Team Europe Democracy Initiative - TED

This article offers a selection of recent publications from TED members and partner organisations, covering democracy support, rule of law and anti-corruption, civic space and political participation, as well as media resilience...

At a time when democratic norms are under unprecedented pressure, the International Day of Democracy reminds us of their irreplaceable value. To explore how these values can be defended and promoted, we spoke with Ingrid-Gabriela...

During the Team Europe Democracy (TED) Annual Meeting in Brussels in June 2026, Working Group 1 (WG1) convened to define its strategic trajectory for the 2026–2027 cycle. Bringing together practitioners from European Union...

Innovation often emerges in challenging contexts. It also plays a key role in ensuring that democratic governance is integrated into sectoral support programmes. Building on the approach of the previous modules, the third TED...

On 25 June 2026, the TED Toolkit for the OECD Media Principles was introduced within the scope of the Global Media Forum in Bonn. The event gathered donors, implementers, and media organisations, many from the Global South...

The Civic Academy for Africa's Future (CiAAF) received a grant in March 2025 for the project "Local Citizen Participation, Terrorism and Border Crises in Northern Benin (PARCINORD)". The project aims to strengthen inclusive and...

Tracking the evolution of digital manipulation often means watching well-intentioned interventions clash with increasingly sophisticated adversaries. When the Action for Integrity and Democracy Against Disinformation project...

Paul Maassen Deputy Chief Executive Officer Open Government Partnership Fifteen years ago, eight governments and nine civil society leaders came together with a simple but ambitious promise: that governments become more effective...

Against the backdrop of the cancellation of the RightsCon 2026 in Lusaka, the mounting challenges to information integrity, independent media and digital rights, Working Group 3 “Information Integrity” convened at the annual...

From February to May 2026, the Team Europe Democracy (TED) initiative supported the EU Delegation, Belgium, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Switzerland in Burundi in mapping European support to civil society working on...