Friedrich Naumann Foundation

10.12.2020

Five Years of the European Women's Academy

When the first participants successfully completed the European Women's Academy in 2016, just 26,8% of the parliamentary seats in Europe were held by women. Together with its partners at the ALDE...

09.12.2020

Europe at the End of 2020: A New Start or More of the Same?

This Thursday and Friday, EU leaders will meet once again in Brussels for a European Council summit. The agenda is packed: COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, security, external relations and, on...

09.12.2020

[Podcast] Baltic Bubble: Covid-19

In cooperation with the Academy of Liberalism, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom just released a podcast devoted to the topic of “Baltic Buble: COVID-19″. The episode, starring Estonian MP...

23.11.2020 | Toni Skorić

Veto on EU Financial Package: EU Core Values Deserve Clear Message

Last Monday, Hungary and Poland blocked the EU’s historic financial package of 1.82 trillion euros. The right-wing nationalist governments of the two countries want to prevent the rule of law...

18.12.2020

#BornwithPride in a hetero-normative society

In a society where homosexuality is illegal and persons are not free to determine their gender, the choice of whether to express oneself freely or continuing to live a life in secret is an everyday...

18.12.2020 | Subodh Agarwal

Restart Asian Economies: Ideas and Actions

The adverse economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is being seriously felt across the globe. Economies are on a free fall with a precipitous decline in employment, income, and consumer demand...

Online Business Dialogue Restart Asian Economies

18.12.2020 | Dr. Najmul Hossain

More Governance than Government

The South Asian countries studied in this report—Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka— achieved a robust economic growth over the past two decades. Bangladesh and India achieved annual growth...

18.12.2020 | Shruti Sharma

Right to Information: A tool to combat disinformation

India passed the Right to Information (RTI) Act in 2005 which gave the hope of transparency and accountability to its citizens. Since its adoption more than a decade ago, the act has helped in...

18.12.2020 | Angelica Zocchi

Labor Law Reform: Promises and Limitations

Amidst the numerous news flashes pertaining to the global pandemic, the current administration has introduced a slew of bold economic reforms. Relaxations in labor law have been instituted in the...