Summer Academy Otzenhausen

European Academy Otzenhausen

The European Academy Otzenhausen organized togehter with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung from August 18th to 29th, 2022 the Sommer Aacademy. In addition to our representatives Pavao Škoko Gavranović and the former intern of the KAS office in Zagreb, Alena Beram, KAS representatives from Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Albania also took part in the Summer Academy.

Democracy fit for the new age

Young Bled Strategic Forum 2022

In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia and the Center for European Perspective, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung participated in the organization of the 11th Young Bled Strategic Forum in Slovenia from August 26th to 28th, 2022. During the forum, all forum participants explored different Interpretations of the term democracy, democratic values and principles through the prism of 4 core pillars: Media literacy, Prosperity through diversity, Analysis of democracy and Joint solutions for joint challenges The 11th edition of the Young Bled Strategic Forum continued to build on its tradition and interactive framework. Again this year, the forum enabled cooperation between young executives and an exchange with decision-makers and international representatives.

Women in Politics V

Seminar, Modul 3, 5th Generation

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized from August 26th to 28th, 2022 in Dubrovnik the 3rd seminar of the series "Women in Politics" for young female politicians of the HDZ. In the presence of the mayor of the city of Dubrovnik, Mato Franković, the participants of the weekend-seminar discussed with communication experts and university representatives the importance and challenges of political communication, the politics in the context of a network society, the elements of online election campaigns and new media (digital marketing) as well as the political speeches and appearances.

"Political Academy" of the NSi

Seminar

In cooperation with the NSi Institute "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized the first seminar of the NSi "Political Academy" from July 1st to 2nd, 2022 in Portorož. During the 2-day seminar, the president of NSi Matej Tonin discussed with representatives of the NSi and the seminar participants the foundations of democracy, the importance of Christian Democratic values in politics and society, inter-parliamentary cooperation and the elements of effective media communication.

ZHDZ: Youth and Politics

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) organized an educational event of the series "Youth and Politics" on the island of Čiovo from June 24th to 26th, 2022. The event was attended by board members of the youth organization of the HDZ (MHDZ) as well as selected graduates of the Political Academy PLUS of the ZHDZ. The focus of the event was on the foundations of modern politics and networked society, media literacy and the importance of effective political communication instruments.

The Importance of European Memory for the European Future: Communist Crimes

Conference

On June 22nd, 2022, the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Faculty of Croatian Studies of the University of Zagreb organized an international scientific conference in Zagreb on the subject: "The Importance of European Memory for the European Future: Communist Crimes". During the conference, scientists from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia and Slovenia discussed the crimes committed by the former communist regime in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. The aim of this event was to try to locate the mass graves of Croats, but also of all other nations victims of the communist regime in Croatia and other countries of the former Yugoslavia, and to try to reconstruct the chain of command that led to these crimes.

"Political Academy" of the ZHDZ: Final Evaluation

Summer School

The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) from June 13th to 16th, 2022 on the Island of Vis the "final evaluation" for the 15th generation of the ZHDZ's junior political education program. This weekend seminar always takes place at the end of the second semester of the one-year training course, offers lectures by political stakeholders and serves above all for the evaluation of the training success achieved.

Frauen in der Politik V

Seminar, Modul 2, 5th Generation

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized from june 3rd to 6th, 2022 on the island of Brač another seminar of the series "Women in Politics" for young female politicians of the HDZ. During the three-day seminar, the participants, among othes, discussed with communication experts and university representatives the importance of political communication, the basics of political action, the importance of media competence and the public appearance of politicians.

Food Supply and IT Resilience

Discussion

Together with the Croatian Pan-European Union (HPEU), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized a discussion on May 19th, 2022 in Zagreb on "Food supply and IT resilience". With Prof. Ferdo Bašić, PhD., from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Zagreb and Prof. Marko Tadić, PhD., from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb, we discussed the main challenges of the current global food security, Croatia's experience with the Homeland War in the 1990s, expected global geopolitical processes, perspectives of food security, sustainable food production and the importance of IT and Cyber security in the future.

International Importance of the War in Ukraine

Discussion

Together with the Croatian Paneuropean Union (HPEU), the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organized a discussion on May 19th, 2022 in Zagreb on "International Importance of the War in Ukraine". With political analyst Branimir Vidmarović from the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pula and Vice-President of the Youth of the Croatian Paneuropean Union Bruno Rukavina, we discussed the nature of the war in Ukraine, the position of the US, Great Britain and the EU on the war in Ukraine, the consequences of the war for the energy supply of European countries, grain supply, the position of the current Ukrainian leadership and President Zelenskyy, the role of the West in the defense of Ukraine, the causes of the conflict, the effects of sanctions against Russia and the effects of the war on Croatia.