ECOD

The European Capital of Democracy Initiative has built a strong network of Cities fostering participation. Together with citizens, politicians, and institutions we are improving our democracies... From the 13 frontrunners of democratic practice in the ECoD City Network (Antwerp, Barcelona, Bologna, Braga, Burgos, Brussels, Cascais, Linz, Metz, Opole, Sarajevo, Rzeszow, and Valongo), Barcelona has been selected as the European Capital of Democracy 2023/24... Barcelona is the first European Capital of Democracy. We are open for new cities!