Club de Madrid Articles

Sign now our Statement on Donald Trump and climate change

World leaders from all over the world are speaking out to make clear that "climate change must remain paramount on the global agenda and truth must prevail in the end, for the sake of our planet and the future of mankind". Please join us now to speak truth to power...

“New Fault lines in Europe: the political consequences of Brexit”, by John Bruton

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...

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...

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...

Club de Madrid condemns the attacks in Sri Lanka

Apr 22, 2019

CdM condemns yesterdays’ terror attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.

Club de Madrid discusses links between online information and declining trust in democratic institutions

Apr 22, 2019

Members of the Board of Directors of Club de Madrid (CdM) led the Roundtable ‘Trust in Democracy’ held in London on 28th March to analyze the links between low trust in democratic institutions and the regulation of information online.

Statement by Member Chandrika Kumaratunga on the recent attacks in Sri Lanka

Apr 22, 2019

I join all peace loving Sri Lankans to condemn unreservedly the dastardly acts of violence that occurred since this morning in several leading Christian churches all over the country and in Hotels in Colombo. My heartfelt sympathies go out to the families of those who lost lives, even while they...

International Women’s Day

Mar 8, 2012

Important progress has been made in terms of gender equality and the number of women elected and appointed as...

Welcome to the Club de Madrid, Aleksander Kwasniewski

Mar 7, 2012

Kwasniewski has spoken about the current European situation. We are living this crisis, he said, and "we have a...

Haiti – political stability is a must and a prerequisite for investment

Mar 6, 2012

A few hours before the arrival of the delegation, PM Conille had submitted his resignation as Prime Minister only four...

What’s happening in Somaliland?

Mar 1, 2012

Welcome to Perú!

Feb 29, 2012

They met with relevant actors of the Peruvian civil society, the Government (including the Prime Minister and the...

Zlatko Lagumdžija is Bosnia’s new foreign minister

Feb 24, 2012

On Friday 17 Febrero 2012 Bosnia-Herzegovina got its sixth Council of Ministers after the House of...

G40 Statement to the “London Conference” about Somalia – 23 February 2012

Feb 23, 2012

Original statement The Women’s Leadership for Peace and Security in the Greater Horn of Africa Project was launched in...

Digital Technologies for 21st Century Democracy & Gala Dinner 2011

Feb 17, 2012

1. Our 2011 Annual Conference, Digital Technologies for 21st Century Democracy, in which reputated speakers, along...

Women Building Peace in Somaliland

Feb 15, 2012

Hargeisa, February 15th, 2012 – The G40 group, formed in 2009 as part of the Club de Madrid’s project, “Women’s...