Prensa 31 Former Presidents Sign the Declaration of Panama | Aznar: 'Silence and inaction are complicit in the untenable situation in Venezuela'

The former Prime Minister of Spain and President of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, has launched the Declaration of Panama, along with the former presidents of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana; of Mexico, Felipe Calderón; of Bolivia, Jorge Quiroga, and of Ecuador, Osvaldo Hurtado. During his address, Aznar said that it made him “very proud to think that 31 former presidents have agreed to defend freedom” and that “silence and inaction are complicit in the untenable situation in Venezuela”. In this regard, he stated that “neither my voice nor my will ever fail to support those who struggle for freedom and for the defence of their rights.” At the event, which took place in Panama City on the eve of the celebration of the VII Summit of the Americas, Pastrana has...

Prensa FAES and ESADE to Celebrate in Barcelona the 21st Edition of the Antonio Marzal Seminar on Human Rights

/08.04.15/.- FAES Foundation and ESADE Law School will celebrate, in Barcelona, from Thursday April 9th to Tuesday 21 the 21st edition of the Permanent Seminar on Human Rights Antonio Marzal, which this year takes place under the title 'Information and Power: Copyright Information and the Exercise of Power'.The conference will review issues such as transparency and public information; the challenges and opportunities of information and communication technology, and lobbying activity to ensure good governance.

Prensa XXI edition of the Antonio Marzal Seminar on Human Rights FAES-ESADE

FAES Foundation and ESADE Law School celebrate in Barcelona the XXI edition of the Antonio Marzal Permanent Seminar on Human Rights, from Thursday, April 9 to Tuesday 21. Read the program here

Prensa Departmental Elections in France: Unity Strengthens the Right 

On March 22 and 29, France held the elections for the 101 departmental councils in which the country is divided. These territorial bodies have undergone significant changes since the constitutional reform of 2011 and the new law of 2013, which changed their composition, method of election and powers, although the conservative majority of the Senate saved them from a disappearance sponsored by the regional reforms conducted by the socialists of François Hollande.

Prensa 22 Latin American presidents denounce the democratic alteration suffered by Venezuela

/06.04.15/.- José María Aznar has signed with 21 former heads of State and Government of Latin America the Declaration of Panama, which denounces the constitutional and democratic alteration suffered by Venezuela, and which will be released on April 9, on the eve of the celebration of the VII Summit of the Americas. The Declaration calls for a joining of efforts to build an alternative solution to the crisis in Venezuela; obtain the release of political prisoners, and restore the conditions for the exercise of fundamental rights.

Prensa Nation, State and Constitution

Esta edición de Papeles FAES recoge las ideas y conclusiones del curso “Nación, Estado y Constitución” del Campus 2005 de la fundación, celebrado entre el 8 y el 10 de julio. En este curso intervinieron Carmen Iglesias, catedrática de Historia de las Ideas Políticas; Alain Lancelot, ex miembro del Consejo Constitucional de Francia; Edurne Uriarte, catedrática de Ciencias Políticas; Ferran Gallego, profesor de Historia Contemporánea de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Manuel Jiménez de Parga, ex presidente del Tribunal Constitucional; Arcadi Espada, periodista; Jon Juaristi, escritor; Roberto Blanco, catedrático de Derecho Constitucional; César Alonso de los Ríos, periodista; Javier Corcuera, catedrático de Derecho Constitucional; Josep Piqué, ex ministro de Asuntos Exteriores; Emilio Lamo de Espinosa, catedrático de sociología y Alejandro Muñoz-Alonso, catedrático de opinión pública y portavoz del Grupo Popular en la Comisión de Defensa del Senado. El curso fue dirigido por Javier Zarzalejos. La edición de esta publicación ha corrido a cargo de Santos Villanueva.

