East and Southeast Europe
The Regional Office FNF ESEE covers 23 countries in East and Southeast Europe. The Regional Office in Sofia coordinates the following Project Offices in the region: Bulgaria and North Macedonia, Greece, Romania and Moldova, Western Balkans, Russia and Central Asia, Ukraine and Belarus, South Caucasus and Turkey.
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Refugee Crisis: Pushbacks and harsh sentences for Refugees
Over the previous years and due to the refugee crisis, the Greek islands became known worldwide. More and more people were arriving on the islands trying to escape from the Syrian war while others grab this opportunity to come to Europe for financial or political reasons. Many things have changed since the beginning of the crisis in 2015: The number of people has been decreased and the flows are not so often and numerous.
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War, Words, Weapons
For Dr. Solomon Passy, who has served as Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister from 2001 to 2005 and who was instrumental in guiding his nation to NATO membership in 2004, it is clear that Putin wants all of Ukraine, and will do so for the rest of his reign. It was the West's de facto neutrality in 2008 and 2014 towards Russian aggressions against Georgia, Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk that fuelled the Kremlin's appetite for a continuation of this "push to the West".
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Women in Journalism in East and Southeast Europe
The main storytellers of our time, journalists, tend to be predominantly female and though they are outspoken, they tend to be discriminated. Find out more in the #FEMALEFORWARDINTERNATIONAL analysis for women in journalism in East and Southeast Europe.
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"Freedom must be better armed than tyranny"
Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia, has become one of Europe's leading voices against Russia's war in Ukraine. She has been leading in getting the EU to take tougher action against Russia. She linked her 16th Berlin Freedom Speech with an appeal to formulate an even stronger European response to Putin's war.
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Russia closes offices of various German political foundations in Moscow
Russia bans the work of several German political foundations, including the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom.
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Liberal Communicators Network: Non-Profit Academy 2022
Mission-driven Communicators: WANTED. Apply for the Liberal Communicators Network -Non-Profit Academy by 1 May! The Academy empowers liberal communicators to adapt cutting-edge communication strategies, innovation, and marketing trends for the specific context of the mission-driven sector. Do not miss the chance to learn from thought leaders such as Rory Sutherland, Ogilvy UK; TED Global Speaker; best-selling author. Organized by ELF, in cooperation with FNF ESEE.
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#FemaleForwardInternational Publication for East and Southeast Europe
Download now the #FemaleForwardInternational Publication for East and Southeast Europe. The liberal stories of female leadership and empowerment worth sharing span across a wide spectrum – human rights, civil society, media, education, law, academia, art, entrepreneurship, business, economics, politics, public policy, international development, foreign policy, defence, diplomacy, migration, and more. Meet the 33 ambassadors from 16 countries.
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🆕 Today we kick-start the flagship ‘Liberal Communicators Network (LCN): Non-Profit Academy’, with 🇪🇺 35 participants from 13 countries in Europe. 💡 The Academy ‘Make a Good Message Better' empowers liberal communicators to tailor cutting-edge communication strategies, innovation, and marketing trends for the specific context of the mission-driven sector. At the grand opening, we will have contributions from the following organizers, partners and trainers: ✔️ Elina Baltatzi, Head of Communications, European Liberal Forum ✔️ Dr. Milosz Hodun, Second Vice President, European Liberal Forum; Project Polska ✔️ Dan-Aria Sucuri, President, European Liberal Youth- LYMEC ✔️ Sven Gerst, Lead Facilitator of LCN, PhD Student in Political Economy at King’s College London, Former Secretary General of IFLRY ✔️ Boryana Atanassova, Project Leader and Co-faciliator; Regional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Europe, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom ✔️ Boryana Atanassova, LCN Project Leader and Co-facilitator; Regional Communications Officer for East and Southeast Europe, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Array and ProjektPolska IS . The Academy is part of an umbrella programme – the Liberal Communicators Network (LCN), between ELF Secretariat, LYMEC and FNF East and Southeast Europe. #ELFEvent #fnfesee #LiberalCommunicatorsNetwork #lcn2022
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♀ 💪 Meet Laura Carmen Boldovici, a female leader from Romania and alumna of Array (AOH) Class 2021. 💡 AOH ignites her political ambition into real political power. 🏆 She is ready to lead and succeed! ♀ 💪 The time for women to lead in Europe has come. This is her time. And #SheWillBeHeard. AOH is an influential community of liberal women and their allies dedicated to ensuring women are in equal power and decision-making, that female leadership is valued, and that liberal women in European politics can thrive. 🔜 We are getting ready to kick off 2022 AOH Academy. Stay tuned for more. 👏 The East Europe edition of Array is organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom for East and Southeast Europe, in cooperation with Array #allianceofher #aoh2021 #fnfesee Array
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♀ 💪 Meet Aleksandra Sterkova, a female leader from Bulgaria and alumna of Array (AOH) Class 2021. 💡 AOH ignites her political ambition into real political power. 🏆 She is ready to lead and succeed! ♀ 💪 The time for women to lead in Europe has come. This is her time. And #SheWillBeHeard. AOH is an influential community of liberal women and their allies dedicated to ensuring women are in equal power and decision-making, that female leadership is valued, and that liberal women in European politics can thrive. 🔜 We are getting ready to kick off 2022 AOH Academy. Stay tuned for more. 👏 The East Europe edition of Array is organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom for East and Southeast Europe, in cooperation with Array #allianceofher #aoh2021 #fnfesee
