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Lidermedia/Boris Ščitar

"Smart Solutions" for Sustainable Urban Development

SMART CITIES 2024

In cooperation with the business magazine "Lider", the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized a conference on "Smart Solutions for Sustainable Urban Development" in Zagreb from March 20th to 21st, 2024. Numerous Croatian city (Zagreb, Split, Dubrovnik, Karlovac, Zadar, Varaždin, etc.) and business representatives as well as politicians discussed with administrative, marketing, and communication experts from Germany and Italy the urban planning of the future, best-practice examples (for example Split and Dubrovnik) of sustainable urban development through innovation, safe solutions and services for sustainable cities, financing of sustainable projects and green and digital transformation as well as the international experiences from Italy and Germany on this subject.

Žuta točka

Building a philanthropy and fundraising culture in Croatia

Conference

Together with the Croatian County Association (CCA) and the Žuta točka Institute, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized a conference on „Building a philanthropy and fundraising culture in Croatia“ in Zagreb from March 19th to 21st, 2024. The conference is intended to contribute to building a successful fundraising culture in Croatia to improve the level of fundraising knowledge in society. The conference should also contribute to the creation of communication models (new and traditional media), contacting donors and solving complaints. During the conference, participants also discussed strategic planning tools for the successful governance of NGOs and the importance of transparent NGO financial reporting to the functioning of any non-profit organization.

Security in the Alpine Region

Round Table

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with the NSi Institute "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK) and the Young Alpine Region, organized a round table on „Security in the Alpine Region“ in Bled, Slovenia, from March 15th to 17th, 2024. During the two-day event, the president of NSi Matej Tonin discussed the security and migration challenges as well as geopolitical changes in the world with representatives of the Young Alpine Region, the NSi Youth Organization, and the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies.

Women in Politics NSi

Seminar

Together with the Institute “Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek” (IJEK), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized from March 15th to 16th, 2023 in Bled an educational seminar for current and future women politicians of the NSi. During the seminar, representatives of the NSi women's organization discussed the role of women in Slovenian politics, Christian-democratic values in politics, and the importance of political communication with representatives of the NSi party leadership, including NSi party leader Matej Tonin.

"30th anniversary of the Depala vas affair"

15th Pučnik Symposium

Together with the Dr. Jože Pučnik Institute (IJP) of the Slovenian Democratic Party (SDS), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized on March 15th, 2024 in Slovenska Bistrica a celebratory event where representatives of the SDS party leadership and the founder of the Institute Gorazd Pučnik discussed the past political events in Slovenia, the upcoming European elections, and the risks associated with the rise of populism in politics with EU parliamentarians, representatives of the institute, and representatives of the universites.

KAS Ungarn

Budapest Balkans Forum 2024

International Forum

Mr. Holger Haibach, Head of the country office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation for Croatia and Slovenia, participated in the eighth edition of the annual conference on the Western Balkans in Budapest, from March 12th to 13th, 2024. Mr. Haibach reported during a panel discussion on the demographic challenges in Croatia and Slovenia as well as in the Western Balkan states. The forum was organized by the Hungarian Institute of Foreign Affairs (MKI) and the Office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Hungary. Numerous experts and high-ranking politicians from the region discussed at the forum topics such as energy security and European integration of Hungary and the Western Balkans, coping demographic challenges, and the position of the Western Balkans in international politics.

IJEK

"Political Academy" of the NSi

Seminar

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with the NSi Institute "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK), organized another seminar of the NSi „Political Academy“ in Rimske Toplice from March 1st to 2nd, 2024. During the two-day seminar, the president of NSi Matej Tonin discussed current political events in Slovenia, the social responsibility of politics, the importance of Christian democratic values in politics and society, elements of effective media communication, and the significance of political communication with representatives of the NSi, the NSi Youth Organization as well as media and communication experts.

ZHDZ

Women in Politics ZHDZ

Seminar, Modul 8, 5th Generation

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized the final Module of the series "Women in Politics" for young female politicians of the HDZ from February 9th to 11th, 2024 in Opatija. Participants of the weekend seminar discussed with experts in economics, communication, and political science about the fundamentals of management in Croatian politics, the causes and consequences of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Islam and the political relations of countries and peoples in the Middle East, as well as the significance of lobbying in international politics.

IJEK

"Political Academy" of the NSi

Winter School

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in cooperation with the NSi Institute "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK), organized the first seminar of the NSi „Political Academy“ in 2024 from February 2nd to 3rd in Bled. During the two-day seminar, the president of NSi Matej Tonin discussed current political events in Slovenia, the foundations of democracy, the importance of Christian democratic values in politics and society, elements of effective media communication, and the significance of political communication with representatives of the NSi as well as media and communication experts.

ZGRADOnačelnik.hr

Presentation of the handbook – (O)SUNČANI KROVOVI (SUNNY ROOFS).

Handbook Presentation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized, in collaboration with the ZGRADOnačelnik.hr portal, the Representation of the European Commission in Croatia, the Association of Cities in Croatia, and numerous professional partners, the presentation of the handbook: (O)SUNNY ROOFS OF CROATIAN CITIES, on January 31st, 2024, in Zagreb. It is a unique manual for municipal employees. Considering that the installation of a solar power plant on a building's roof owned by the city is an "interdisciplinary" endeavor involving multiple city departments, the handbook is written in a simple, informative, educational manner, with numerous examples. The goal of presenting this handbook is to send a clear message to the professional and broader public - cities are becoming leaders in the energy revolution in Croatia.

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