Europe Day marks the anniversary of the 'Schuman declaration', a foundational speech for the European integration process delivered by Robert Schuman in the year 1950. But let's not harken back to what happened 71 years ago. By launching the Conference on the Future of Europe, the EU is making it...
Global Learning on Democratic Innovation: A Webinars Series
Club de Madrid, Public Agenda and Participedia will hold a series of seminars aimed at bringing to American reformers, thought leaders, policy-makers and civil society organisations examples of innovative approaches that have helped strengthen democracy in other countries. WEBINAR 4: Big trends in...
Danilo Türk speaks on global change at 2021 Boao Forum
Danilo Türk, President of Club de Madrid and former President of Slovenia, gave an opening statement at the 2021 Boao Forum on the need to address global challenges collectively in the framework of the United Nations and other international organisations. Watch below the opening statement....
Club de Madrid participates in conversation with UN Quaker Office on preventing violent conflicts
Launched in Washington D.C at the 2018 World Bank Fragility Forum, the report is the first joint study between the UN and the World Bank.
Four female world leaders call to action towards gender equaility on #IWD2018
Our President, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, (Latvia), and Members Joyce Banda (Malawi) and Kim Campbell (Canada) Helen Clark...
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on Women’s Day: “Dear girls & women: follow fearlessly the path that each of you have chosen as your own!”
Message from Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on the occasion of the Women's International Day On this 8 March, the official...
Club de Madrid Members Kok and Lagumdzija advocate for inclusive societies in London and Oxford
Wim Kok - former PM of the Netherlands - and Zlatko Lagumdzija- former PM of Bosnia and Herzegovina - recently led a...
Club de Madrid Members will discuss Sustainable Development, Conflict Prevention and Migration at the World Bank Fragility Forum and at the United Nations
Sustainable Development, Conflict Prevention and Migration are three global issues on which our members have much to...
Populism, political mistrust and misinformation in the digital era, main topics of the NGD America Round Table in San Francisco
The Next Generation Democracy (NGD) project roundtable was structured in four different panels each of them analyzing...
Is democracy in peril? Five CdM members to address North America Democracy in San Francisco
The Next Generation Democracy (NGD) roundtable will feature 25 leaders in business and politics addressing the latest...
Zapatero: “Cape Verde can lead the revolution for women’s rights in Africa”
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, member of Club de Madrid (CdM) and former PM of Spain, has just been on a mission in...
Leonel Fernández: “Democracy is the only universal guarantee of human dignity and fundamental rights”
In the interview, Mr. Fernández makes an assessment of recent events which affected democratic development in his region, Latin America.