Belgium, (Brussels Morning Newspaper) The European Commission issued a statement to mark the International Day of Democracy on Thursday.
In the statement co-signed by European Commissioner for Democracy and Demography Dubravka Šuica and Josep Borrell, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, they warned that democracy is under threat.
“The events we have been witnessing over the past year are a stark reminder of the threats that democracy faces across the globe,” they stressed.