International Democracy Day 2024
The European Partnership for Democracy, in partnership with the European Endowment for Democracy, International IDEA, ENoP, and Carnegie Europe, is glad to invite you to the 10th edition of the International Democracy Day Brussels.
2024 marks a significant electoral year globally, with half the world’s population going to the polls to elect new governments and representatives preparing to shape future policy. These elections are taking place in a context of global democratic backsliding, with half of all countries surveyed in a recent International IDEA report experiencing democratic decline, and all regions showing eroding respect for basic rights, including freedom of expression and assembly.
IDD Brussels 2024 will bring together policymakers, politicians, activists, and independent journalists from across the world for critical discussions on the state of democracy today, the challenges it faces, and the opportunities ahead. The conference will highlight the roles of youth and women in these discussions in the framework of the Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) programme. This EU flagship initiative aims to promote political pluralism and the inclusiveness of democratic processes.
📍CoR, Brussels
📆 19 – 20 September 2024