The Czech and Swedish EU presidencies have launched a debate on a European consensus on democracy, which raises the question whether the EU should define a notion of democracy. This is welcome, because the controversial question of democratic standards permeates many aspects of the EU's foreign policy, be it the Copenhagen criteria for EU accession, the human rights and democracy clauses in international agreements or the EU's programmes of democracy promotion. Clarity on what Europe means by...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.