Taking Stock of Democracy – 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall
28 October, 2019
WLA-CdM held a roundtable that brought together political leaders, experts and young people from the post-1989 generation to discuss the Fall of the Berlin Wall and how democracy stands thirty years on.
Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy: How can Artificial Intelligence drive Democratic Governance?
22 October, 2019
Read below the final statement of our 2019 Policy Dialogue ‘Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy: How can Artificial Intelligence drive Democratic Governance?’
Danilo Türk is elected new President of Club de Madrid
20 October, 2019
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga will remain President until the end of 2019, after which the new President’s term will begin in January 2020.
At the XVIII General Assembly, Members also discussed the upcoming programmatic strategy for the period 2020-2022.
Jan Peter Balkenende Joins Club de Madrid
17 October, 2019
The former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, has become a Member of the World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid.
Club de Madrid commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall analyzing the current state of democracy
30 September, 2019
Commemorating historic victories for democracy during the nineties, in contrast with the current democratic decline.
Former President of Serbia speaks on sustainable peace in Rwanda
16 August, 2019
Lessons on peace Tadic also shared with Rwandans insights on sustainable peace: “There is no possibility to implement sustainable peace without reconciliation.
How Club de Madrid can contribute to achieving the SDGs in Sri Lanka
14 August, 2019
Danilo Türk led a mission in Sri Lanka to explore how the Shared Societies Project can contribute to putting in place a development framework that is in line with Agenda 2030 and builds understanding between the war-torn communities
Vike-Freiberga tells life story in BBC interview
12 August, 2019
The President of WLA-CdM fled Latvia aged 6 as the Soviet Union was occupying the Baltic state. She only returned in 1998, aged 60, after living in exile in Canada. Vaira Vike-Freiberga then became the country’s President —the first female Head of State of the former Soviet bloc— and helped Latvia join NATO and the EU
Experts meeting paves way to Imperial Springs International Forum 2019
6 August, 2019
International and Chinese experts and practitioners gathered in Imperial Springs to craft the programme of the 2019 edition of Imperial Springs International Forum
Helen Clark and Laura Chinchilla propose ways to achieving SDGs at High-Level Political Forum
31 July, 2019
WLA-CdM Members Clark and Chinchilla participated in several events associated with the High-Level Political Forum, bringing to the table several proposals and recommendations on how to leverage leadership and institutions to implement Agenda 2030
Thinley calls on including all in economic policy-making
18 July, 2019
In a conference on the inclusive economy held in London attended by union representatives, practitioners from civil society and international organizations and British MPs, Former Prime Minister of Bhutan Jigme Thinley said decision-making on the economy is better “when all stakeholders are represented”. The Member of WLA-CdM also discussed the Bhutanese Happiness Index, presented as an alternative to GDP to measure a country’s success, and attended a presentation of the Global Peace Index at Westminster
Laura Chinchilla advocates for inclusive migration in Dominican Republic
24 June, 2019
The Vice President of WLA-CdM, Laura Chinchilla, met with Dominican President Danilo Medina, Vice President Margarita Cedeño and Minister of Foreign Affairs Miguel Vargas to share the best international recommendations for an inclusive and humane approach to migration. Chinchilla also shared recommendations from Costa Rica, the country she led as President between 2010 and 2014.
Technology can foster equality, says Member Lagos
17 June, 2019
Member Ricardo Lagos, who will join the upcoming Policy Dialogue on artificial intelligence organized by WLA-CdM, spoke on how leaders can leverage technology to foster democratic participation of citizens
UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel calls for global cooperation around digital technologies
11 June, 2019
The Panel, of which the objective is to examine how digital technologies can contribute to achieving theAgenda2030, has a total of 20 members, representing experts from government, private industry, civil society, academia and the technical community.
Club de Madrid Member Ricardo Lagos Tackles Climate Change
4 June, 2019
The former President of Chile and Member of WLA-CdM, Ricardo Lagos, confronts climate change through a new web campaign.
Members discuss Fall of the Berlin Wall, the EU and Venezuela at Estoril Conferences
3 June, 2019
Several WLA-CdM Members spoke on the repercussions of the Fall of the Berlin Wall, of which the 30th Anniversary will be celebrated in November, the future of the European Union after the 26 May elections and the Venezuelan crisis
