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The aim of the article is to present the conditions of the establishment of the European Endowment for Democracy, in particular, to analyze the potential support of civil society actors’ initiatives in the neighbouring countries. The paper analyzes the added value of the EED, based on criteria: the category of beneficiaries, the type of intervention/support, methods and procedures for transferring funds. The final section provides a description of the challenges that the EED will have to face in the future.