John Bruton, former PM of Ireland (1994-1997) delivered the Grattan lectura in the Irish Embassy in London last Monday 12 of june. In his own words, he describes the background to Brexit and the exemption the UK already enjoyed as an EU member; The lectura explains why Ireland is not following the...
Ban Ki-moon, new honorary Club de Madrid Member
Kofi Annan, who joined World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA - CdM) in 2007 and the current UNSG, Antonio Guterres, currently on leave and who joined the Club de Madrid in 2002 as a founding Member on his capacity of former Prime Minister of Portugal. This announcement was made public...
PM Lagumdzija met with Lebanon Grand Mufti during High Level visit to Lebanon
“Peace is a precondition for economic development and prosperity, economic development is a precondition for social development. One can’t go without the other”, said PM Lagumdzija (Bosnia and Herzegovina 2001-2002) during his meeting with Lebanese authorities. The mission to Beirut, from 28 May...
The Club de Madrid and the European Commission
Views were exchanged on the projects the Club of Madrid is currently conducting in Haiti and Kyrgyzstan with the...
Today we are all Haitians
We do not give up to the temptation of discouragement, because we know the future lies in hope. Just as in 1804...
Armenia’s foreign policy: Security challenges and European perspectives
In an agile debate, experts, journalists and diplomats discussed regional security issues, such as the peaceful...
Club de Madrid joins the initiative of RTVE “Together for Haiti”
Two of our Members, Bill Clinton and Felipe González met with Tony Blair and other progressive leaders in New York to launch the Global Progress Council
The aim of this meeting was to prepare the Global Progress Summit, to be held in Madrid in 2011 as the second edition...
Elections are a means to an end
The Club de Madrid is mindful of the electoral claims that have been presented to the pertinent authorities, and calls...
Fuad Siniora speaks on Lebanon and the Middle East in a World in Transition
As attention is focused on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon which is expected to deliver an indictment in the near...
The Club de Madrid in the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Mexico
During this round of the international climate negotiations, the Club de Madrid interacted with key and relevant...
To flourish, Haiti needs aid
In 2005, ministers and heads of development agencies signed what became known as the Paris Declaration, calling for...