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The EU Pushes Back a New Democracy Plan: A Mistake?
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The EU Pushes Back a New Democracy Plan: A Mistake?

The 2020-2024 Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy has been instrumental in advancing EU democracy support through a broad range of commitments. Yet, the rapid evolution of challenges to democracy has outpaced the Action Plan’s capacity to adapt. 

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By Richard Youngs and Elena Ventura
Published on Sep 23, 2024
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The European Democracy Hub was launched in 2021 as a joint initiative of Carnegie Europe and the European Partnership for Democracy. To continue to follow the project’s outputs, please visit: https://europeandemocracyhub.epd.eu.

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Richard Youngs
Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program
Richard Youngs
Elena Ventura
Research Analyst, Carnegie Europe
Elena Ventura
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