Pangolin Instead of Panda for Prague? – Turnaround in Czech-Chinese Relations

The Mayor of Prague Zdeněk Hřib and his Taiwanese counterpart Ko Wen-je signed a partnership agreement on joint economic and cultural cooperation between the two cities last week. The agreement comes just three months after the cancellation of the partnership agreement with Beijing, which failed due to the Prague city government’s opposition to the One-China clause in the previous agreement

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Vacancy: Programmassistenz (w/m/d)

Für unser Regionalbüro Europäischer Dialog (ED) mit Sitz in Brüssel suchen wir zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt eine Programmassistenz (w/m/d) (Vollzeit).
Ihre Kerntätigkeit besteht in der logistischen und (finanz-)administrativen Unterstützung der inhaltlich arbeitenden Mitarbeiter/innen bei der Vor- und Nachbereitung sowie der Umsetzung von Kurz-, Seminar- und Konferenzveranstaltungen und Veranstaltungsreihen.

21. January 202024. January 2020 by fnfeurope

Giving Europe’s Citizens a Voice

The course is set: Last Wednesday the European Parliament adopted its position paper on the Conference on the Future of Europe by a large majority. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had already announced this in her political guidelines for July 2019.

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Upcoming Event: The Future of NATO – Securing the Transatlantic Alliance in Turbulent Times

Join us for a discussion on how to overcome current challenges with H.E. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ambassador of the United States to NATO, H.E. Hans-Dieter Lucas, Ambassador of Germany to NATO, and MEP Petras Auštrevičius.

17. January 202017. January 2020 by fnfeurope

Upcoming Event: The Ones Swept Along: What Brexit means for British Nations and Overseas Territories

Join us for a multi perspective discussion on the UK’s departure from the EU.

13. January 2020 by fnfeurope

More Cork than Body – Difficult Starting Position for Spanish Government Cuvée

After months of agonising debates and under the influence of the Catalonia crisis, which has been intensifying for months now, Pedro Sánchez was re-elected prime minister last Tuesday. However, the price for his victory is high in many ways.

13. January 202021. January 2020 by fnfeurope

Killing of Soleimani: Not in the Name of Europe

The targeted killing of the Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is highly questionable under international law and strategically counterproductive. Negative consequences for the security of Europe and the cohesion within NATO are imminent.

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Humans of Freedom

LP1_7395 Being a woman, a mother, a self-employed entrepreneur, and a political activist is hard and I often feel discriminated against. Still I keep fighting for liberal and human rights since for me reforming the society I live in is a deed of responsibility

Katerina Papanikolaou, Human Rights Activist from Athens

I would have never imagined that I would be able to work together with people from countries, who back then decided about the future of my country. Today, together with my colleagues from other Member States, I can now actively shape the future of not only my country, but Europe as a whole.

Valentin Tonchev, Assistant to Bulgarian MEP Ilhan Kyuchyuk (ALDE)

Annika The spirit that I got from home and which has shaped me significantly is the mind-set that only I am responsible of my life and nobody else. You can’t just stand there and wait for the things to happen. You need to go out there and do it and most importantly, work for it. Nothing in life comes for free, not even freedom.

Annika Arras, Director of European Women’s Academy

We always have to re-invent ourselves. That’s what makes life so interesting. That’s what makes our life an adventure and not a place of despair.
Our society is based on freedom. And freedom means change, means discussion, changing opinion and influencing each other.

Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen

A lively dialogue is based on tolerance and mutual respect. Our activities aim at promoting and developing these basic values through intercultural exchange.