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The Arrogance of Power Returns—And It’s Silencing the Voices We Need Most
5 August, 2025
A written piece by our Advisor Jerry C. Jones
Statement by Club de Madrid on the Detention of Former Malian Prime Minister Moussa Mara
2 August, 2025
Club de Madrid, the world’s largest forum of democratic former Heads of State and Government, is deeply troubled by the custodial detention of its Board Member and former Prime Minister of Mali, Moussa Mara, in connection with a social media post published on 4 July 2025.
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World’s ex-leaders worry about inequality
10 July, 2025
Over 40 world leaders, including former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, have called for a “powerful shift” in world economic policy “to address rising threats of poverty, disparity and environmental breakdown,” in reaction to the news that the next fifty years could see the emergence of the world’s first trillionaires while the majority of the world face destitution. In an open letter sent by the Club de Madrid group, a conference of former Prime Ministers and Presidents, they correctly identify that the world’s economic model is “outdated,” and that, “trillions of dollars exist for financing development – but too much public money is captured by private power,” calling for taxation on high-net-worth individuals.
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FfD4 special edition: The key takeaways from four days in Sevilla
8 July, 2025
From June 30 to July 3, government heads, business leaders, and U.N. reps pushed new initiatives on debt, aid, and development finance — setting the norms, or at least, the hopes, for the next 10 years.
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Luces y sombras de la cumbre de Sevilla: “Una conferencia de hombres con resultados sobre todo para hombres”
7 July, 2025
España y ONU mujeres presentan una iniciativa de financiación con perspectiva de género, respaldada ya por más de 15 gobiernos y más de 20 organizaciones internacionales para sumar miles de millones de dólares al PIB mundial
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Sevilla reporter’s notebook Day 4: ‘Sevilla is about what comes next’
4 July, 2025
On the final day of the Financing for Development conference in Sevilla, negotiators laid the groundwork for long-term tax reform and new public-private cooperation — while calls for deep systemic change grew louder.
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Montero defiende que los sistemas fiscales de todo el mundo sean progresivos para favorecer la lucha contra la desigualdad
4 July, 2025
La vicepresidenta primera del Gobierno y ministra de Hacienda ha participado en un Evento Especial de la ONU en Sevilla sobre Sistemas Tributarios Justos y Administración Tributaria eficiente para un desarrollo inclusivo y sostenible
Montero, junto a ponentes como el premio Nobel Joseph Stiglitz o el ministro de Hacienda de Chile, Mario Marcel Cullell, ha debatido sobre la importancia de la tributación en la financiación del desarrollo sostenible y el papel clave de la cooperación fiscal internacional
“Cuenten siempre con España en este espíritu de colaboración y de trabajo compartido en aras de una fiscalidad más justa y progresiva”, ha destacado la titular de Hacienda ante el foro organizado por la ONU -
A Threefold Mission
3 July, 2025
The whole project of European integration is charged with the idea of a particular way of life.
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FFD4 Seville: What are the links to the climate talks and the road from Seville to COP30 at Belem?
3 July, 2025
The fourth International Financing for Development Conference (FfD4) in Spain has reached the midway mark. The first two days have been eventful and filled with a packed agenda. While leaders and heads of state gave high-level statements in the opening plenaries on the first day, spanning well over three hours, various side events on specific topics were conducted parallely.
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Carlos Alvarado defiende un desarrollo financiero sostenible y con principios ecológicos
2 July, 2025
Como parte de la delegación del Club de Madrid, el expresidente Carlos Alvarado participará desde ayer y hasta el jueves en la IV Conferencia Internacional sobre Financiación para el Desarrollo (FfD4), convocada por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y que se realiza en Sevilla, España.
