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European Liberals strengthen Human Rights and Democracy Support

European Liberals strengthen Human Rights and Democracy Support
Commenting after the adoption in Parliament today of his report on The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, (FDP, Germany) said: “Strengthening human rights and democracy is a priority for liberals. Human rights are at the heart of our foreign and development policy. We successfully fought for a stronger voice for the Parliament and managed to increase the instrument’s budget by about 20%. I am extremely satisfied with the outcome.”

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