🚀 The European Democracy Hub is currently at the Copenhagen Democracy Summit 2025. Yesterday, we hosted a roundtable to present our recent Deep Dive on European responses to moments of democratic opportunity. We're grateful to @aodemocracies.bsky.social for this opportunity 👏

📚 | A New Dynamic of Democratic Resilience? The European Democracy Hub asked prominent experts to reflect on this concept. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/a-new-dynami...

✍️ Richard Youngs (@richardyoungs.bsky.social) l, Elene Panchulidze (@elenepanchulidze.bsky.social), Carlotta Magoga. 🤝 Heinrich Böll Stiftung (@boelleu.bsky.social).

🆕| A new phase of civic movements is emerging globally. What does this mean for democracy and democracy-support strategies? How can donors better support these new forms of activism? @richardyoungs.bsky.social @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social & Carlotta Magoga for @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu👇

✍️ Richard Youngs (@richardyoungs.bsky.social), Elene Panchulidze (@elenepanchulidze.bsky.social), Carlotta Magoga 🤝 Heinrich Böll Stiftung (@boelleu.bsky.social)

Good @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu piece on progress of Serbia’s student-led protests. Given “that all major institutions remain aligned with or controlled by the ruling party,” there’s still a long way to go but maybe cracks are showing europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/serbia-past-...

Some thoughts on the student protests in Serbia ⬇️

The EU's cautious response to Brazil's potential democratic opening in 2022 revealed the limits of the union's capacity to take decisive action, argues @oliverstuenkel.bsky.social. Read his analysis in @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu's new report👇

📚 While the world continues to suffer democratic regression, some countries have seen pro-democracy developments. How has the EU responded to moments of democratic opportunity? Our report explores 6 case studies on Brazil, Montenegro, Guatemala, Thailand, Zambia, & Bangladesh. 👉 ow.ly/lPAn50Vmgfo

# Research 💡 Following Poland’s 2023 election, an opposition coalition ousted PiS after 8 years in power. How did the EU react to this moment of democratic opportunity? Learn more 👇 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/the-eus-role...

🔍 CASE STUDY | Zambia ✍️ Nic Cheeseman (@fromagehomme.bsky.social) The opposition candidate won the 2021 presidential election to oust the autocratising incumbent 👇

💡 The latest @euronews.com' "Brussels, My Love?" edition raised the following debate: is democracy becoming a phase-out model? 🎙️ EPD's Executive Director @kenlcg.bsky.social joined the show to discuss democracy’s future in Europe and beyond with Shada Islam and Jerome Bellion-Jourdan. 🧵

📊 Currently, it would take until 2158 to reach full gender parity: 5 generations from now. 📢 Decisive steps are needed to address the systemic barriers women face to meaningful participation in public life and contribute to more inclusive democracies. ⏩ Let’s #AccelerateAction! #IWD2025

With the news that most USAID grants are now canceled, here is something we wrote with my former colleague Sarah Repucci on the impact & some ways Europe could step up:

"he transformation of the US government from a champion of global democracy to a force that is undermining it should clarify the stakes." One of the better assessments of the role of USAID democracy support and the impact of its overnight elimination. europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/filling-the-...

The suspension of US democracy grants have left a yawning shortfall of approx $2 bn per year, impacting thousands of civil society organisations & independent media outlets & placing many at risk of closure writes @zecsaky.bsky.social for @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu #USAID

The Trump administration's cuts to global #democracy support pose major challenges for the EU. The union's aid will need to blend public and private finance under heavily funded initiatives like the Global Gateway, writes Richard Youngs in his latest ⤵️ carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/0...

Breaking News: President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that he would step down if his country could join NATO. His remark came days after President Trump questioned his legitimacy and called him a “dictator,” echoing a Kremlin talking point. nyti.ms/3Qur4ab

New on our lawsuit: “Steamrolling into sensitive government record systems threatens to upend how these critical systems are maintained and compromises the safety and security of personal identifying information for Americans... It also violates federal law.”

Despite decades of support from the west, Georgia is sliding into authoritarianism. 💬 The west’s comprehensive response to Georgia’s crisis will not only shape this resilient nation’s future but also define the west's credibility as democracy defenders, says Tamar Khuntsaria. 🔗 ow.ly/6VP250V46bl

👥 Thank you to all the participants who joined us for the launch of the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024. 📌 As democratic politics are threatened, the event underscored the crucial importance of cooperation among like-minded partners to defend and support democracy worldwide.

