Brussels, November 2022
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Conference on Building Democratic Resilience

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The European Parliament has been active in supporting and strengthening parliaments around the globe. Looking back at 10 years of activities, the EP Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group organized a high-level-conference in Brussels to discuss experiences and the way forward, November 29 to 30, 2022. Sven T. Siefken participated as an academic commentator.

More details about the activities of EP democracy support are available here. A recording of the conference is available here:

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