81306980 - Technical support to Team Europe Democracy (TED) Initiative

cterised by weak governance, high inequality and weak democracy (IDEA, 2023). Improving democracy is not peripheral to alleviating poverty, but rather central. Nowadays, democratic values are challenged in many contexts, with an increase in executive power, erosion of democratic norms, and a general

constriction of fundamental freedoms, even in consolidated democracies. The level of democracy enjoyed by the average global citizen in 2022 is down to levels last found around 1986. The majority of partner countries are categorised as "au