Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit Brüssel – Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Brussels

Upcoming Event: Climate Adaptation – A Multi-Player Challenge 

Earlier this year the President of the EU Commission presented a plan worth a thousand billion euros for a Green New Deal and the most recent discussion in Europe focuses on how to secure that the recovery post-Corona is green. In addition to measures to reduce CO2 emissions, another important focus of the debate is the adaptation to the effects of climate change. Join us for a discussion on current good practices as well as remaining areas in need of action in the future.

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The ship has sailed. This sentence probably best describes the general interest in Brexit and the state of the British opposition. Yet the important decisions are being made only now.

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The “Coronavirus Law” adopted by the Hungarian Parliament on 30th March did not only enable Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to govern by decree for an unlimited period of time, but also suspended elections and referendums. With the passing of the emergency law, the parliament controlled by Orbán’s right-wing conservative Fidesz party had disempowered itself. What has Hungary as a whole been doing since the so-called “Enabling Act” was adopted by Parliament?

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COVID-19 has impacted our lives, from the individual person to the international sphere. What are current disinformation issues and new strategies of foreign informational interference that have emerged in these times? Sign up now, for our joint webinar with Ukrainian Think Tanks Liaison Office in Brussels and experts from the EU institutions, civil society and Ukrainian Think Tanks!

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May 1945 vs 2020: Is Europe finished? No, because Europe today is a place of longing for millions who want to escape misery and make the dream of a better life come true.

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The Corona crisis was used quickly and efficiently – now that there was no need for protests, he was disposed of: General Konev, Marshal of the Soviet Union. Not himself, of course, but his monument in the Prague district Bubeneč. Since then there has been great disagreement between the Czech Republic and Putin’s Russia.

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In our Poland Newsletter guest contributor Dr. Milosz Hodun gives us monthly updates about current news, events and all other things you need to know about Poland.

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Humans of Freedom

IMG_3913I 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)

LP1_7395Being 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

IMG_4105We 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

AnnikaThe 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 

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