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DE
Merida
Smart Cities
Elisabeth Maigler Kluesserath

SMART Cities in Central America and Mexico

Recently the Smart Cities Network met in Mérida (Mexico) in the frame of the Smart City Expo Latam Congress 2022. Not only were the attendees of the meeting able to participate at the international exposition, where the Foundation presented the second edition of its Manual of Best Practices in Smart Cities

Green leafed plant with CBD oil.
Policies and Regulations
Leon Wiedenhöfer

Thailand Decriminalizes Marijuana

The government has removed cannabis from the list of prohibited narcotics in an effort to help the country's struggling economy. However, the legality around the recreation use of marijuana remains entirely murky.

Studienreise
SERBIA
Dušan Dinić

Serbia after the elections

The visit to Serbia, which took place from 3 – 6 May under the title ‘Serbia after the 2022 elections, was organised by the Southeast Europe Society (SOG) in cooperation with six German political foundations. Approximately 20 staff members for German MPs of different political persuasions had the opportunity to inform themselves comprehensively about the current political and social situation in talks with representatives from politics, culture and non-governmental

Jeong-Yub Lee, Head of POSCO ESG Management Group
Global Citizen Dialogue

Call for action on climate change

On May 25th, 2022, FNF Korea and the POSCO TJ Park Foundation held the second seminar of the “Global Citizen Dialogue – Future by us” seminar series. Jeong-Yub Lee, Head of POSCO ESG Management Group delivered a presentation on climate change and students from 19 countries together discussed environment and climate crisis.

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Digital Transformation

2022 FNF-KLID Online Seminar on Digital Transformation – Digital Platform

FNF Korea and its partner Korea Local Information Research & Development Institute (KLID) held the second seminar on digital transformation at the RYSE Hotel in Seoul on May 19, 2022.

4liberty.eu Review No. 16
Europe
4liberty.eu

Toward a Bright European Future

4liberty.eu, a network of representatives of 17 liberal think tanks from Central and Eastern Europe, is pleased to present the sixteenth issue of 4liberty.eu Review, titled “Toward a Bright European Future”. This time, the network's primary focus is on the future of the European project in light of recent developments and potential challenges.

DRC joins EAC bloc
Democratic Republic of Congo
Ryan Brown

The DRC joins the East Africa Community bloc

On April 8, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) formally joined the East African Community (EAC), a regional trade and political bloc. Analysts say that both the DRC and its neighbours stand to benefit from the new arrangement, which will expand the EAC as far west as the Atlantic Ocean and further open Congo’s market of 90 million people to the region. But the DRC’s ongoing security challenges could also complicate its integration.

Audience au cabinet du Ministre Mamadou Touré
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

BMZ African-German Leadership Academy

Since 2021, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has been running an innovative training and dialogue program that brings together early and mid-career professionals from Germany and its African partner countries, namely Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia and Togo.

NATO-Generalsekretär Jens Stoltenberg spricht während einer Medienkonferenz während eines außerordentlichen NATO-Gipfels.
Krieg in Europa
Jeroen Dobber

NATO, G7 and EU come together for a show of Western unity

In a show of transatlantic unitary, Western leaders on March 24th gathered in Brussels for a series of meetings of NATO, the G7 and the European Council. The meetings, all attended by US President Joe Biden, aimed to coordinate the Western response to the war in Ukraine at the political, military and economic level.

Russia: Reporters gather around Russian President Vladimir Putin
Russia
Irina Borogan Andrej Soldatow

Media in Russia

On February 22, 2022, two Russian journalists, Irina Borogan and Andrei Soldatov, sent us an analysis of how media in Russia on the crisis in Ukraine works. Their document proves how repressive media policies destroy critical public opinion. One of the reasons why the Russian population's opinion of Ukraine has become so solidified is the Kremlin's vigorous media campaign.

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