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European Centre for Electoral Support

Acronym: ECES

General Information

Identification Code: 578467420707-73
Website: [object Object]
Entity Form: Not for profit foundation
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/17/2016
Last Update: 4/8/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: ECES is an independent, nonpartisan and not for profit Foundation headquartered in Brussels. It was established in 2010 and has implemented activities in more than 50 countries, mainly, but not only, in Africa and the Middle East, primarily with funding from the EU and EU Member states. ECES promotes electoral and democratic strengthening through counselling, operational support and large projects management. ECES is TRACE certified, via Tcertification, for its financial management transparency and ISO9001 certified for its Quality Management System. ECES crafted and copyrighted its strategy: A European Response to Electoral Cycle Support - EURECS, which is implemented via specific methodologies and tools copyrighted by ECES. EURECS is an innovative delivery mechanism to implement electoral and democracy assistance activities consistent with EU values and policies targeting the facilitation of cooperation on electoral matters between the EU, its member states and their partner count.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Digital economy and society
  • Education and training
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • International co-operation and development
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: • New EU-Africa Strategy European Parliament resolution of 25 March 2021 on a new EU-Africa Strategy — a partnership for sustainable and inclusive development (2020/2041(INI)) (2021/C 494/08) • Regulation (EU) 2021/947 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 June 2021 establishing the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, amending and repealing Decision No 466/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EU) 2017/1601 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 480/2009 (Text with EEA relevance) • Commission Staff Working Document Accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council 2021 Annual Report on the implementation of the European Union's External Action Instruments in 2020 • P9_TA(2021)0014 Human rights and democracy in the world and the EU’s policy on the matter — annual report 2019, European Parliament resolution of 20 January 2021 on human rights and democracy i the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter — annual report 2019 (2020/2208(INI)) (2021/C 456/09) • P9_TA(2020)0330 Situation in Ethiopia European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2020 on the situation in Ethiopia (2020/2881(RSP)) (2021/C 425/14) • Commission Staff Working document accompanying the document Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the council 2020 Annual Report On the implementation of the European Union’s instruments for financing external actions in 2019 SWD/2020/336 final • Report from the Commission to the European Parlament and the Council - 2020 Annual Report. On the implementation of the European Union’s instruments for financing external action in 2019 {SWD(2020) 336 final} • Concept Note on consultations of CSO/LA on the EU regional Programming for sub-saharan Africa (2021-2027) • Annual Action Programme (AAP) 2021 for Sub-Saharan Africa • Global Europe – Programming: Thematic Programme on Human Rights and Democracy Multi-Annual Indicative Programming 2021-2027 • Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/509 of 22 March 2021 establishing a European Peace Facility, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2015/528 ST/5212/2021/INIT • Possible EU Concept on Stabilisation • Possible EU Consensus on Peace & Stabilization. • Global Team Europe Democracy Initiative
Communication Activities: On the 27 October 2022 we organized a panel within the EU Community of Practice on Peace Mediation. The objective of our panel is to share awareness and experience on peace mediation in electoral processes, focusing on the potential of mediation and dialogue as a tool that holds great value all-around the electoral process. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/eces-panel-at-the-eu-community-of-practice-on-peace-mediation) On, 16th February 2022, the ECES hosted a High-Level dialogue focused on “Strengthening the Capacities of Electoral Stakeholders in Africa within the context of the European Union Partnership with the African Union”. The overall objective of this event was to jointly discuss the prospects of cooperation between the EU and African Union in the domain of Election Observation and Electoral Assistance, targeting the strengthening of election integrity, human rights and inclusive political participation in 2022-2023 and beyond, particularly in countries facing political transition. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/eces-high-level-dialogue-at-the-africa-europe-week-2022-) As of October 2021, ECES has already obtained 12 copyrights, which include a wide range of tools and methodologies aimed at supporting the implementation of its copyrighted ''A European Response to Electoral Cycle Support - EURECS'' strategy. These innovative copyrights are a testimony to the leading-edge work of ECES across the globe, and to its commitment to continuous improvement to further contribute to democratic and electoral processes worldwide. (https://www.eces.eu/en/copyrights) ECES participated in the 2021 “Paris Peace Forum”. In 2020, ECES’ EURECS methodology, also implemented in our Ethiopia projects, was selected as 1 of 10 projects, out of about 850 proposals, globally received from states, international organisations, NGOs, and foundations, to benefit from the Scale-Up Initiative of the Paris Peace Forum. