Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS)

www.pasos.org

PASOS promotes and protects open society values, including democracy, the rule of law, good governance, respect for and protection of human rights, and economic and social development, by supporting independent policy centres that individually and jointly foster public participation in public policy issues at the European Union level, in other European structures, and in the wider neighbourhood of Europe and Central Asia. PASOS supports the development and strengthens the outreach and impact of its more than 35 members spanning more than 20 countries. PASOS studies have included a report for the European Parliament on The Challenge of European Development Co-operation Policy for New Member States (2007) and Democracy's New Champions, European Democracy Assistance after EU Enlargement (2009). The PASOS Secretariat is based in Prague, Czech Republic.