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"The idea of a European Endowment for Democracy has been incorporated into the more general EU debate on the review of the EU’s policies and actions promoting democracy, following the events in the southern Mediterranean. The intention is to set up a semi-autonomous entity that could support democracy activists and the development of democracy around the world in an unbureaucratic way and that would not be directly associated with the EU diplomatic service or the European Commission. The European Endowment for Democracy was one of the priorities of the Polish Council Presidency, and it has worked with all stakeholders to advance the idea. Parliament should now be the institution that makes a constructive contribution to the debate, and it will also be involved in the establishment, the management structures and the scrutiny of this possible European fund. I firmly believe that it is important to consider that the European Union needs a more flexible and less bureaucratic instrument to assist political actors striving for democratic change in their countries. At the same time, it also seems reasonable to envisage the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy as a non-profit, grant-making organisation created to strengthen democratic institutions around the world, since striving for democracy worldwide is not only a moral imperative, but is clearly stated as a core principle for the EU’s external action."@en1
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