Events
09.06.2018
The role of the ideology in radicalising vulnerable young people – how can international cooperation best tackle this thorny issue?
On 9 June the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project, hosted a policy dialogue conference e...
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06.06.2018
Improving the Fight Against Violent Extremism in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
The European Foundation for Democracy and the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) would like to in...
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01.06.2018
Jihadist radicalisation in schools, universities, prisons and mosques: What challenges for Europe?
On June 28, the European Foundation for Democracy, the European Policy Centre, the Counter Extremism Project and the Ins...
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01.06.2018
Refugees in Europe: review of integration practices and policies
On Friday 1 June 2018, Roberta Bonazzi, President of the European Foundation for Democracy, together with EFD Programme...
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25.05.2018
Shari’a courts in Europe – the case of the UK: A legal lifeline for communities or a convenient tool for creating parallel societies?
On 25 May, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door policy briefing...
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17.05.2018
Understanding Islamist ideologies and their relevance to Europe
The European Foundation for Democracy in cooperation with TRENDS Research & Advisory hosted a closed-door lunch briefing...
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16.05.2018
Lunch Briefing “Voices from Refugees in Europe: Responsibility to Protect”
On Wednesday 16th May The European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door lunch briefing to present the findings...
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16.05.2018
Media Briefing, Presentation of the “Refugees In Europe” Report
The European Foundation for Democracy hosted a media briefing on Wednesday 16th May to present the findings of our recen...
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16.05.2018
Voices from Refugees in Europe: Responsibility to Protect
On Wednesday 16 May, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a panel discussion, hosted by MEPs Kati Piri (S&D/N...
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18.04.2018
Addressing the threat of radicalisation and security implications in the EU neighbourhood: the case of the Western Balkans
On 18 April 2018, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a workshop on “Addressing the threat of radicalisation...
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27.03.2018
Ideology and radicalisation: perspectives from Belgium, Sweden, Egypt and the Gulf
On the 27th March 2018, the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with TRENDS Research & Advisory, hosted a...
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27.03.2018
Lunch Briefing: Ideology and radicalisation; perspectives from Belgium, Sweden, Egypt and the UAE
On 27 March 2018, the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with TRENDS Research & Advisory, organised a lun...
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22.03.2018
Two years after the Brussels attacks: The challenge of jihadist radicalisation in Europe and beyond
On 22 March 2018, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre hosted a conference on “Two yea...
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13.03.2018
“Toolbox against radicalisation: How to involve the education sector to prevent violent extremism in Switzerland and the EU?”
On Tuesday 13 March 2018, the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) in partnership with the Mission of Switzerland to...
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20.02.2018
Grassroots engagement in fighting jihadist radicalisation
On Tuesday 20 February 2018, the European Policy Centre, in partnership with the European Foundation for Democracy, host...
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18.01.2018
Fighting jihadist radicalisation in prisons. What more needs to be done?
On 16th January 2018, the European Policy Centre (EPC), in partnership with the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD),...
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26.10.2017
IPI World Congress 2017: Is Turkey “Growing More Distant”?
Turkey – a challenge for EU diplomacy, a test for Europe’s democracy and a threat to freedom of the media and freedo...
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26.10.2017
IPI World Congress 2017: Preventing Radicalisation – Empowering Alternative Voices
Effective counter-terrorism strategies require the participation of a broad range of actors, including civil society. At...
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26.10.2017
Lessons from Charlottesville: a discussion with Oren Segal about white supremacy in modern America
On 26th October 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) hosted a lunch briefing with Mr Oren Segal, Director o...
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26.10.2017
The role of ideology in extremist violence and terrorism: What drivers? What solutions?
On 26th October 2017, the European Policy Centre (EPC), in partnership with the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD)...
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18.10.2017
OECD Forum: Lunch debate on Migration & Integration
As global migration continues to dominate the political discourse, businesses that understand the value of diversity wil...
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18.10.2017
Peacebuilding and state-building in Libya: what role for the EU?
On 18th October, 2017, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a conference in cooperation with the European People...
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17.10.2017 - 18.10.2017
Counter Extremism Project conference: Building Alliances – Preventing Terror, 17th and 18th October, 2017
A two-day conference which brought together senior policymakers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs, and the pr...
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26.09.2017
Fostering the Successful Integration of Syrian Refugees in Europe and Turkey
Migration to the economic centres of Europe has been a well-known societal challenge for almost 60 years. European socie...
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05.07.2017
EU – Turkey deal : One year later – Lessons learned and the way forward
On 5 July 2017, the Centre for European Progression organised a conference on the EU-Turkey refugee deal entitled "One y...
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29.06.2017
How to counter jihadist radicalisation in schools?
The European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) organised this Policy Dialogue, in partnership with the Counter Extremis...
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29.06.2017
US-EU Relations: Common Foreign Policy and Security Challenges – A Discussion with Senator Joe Lieberman
On Thursday 29th of June 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project organised a discu...
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22.06.2017
Far-right extremism in EU politics – an existential threat to our democracies?
On 22 June, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a policy briefing at the European Parliament to discuss far-rig...
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16.05.2017
ISIS in Afghanistan: old players and new alliances in a complex geopolitical scenario
On May 16 2017, EFD hosted an exchange of views on issues concerning the presence of ISIS in Afghanistan. Afghan expert...
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01.05.2017
Addressing Radicalisation: lessons learned from counter – and alternative narrative campaigns
On 17 May 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD) in cooperation with the European Policy Centre (EPC) and the...
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27.03.2017
Fostering Integration, Preventing Radicalisation
On 29th March 2017, EFD hosted a discussion entitled “Fostering Integration, Preventing Radicalisation“ at Hermann-S...
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22.03.2017
EFD Sponsored the Justice and Civil Liberties award at the MEP Awards 2017
On 22nd of March, the European Foundation for Democracy attended the MEP Awards, organised by the Parliament Magazine. T...
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09.03.2017
Fostering resilience towards radicalization: How can vulnerable communities be empowered?
On 9 March 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), hosted...
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01.03.2017
Europe’s Foreign Fighters: Why they left & why they are coming back
On 1 March 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), hosted...
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16.02.2017
Identifying priorities for addressing jihadist radicalisation in and around Europe
On 16th February, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in cooperation with the Counter-...
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01.02.2017
Ideology: the driving force behind radicalisation?
On 1 February 2017, the European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with TRENDS Research & Advisory, hosted a po...
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