In the framework of the EU-funded project "Promotion of dialogue for democratic reform in Haiti", the Club of Madrid convenes a two-day workshop in Port-au-Prince on 21^st and 22nd of July to discuss concrete options for taking forward key pending democratic reforms in Haiti. The successful experiences on National Dialogue and Political Agreements of South Africa, Peru, Spain and Poland will be shared with key Haitian political, economic and social players.

The Club de Madrid, in partnership with European Partnership for Democracy  and Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, within the framework of the EU-funded programme INSPIRED (Integrated Support Programme for Inclusive Reform and Democratic Dialogue) organized a multi-stakeholder dialogue and knowledge sharing workshop in Madrid, Spain, between 2-4 July 2014.

Democracy champion and Member of the Club de Madrid, Sadiq Al Mahdi, spent a day in the capital of Spain after his recent release from a Khartum jail. He was unfairly imprisioned under accusations of treason. During his visit, the former Prime Minister of Sudan talked to spanish newspaper El Mundo, and advocated for a moderated Islam and a shared societies approach to solve the conflicts that are harming Sudan and all the region

During the Club de Madrid High Level Mission to Moldova (April 14-16), Members Kwaśniewski (former President of Poland 1995-2005), Meidani (former President of Albania 1997-2002) and Tadic (former President of Serbia 2004-2012) discussed with different interlocutors the challenges of the DCFTA agreement and endorsed the government’s efforts to accelerate the process of integration.

The Club de Madrid has been following with deep preoccupation the recent clashes between Muslims and Sinhalese in Aluthgama & Beruwala as part of what seems to be another manifestation of religious intolerance. Photo Credit: The Hindu Times/AP

 Transparency, regulation of the private contributions and public auditions were some of the issues addressed during the LEND webinar on financing of political parties organized by Club de Madrid and Community of Democracies