In the context of the challenges faced by today’s EU democracies, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU proposed drafting to prepare a set of conclusions on strengthening EU democratic resilience. Despite broad support to the text in the General Affairs Council, the Ministers did not reach a consensus on the document. The presidency decided to issue the text as presidency conclusions supported by 25 Member States. The conclusions are an input to the upcoming Commission’s European Democracy Shield initiative and aim at reinforcing EU’s capacity to address current challenges to democratic resilience. They highlight the importance of the whole-of-society approach, stress the crucial role of CSOs and underline the need for appropriate funding for measures to strengthen democratic resilience. Read more here.
Source: European Council