#Democracy

EU-Balkans: Zagreb Declaration. Strengthening democracy, fighting corruption, countering arms and drugs trafficking. Migration challenge

COVID-19 Coronavirus: Daems (Council of Europe); “no reason to suspend democracy”. The case of Hungary

Hungary: PM Orban granted sweeping powers. Von der Leyen, “respect for European values and freedom of expression”

Latin America’s unrest in the eyes of Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, Nobel Peace Prize laureate

Argentinean Adolfo Pérez Esquivel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980, while detained by the ruling military junta. At…

Impeachment day for Donald Trump. The House counts the votes

Today the House of Representatives is set to vote on articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. A lengthy…

World Forum for Democracy: Democracy Innovation Award to Nigerian initiative

Fall of Berlin Wall: Juncker (European Commission), “instead of suffering history, these people made history. Our mission is to defend a free and democratic society”

Fall of Berlin Wall: Sassoli (EU Parliament), “continue to fight prejudice, overcome nationalism and work for a Europe of solidarity”

World Forum for Democracy: debate on “freedom of expression and protection of journalists”. Success for “Cartooning for Peace”

The Internet: a resource and a threat. Democracy seriously challenged in the digital era

One thousand participants from a hundred countries convened in Strasbourg to attend the Forum promoted by the Council of Europe.…

World Forum for Democracy: Buric, “will what is being created now in the field of information be outdated in a decade?”