Democracy International eV  Democracy International e.V. is an international non-governmental organisation (NGO) working on strengthening direct democracy and citizens' participation at local level, in the nation states and on the global level. Democracy International has been existing as a loose network of democracy activists since 2002. The organisation was formally established in June 2011  as a registered membership association (eingetragener Verein e.V.) according to German non-profit law. Democracy International is politically independent and funded by membership fees and individual donations. The headquarters are in Cologne, Germany. Individual people and democracy groups of the council are both members of the organisation. The members elect Democracy International’s executive board  at the general assembly, which is held at least every two years. The board steers the political course and represents the organisation externally. Democracy groups with more than seven members can become a member of the council. The task of the council is to advise and to support the executive board with its work. Membership fees vary according to country of residence. Democracy International regularly runs campaigns to promote democracy. It also organizes conferences, provides knowledge on direct democracy and publishes the Direct Democracy Navigator. This online-tool helps people to compare direct-democratic instruments all over the world. Democracy International accuses the European Union of a lack of transparency when it comes to lobbyism. Democracy International promotes more transparency and a mandatory lobby register. Amongst others the organization started a campaign in 2014, in which proposals of citizens to dam in lobbyism in Europe have been selected. Democracy International then handed over the results to Sven Giegold, the European Parliament's rapporteur in the “Report on Transparency, Integrity and Accountability”. Since the Commission is headed by Jean- Claude Juncker, a voluntary lobby register has been put in place. Democracy International campaigns to make this register mandatory. The organisation promotes a transnational European electoral law. Democracy International favors European-wide, transnational electoral lists in the European Parliamentary Elections to strengthen the link between the citizens of the European Union and the parties that represent them. The association also supports other democracy activists with their campaigns. Democracy International has close connections to Mehr Demokratie e.V. Germany, Mehr Demokratie Austria, Meer Democratie, Demokratie.nu in Belgium, OMNIBUS für Direkte Demokratie and the ECI campaign. Facing the legal changes of the European Union, which are the result of the European stability mechanism and the European fiscal pact, the organisation calls for the convocation of a new European Convention.