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/paris-peace-forum-2021 https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/eces-selected-for-paris-peace-forum) ECES copyrighted strategy EURECS was selected to be presented at the 2021 ChangeNOW summit. On Saturday 29th May, ECES Founder and Executive Director Fabio Bargiacchi presented ECES strategy “A European Response to Electoral Cycle Support - EURECS” and its implementation in Ethiopia (EURECS Ethiopia and PEV Ethiopia) at the ChangeNow event. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/eces-at-changenow-for-peace-2021) ECES, together with the Italian Institute for International Political Studies, International Development Law Organization and Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance has published its Policy Brief to T20 Summit within Task Force 5 for 2030 Agenda and Development Cooperation. Stefano Manservisi is acting as the lead co-chair of TF5. “SDG16: An enabler for accelerated implementation of the 2030 Agenda amid COVID-19”. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/policy-brief-implementation-of-the-2030-agenda-amid-covid19) ECES published the “Challenges and opportunities for the implementation of e-voting in Nigeria: lessons from international experiences”. This publication has been drafted as a follow up to the EMB conference on “Opportunities and Challenges in the use of technology in elections - Experiences from West and Southern Africa”, which was jointly organised by the ECONEC Network of Electoral Commissions, Independent National Electoral Commission and ECES. This policy paper aims to contribute to the ongoing discourse on deepening the deployment of ICT in elections through the potential implementation of e-voting, e-balloting or electronic transmission of results ahead of Nigeria’s General Elections in 2023 and beyond. This paper which draws from international experiences aims to highlight the conditions for success as well as identify potential challenges that can impact the implementation of an electronic voting system. (https://www.eces.eu/en/posts/evoting-nigeria)
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Avenue louise 2226ème étage
Post Code: 1050
City: bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Avenue louise 2226ème étage
Post Code: 1050
City: bruxelles
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 8
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 8
Members F T E: 4
Info Members: Currenlty, for all its activities, ECES employs around 200 persons in its HQ in Brussels and for its multiple ongoing projects mainly in Africa and in the middle east.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: eces.eu/en/collaborating/implementing-partners
Organisation Members: ECES is a member of the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO). EPLO is the independent civil society platform of European NGOs, NGO networks, and think tanks committed to peacebuilding and the prevention of violent conflict. EPLO’s mission is to influence European policy-makers to take a more active and effective approach to securing peace and nonviolent forms of conflict resolution in all regions of the world. https://eplo.org/about-us/member-organisations/#toggle-id-15 In addition to its experts and in-country teams, ECES also collaborates closely with several regional organisations and electoral networks, such as the African Union, ECOWAS, ECCAS, CEN-SAD, the RECEF (the Electoral Knowledge Network of the French Speaking countries worldwide), the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), the Association of African Election Authorities (AAEA), the ECF-SADC (Electoral Commission Forum of the Southern African Development Community), the ECONEC (Network of Electoral Commissions), the National Electoral Commissions of ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States), the Electoral Knowledge Network of the Central African States (RESEAC) and the SADC Electoral Support Network that comprises the platforms of the Civil Society Organisations dealing with Election Observation in the SADC countries. ECES developed a partnership with the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies of Pisa to promote customized, accessible and innovative capacity building programmes for all electoral stakeholders, including the Master on Electoral Policy and Administration – MEPA. ECES is also part of a consortium led by the College of Europe to implement the ERMES project (European Response on Mediation Support) to provide a tool for the EU to advance its objectives and role in the field of mediation and dialogue. The project is implemented under the supervision of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments of the European Commission and in close consultation with the Mediation Support Team of the European External Action Services, which will ensure the political steer. ECES is also a member of the Federation of European and International Association established in Belgium (FAIB) and is part of the EU Transparency Register and the Transnational Giving Europe Network.