Is democracy in peril? Five CdM members to address North America Democracy in San Francisco
23 February, 2018
The Club de Madrid delegation will participate in two events, to be held in San Francisco, focused on the state of democracy: the Next Generation Democracy North America Roundtable (25, 26 February) and the Newco Shift Forum (26).
Zapatero: “Cape Verde can lead the revolution for women’s rights in Africa”
22 February, 2018
Former Spanish PM and CdM member, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, travelled to Cape Verde to support the inclusion of female domestic workers in the formal economy as part of the EU project INSPIRED+.
Leonel Fernández: “Democracy is the only universal guarantee of human dignity and fundamental rights”
19 February, 2018
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
19 February, 2018
Its main goal is to promote the labour rights of women who work in the domestic service, making it a topic of public debate.
In memoriam: Ruud Lubbers, a life committed to public service
15 February, 2018
Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands, Ruud Lubbers, has passed away at the age of 78. He was the longest serving PM in his country, where he led three different governments
A tribute to Asma Jahangir, a champion for the disenfranchised
12 February, 2018
The prominent human rights defender died at the age of 66. Now we are saddened, but tomorrow, and always, will be inspired by her example.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga delivers inspiring speech focusing on the dangers of a changing society to Arizona State University students
31 January, 2018
In an all-encompassing lecture, Vike-Freiberga offered practical advice and encouraged young millennials to get involved in politics and societal affairs through a domestic or global lens.
Seventeen Club de Madrid Members meet Xi Jinping in Beijing
20 December, 2017
A delegation of seventeen Members of Club de Madrid met with the President of China on the 30th of November in Beijing. The almost two hours long conversation focused on how to strengthen a new global governance system and China’s perspective. This meeting was the final act of the Imperial Springs International Forum, held in Guangzhou 28-29 November.
Club de Madrid discusses the current global system and governance at the Imperial Springs Forum in China
23 November, 2017
The discussion, to be held from the 29th-30th November in Guangdong, China, will focus on the challenges of multilateralism and China’s perspective, and it will address issues of peace and security, trade and finance and environmental sustainability.
Club de Madrid & Breathrough Media partners with the EU to improve counter-narrative responses
13 November, 2017
Former Prime Minister of Tunisia and Club de Madrid Member, Hamadi Jebali, and Joëlle Milquet, Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on victims of Terrorism and former Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, will address the meeting, to be held in the Brussels Press Club Europe next Wednesday, 15th of November.
“Europe must think more seriously about its own investment and defence capability”, says Vike-Freiberga
10 November, 2017
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, president of Club de Madrid and former President of Latvia, was a speaker at the Warsaw Security Forum hold in November 8-9 in Poland.
Cardoso, González, Sanguinetti and Lagos, participants of the XVIII Foro Iberoamérica which starts today in Buenos Aires
3 November, 2017
Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil and the first world leader who presided CdM, will give the opening speech of the Forum. At the opening, the Secretary General of the OEA, Luis Almagro, will also speak. The event convenes every year former heads of State, intellectuals, business people and leaders from the region.
“Women are natural leaders”, says President Banda during a visit to New York University
2 October, 2017
On Friday September 22, President Joyce Banda (Malawi 2012-2013) participated in the closing session of the International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy held at New York University, NY. She focused her speech on education, health and domestic violence.
President Lagos warns that deepening social divisions are menacing democracies worldwide
2 October, 2017
Former President of Chile and Club de Madrid Member, Ricardo Lagos, has written an article in Argentina’s newspaper Clarin, where he is a regular contributor, reflecting on how to tackle what he perceives as one of the biggest challenges for democracies around the world: deep social divisions that are not finding an answer from current political leaders and elites.
Goodbye to Alfred Stepan, a historic member of Club de Madrid
28 September, 2017
Alfred Stepan, a renowned political scientist, died at the age of 81. He participated in the first Club de Madrid meeting in 2001, and was the contect coordinator of our Third General Assembly in 2004.The core materials discussed at the Assembly were gathered in a publication titled “Democracies in Danger”, with a conclusion writen by our Member and former president of Brazil (1995-2003), Fernando Henrique Cardoso.
UNSG Antonio Guterres to Club de Madrid: “United Nations looks forward to your support”
27 September, 2017
The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, acknowledged Club de Madrid’s efforts to tackle the violent extremism threat and its focus on the link between security and development in a video sent to open a recent policy discussion on this matter. The event gathered six CdM Members and EU and UN leaders in the preventing and countering violent extremism field.
