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As the final issue of 2025, TED Newsletter Issue 7 looks back on recent exchanges across the network and gathers key updates from working groups, grants, country engagements and partner contributions. This issue features, among...

As the 16 Days of Activism call global attention to gender-based violence, this interview turns to a pressing and fast-evolving challenge: technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). The Latin American Alliance of Women...

This issue highlights a selection of recent publications from TED members and close partners that speak to core themes of democracy, rule of law, media freedom and information integrity. A new HiiL study on Justice Needs and...

Team Europe Democracy (TED) Third Annual Meeting, held in Brussels on 16–17 September 2025, brought together representatives from EU institutions, Member States, civil society organisations, and partner institutions. The meeting...

In recent years, Guatemala experienced significant developments in its democratic landscape, marked by both challenges and progress. The 2023 presidential elections resulted in the victory of Bernardo Arévalo, a candidate from the...

For decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo has faced recurring local and regional conflicts. The rapid M23 offensive in early 2025 sharply intensified the security and humanitarian crisis across North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri...

This November, TED launched the first of its four training modules. Titled Building Democratic Resilience, this first module enabled participants to revisit key elements of democratic resilience and democratic backsliding, drawing...

On 20th of October 2025, the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES, a TED WG2 thematic lead) marked its 15th anniversary with a high-level conversation at The Mérode in Brussels featuring José Manuel Durão Barroso, former...

As 2025 closes, Europe’s engagement on democracy is unfolding in a far more contested environment. Conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan and the DRC, rising electoral tensions from Tanzania to elsewhere, and broader geopolitical...

How can countries ensure their justice systems meet people’s everyday needs? The Justice Action Coalition has just launched the Justice Financing Framework (JFF), providing practical guidance on financing justice in ways that...