launch a committee in the Basque Parliament to improve democratic quality, which aims to establish a broad and innovative regulatory framework that will place the Basque Country "at the forefront of democratic strengthening." This was the Lehendakari's statement before the plenary session of the 2030 Agenda Forum, where he explained that his government is developing a plan aligned with the European…

Joint input for the European Democracy Shield | ILGA-Europe

ILGA-Europe has joined a statement from civil society organisations in support of the European Democracy Shield. Coordinated by the European Partnership for Democracy, the statement was signed by 50 organisations dedicated to supporting democracy. As organisations working to support and develop democracy, we welcome the European Commission’s initiative to create a European Democracy Shield as a coordinated effort to support democracy in and arou…