{"id":44489,"date":"2026-07-15T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T12:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/javierzarzalejos.eu\/?p=44489"},"modified":"2026-07-23T14:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:26:49","slug":"epp-libertas-forum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/javierzarzalejos.eu\/en\/2026\/07\/15\/epp-libertas-forum\/","title":{"rendered":"EPP LIBERTAS FORUM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44485 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/javierzarzalejos.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JAVIER-ZARZALEJOS-PARTICIPA-EN-EL-EPP-LIBERTAS-FORUM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/javierzarzalejos.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JAVIER-ZARZALEJOS-PARTICIPA-EN-EL-EPP-LIBERTAS-FORUM.jpg 602w, https:\/\/javierzarzalejos.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/JAVIER-ZARZALEJOS-PARTICIPA-EN-EL-EPP-LIBERTAS-FORUM-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On 15 July, People\u2019s Party MEP Javier Zarzalejos took part in the opening session of the Libertas Forum, an initiative of the European People\u2019s Party (EPP) that brought together political leaders from Europe and Latin America in Madrid to discuss the defence of freedom, democracy, the rule of law and the common challenges facing Western democracies.<\/p>\n<p>The opening session featured speeches by EPP President Manfred Weber; Italy\u2019s Deputy Prime Minister and EPP Vice-President Antonio Tajani; People\u2019s Party President Alberto N\u00fa\u00f1ez Feij\u00f3o; and Peru\u2019s President-elect Keiko Fujimori, who participated by videoconference. 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