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Our Foundation operates in Greece since 2012. This is the second period of our work in the country, following the "long" 1980s. Our work began with the sovereign debt crisis, supporting liberal agencies to promote certain reforms that would liberate the economy. It continues on 3 thematic pillars: (a) empowerment of civil society; (b) encouragement and advancement of entrepreneurship; and, (c) support to liberal political projects, especially at the local-municipal level of administration. Additionally, since 2013 we run the Liberal Political Academy, an inclusive program for political education for independent individuals.
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2. Kozani- The Liberal Roadtrip
During the Liberal Roadtrip, the team travelled to Kozani. The city impressed us positively with the hospitality, the infrastructures and the meaningful discussions that we had with the local administration and local community, in general. Despite our short stay, the city was fascinating, because it could combine entertainment and knowledge gaining at the same time.
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1. Ioannina- The Liberal Roadtrip
The Liberal Roadtrip began from the west side of the country, having as a starting point the city of Ioannina. The historical beauty of the town and the element of distinctiveness and diversity is quite obvious in the city over the centuries. In fact, this characteristic helped us to choose the topic for our open evening discussion, which was “Distinctiveness, Diversity and the Fight against Discrimination."
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Prespa Forum Dialogue
The "Prespes Agreement Observatory" will be present at the Prespa Forum Dialogue, to contribute from the civil society perspective to cooperation, understanding and trust building in Western Balkans.
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Majors and the "Restart"
The long-lasting lockdown was a challenging period for Greece. However, the liberal youth was looking for the right opportunity to do a “Restart”, in order to connect again with the society. Our Foundation, in cooperation with Young Liberals Greece, made this happen through a Liberal Road-trip in Northern Greece.
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Freedom of the Press in Greece
On April 20, the annual World Press Freedom Index for 2021 was published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). It is the established annual survey that assesses the freedom enjoyed by journalists in 180 countries, and which includes scores and benchmarks according to a number of criteria. In recent years, as the influence of many governments on the media has affected the quality of information, this research has become particularly important.
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7th Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS)
The Center for International and European Studies (CIES), in partnership with the Thessaloniki-based Navarino Network, and the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty, Turkey Office, will hold the 7th Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) on 16-19 June 2021. The deadline for applications Thursday, 10 June 2021.
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#MeToo Greece: Women ending silence of sexual abuse
More than three years after the MeToo movement in the US brought shockwaves to the glittering world of Hollywood, a former Olympic champion in Greece opened the debate on revelations of sexual abuse in this country, too, shaking politics and society. FNF took up the issue with a panel discussion with prominent speakers.
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The Playbook – Liberal Leadership and Strategic Communications in the COVID-19 Era
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about new political and policy challenges and has reframed old ones. It is the goal of the report “The Playbook – Liberal Leadership and Communications in the COVID-19 era” to take stock of these evolutions and synthesize some of the issues that liberal leaders have to respond to in a context of massive uncertainty.
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Is North Macedonia in danger?
To watch closely the developments on this important regional issue, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (Project Greece), the University of Macedonia (Greece) and the European Policy Institute (North Macedonia) have founded the Prespes Agreement Observatory. The mission of the Observatory focuses on monitoring the overall implementation of the Prespes Agreement in both Greece and North Macedonia.
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#MeToo in Greece: Olympic gold winner speaks out over sexual harassment amidst political frictions
Not many Greeks were familiar with the international #MeToo movement before Sofia Bekatorou broke her silence, last December. An Olympic, World and European sailing champion, Bekatorou (43) publicized her allegations for sexual abuse speaking firstly to a magazine and later to an online public event. She said that she was harassed from a senior member of Greece’s Sailing Federation (HSF) when she was 21.
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Another session without liberals
Greece’s conservatives returned to power after a decisive victory in last Sunday’s snap elections. New Democracy (ND), run by Kyriakos Mitsotakis (son of Konstantinos Mitsotakis who served as Prime Minister in the early 1990s, brother of former foreign minister Dora Bakoyannis and uncle to newly elected mayor of Athens Kostas Bakoyannis) has achieved an overwhelming majority in the new parliamentary session with 39,9% and 158 out of 300 seats.
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Remembering the persecution of Istanbul's Greek minority
On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Turkish pogrom against the Greek minority of Istanbul, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation or Freedom produced a documentary film with statements from witnesses and experts for the 1955 events that destroyed Istanbul's vast Greek minority.
