Club de Madrid Articles

Piñera and Pastrana to share good practices on electoral campaigns and political communication in Haiti

Haiti is facing the most complex and large-scale electoral process of its history with presidential, legislative and local elections to be held before the end of the year. The success of fair, transparent and inclusive elections will be crucial to resume democratic...

Club de Madrid open letter about Venezuela attracts international press attention

BBC Online “Ex leaders demand jailed Venezuela politicians to be freed” Business Matters (Audio) “Former Mexican Leader criticizes Venezuela’s President Maduro” BBC Mundo Interview with ex President of Mexico and Club de Madrid Member, Vicente Fox: “Maduro va por mal...

Vaira Vike-Freiberga: “We need to create a situation in Europe where war is unthinkable”

Vaira Vike-Freiberga gave the keynote speech in this event focussed in the easter and southern heighbourhoods. She stressed the need to "create a situation in Europe where war is unthinkable" and showed her worry about the current developments in the Mediterranean:"We...

#NGD: Democratic Governance & Management of Natural Resources & Ecosystems

The discussions were around whether a democratic system is the best guarantee for the sustainable management of natural resources, and which are the best examples that prove this. This will be analyzed in each region of the world during the Track 3 ongoing analysis of...

Vike-Freiberga explains Club de Madrid’s ‘Shared Vision of a Shared Society’ at the Hufftington Post

Feb 7, 2017

The organization's President, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, penned an essay in the Huffington Post in response, which doubled down on the values that Shared Societies embodies: “when everyone is involved and encouraged, they become an asset to society and a contributor to the common good,...

Zapatero advocates for a humane approach to the issue of migration in Dominican Republic

Feb 3, 2017

The activity addressed a forum on migration and social inclusion alongside, inter alia, the Minister of Interior and Police, Carlos Amarante Baret and the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, Dr. Ruben Sillié. President Rodríguez Zapatero shared his expertise and his personal experience overseeing the...

Four CdM Members, two of them Nobel Laureates, to speak about peace in Bogotá

Feb 1, 2017

Oscar Arias and José Ramos-Horta have something in common: they are both Members of the Club de Madrid and Nobel Peace Laureates. They were laureates in 1987 and 1996 respectively for their contributions to achieving peace. “We believe that justice and peace can only thrive together, never...

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