The Belgian presidency of the Council of the EU partnered with International IDEA to release the policy paper “Towards an enlarged union: upholding the rule of law”. This paper guided the discussions among Europe ministers at the informal General Affairs Council (Brussels, 29-30 April 2024).
International IDEA supported a pact on ethics in municipal elections that was signed by 42 national and local political parties in Costa Rica.
Six years of close collaboration between International IDEA and the Gender Policy Unit at the Superior Tribunal
of Electoral Justice in Paraguay has strengthened women’s leadership and political empowerment, helping
women gain access to popularly elected and decision-making positions.
Tambogrande is a small district in northern Peru that in 2023 began to transform itself thanks to a movement organized by school students. It was part of a project to develop a toolbox for democratic citizenship focusing on developing competencies and capacities through learning by doing in Peru.
With the support of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and input from more than 100 democracy partners around the world, International IDEA’s Report on the EU’s external democracy action influenced the EU’s thinking about its role in promoting democracy around the world.
