European Partnership for Democracy
EPD
The European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) is an independent European non-profit organisation supporting democratic transformations worldwide.
Lobbying Activity
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
14 Oct 2025
Meeting with Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Oct 2025 · Democracy Shield and Democratic Tech Alliance
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Sept 2025 · Democracy in the Western Balkans - Serbia
Meeting with Pekka Toveri (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Jun 2025 · Current Topics in EU politics
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Jun 2025 · Event: Civil society exchange on European Democracy Shield
Meeting with Lora Borissova (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)
14 May 2025 · - MFF - Middle East
Meeting with Marie-Helene Boulanger (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers)
3 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the preparation of the European Democracy Shield
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
6 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 2
Meeting with Marco Giorello (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
4 Mar 2025 · Code of Conduct on Online Advertising – Workshop 1
Meeting with Sibylle Bikar (Cabinet of High Representative/ Vice-President Kaja Kallas)
14 Feb 2025 · External action priorities on democracy of EPD
Meeting with Rita Wezenbeek (Director Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and
11 Feb 2025 · Opening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)
Meeting with Florian Geyer (Head of Unit Justice and Consumers)
23 Jan 2025 · Annual Rule of Law Cycle
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Dec 2024 · European Democracy Shield
Meeting with Sebastian Tynkkynen (Member of the European Parliament) and Puolueiden kansainvälinen demokratiayhteistyö – Demo Finland
5 Dec 2024 · Demokratian tukeminen
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
26 Nov 2024 · Democracy Shield, Defence of Democracy
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
25 Nov 2024 · Meeting with the International IDEA (I-IDEA), the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) to discuss “Call t
Meeting with Ana Catarina Mendes (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
18 Nov 2024 · Exchange of views on the Rule of Law Report 2024
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament)
14 Nov 2024 · Issues for DROI
Meeting with Karlo Ressler (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Oct 2024 · Commissioner hearings and European Partnership for Democracy
Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2024 · Rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights' protection across Europe
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
12 Sept 2024 · democracy, Rule of Law
Meeting with Diana Riba I Giner (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Sept 2024 · Media Pluralism and EU Media legislation
Meeting with Isabel Wiseler-Lima (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
4 Sept 2024 · Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union s policy on the matter – annual report 2024
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and Democracy Reporting International
8 Mar 2024 · Money talks – the Rule of law and the EU budget
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament) and Forum Civique Européen
5 Feb 2024 · Defence of Democracy Package
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
3 Oct 2023 · Political Advertising
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament) and
20 Sept 2023 · Ingérences étrangères, défense de la démocratie
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and
28 Jul 2023 · Defence of Democracy
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
6 Jul 2023 · Defence of Democracy
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
24 Apr 2023 · Defence of Democracy, Foreign interference initiative
Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and
24 Apr 2023 · Defence of democracy
Meeting with Irena Joveva (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Apr 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Mar 2023 · Defence of Democracy
Meeting with Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Publishers Council
29 Mar 2023 · stakeholders meeting EMFA
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Mar 2023 · Defence of Democracy Package (staff-level)
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
27 Mar 2023 · Political advertising
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
24 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and
17 Mar 2023 · Defence of democracy package
Meeting with Irena Joveva (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Federation of Journalists
8 Mar 2023 · European Media Freedom Act
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Access Now Europe
28 Feb 2023 · Event: Transparency in the European Elections
Meeting with Viola Von Cramon-Taubadel (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Jan 2023 · Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
1 Dec 2022 · Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Institute for Strategic Dialogue
14 Nov 2022 · The impact of political advertising on elections
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
9 Nov 2022 · Political Advertising
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
27 Sept 2022 · Staff Level: Political Advertising Regulation
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
11 Jul 2022 · Political Advertising
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and
28 Jun 2022 · Event on Political Advertising Regulation (assistant participated)
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and
21 Jun 2022 · Shadows meeting on Political Advertising with stakeholders
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
4 May 2022 · Political advetising
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
24 Feb 2022 · Roundtable on political advertising
Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
14 Feb 2022 · EDAP
Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and
19 Jan 2022 · Rule of Law
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
28 Oct 2021 · Digital Services Act and Political Advertising Directive
Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
14 Oct 2021 · Political advertising
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
2 Feb 2021 · Launching of the European Democracy Hub- event organised by EPD
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
14 Jan 2021 · Preparation of the European Democracy Hub event
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and Carnegie Europe
4 Dec 2020 · EDAP
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner) and
10 Nov 2020 · Democracy Support Roundtable
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
27 Oct 2020 · Preparation of the Democracy Support Roundtable on 10/11/20
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and Reset Tech UK
26 Oct 2020 · European Democracy Action Plan
Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and
15 Jul 2020 · Responsibility and accountability of online platforms
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
14 Jul 2020 · European Democracy Action Plan
Response to Joint Communication "EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024"
5 Feb 2020