Short vita
Rahel Zibner joined FNF Latin America in 2026 as a Project Manager. Before moving to Mexico City, she was a project manager at the Eastern Europe Office; her previous roles at FNF included coordinating the foundation’s international visitor programs. She has part of the FNF since 2015. Previously, she worked at the Robert Bosch Foundation and as project director for the “Minsk Forum” at the German-Belarusian Society (dbg). Rahel Zibner holds a dual Erasmus Mundus master’s degree in Economics, State, and Society (IMESS) from University College London (UCL) and Charles University in Prague, as well as a bachelor’s degree in European Studies from the University of Bremen.
Contributions
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International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Violence against women arises from power structures, false images of masculinity, and silence. Institutional failure and perpetrator-victim reversal show how urgently the rule of law and society must act.
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Spain hands over to Belgium
Spain's fifth EU Council Presidency since joining the European Community is drawing to a close. On 1 January 1 2024, the baton will pass from the Iberian Peninsula to the heart of the EU, Belgium. How has Spain fared in terms of planned and realized initiatives? And what priorities does Belgium set just before the EU parliamentary elections?
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Berlusconi's legacy continues to have an impact
Silvio Berlusconi, the dazzling, controversial media entrepreneur, has significantly changed Italy's party landscape through his many years of power - including media power. With the restructuring of the Italian right, Berlusconi's policies contributed massively to the emergence of a bipolar party system. Populism from the left and the right have since become part of the political mainstream; from the left-wing populist 5-Star Movement and to the far-right "Brothers of Italy," whose leader Giorgia Meloni has led the country's fortunes since her election victory last September.
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From North to South - Spain taking over the EU Presidency from Sweden
Sweden has handed over the Presidency of the European Council to Spain. With European elections coming up in 2024, this will be the last opportunity to finalise important legislative files during this mandate. How has the Swedish Presidency performed and what can we expect from the Spanish?
