Club de Madrid Articles

Guy Verhofstadt: “In a world where an algorithm determines all outcomes, politics no longer exits.”

Citizen access to information is a fundamental pillar of a democratic society. The exercise of political rights – from electing leaders to expressing policy views – requires people to have ready access to reliable, balanced and complete information on current affairs,...

Open letter: Response to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

The Members of Club de Madrid feel that they can make a particular contribution to these issues especially through their Shared Societies Project, which has been working for ten years to address inter-group tensions of every kind.

Pew Research Center study finds worrying mistrust towards democratic institutions in Western Europe

populist parties incite the shattering of established parties and intellectual ideas that uphold today’s forms of power and hegemony.

Shared Societies presented as tool to counteract fears over globalisation at Symi Symposium

A specific session on Globalisation and the Role of Shared Societies was chaired by South African Human Rights activist Kumi Naidoo and included as the main speaker WLA-CdM Member Zlatko Lagumdzija.

Leterme moderates debate with young people seeking to shape policymaking in Med region

Nov 19, 2019

World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA – CdM) Member, Yves Leterme, led a mission to Tunis partnering with the Anna Lindh Foundation in supporting Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV) project, a debate programme connecting civil society, education and policy-makers across the South...

Imperial Springs International Forum on Multilateralism and Sustainable Development

Nov 18, 2019

More than 25 prominent leaders from all over the globe are gathering in Guangzhou to lead the 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum (ISIF), which will take place on 1-2 December. The event will count with over 15 Members of World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA - CdM), all democratic...

Club de Madrid explores how political leadership can redefine migration discourse with Dominican Migration Institute

Nov 15, 2019

World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) organized a conversation together with the National Migration Institute in the Dominican Republic (INM-RD) to share the work of this institution in the Dominican Republic, which focuses on emphasizing the challenges that political leaders and the...

Member Pastrana leads Shared Societies Project mission to Guatemala City

Nov 28, 2013

During the mission the Delegation, which included Daniel de Torres, former Barcelona Immigration and...

The Dar es Salaam Statement

Nov 28, 2013

The meeting reviewed development in Africa to date and the current challenges facing future development in the...

PM Campbell addresses the role of media in inclusive societies in Kyrgyzstan

Nov 22, 2013

The former Prime Minister of Canada focussed on meeting government officials, Parliamentarians, CSOs, and EU to...

Club de Madrid supports The Philippines and calls to act against climate change

Nov 13, 2013

Club de Madrid has kept a close watch on the natural disasters that have struck the Philippines in recent years,...

Kumaratunga and Uteem to “make sustainabilty a new metric”

Nov 6, 2013

Cassam Uteem, former Prime Minister of Mauritius, will participate In this session, organized in collaboration...

Jobs and Inclusive Growth main themes of Club de Madrid Annual Conference

Oct 31, 2013

Given the critical importance of a well-functioning labor market for sustained growth and the stability...

Killelea “Unemployment undermines peace”

Oct 23, 2013

The Club de Madrid believes this is an ideal moment to reflect on the future of jobs and society and what this entails...

John Bruton: “Martens was a master of creative compromise”

Oct 11, 2013

As Prime Minister, Mr Martens presided over coalitions that spanned right and left almost continuously...

Interview with Club de Madrid SG in the spanish public television

Oct 4, 2013

In recent years there has been backsliding on previously achieved progress in democratic quality and the distance...