Events - European Foundation for Democracy

26.05.2016

Radicalisation as an international phenomenon: What role does the ideology play in radicalising vulnerable young Europeans?

On 26 May 2016 the European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the Counter Extremism Project, hosted a poli...

25.05.2016

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...

25.05.2016

The geostrategic aspects of radicalisation

On 25 May 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counter...

14.04.2016

The Brussels terror attacks – Lessons learned and challenges ahead for Europe

On 14 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...

14.04.2016

The Brussels terror attacks – Lessons learned and challenges ahead for Europe

On 14 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...

07.04.2016

Radicalisation in the Sahel: threats and opportunities for the EU

On 7 April 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door policy bri...

22.03.2016

Defining the phenomenon of jihadist radicalisation: Local and global drivers and catalysts

On 22 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Counte...

17.03.2016

The refugee crisis: a Syrian perspective

On 17 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy and KU Leuven hosted a public briefing at KU Leuven campus in An...

16.03.2016

The Syrian crisis: the view from the frontline

On March 16, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed door policy briefin...

03.03.2016

Beyond emergency aid: long-term integration strategies for Syrian refugees

On 3 March 2016, EFD Executive Director Roberta Bonazzi moderated an event at the European Parliament on integration str...

02.03.2016

Iran: challenges and opportunities following the nuclear deal

On 2 March 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing to discuss what challenges and oppo...

29.02.2016

Turkey-EU deal on refugees: domestic and foreign policy implications

On 29 February 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing for EU diplomats and off...

19.02.2016

Islam and radicalisation

On 19 February 2016, the organisation Inner Wheel organised a briefing in Pisa to discuss about “Islam and radicalisat...

27.01.2016

A Syrian perspective on the EU’s response to the refugee crisis

On 27 January 2016, the European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the Counter Extremism Project, hosted a...

09.12.2015

Picking up the pieces after Paris: root causes and possible solutions to the radicalisation challenge

On 9 December, the European Policy Centre, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hoste...

01.12.2015

Sharing best practices in countering violent extremism: can EU and U.S. prevention experts learn from one another?

On 1 December 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a public policy briefing, in collaboration with the...

30.11.2015

Syria between the West and other worlds

On 30 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in partnership with the European Law Students Association an...

26.11.2015

Radicalisation and jihadist violence: understanding the ideology that can lead to terrorism

On 26 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing in Brussels in response to the...

18.11.2015

Post-Paris attacks: what role now for EU radicalisation prevention policy?

On 18 November 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy and the Counter Extremism Project hosted a closed-door briefi...

14.10.2015

What opportunities and challenges arise for Germany and Europe from the refugee crisis?

On 14 October 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a briefing in Berlin, in collaboration with Citizen...

30.09.2015

Radicalisation in the EU eastern and southern neighbourhoods

On 30 September 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised two policy briefings in Washington D.C. to present...

05.09.2015

Islamic extremism: causes, effects on society and security, prevention approaches

On 5 September 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy organised a closed-door expert workshop in Berlin. The event...

01.07.2015

The use of social media for terrorist recruitment: how should Europe respond?

On 1 July 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy and the European Policy Centre hosted a joint policy dialogue to d...

30.06.2015

Tunisia, Kuwait and France: the latest targets of global terrorism

On 30 June 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to discuss how civil soci...

23.06.2015

EU Neighbourhood: secularism for promoting peace, dialogue and reconciliation

In the framework of our Counter Radicalisation Programme, the European Foundation for Democracy is researching and analy...

17.06.2015

The devil is in the detail: what should a deal with Iran look like?

The European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the European Leadership Network and the All Party Parliamenta...

15.06.2015

Iran’s nuclear programme: what should the June 2015 comprehensive agreement look like?

The European Foundation for Democracy, in collaboration with the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and INTERNAT...

07.06.2015

What next? Assessing the outcome of Turkey’s parliamentary elections

EFD Senior Policy Advisor Dr. Demir Murat Seyrek and Amanda Paul, European Policy Centre (EPC) Senior Policy Analyst, as...

26.03.2015

How to deconstruct the radical narrative? An alternative discourse of academics and activists of Muslim heritage

On 26 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a public briefing with Julie Ward MEP (UK S&D), Karima Be...

25.03.2015

How Muslim academics and activists can best de-construct the radical narrative

On 25 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to evaluated how Muslim aca...

24.03.2015

International terrorism: a new approach and new strategies

On 24 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Università degli Studi di Brescia, the...

18.03.2015

Morocco: a perspective on the current regional security challenges

On 18 March 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing to discuss current re...

28.01.2015

How can Western societies protect their citizens from ‘blow-back’ terrorist attacks?

On 28 January 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy, in cooperation with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European...

22.01.2015

Somaliland: building security in the Horn of Africa

On 22 January 2015, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door briefing to discuss the security challeng...

16.12.2014

Syria: next steps for diplomacy

On 16 December 2014, the European Foundation for Democracy hosted a closed-door policy briefing on the Syrian crisis to...

10.12.2014

The debate: how radical is Islam really?

In a series of debates hosted by Germany's Friedrich Ebert Foundation, EFD Programme Director Ahmad Mansour discusses Is...