/05.10.15/.- The political scientist and publicist Giovanni Sartori has been distinguished with the 2015 FAES Freedom Award. The Professor has sent a letter thanking the President of the Foundation and former Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, for the award. Sartori is considered one of the founding fathers of contemporary political science and has distinguished himself throughout his public life and work as a staunch defender of freedom and for pointing out with wit and courage the challenges and problems facing Western democracies.
The political scientist and publicist Giovanni Sartori has been distinguished with the 2015 FAES Freedom Award. The Professor has sent a letter thanking the President of the Foundation and former Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, for the award. Sartori is considered one of the founding fathers of contemporary political science and has distinguished himself throughout his public life and work as a staunch defender of freedom and for pointing out with wit and courage the challenges and problems facing Western democracies.
/19.10.15/.- The journal Cuadernos de pensamiento Político (Spanish for ‘Journals of Political Thought’), edited by FAES Foundation and directed by its Secretary-General, Javier Zarzalejos, has released its 48th edition. Its editorial note states that ‘it is necessary to conduct an in depth analysis of the reasons and intentions of a project that earned us a vast majority four years ago.’ Read here
/05.10.15/.- The former Prime Minister of Spain and president of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, has taken part today in the forum 'Future in Spanish', invited by Vocento Foundation and the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF. Aznar has held a dialogue with the journalist Juan Carlos Iragorri, 2014 King of Spain International Journalism Award, on the challenges faced by Spain and America. In addition, they also discussed the situation in Spain after the Catalan elections and the debate on the constitutional reform. Aznar expressed his surprise at the attacks he received after his first assessment of the results of the Catalan elections: ‘I have made a diagnosis on the results of the Catalan elections, and I have not seen it disavowed by anyone, but rather reaffirmed by...
/23.09.15/.- 31 former presidents of Spain and Latin America, including the former Prime Minister and president of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, have joined again to denounce the deterioration of democratic guarantees in Venezuela. Today, September 23, they have issued a new statement on the upcoming electoral process for the parliamentary elections of December 6. In the document, the signatories have called for ‘an impartial and technically qualified international observation by the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the European Union’.
La vulnerabilidad de un país se deriva de la existencia de una amenaza real y de la adecuación de la seguridad y defensa nacional para disuadirla o eliminarla. Con esta ecuación en la mano, España es, un año después de los atentados del 11-M, más vulnerable, posiblemente más vulnerable que nunca antes. La amenaza persiste y la defensa nacional ha empeorado para hacerle frente.
La Política de Cohesión financiada desde el presupuesto comunitario es beneficiosa para todos los países de la Unión. Permite, por un lado, a medio y largo plazo, un proceso de convergencia real de los países y regiones más pobres, aunque supone también importantes ventajas competitivas para los más ricos. Sin embargo, si las políticas regionales no van acompañadas de las reformas estructurales necesarias corren el riesgo de pretender hacer de la subvención la principal fuente de renta de amplias capas extensas de población con carácter permanente, pervirtiendo así la naturaleza y objetivo de los fondos.
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.
11.05.2015. The political scientist and publicist Giovanni Sartori has been distinguished with the 2015 FAES Freedom Award. The Professor has sent a letter thanking the President of the Foundation and former Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, for the award. Sartori is considered one of the founding fathers of contemporary political science and has distinguished himself throughout his public life and work as a staunch defender of freedom and for pointing out with wit and courage the challenges and problems facing Western democracies.
11.05.2015. The political scientist and publicist Giovanni Sartori has been distinguished with the 2015 FAES Freedom Award. The Professor has sent a letter thanking the President of the Foundation and former Prime Minister of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar, for the award. Sartori is considered one of the founding fathers of contemporary political science and has distinguished himself throughout his public life and work as a staunch defender of freedom and for pointing out with wit and courage the challenges and problems facing Western democracies.
10.19.2015. The journal Cuadernos de pensamiento Político (Spanish for ‘Journals of Political Thought’), edited by FAES Foundation and directed by its Secretary-General, Javier Zarzalejos, has released its 48th edition. Its editorial note states that ‘it is necessary to conduct an in depth analysis of the reasons and intentions of a project that earned us a vast majority four years ago.’ Read here
10.05.2015. The former Prime Minister of Spain and president of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, has taken part today in the forum 'Future in Spanish', invited by Vocento Foundation and the Development Bank of Latin America, CAF. Aznar has held a dialogue with the journalist Juan Carlos Iragorri, 2014 King of Spain International Journalism Award, on the challenges faced by Spain and America. In addition, they also discussed the situation in Spain after the Catalan elections and the debate on the constitutional reform. Aznar expressed his surprise at the attacks he received after his first assessment of the results of the Catalan elections: ‘I have made a diagnosis on the results of the Catalan elections, and I have not seen it disavowed by anyone, but rather reaffirmed by...
09.23.2015. 31 former presidents of Spain and Latin America, including the former Prime Minister and president of FAES Foundation, José María Aznar, have joined again to denounce the deterioration of democratic guarantees in Venezuela. Today, September 23, they have issued a new statement on the upcoming electoral process for the parliamentary elections of December 6. In the document, the signatories have called for ‘an impartial and technically qualified international observation by the United Nations, the Organization of American States and the European Union’.
05.01.2005. La vulnerabilidad de un país se deriva de la existencia de una amenaza real y de la adecuación de la seguridad y defensa nacional para disuadirla o eliminarla. Con esta ecuación en la mano, España es, un año después de los atentados del 11-M, más vulnerable, posiblemente más vulnerable que nunca antes. La amenaza persiste y la defensa nacional ha empeorado para hacerle frente.
04.01.2005. La Política de Cohesión financiada desde el presupuesto comunitario es beneficiosa para todos los países de la Unión. Permite, por un lado, a medio y largo plazo, un proceso de convergencia real de los países y regiones más pobres, aunque supone también importantes ventajas competitivas para los más ricos. Sin embargo, si las políticas regionales no van acompañadas de las reformas estructurales necesarias corren el riesgo de pretender hacer de la subvención la principal fuente de renta de amplias capas extensas de población con carácter permanente, pervirtiendo así la naturaleza y objetivo de los fondos.
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...
