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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José Ángel Pedraza
Autonomy or control? The debate on intelligence services
Democratic societies need to strike a balance between the autonomy required by intelligence services for their proper functioning, and the necessary control of their activity by the executive, legislative and judicial powers.
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Carlos Garzarán
Keynote lecture: "The control of secret services in democratic societies"; with the participation of Kostantin Kuhle, member of the German parliament.
"The balance between the needs of secret services and the protection of fundamental rights in liberal democracies is the challenge facing European intelligence." In an increasingly complex and constantly evolving society, understanding the reality of intelligence services becomes crucial. In this regard, we were privileged to attend a truly eye-opening day in which seven leading experts shared their experience and knowledge.
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Rahel Zibner
United for freedom in Southern Europe
FNF Madrid and various partner organizations of the foundation have launched in a festive inauguration ceremony the new network for ideas and impact in Southern Europe. The “Free³ Network” unites liberal think tanks from Spain, Italy and Portugal for the common goal of promoting freer societies and economic growth through intensified cooperation. The launch event in Madrid “underlines the importance of Spain and the country's capital as an engine of growth, employment and social progress in Southern Europe," said David Henneberger, FNFs country director in Spain.
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David Henneberger
Index of Economic Freedom of Spanish Cities ILECE 2023
The Foundation for the Advancement of Liberty (FUNDALIB), together with FNF Madrid and ATLAS Network have awarded the capital city of the Canary Islands as the economically freest city of Spain in 2023! Alicante and Almería come in on number two and three. Through their annual index of economic liberty on a municipal level, FUNDALIB sheds a light on important indicators such as the tax burden, the size of local governments and red tape. Santa Cruz benefits from low municipal taxes, i.e. a very competitive construction tax, and serious efforts to lighten the bureaucratic burden for citizens and companies alike.
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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).