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1st Young Liberals Conference. The only liberal youth organization in Greece.
With the support of the FNF, our strategic partner in Greece, Young Liberals Greece, a member of LYMEC, organized our first conference in Athens from Friday 31/07 to Sunday 02/08/2020.
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Moses Elisaf, Greece's first Jewish and liberal mayor
Medical doctor, academic and non-partisan politician, in May 2019 he was elected Mayor of Ioannina. Without the support of any of the imposing political parties, Elisaf overturned predictions and won the support of his city's fellow voters.
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The migration crisis at the Greek-Turkish borders
Following the developments in the migration crisis (January-February 2020), the Greek office of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom organised a snap study trip to the Greek-Turkish border to get first-hand information. It was a demanding journey with my colleagues on either side of Evros, to find out what Is going on, beyond the processed information by the media.
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💫Φιλελεύθερη Ακαδημία 👉 Οι πρώτες μέρες της Ακαδημίας κύλησαν γρήγορα και δημιουργικά για τους συμμετέχοντες. Ιστορία και Πολιτική ήταν τα βασικά θέματα συζήτησης, με έμφαση σε ευρωπαϊκά θέματα και ελληνο-αμερικανικές σχέσεις. 🗣 Οι εκλεκτοί υποστηρικτές και καλεσμένοι μας από τους παρακάτω οργανισμούς: European Liberal Youth (LYMEC), IFLRY, USR Tineret, Jóvenes Cs συζήτησαν μαζί μας τι απασχολεί αυτή την περίοδο την Ευρώπη και τη νεολαία και πως μπορούμε να ξεφύγουμε από τις δυσκολίες της πανδημίας. 📌Stay tuned for the next updates. #liberalacademy #summeracademy #youngleaders #liberals #liberalism #history #iflry #lymec #fnfgreece #fnfesee #whynotliberal #φιλελεύθερη_ακαδημία
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9η Φιλελεύθερη Ακαδημία- Day 2 💫 🎯 Διαλέξεις, διαδραστικά εργαστήρια και εντατικές συζητήσεις γέμισαν τη χθεσινή μας μέρα. 🗣 Οι συμμετέχοντες με περίσσιο ενδιαφέρον συζήτησαν για την ΚτΠ, τους ηγέτες της σύγχρονης Ελλάδας και τις εξελίξεις στο Ναγκόρνο Καραμπάχ. 📍 Πριν ολοκληρώσουμε τις διαλέξεις αναζητήσαμε ποια είναι τα χαρακτηριστικά ενός φιλελεύθερου ηγέτη και που πρέπει να στοχεύουν οι σύγχρονοι ηγέτες. Young Liberals Greece #liberalacademy #halkidiki #history #liberalleadership #leadershipskills #civilsociety #whynotliberal
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#Restart21: 5. Διδυμότειχο 🔝👉 Πλησιάζοντας προς το τέλος της εβδομάδας της Φιλελεύθερης Ακαδημίας καταλήξαμε στο ακριτικό Διδυμότειχο. Η θρακική φιλοξενία ήταν εμφανής τόσο στην επίσκεψή μας στο Δημαρχείο του Σουφλίου όσο και του Διδυμοτείχου. Η συζήτησή μας με τον Εμπορικό Σύλλογο και η επίσκεψή μας στην βιομηχανία της Εβροφάρμας μας βοήθησε να αποκτήσουμε μια αρχική εικόνα για την οικονομία και τα κωλύματα που αντιμετωπίζουν οι νέοι. 🎯 Η επιχειρηματικότητα και η νέα γενιά ήταν και το θέμα που συζητήσαμε με τους Λεωνίδα Σκερλετόπουλο, Βασίλη Τουτουντζή, Αργυρώ Παπαδουλάκη, Σπύρο Διαγκάκη και Ελένη Σιαπικούδη. 📍 Οι σταθμοί μας στο Διδυμότειχο: Δημαρχείο Σουφλίου, Δημαρχείο Διδυμοτείχου, Εβροφάρμα, Εμπορικός Σύλλογος Διδυμοτείχου, Δημοτικό Θέατρο, Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Αθανασίου, Κάστρο, Λαογραφικό Μουσείο #restart21 #restartgreece #liberalroadtrip #didymotiho #youngpeople #enterpreneurship #evrofarma #whynotliberal
