A democracy advocacy group says that freedoms across Europe are increasingly under attack by authoritarian states.
In a report released Tuesday, the Washington-based Freedom House assessed 29 countries across Central Europe and Eurasia, and said nearly half suffered downgrades in their democracy scores.
Project director for the report, Sylvana Habdank-Kolaczkowska, said “Eurasia’s authoritarian regimes tirelessly warn their people that moves toward democracy as seen in Ukraine can only end in chaos, violence, and poverty.”
She said to counter such measures, the EU and its allies must do more to uphold democratic standards within Europe.
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Source: Voice of America
