Club de Madrid Articles

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 political and societal developments in the Americas. The Club de Madrid Members, all of them democratically elected Presidents and Prime Ministers, ...

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 Praia, Cabo Verde’s capital, as part of the project INSPIRED+, an EU-funded effort in which the CdM is participating to support the implementation of...

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.

Former Spanish PM to lead Cape Verde mission to promote the rights of domestic workers

Its main goal is to promote the labour rights of women who work in the domestic service, making it a topic of public debate.

Technology can foster equality, says Member Lagos

Member of World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), Ricardo Lagos, spoke at a seminar organized by the University of Chile together with Movistar on the impact of technology on the economy, politics and society. "The technological revolution has an equalizing effect on citizens", said...

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