Events

"Political Academy" of the ZHDZ: Winterschool

Interim evaluation

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) organized the regular event "interim evaluation" of the 16th generation of the ZHDZ's junior political education program from January 20th to 22nd, 2023. This weekend seminar always takes place at the end of the first semester of the one-year training course, offers lectures by political stakeholders, and serves above all to evaluate the training success achieved so far as well as the preparation of the second half of the course.

"Wannsee - Konferenz"

Seminar und Filmvorführung

On the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on the eve of Croatia's presidency of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA), on Thursday, January 19th, 2023, the seminar "Wannsee Conference - The Final Solution of the Jewish Question" was organized by the Konrad Foundation Adenauer in cooperation with the Center for the Promotion of Tolerance and the Preservation of Holocaust Remembrance, the Goethe-Institut in Croatia and the Festival of Tolerance - JFF Zagreb. The president of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the former president of the German Bundestag, prof. Dr. Norbert Lammert also addressed the gathered guests via video message.

Women in Politics NSi

Seminar

Together with the Institute “Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek” (IJEK), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized from January 13th to 14th, 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 and the consequences of the war in Ukraine with representatives of the NSi party leadership, including NSi party leader Matej Tonin.

Women in Politics ZHDZ

Seminar, Modul 4, 5th Generation

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized from January 13th to 15th, 2023 in Trakošćan another seminar of the series "Women in Politics" for young female politicians of the HDZ. In the presence of the Vicegovernor of the Croatian National Bank and former Minister of Economy Tomislav Coric, PhD., the participants of the weekend-seminar discussed with communication experts and university representatives the advantages of introducing the euro, new models of economic policy (Green Deal), the importance of political leadership and protocol in politics, as well as about political communication in times of war and crisis.

Herausforderungen für die Jugend - Die geopolitische Situation in Europa

Stipendiatentreffen

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung veranstaltete vom 9. Bis zum 11. Dezember 2022 in Medulin eine Konferenz zur Heraus-forderungen der Zukunft Europas in der gegenwärtigen Situation für (Alt-)Stipendiaten der Stiftung. Währen der 3-tägigen Konferenz diskutierten die Teilnehmer über die internationale Politik, Kommunikation in Krisen- und Kriegszei-ten, Russische Einflussoperationen und Soziale Netzwerke, Resilienz, kritische Infrastruktur, hybride Kriegsführung, den Krieg Russlands gegen die Ukraine, den Einfluss des Ukraine-Krieges auf die Region Südosteuropas/Westlicher Balkan, die Funktionsweise der Sozialen Netzwerke und die Meinungsbildung (Informations- und Desinformationskampagnen) in Sozialen Netzwerken.

Europe’s answer to security challenges in the Region

KAS/IJEK Security Conference

The Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized in cooperation with the Institut "Dr. Janez Evangelist Krek" (IJEK) of the Slovenian party "New Slovenia" (NSi) on December 6th, 2022 in Ljubljana a security conference on "Europe’s answer to security challenges in the Region". During the workshop, NSi Party leader Matej Tonin analyzed together with the former Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany and Former Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and the former Minister of Defence of North Macedonia and a former leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia, Radmila Šekerinska the security and policy challenges and consequences for Europe caused by the war in Ukraine.

10th KAS/ZHDZ Congress of Values

"Christian Democratic Values in Politics and Society"

Together with the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ) and the Catholic University of Croatia, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organised their traditional annual "Conference on Values" in Zagreb on December 5th, 2022. In the presence of the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia Gordan Grlić Radman, PhD, the former Minister of Defence of the Federal Republic of Germany and Former Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp- Karrenbauer, the Chairman of Deputy Group NSi, former Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the Republic of Slovenia Janez Cigler Kralj, the former Minister of Defence of North Macedonia and a former leader of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia Radmila Šekerinska as well as the Rector of the Catholic University of Croatia, Prof. Željko Tanjić, PhD we discussed the importance of the role of Christian-democratic values in the development of politics and society in these times of crisis caused by the war in Ukraine.

"Widerstandsfähigkeit Kritischer Infrastruktur"

Rolle der öffentlich-privaten Partnerschaft beim Aufbau von Widerstandsfähigkeit

Die Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung veranstaltete in Zusammenarbeit mit dem "Zentrum für Sicherheitskooperation" (RACVIAC) vom 1. bis 2. Dezember 2022 eine Fachkonferenz zum Thema: "Widerstandsfähigkeit Kritischer Infrastruktur - Rolle der öffentlich-privaten Partnerschaft beim Aufbau von Widerstandsfähigkeit". In Anwesenheit des Vertreters des kroatischen Innenministeriums, Dražen Štajduhar und des Direktors des Forschungsinstitutes für hybride Kriegsführung, Dr. Gordan Akrap, diskutierten zahlreiche Sicherheitsexperten mit Kollegen aus Europa und der Region über hybride Bedrohungen, den Schutz kritischer Infrastrukturen, die Cyber-Dimension des Schutzes kritischer Infrastrukturen sowie die strategischen und normativen Ansätze zur Stärkung der Widerstandsfähigkeit.

Alumni Congress

Within the political youth program of the Croatian Statehood Foundation (ZHDZ), the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized a congress of former graduates of the "Political Academy" in Tuheljske Toplice from November 26th to 27th, 2022. It was attended by the Croatian Prime Minister, Andrej Plenković, and numerous ministers from his cabinet, as well as a member of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, President of Women in the EPP, and President of the Robert Schuman Institute, Dr. Doris Pack. Participants from all alumni generations debated in two-panel discussions with HDZ politicians and political scientists about the importance of political education for the further development of a democratic society and about the security and economic aspects at a global, regional, and national level as a result of the war in Ukraine.

New European security architecture with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe

International Conference

Together with the Hybrid Warfare Research Institute and the University of Maribor, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation organized an international conference on "New European security architecture with an emphasis on Central and Eastern Europe" in Kranj on November 28th, 2022. During the conference, university representatives and security experts from Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, and Ukraine discussed the causes and consequences of the war in Ukraine, its security aspects, its impact on European unity, and a new European security architecture."