{"id":12819,"date":"2026-03-27T14:56:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T14:56:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=12819"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:37:47","slug":"eu-announces-e1-million-ngo-grants-for-democracy-and-human-rights-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrnww.com\/?p=12819","title":{"rendered":"EU Announces \u20ac1 Million NGO Grants for Democracy and Human Rights Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-section-id=\"1umc8eh\" data-start=\"2665\" data-end=\"2698\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"2668\" data-end=\"2696\">Brussels, Belgium (HRNW)- <\/strong><\/span>The <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">European Commission<\/span><\/span> has launched funding under the <strong data-start=\"2858\" data-end=\"2920\">European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 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