Prensa Crisis in the European Union: The French and Dutch “no” to the Constitution

El rechazo de los ciudadanos franceses y holandeses a los referendos de ratificación del Tratado de la Constitución Europea celebrados, respectivamente, el día 29 de mayo en Francia y el día 1 de junio en Holanda, está dirigido en primer término contra los Gobiernos de Chirac y de Balkenende, pero manifiestan también la profunda ansiedad de amplios sectores de la población de ambos países respecto a tres problemas de alcance general: la ampliación al Este, los efectos de la globalización en economías ?que como la francesa, mantienen niveles decrecientes de competitividad y productividad? y el fenómeno de la inmigración. Se ha desencadenado una crisis en la Unión Europea, que podría tener consecuencias no sólo respecto al Tratado Constitucional, sino también en relación a la unión monetaria y al peso de Europa en el escenario internacional.

Prensa Strength of Identity

Europe is in the throes of two simultaneous crises: on the one hand, it is suffering from a political crisis, a crisis of leadership, one that has led to constitutional failure; on the other, it is suffering from a loss of identity, a phenomenon that results in cultural relativism. Marcello Pera, Speaker of the Italian Senate and Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Pisa, delivered a conference entitled “Strength of Identity” during the course of the FAES Campus 2005, a paper which the FAES Foundation is now publishing. Also known as the co-author of the book Senza Radici (“Without Roots”) alongside Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Professor Pera urges European culture to proudly recall and reaffirm its origins and its universal democratic principles: freedom, equality and tolerance. In this respect, Europe must recognise the intrinsic value of a civilisation, Western civilisation, that has given the world so many universal ideas. “Europe must be aware of the moral superiority of a series of values that have prevailed over centuries and that have produced beneficial results wherever they have become established”.

Prensa What is at Stake for Spain in the European Constitution's Negotiation?

Desde su inicio, la Unión Europea ha adoptado sus decisiones por consenso y respetando el equilibrio de los intereses de todos. Este afán se plasma en un sistema político-institucional sui generis en el que los Tratados atribuyen el poder legislativo, judicial y ejecutivo entre las diversas instituciones comunitarias. Dentro del entramado institucional comunitario, el Consejo desempeña un papel fundamental, puesto que es co-legislador y autoridad presupuestaria junto con el Parlamento Europeo. Además, el Consejo está llamado a ejercer un papel cada vez mayor en la definición de la política exterior de la Unión Europea y realiza una labor fundamental en la preparación de las reuniones del Consejo Europeo, verdadero vértice político de la Unión Europea. La forma en que el Consejo adopta sus decisiones está también diseñada para conseguir el consenso y mantener el equilibrio de poderes. Hasta ahora, el Consejo ha adoptado sus decisiones mediante el denominado sistema de voto ponderado.

Prensa 31 Former Presidents Sign the Declaration of Panama | Aznar: 'Silence and inaction are complicit in the untenable situation in Venezuela'

04.09.2015. The former Prime Minister of Spain and President of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, has launched the Declaration of Panama, along with the former presidents of Colombia, Andrés Pastrana; of Mexico, Felipe Calderón; of Bolivia, Jorge Quiroga, and of Ecuador, Osvaldo Hurtado. During his address, Aznar said that it made him “very proud to think that 31 former presidents have agreed to defend freedom” and that “silence and inaction are complicit in the untenable situation in Venezuela”. In this regard, he stated that “neither my voice nor my will ever fail to support those who struggle for freedom and for the defence of their rights.” At the event, which took place in Panama City on the eve of the celebration of the VII Summit of the Americas, Pastrana has...

Prensa FAES and ESADE to Celebrate in Barcelona the 21st Edition of the Antonio Marzal Seminar on Human Rights

04.08.2015.  FAES Foundation and ESADE Law School will celebrate, in Barcelona, from Thursday April 9th to Tuesday 21 the 21st edition of the Permanent Seminar on Human Rights Antonio Marzal, which this year takes place under the title 'Information and Power: Copyright Information and the Exercise of Power'.The conference will review issues such as transparency and public information; the challenges and opportunities of information and communication technology, and lobbying activity to ensure good governance.

Prensa XXI edition of the Antonio Marzal Seminar on Human Rights FAES-ESADE

04.07.2015. FAES Foundation and ESADE Law School celebrate in Barcelona the XXI edition of the Antonio Marzal Permanent Seminar on Human Rights, from Thursday, April 9 to Tuesday 21. Read the program here

Prensa Departmental Elections in France: Unity Strengthens the Right 

04.07.2015. On March 22 and 29, France held the elections for the 101 departmental councils in which the country is divided. These territorial bodies have undergone significant changes since the constitutional reform of 2011 and the new law of 2013, which changed their composition, method of election and powers, although the conservative majority of the Senate saved them from a disappearance sponsored by the regional reforms conducted by the socialists of François Hollande.

