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CLOSURE OF THE FAES PROJECT ‘A RENEWED AGENDA FOR LATIN AMERICA’
On the 21st, Javier Zarzalejos took part in the closing ceremony of the FAES project on “a renewed agenda for Latin America” in Madrid. In his presentation of the event, Zarzalejos mentioned four crises that are simultaneously affecting the region and which have been of interest to FAES in this project: institutional, geopolitical, indebtedness and…
VISIT OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE UNIVERSIDAD VILLANOVA
On April 12, MEP Javier Zarzalejos received a group of journalism students from Villanueva University at the European Parliament. The MEP began the talk by emphasizing the coincidence of the visit to Brussels with a crucial moment for the European Union. Zarzalejos explained that today’s Union is not simply an area of free trade, but…
SEMINAR “HOW TO REACH NEW AUDIENCES IN SOCIAL NETWORKS”
On March 30, MEP Javier Zarzalejos participated in a seminar for new digital media organized by the European Parliament Office in Madrid. During the day held in Brussels, representatives of these digital media met with several Spanish MEPs who are working on legislative reports that are topical and of interest to young audiences. Zarzalejos presented…
CYCLE ON VICTIMS OF TERRORISM ORGANIZED BY THE FOUNDATION VILLACISNEROS
On March 27th, the Villacisneros Foundation organized the second conference of the cycle “Do we care about the victims of ETA? On this occasion, the second traditional invocation of the victims, Truth, was addressed. The participants were Ana Iribar, president of the Gregorio Ordoñez Foundation, Nicolás Redondo, former secretary general of the PSE and Javier…
VISIT OF A GROUP OF STUDENTS FROM THE JOSEFINA ALDECOA HIGH SCHOOL IN ALCORCÓN
On March 23rd, MEP Javier Zarzalejos received in the European Parliament a group of students from IES Josefina Aldecoa of Alcorcón. The MEP began the talk by briefly explaining to the students the history of the creation of the European Union. He explained the foundations of the Union from the Treaty establishing the European Coal…
MEETING WITH ASHTON KUTCHER, THORN CO-FOUNDER
On March 20, MEP Zarzalejos held a meeting with actor and co-founder of Thorn, Ashton Kutcher, and shared with him a public event in support of the fight against online child abuse. Founded in 2012, Thorn is an organization dedicated to developing new technologies to combat online child sexual abuse. Equipped with cutting-edge technical teams,…
PARTICIPATION IN THE FAES DIALOGUES SPAIN’S POSITION TOWARDS LATIN AMERICA: CRISIS OF CREDIBILITY AND PRESENCE
On March 18, Javier Zarzalejos, together with Javier Salafranca, Deputy Secretary General of the European People’s Party, Director of Foreign Policy and Advisor, participated in a dialogue on Spain’s position towards Latin America, moderated by Mira Milosevich, Professor of International Relations and member of the Board of Trustees of FAES. The participants highlighted the lack…
MEETING IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT WITH THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE FAES LEADERS TRAINING PROGRAM
Javier Zarzalejos has received in the European Parliament the members of the Latin American Leaders Training Program of FAES Foundation. The young people had the opportunity to learn about the functioning and parliamentary activity of the institution and its impact as a global actor in the international context. They also held a meeting with Juan…
MEETING WITH THE SWEDISH PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL
On March 9th, MEP Zarzalejos met with the Swedish Minister of Justice, Gunnar Strömer, to discuss the priorities related to Justice and Home Affairs on which the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union is working. The meeting focused in particular on the progress of the proposal for a regulation to combat child…
MEETING WITH A DELEGATION FROM THE BUNDESTAG TO ANALYZE THE SITUATION OF THE RULE OF LAW IN THE EU
On March 8, a delegation of the Subcommittee on European Law of the German Bundestag met with MEPs from various political groups to exchange views on the situation of the rule of law in the EU. During the meeting, the members of the German delegation showed interest in the current state of the rule of…