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Brief Intro

The European Capital of Democracy is a Europe-wide initiative to innovate and strengthen democracy. From 2023, each year one city is selected by a jury of experts and a jury of over 4,000 European citizens – and granted this honorary title. Together with its citizens, the European Capital of Democracy curates, organises and hosts a variety of activities that strengthen democracy. Visitors from all over Europe – politicians, experts, civil society actors, artists, citizens and media representatives – are invited to take part in the initiative and make the city a stage for European democracy.

Throughout the Democracy Year, EURACTIV and The European Correspondent act as media partners of the European Capital of Democracy.

Media relations

Selma Fetic

Communications Manager
ECoD gemeinnützige GmbH

sf@capitalofdemocracy.eu
+43 660 7955921

Five Cities compete for the title of the European Capital of Democracy 2026

Following a successful first Programme Year in Barcelona, which welcomed over 20,000 participants, hosted 100 events, and facilitated two participatory …

Vienna Begins Its Role as European Capital of Democracy 2024/25 

Kick-off for Vienna’s Democracy Year: Citizens Invited to Actively Participate – New Funding Programme Starts in 2025   Vienna has been named …

Barcelona Wraps Up Term as Europe’s First Democracy Capital

The closing ceremony, held at the Smart City Expo World Congress, passed the European Capital of Democracy title from Barcelona …

Barcelona and Vienna – A Joint Statement on Democratic Innovation

At the closing event of the Programme Year of the first European Capital of Democracy Barcelona, both cities came together to sign …

An Impactful European City Network Meeting in Braga

On a mid-Autumn’s day 38 European City Network members, from 13 European counties, gathered at Braga’s Educational Farm. Here we …

Council of Europe: Ukrainian Delegation Visits Austria

Representatives from six Ukrainian communities and civil society organizations were undertaking a study visit to Vienna, Bregenz, Wolfurt, and Salzburg …

Brussels: AI & Democracy: A New Frontier for the EU?

On September 10, 2024, European Capital of Democracy (ECOD) and the Association Civic Tech Europe (ACTE) co-organised a roundtable titled “AI & …

This International Democracy Day highlights the role of Artificial Intelligence in promoting Good Governance

As the next European Capital of Democracy in Vienna (2024/25) is taking over from Barcelona in mid-November, we start searching …

Delivering Democracy:  Embracing boldness and experimentation

by Evelyn Mantoiu / European Partnership for Democracy Since 2021, the European Democracy Hub (EDH) has been exploring different examples …

ECN on wheels: A ride to the City of Antwerp’s youth participation projects

The Belgian sun shone on us once again, as 32 representatives from 13 European countries came together in the City …

TEDx Vienna proudly presents: THE ARGUMENT! 24 May, 7-10pm, House of Strauss

Debate and dialogue lie at the core of democracy! Our friends from TEDx Vienna are keenly aware of this and …

Tackling Social and Climate Challenges with Brussels’ Solutions

The latest ECN meeting took place in Brussels, as members of the network gathered together to discuss, learn, and exchange …
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