Prensa 22 Latin American presidents denounce the democratic alteration suffered by Venezuela

04.06.2015.  José María Aznar has signed with 21 former heads of State and Government of Latin America the Declaration of Panama, which denounces the constitutional and democratic alteration suffered by Venezuela, and which will be released on April 9, on the eve of the celebration of the VII Summit of the Americas. The Declaration calls for a joining of efforts to build an alternative solution to the crisis in Venezuela; obtain the release of political prisoners, and restore the conditions for the exercise of fundamental rights.

Publicaciones Nation, State and Constitution

09.01.2005. Esta edición de Papeles FAES recoge las ideas y conclusiones del curso “Nación, Estado y Constitución” del Campus 2005 de la fundación, celebrado entre el 8 y el 10 de julio. En este curso intervinieron Carmen Iglesias, catedrática de Historia de las Ideas Políticas; Alain Lancelot, ex miembro del Consejo Constitucional de Francia; Edurne Uriarte, catedrática de Ciencias Políticas; Ferran Gallego, profesor de Historia Contemporánea de la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona; Manuel Jiménez de Parga, ex presidente del Tribunal Constitucional; Arcadi Espada, periodista; Jon Juaristi, escritor; Roberto Blanco, catedrático de Derecho Constitucional; César Alonso de los Ríos, periodista; Javier Corcuera, catedrático de Derecho Constitucional; Josep Piqué, ex ministro de Asuntos ...

Publicaciones Crisis in the European Union: The French and Dutch “no” to the Constitution

06.01.2005. El rechazo de los ciudadanos franceses y holandeses a los referendos de ratificación del Tratado de la Constitución Europea celebrados, respectivamente, el día 29 de mayo en Francia y el día 1 de junio en Holanda, está dirigido en primer término contra los Gobiernos de Chirac y de Balkenende, pero manifiestan también la profunda ansiedad de amplios sectores de la población de ambos países respecto a tres problemas de alcance general: la ampliación al Este, los efectos de la globalización en economías ?que como la francesa, mantienen niveles decrecientes de competitividad y productividad? y el fenómeno de la inmigración. Se ha desencadenado una crisis en la Unión Europea, que podría tener consecuencias no sólo respecto al Tratado Constitucional, sino también en relació...

Publicaciones Strength of Identity

01.01.2005. Europe is in the throes of two simultaneous crises: on the one hand, it is suffering from a political crisis, a crisis of leadership, one that has led to constitutional failure; on the other, it is suffering from a loss of identity, a phenomenon that results in cultural relativism. Marcello Pera, Speaker of the Italian Senate and Professor of Philosophy of Science at the University of Pisa, delivered a conference entitled “Strength of Identity” during the course of the FAES Campus 2005, a paper which the FAES Foundation is now publishing. Also known as the co-author of the book Senza Radici (“Without Roots”) alongside Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), Professor Pera urges European culture to proudly recall and reaffirm its origins and its universal democratic principles: freedom...

Publicaciones What is at Stake for Spain in the European Constitution's Negotiation?

06.01.2004. Desde su inicio, la Unión Europea ha adoptado sus decisiones por consenso y respetando el equilibrio de los intereses de todos. Este afán se plasma en un sistema político-institucional sui generis en el que los Tratados atribuyen el poder legislativo, judicial y ejecutivo entre las diversas instituciones comunitarias. Dentro del entramado institucional comunitario, el Consejo desempeña un papel fundamental, puesto que es co-legislador y autoridad presupuestaria junto con el Parlamento Europeo. Además, el Consejo está llamado a ejercer un papel cada vez mayor en la definición de la política exterior de la Unión Europea y realiza una labor fundamental en la preparación de las reuniones del Consejo Europeo, verdadero vértice político de la Unión Europea. La forma en que el Con...