Ivana Howard, Program Officer for Central and Eastern EuropeStatement before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe - United States CongressMr. Chairman and Distinguished Members of the Commission:Thank you for the opportunity to address you today...

Carl Gershman, President of the NEDTranscript of Opening Remarks IRI Democracy Backlash SeminarBelgrade, SerbiaThank you, Liz and thank you to IRI for putting this meeting together. It's an important discussion. I am also very pleased to...

Successful NED grantees share their experiences, replicate programsRecent NED-supported programs played an important role in helping to initiate two democratic transitions in Central Europe. In September 1998, a coalition of democratic parties in Slovakia won a dramatic victory over the authoritarian...

Helping democrats in closed societies Early investment by NED in the democratic struggles in the 1980s in Central Europe and the Soviet Union –  and many countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa – contributed to significant democratic breakthroughs.