#Democracy

[…] Together with the European Committee of the Regions, the New Democracy project has launched the "Becoming a Participation Professional" initiative. The aim: to provide young politicians from the EU [...]

[…] After the first meeting in May 2023 at the Baden-Württemberg State Representation, the experts from national and international organisations now met for the second time in Brussels on 20. and 21. [...]

[…] Israel’s war in Gaza has left Saudi Arabia hedging its bets on the international stage and has stalled its tentative rapprochement with Iran. How is the ongoing conflict set to shape the nation’s [...]

[…] European election 2024: European youth demands institutional reforms for more democracy in the EU In these dramatic times, young Europeans speak with one voice: for the EU to tackle global challenges, [...]

[…] Argentina is set to hold the second round of its presidential election on November 19. Even if the results should be less contradictory this time, the political outlook stays grim. On 22 October, [...]

[…] How exactly should the EU reform and what are the next steps forward? The third edition of the Democracy Reform Conversations brought three prominent speakers to discuss the topic: Guy Verhofstadt, [...]

[…] Jessika Roswall, the Swedish Minister for the EU Affairs, Alin Mituta, the MEP (Renew Europe Group), Corina Stratulat from European Policy Centre and Dominik Hierlemann, Senior Advisor in the [...]

[…] The October 15 election could lead to a historic experiment: If the opposition wins, it will launch an unprecedented attempt to overcome illiberalism. In the end, it does not matter whether there [...]

[…] Bertelsmann Stiftung condemns the attacks on Israel The Bertelsmann Stiftung condemns the terrorist attacks on Israel by Hamas. Our unreserved solidarity goes out to the people of Israel. We mourn the [...]

[…] Anchoring citizen participation in Europe - at the local level Why is citizen participation important and why does it need an institutional framework? Our event revolving around these topics was met [...]