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The Czech EU Council Presidency: Europe's Role in a Changing World
On July 1, France handed over the EU Presidency to the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is thus signaling a return to follow the footsteps by Václav Havel and aims to strengthen the role of the European Union in a changing world order under the motto "Europe as a Task: Rethink, Rebuild, Repower." Unsurprisingly, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has once again fundamentally changed the priorities of the Czech presidency.
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Taking Stock of the French Council Presidency in Migration Policy
The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first half of 2022 has come to an end. Efforts since 2015 have been constantly thwarted by the reluctant attitude of Hungary and Poland. France seems to have succeeded on at least some dossiers in the Council of the EU. European Affairs Manager Jeanette Süß talks to Member of the German Bundestag Dr Ann-Veruschka Jurisch.
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Historic NATO Summit in Madrid
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg described the summit of NATO member states and partners as the biggest transformation of collective defence since the end of the Cold War. The summit was described by all participants as transformative and historic. And rightly so: a new strategic concept, robust investments in equipment and a strong focus on pre-defence and deterrence were agreed.
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Ukraine and Moldova Become EU Candidate States – A Historic Decision in Extraordinary Times
In a show of rare speed and unity, the European Union on Friday 24 June accepted Ukraine and Moldova as candidates for EU membership. A European Council meeting of the 27 heads of state unanimously approved the bids of both countries and offered Georgia the European perspective. What was still a distant prospect before the 24th of February, became a political reality within 4 months - relative light speed for the Union.
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A setback for Macron's electoral alliance? The French party system after the 2022 election cycle
Emmanuel Macron faces a difficult second term in office. Particularly relevant to the future day-to-day running of government, and completely unusual in recent French history, is that the Macron ensemble was unable to win an absolute majority in the parliamentary elections and will now have to rely on permanent or occasional cooperation with other parties.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is the guarantor of the security
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is the guarantor of the security and therefore the guarantor of the prosperity of the countries that make up the transatlantic community. The current situation in Ukraine, resulting from Russia's invasion of the country, should make incongruous any discussion of the Alliance's current usefulness and any discussion of what threat NATO should focus on in developing its new Strategic Concept.
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From Poland With Love – May
From the Russia’s invasion on Ukraine from the Polish perspective, over a new cooperation of all democratic opposition parties to grant more funding and autonomy to local governments to the lowest ever Polish position in the World Press Freedom Index: In his monthly newsletter, our guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.
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Women involvement in Dutch politics: An uphill climb
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Empowerment Comes from Education: Tomorrow's Prime Minister
Prime Minister is a school of politics in Italy for young women aged between 14 and 18 years who want to undertake a training course in Politics – understood as the ability to interpret and guide society – and civic activation. Eva Vittoria Cammerino is one of the founders of Prime Minister and also Chief secretary of an MP and political activist. Here she describes the main activities of Prime Minister and why such an organization is important to exist in Italy.
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Meet the Team
Meet the amazing people at the Brussels office.
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Towards a European Public Sphere: Interview with Damian Boeselager
The European Parliament wants a single pan-European constituency and implement transnational election lists where political parties and coalitions of national political parties propose their candidates. Damian Boeselager, founder of the first pan-European party Volt, explains why we need such a reform.
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Understanding the Barriers and Benefits to Female Representation in Politics
Across the EU, around 33% of members of national parliaments are female, which might not seem so bad, but considering that women make up 54,6% of the EU’s population, this goes to show that they are heavily underrepresented in the democratic processes.
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Launch: Female Forward International EU – Women in Politics
What better date than the #InternationalWomensDay to re-launch FNF's Female Forward International campaign in Europe? Join us, when we tell the stories of powerful women rising above the tide and classic hierarchies. Our first campaign focus will dive into the world of “women in politics”, highlighting strong and passionate women that have become involved politically and serve as role models for girls across the Member States.
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Does Putin’s aggression help to (re-)unify a disintegrating European Union?
The Russian invasion reveals cracks in EU’s political unity as well as constitutional shortcomings, especially in the area of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). In particular, the decision-making on sanctions against Russia showed once again that rapid, coordinated action by all Member States is difficult to achieve in the current CFSP-system.
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The Propaganda Dilemma of Democracies
More than 190 years ago, Alexis de Tocqueville wrote “Men will not accept truth at the hands of their enemies, and truth is seldom offered to them by their friends”. In the past decade, propaganda and misinformation directed by hostile actors created an even greater dilemma for democracies and the lack of truth is maybe the biggest single challenge for open societies today.
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"It is true that we have equal rights at the formal level. But real equality is still far from being achieved … It is something that we have to do together, that we have to do with men as well, so that they also feel part of the solution" - María-Luz Guilarte Luz Guilarte is a female politician from Spain. Spain has in recent years managed to achieve nearly 50% of female representation in politics. How did they do it? Watch Luz Guilarte's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEwJZK5I4t0 ALDE Party – Liberals and Democrats for Europe The Alliance Of Her Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit Ciudadanos #FemaleForwardInternational #GenerationEquality #womeninpolitics #womenshould #timesup #shewillbeheard #womeninleadership
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Head over tonight at 7pm (CEST) to our instagram account @fnf_eu for a live Q&A session with Joanna Burnos to talk about why we need more women in politics. This is also your chance to meet her and ask her anything you are curious about. Joanna is lecturer, motivational speaker, founder of Leaderis Institute (training women to become confident leaders) and advisory board member of the The Alliance Of Her. #womenleaders #leadershipcoaching #womeninpolitics #FemaleForwardInternational
