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Expert Roundtable Report: Fundamental Values in EU member states

Report on an Expert Roundtable on legal mechanisms and reforms of EU Law,…

Briefing Paper 43: Proposals for new tools to protect EU values

The current debate on strengthening the EU’s mechanisms to protect the rule of…

Opinion Article: Preventing more Hungarys in the EU

By Michael Meyer-Resende The EU is becoming increasingly involved in policy areas that…

Briefing Paper 39: Protecting Democracy in EU Member States

The democracy crisis in Hungary has triggered considerable soul-searching in the EU about…

Strengthening Democratic Governance and Genuine Elections: An International Law Perspective

International law is integral to the support of democratic governance and genuine elections….

Report: Paths to Democracy in Europe 1974-1991: An Overview

With developments in Egypt and Tunisia rekindling the interest in how democratic transitions…

Article: Defining Democracy – an EU Imperative

This article was published in the EUobserver. By Michael Meyer-Resende and Dick Toornstra…

Report: Which Notion of Democracy for the EU’2019s External Relations?

This report, drafted by DRI’s Executive Director, argues that the EU should not…

Briefing Paper: EU Election Observation – Achievements, Challenges

This briefing paper was authored by Democracy Reporting International’s Executive Director, Michael Meyer-Resende,…

Article: Why is the EU lenient on Arab democracy

Following Ukraine’s parliamentary elections last year, the European Union praised the polls as…