Evaluating the impact of domestic political factors on EU democracy support

This report evaluates how domestic political factors – i.e. in support-receiving countries – shape democracy support priorities in the EU’s Eastern Neighbourhood. Building on the regime states framework developed in REDEMOS WP5, and focusing on the period 1990-2023, it adopts a dynamic understanding of political regimes that captures not only regime type but also recent trajectories of stability, deterioration, or improvement. By focusing on the most recent regime states experienced by Armenia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Belarus, the report identifies context-specific democratic vulnerabilities and opportunities that are directly relevant for the design of democracy support strategies.