Club de Madrid Articles

Mayors from South East Europe join in a Shared Societies effort

Hosted by the Major of Sarajevo(Bosnia & Herzegovina), it gathered majors from Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica (Montenegro), Tirana (Albania) and eight other Bosnian cities to join forces and overcome social divisions, intergroup tension and hostility and to building...

Member George Papandreu responds our Q&A on the World Refugee Day (Part I)

Coming from Greece, Mr Papandreu has broad knowledge of the migratory crisis. In this first part of our Q&A, he warns that people "will more and more be on the move in this global economy" and stresses that "conflicts, civil wars, oppression from authoritarian...

Orlando massacre: ‘An act of terror, an act of hate’ that hit everyone’s democracy

Sunday the 12th was a heart breaking day for the LGBT community around the world. But this could have happened to any community, to any minority, to any of us who embrace diversity as a fundamental pillar of our democratic values. Much as the injured principle of the...

Club de Madrid undertakes Sixth High-Level Mission to Myanmar

They will partake in bilateral meetings with government officials, a workshop on “Sound Management of Natural Resources”, a meeting with ethnic groups, and will lead a roundtable “Promoting Inter-religious Peace in Myanmar”. This visit, part of the Club de Madrid...

Club de Madrid & Breathrough Media partners with the EU to improve counter-narrative responses

Nov 13, 2017

The event 'Building Counter Narratives to Violent Extremism: Lessons Learnt from Outside Europe', will present the outcomes of two EU funded initiatives run by Club de Madrid (CdM) and Breakthrough Media respectively. It aims at providing ideas for public institutions and civil society actors on...

“Europe must think more seriously about its own investment and defence capability”, says Vike-Freiberga

Nov 10, 2017

The Forum aims to discuss and bring light to European security issues. Freiberga, an expert on the field of defence and security, participated in the session “NATO is back in business: The future of the transatlantic Alliance”, where she asked for a more determined political action in the western...

Cardoso, González, Sanguinetti and Lagos, participants of the XVIII Foro Iberoamérica which starts today in Buenos Aires

Nov 3, 2017

Afterwards, Felipe González and Julio María Sanguinetti, former presidents of Spain and uruguay respectively, will participate in the first roundtable where they will discuss about the crisis of political representation. During this edition, conversations will follow the questions "Walls or...

Leadership for social cohesion

Nov 23, 2010

This meeting, organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Fundación...

The Club de Madrid in the World Mayors Summit on Climate

Nov 21, 2010

During the Summit, the Club de Madrid supported the launch of a new iniciative: "carbonn" and its Cities Climate...

“Global Leadership for Haiti´s Reconstruction” in the Spanish National TV (TVE)

Nov 19, 2010

The G20 is not the UN

Nov 19, 2010

Article in Spanish: La Cumbre del G-20 que tiene lugar estos días en Seúl es la primera organizada por un país no...

Club de Madrid welcomes the release of our Honorary Member, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi

Nov 12, 2010

We urge the Burmese authorities to allow Daw Suu Kyi to travel, express her views, and participate in political...

Bill Clinton: “The people of Haiti are genuinely committed to reimagining their future, but realizing that future will require public-private partnerships and a sustained commitment”.

Nov 11, 2010

Click here to see the Video Message from President Bill Clinton Following the tragic...