Civic idea’s Researcher Aksana Akhmedova has attended the conference “International Democracy day” taking place in Brussels.
“In 2024, the year of elections, half the world’s population is going to the polls to elect new governments and representatives who will shape future policy. These elections are taking place in a context of global democratic backsliding, with half of all countries surveyed in a recent report experiencing democratic declines, and all regions showing an eroding respect for basic rights, including freedom of expression and assembly.”
“IDD 2024 Brussels” was about “A year of elections” and therefore an assessment of the current state of global democracy.
The conference was held in the European Committee of the Regions, and was attended by members of the EU institutions, as well as activists and representatives of civil society from different countries – to discuss the state of democracy, its challenges and future opportunities.
