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"Reform capacity of the government, quality of democracy and rule of-law or level of social inclusion – every year the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI) examine the future viability of the OECD and EU member states. The Nordic countries are still best equipped for the future, but their top position is wavering. The consequences of the economic and financial crisis are still drastic, especially in the Eurozone. With national populism on the rise in several countries, the refugee challenge poses a real test for the EU."

"Social inequality, climate change, global migration, international terrorism, and the consequences of the worldwide economic and financial crisis remain major political projects on all governments' agendas.
At the same time, however, opportunities to engage in long-term-oriented policy are compromised in many countries due to the advances being made by nationalist populism.
In this regard, the fact that the international community is drifting apart on issues of democracy quality and the rule of law is alarming. These are the summary findings of this year's edition of the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI), which assesses governance and reforms in all EU and OECD states on the basis of 136 indicators."

"Well-organized democracies have so far navigated their way through the coronavirus crisis better than those with deficits in this area. These democracies have benefited from their forward-looking and participation-oriented approach to governance. However, worrying developments continue in states where democratic values such as media freedom, civil liberties and the independence of the judiciary were already under threat before the crisis. These states also demonstrated the weakest performance in terms of their response to the crisis."