Democracy Archives - FIBGAR Fundación Internacional Baltasar Garzón Thu, 14 May 2026 08:54:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://fibgar.es/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-v_vertical_sin_texto-e1585918866851-32x32.png Democracy Archives - FIBGAR 32 32 FIBGAR at the ALDA General Assembly 2026 in Malta: strengthening democracy from the local level https://fibgar.es/en/fibgar-at-the-alda-general-assembly-2026-in-malta-strengthening-democracy-from-the-local-level/ Thu, 14 May 2026 08:54:13 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26643 From May 12 to 14, 2026, the island of Malta will host one of the most significant gatherings for the European local democracy network: the General Assembly of ALDA – the European Association for Local Democracy. Under the theme “Local Democracy that Delivers”, this edition will be more than an institutional meeting. It will be...

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]]> We have published our report “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience” https://fibgar.es/en/we-have-published-our-report-cultivating-democracy-recipes-for-resilience/ Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:19:38 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26579 Following several months of analysis, research and data collection, we are pleased to announce that the report “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience” has now been published and is freely available to the public. This document, part of our project co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, aims to identify the main...

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]]> Workshop: “Cultivating Democracy” at Greenpeace Spain https://fibgar.es/en/workshop-cultivating-democracy-at-greenpeace-spain/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:25:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26333 On Thursday 12 March, we held a workshop as part of our project “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience”, a research initiative co-funded by the State Secretariat for Global Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. This event was held at Greenpeace Spain headquarters and it took place from 9:30am to 5pm....

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]]> Introducing “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience”: reflection, action, and dialogue for a stronger democracy https://fibgar.es/en/introducing-cultivating-democracy-recipes-for-resilience-reflection-action-and-dialogue-for-a-stronger-democracy/ Thu, 08 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=26075 FIBGAR is launching the project “Cultivating Democracy: Recipes for Resilience”, an initiative designed to strengthen democratic values and foster collective spaces for reflection capable of generating innovative responses to the challenges currently confronting our societies. This project responds to an urgent reality: contemporary democracies face an increasingly complex set of interconnected threats that compromise both...

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]]> Join the campaign: “Democracy isn’t inherited. It must be built. Raise your voice.” https://fibgar.es/en/join-the-campaign-democracy-isnt-inherited-it-must-be-built-raise-your-voice/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:55:28 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=25595 At FIBGAR, we are launching the campaign “Democracy isn’t inherited. It must be built. Raise your voice.”, a call to citizens and the legal community to protect human rights, defend democracy, and fight impunity. Twenty-three years ago, Spain mobilized against the Iraq war, showing that civil society can influence political decisions and demand respect for international law...

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]]> Renewing the aight Against organised crime from the bottom up: citizenship, youth, and democracy in the face of a growing threat https://fibgar.es/en/renewing-the-aight-against-organised-crime-from-the-bottom-up-citizenship-youth-and-democracy-in-the-face-of-a-growing-threat/ Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24928 Organised crime is no longer a hidden phenomenon operating on the margins of the system. In Europe, criminal networks operate with alarming sophistication, infiltrating economies, corrupting institutions, and undermining the daily lives of millions of people. The situation is critical: organised crime does not only kill or traffic—it quietly buys influence, destabilises local governments, displaces...

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]]> Towards a New Democratic Pact for Europe: Defending Democracy in Troubled Times https://fibgar.es/en/towards-a-new-democratic-pact-for-europe-defending-democracy-in-troubled-times/ Thu, 15 May 2025 09:59:00 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24687 The Council of Europe’s 2024 annual report by the Secretary General, “Towards a New Democratic Pact for Europe”, offers a timely and urgent reflection on the state of democracy across the continent. Despite Europe’s relatively strong performance in global indices on human rights and democratic governance, the report reveals deep and persistent challenges to democratic institutions,...

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]]> Presentation of the Women’s Network for Memory and Democracy (REDMEM) https://fibgar.es/en/presentation-of-the-womens-network-for-memory-and-democracy-redmem/ Wed, 14 May 2025 08:41:29 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=24674 Date: 26 March 2025 from 10h to 14h Place: Paraninfo de la Facultad de Filosofía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Plaza Menéndez Pelayo, Ciudad Universitaria) FIBGAR, El Club de las 25 and the Equality Unit of the Complutense University of Madrid celebrate the presentation of the Network of Women for Memory and Democracy (REDMEM), an initiative...

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]]> Spain Leads Global Transparency: Assumes Co-Chair of Open Government Partnership https://fibgar.es/en/spain-leads-global-transparency-assumes-co-chair-of-open-government-partnership/ Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:39:43 +0000 https://fibgar.es/?p=23974 From 1 October 2023 until 30 September 2025, Spain assumes the co-presidency of the Open Government Partnership (OGP), a global alliance that brings together government leaders and civil society advocates with the aim of promoting transparent, participatory, inclusive and accountable governance. Launched in 2011 during the United Nations General Assembly at the urging of President...

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