Lisbeth Pilegaard

We’re wrapping up our Impact Brief series Amid war, #Ukraine is preserving the foundations of its democratic future. Independent media, civic organisations, and veteran groups play a key role in recovery & revitalisation. For Europe, this is strategic. democracyendowment.eu/annualreport20…

Have you explored EED's impact briefs yet? Today's highlight is #Belarus, where flexible EED support helped stabilise core capacity and preserve access to independent information and civic engagement in an extremely restrictive environment. democracyendowment.eu/annualreport20…

This week, EED held a closed event “What's next for Moldova's resilience building - a strategic vision” by WatchDog.MD Community

Today, EED Executive Director, Jerzy Pomianowski, launched EED Annual Report in the @EP_ForeignAff ➡️ In 2025 EED was the first to provide emergency funds after US funding freeze ➡️ Its work was recognised in the #DemocracyShield Communication Read more: democracyendowment.eu/annualreport20…

Congratulations #lithuania

We're thrilled to announce the newest speakers for #OCSS2026: Nurjehan Mawani, C.M., LL.D (hon), Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom,@L_Pilegaard and @Drlobsangsangay! Join us in protecting civic space for all. Register before the early bird deadline of January 31: app.glueup.com/event/igniting…

@L_Pilegaard is a seasoned #democracy expert & senior #civilsociety leader with more than 25 years of professional experience with inclusion & representation, primarily from conflict-affected countries. Read her interview here: shorturl.at/YfrmB #GTF #Mentoring #Leadership

Congratulations @davidmcallister Looking forward to our common continued fight for a more democratic world 🌏

Thank you for your strong support and contribution @SigneGuro

We @EEDemocracy are honoured to be part of Democracy Shield & EU Strategy for Civil Society published today. Defending democratic values abroad shields democracy at home. Democracy Shield&Democracy „Spear” makes us stronger and makes world a safer place. ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

Lot on the agenda when meeting with Ambassador Silladsen @DKAMBinLT in #vilnius with the @eu2025dk #NordicBaltic #Belarus @EEDemocracy #NordicWomenMediator @DanishMFA

Today at #Forum2000, EED's Executive Chair Lisbeth Pilegaard moderated a panel co-organised by EED on technology and democracy, featuring Artsiom Katnsavy of Dev.by, Pavel Liber of Society22, and Daria Minksy of the Thomason Reuters Foundation.

Běloruští IT profesionálové jsou 🔑 k demokracii! Na panelu „Bělorusko: technologie pro demokracii“ na @Forum_2000 mluvili @PashaLiber (Hlas/Nové #Bělorusko), @kontsevoi (@devby) a @dariaminsky (média/AI) o roli technologií v odporu proti Lukašenkovi. Poskytují řešení pro oběti, propojují exil a domov a budují kyberbezpečnost. Značná část ⚪️🔴⚪️ běloruské IT komunity funguje v exilu, vč. Prahy 🇨🇿. Díky @L_Pilegaard z @EEDemocracy za moderaci!

Inspired and honoured by meeting Syrian activists and civil society actors in Damascus. Their voices, ideas and collective energy bring hope for Syria's democratic future. Important field mission by EED team, @j_pomianowski, @L_Pilegaard.

The Moldovan people have spoken. Sunday’s election results are clear: the Moldovans are united in our desire for peace, democracy, and Europe — and in the courage to defend them. This is not just a party’s victory — it is Moldova’s victory. The European path is our way forward.

Today, on the International Day of Democracy, the Council of Europe launches the website of the New Democratic Pact for Europe. A Pact for stronger democratic foundations and more tangible results for all. Explore: go.coe.int/9zPqf #NewDemocraticPact

@L_Pilegaard concluded by describing democracy as a “muscle,” and gave societies the task to “train” it. Protecting democracy requires active citizen engagement, and lowering the voting age was discussed as a potential way to strengthen this participation. @isalamey

Looking forward talking to students at @lebamericanuni together with @isalamey - i have faith in the youth wanting a more tolerant and peaceful way of political life #democracy

@AstaRadikaite Congratulations 🙌

EED says goodbye to our beloved friend and long-time partner, Zoran Sekulić. Through his life and professional work, Zoran embodied all the values that EED stands for. We send our heartfelt condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues at @FoNetNews. democracyendowment.eu/news/passing-o…