Democracy and Multilateral Cooperation

Democracy and multilateralism are facing major challenges. Our partner Club de Madrid has therefore established a high-level commission of 19 members, chaired by George Papandreou, former Prime Minister of Greece (2009–2011). The commission focused on how multilateral, regional, and plurilateral cooperation can help protect and strengthen democracy at the national level, and where the limits of such cooperation lie. Three expert teams from the partner organizations International IDEA, the European Democracy Hub, and the Open Government Partnership contributed to the commission’s work. Their findings were published alongside the commission’s main report.