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The Mexico Peace Index shows that peace has improved by 7,4% over the last two years

The study finds that there was a 7.4% improvement in Mexico’s peace scores in the last two years, driven by decreases in organized crime, violent crime, and weapons crime. However, over the past 10 years Mexico experienced a marked increase in direct violence, with...

Club de Madrid thanks Wim Kok for his work as President of the organization

After welcoming the new President of the Club de Madrid, Vaira Vike Freiberga, we would also like to thank the work of Wim Kok since he was elected on 2009, succeeding Ricardos Lagos. Under his leadership, the Club de Madrid broadened its global representation...

Congratulations to our member Michelle Bachelet, elected President of Chile

In 1998, Mrs. Bachelet was chosen by the Socialist Party’s Central Committee to join its Political Committee, where she remained until March 11, 2000. She was named Minister of Health in President Ricardo Lagos’ administration in 2000 and moved to head the Defence...

Petre Roman: “Internet democracy is based on the power of the message, the power of images and the power to act”

PM Roman spoke in front of a crowded audience during the forum, titled “Re-wiring Democracy: Connecting citizens and institutions in the digital age”. He addressed the issues of the role of digital media on democracy, the threats and opportunities that new information...

Statements from Club de Madrid Members, González and Piñera, on Leopoldo López

Sep 14, 2015

Comunicado de Felipe González Presidente del Gobierno de España (1982-1996) y Miembro del Club de Madrid, Leopoldo López, preso político de Maduro Leopoldo López ha sido condenado por Nicolás Maduro, como todos los demás presos políticos de Venezuela. A Leopoldo, como...

Ten former presidents and 50 experts tackle the challegues of the Next Generation Democracy in the Americas

Aug 26, 2015

Jorge Quiroga, Vicente Fox, Ricardo Lagos, Yves Leterme, Belisario Betancur, César Gaviria, Alejandro Toledo, Luis Alberto Lacalle, Enrique Iglesias and nominated Club de Madrid Members Laura Chinchilla and Carlos Mesa, participated in the three days...

Juan Manuel Santos and 10 former presidents lead the NGD Roundtable about the future of democracy in the Americas

Aug 19, 2015

Beyond the outcomes already reached throughout NGD’s project development, a new debate will be held in which not only the political and social dimensions of the Americas but also the relations between democratic governance and market economy will be the center of the discussions. This NGD...

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