Spain, Italy, Portugal :
The Madrid office seeks to strengthen cooperation and political dialogue between representatives from liberal political parties, scientific institutions and civil society organisations from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Germany and the European sphere. We are committed to help contribute to solutions for specific regional challenges in Southern Europe and highlight best practices from this ever more important region for the European integration
process.
News
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Edurne Martínez Martínez
Barcelona's Mobile gets bigger: from mobiles to telecommunications networks
The Mobile World Congress is consolidating its position as one of the main international trade fairs. The big technology companies come together on this stage, which shows that we are immersed in a technological world, although not all countries are advancing in the same way. While in Europe, for example, there is talk of the G5, metaverse or artificial intelligence, in some African countries there is no internet connection.
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Von der Leyen: Iberian Peninsula to be "energy hub" of Europe with H2Med
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, stressed on Friday that the Iberian Peninsula is "called to become one of the main energy centers of Europe" and welcomed the plan to convert the H2Med underwater green hydrogen corridor in a project of "common interest" in the European Union (EU).
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Carlos Garzarán
The War in Ukraine and Food (In-)Security in Africa
In late November, IPDAL, the leading Portugese foreign policy think tank, FNF Madrid and the Universidade Europeia organized the 3rd Africa XXI conference in Lisbon. The interventions of relevant international organisations, the Portuguese government, foundations, think tanks and private sector leaders, allowed for an in-depth debate about the main issues facing the continent at the moment, particularly in the area of food insecurity as a result of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Begoña Villacís
Towards a new multiparty system
"We have undertaken a process of refoundation that draws on the successful experiences of numerous European liberal parties, such as the FDP. From a process of listening to the militants and positions and to the Spanish society, we will do everything in our power to revitalize an existing space, that of reformist liberalism. Multipartyism and political pluralism in our country are here to stay, regardless of whoever it may concern." In this article, Begoña Villacís, Deputy Mayor of Madrid (Ciudadanos) analyzes the evolution of the multiparty system in the Spanish political sphere and the essential reformist liberalism to achieve a more modern and prosperous Spain, with a thriving middle class that participates in public life.
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Victoria Campbell-Gillies
Reflections on democracy
If Woke Liberalism aims to create change, where is the movement going a little too extreme? How can we point out what works and what doesn't work so that Liberalism and its clear purpose can be more effective? Victoria Campbell-Gillies brings to light the importance of liberal democracy in a time when extremism is on the rise.
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Raquel Bañón
Are we really a diverse society?
The Friedrich Naumann Foundation brought together leading experts and opinion leaders to discuss diversity and released its publication, Are We Really a Diverse Society? The publication gathers reflections on the complex, misunderstood and overused concept of diversity and features, among others, influencer Adriana Boho and experts such as Sara Giménez, congresswoman for Ciudadanos and president of Fundación Secretariado Gitano, Eva Diaz, CEO of Shaping The New, José Ignacio Pichardo, PhD in social anthropology, or Sylvia Jarabo, managing partner of Promising Women.