Short vita
Jana sproul joined the FNF Brussels Team in April 2019 as Manager Programmes & Outreach, managing the regional office's events, trainings, advocacy, and media relations. In 2021, she took on the role of Human Rights & EU Funding Manager, in which she currently oversees our human rights activities and coordinates the EU funding applications from our offices around the world. Jana publishes political analyses and facilitates dialogue among experts and stakeholders, with a special focus on press freedom, disinformation, rule of law, LGBT+ issues, female empowerment and voting rights.
Before joining FNF, Jana gained experience in project and stakeholder management in the private sector. She holds an MA degree in International Relations, with a focus on human rights, from Leiden University.
Contributions
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Building a Stronger Europe: Young Liberals Propose Solutions to Reshape Europe as Global Actor
From 11th to 13th May, the European Dialogue of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation and the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) invited 15 young liberals from 13 EU Member States to their regional Policy Hackathon in Lisbon. With the goal of strengthening the EU as a Global Actor, participants were tasked to explore innovative ideas on four key topics concerning the European Union's role in the world. The "Strengthen the EU as a Global Actor" Policy Hackathon in Lisbon was a resounding success, fostering collaboration and innovative thinking among young liberals from across Europe.
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Poems of Liberty: Project Europe 2050!
The newest edition of our "Poems of Liberty" series takes you on a journey to 2050. Our poets explore their visions and policies in the fields of democracy and participation, sustainability and international politics. The poems are supported by political analysis and comics by our Animate Europe artists.
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Poems of Liberty: Human Rights Edition 2022
Poems of Liberty: Human Rights Edition 22 is out now focusing this time on the topics of democracy, diversity and press freedom in Europe. The edition also features artwork by our Animate Europe artist Marco Tabilio.
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Bridging the Trench
The inclusion and advancement of women leads to more prosperous societies and more sustainable peace. Despite these empirical findings, women are grossly underrepresented in politics. Nevertheless, the debate on gender-responsive foreign policy has gained international prominence in recent years, bringing the discussion on the protection and advancement of women in security contexts to the centre of many national discourses. Where are we now in 2022 and what role can liberals play in the future development of this concept?
