| European Endowment for Democracy | |
| Type: | NGO |
| Location: | Brussels, Belgium |
| Origins: | Declaration on the Establishment of a European Endowment for Democracy |
| Area Served: | Europe Worldwide |
| Key People: | Jerzy Pomianowski - Executive Director, David McAllister - Chairperson of Board of Governors |
| Founded Date: | 2013 |
The European Endowment for Democracy is a European non-governmental organisation with the stated purpose of promoting democracy, particularly in the European Neighbourhood, Turkey and the Western Balkans.[1] [2] It was established in 2013 following a proposal by the Polish Presidency of the European Council,[3] [4] [5] and receives funding from the European Commission and twenty-three European countries.[6]
In 2016, the EED supported more than a hundred projects and pro-democracy activists in 18 countries neighboring the European Union.[7]