MAIN TOPICS:
Elections in the EU and Russia;
Transparency in the EU and Russia;
Civic Oversight in the EU and Russia;
Accountability of governments;
Division of powers;
Funding for Russian civil society.
GOALS
- Increase funding for Russian civil society;
- Self-learning, reflection and searching for new ideas on how to enforce democracy in the EU and Russia;
- Promoting solutions that work in the EU and Russia.
WHY IS THIS WORKING GROUP IMPORTANT?
Democracy is based on several pillars – free elections, guarantees for minorities and a system of human rights protection, main power given to the people and conditions allowing to ensure that this system works. The latter primarily means tools for civic oversight (transparency, accountability and division of powers between executive, legislative and judiciary).
The group is focused on mechanisms ensuring that power is not abused – elections and guarantees for civic oversight including those that refer to different powers (executive, legislative and judiciary).
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