📖 EU enlargement is marked by limited citizen involvement, raising concerns about its democratic legitimacy. “The legitimacy of enlargement depends not only on meeting technical criteria but also on ensuring the meaningful participation of citizens,” argues Giselle Bosse. 🔗 ow.ly/UI1A50V1QZb

⌛ We close the event with the shifting role of democracy and human rights in EU foreign policy. “Democracy support is a long-term investment. That is something difficult to translate into immediate results. Whatever we do outside of the EU, we do it also for ourselves”. @pomianowski.bsky.social

🧷 Now, a panel on Securitisation & #Democracy: @bctallis.bsky.social on the EU defence policy: "If we want to gain credibility, we need to defeat Russia and build Europe as the continent of the future and not the past." @glandsbergis.bsky.social @carnegieeurope.bsky.social @poland25eu.bsky.social

#Research💡 📊 Today, EPD is launching its European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024 with the @europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu. Stay tuned on the event's highlights below ⬇️ The European Democracy Hub is a joint initiative by EPD and @carnegieeurope.bsky.social.

✍️ Richard Youngs (lead), @kingabrudzinska.bsky.social, @zecsaky.bsky.social, Ricardo Farinha, @kenlcg.bsky.social, Carlotta Magoga, @evelynmantoiu.bsky.social, @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social, Hélène Ramaroson, and Elena Ventura. @carnegieeurope.bsky.social, @carnegiedcg.bsky.social, @epd.eu

🗓️ Join us to celebrate the launch of our flagship report, the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024. 🗓️ Tuesday, 11 February 2025 ⏰ 09:00 - 12:00 (CET) 📍 Residence Palace, Brussels Register 🔗 forms.gle/Wm8BSKoLQ8eA... Discover our speaker line-up for the panel conversation 👇

#EPDNetwork🌐 📢 EPD joins the international community in denouncing the people's repression and the staged victory of Alexander Lukashenko in the Belarusian elections. 🧵 🖇️ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

▪️ Ambassador Olof Skoog, EU Special Representative for Human Rights ▪️ Jerzy Pomianowski, Executive Director of the @eedemocracy.bsky.social ▪️ Moderator: @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social, Research Coordinator, @epd.eu See the full programme here 🔗 europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/european-dem...

📣 Only a few days left to read it for free. In Georgia, pluralistic values serve as the primary source of democratic resilience, argue @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social and Richard Youngs in their piece for the @jodemocracy.bsky.social. www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...

Do not forget to register for the #AnnualReview launch event 👇

📚 The 4th edition of the European Democracy Support Annual Review is out! ▪️How did European democracy policies evolve in 2024? ▪️What were the EU’s best and worst moves for democracy? Read now 🔗 carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

This annual report, including my contribution on rule of law inside the EU, is out! For a full treatment of democracy support, read the report & register to the launch below 👇

📢 Save the date 📢 Join us for the launch of our flagship publication: European Democracy Support Annual Review 2024! 🗓️ Tuesday, 11 February 2025 ⏰ 09:00 - 12:00 (CET) 📍 Residence Palace, Brussels RSVP now 👉 forms.gle/UY7H64QEmck7...

✍️Authors: Richard Youngs, @kingabrudzinska.bsky.social, @zecsaky.bsky.social (@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social), Ricardo Farinha, @kenlcg.bsky.social, Carlotta Magoga, @evelynmantoiu.bsky.social, @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social , Hélène Ramaroson, and Elena Ventura

Als ergens het geloof in democratie nog levend is, dan is het Europa. Maar, stelt @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social: 'De EU laat de steun voor democratie elders op de wereld te veel versloffen. Uiteindelijk schiet je jezelf daarmee in de voet.' www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/g...

Days after a devastating wildfire, residents of Pacific Palisades have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories. “You can’t explain this to somebody unless they see it.” nyti.ms/42a0hac

New article reviewing elections from 2024 ⬇️ Thanks to all the contributors @elenepanchulidze.bsky.social @patrickcostello.bsky.social, Christian Leffler, Francisco Alfaro Pareja, Ravio Patra, Sanje Vignaraja, Lukasz Kondraciuk and Adam Busuleanu europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu/what-does-th...

🇬🇪 “#Georgia is one of many countries where robust citizen protests belie the global storyline of autocratization.” Elene Panchulidze & Richard Youngs' latest piece for the @jodemocracy.bsky.social unpacks the source of Georgia's #DemocraticResilience 👇 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...

"The evolution of Georgia’s crisis shows not just that autocratic moves are contested but that these moves themselves create the conditions for sharper forms of contestation." – Elene Panchulidze and Richard Youngs

#Georgia is one of many countries where robust citizen #protests belie the global storyline of autocratization. Richard Youngs and I unpack the source of #Georgia’s democratic #resilience in our recent article for @JoDemocracy 👉 www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/the...