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12/19/2011
Seeking ways to solve the debt crisis of the municipalities
Beginning of December 2011, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom invited seven district mayors from Seoul and the Southern city of Kwangju to Germany. Central themes of the study tour that included visits to Munich, Dresden and Berlin were privatization and debt reduction in German cities. continue reading »
11/15/2011
North Korea: Hope for Economic Revival
The latest workshop organized by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK – or North Korea) focused on the “Development of Renewable Energies in the 21st Century” with an emphasis on geothermal energy. More than fifty selected experts, among them high-ranking government officials, attended the half-day event that was held in Pyongyang. The FNF delegation included the Deputy Chairman of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, Axel Hoffmann, who was keen to learn more about FNF’s projects in the DPR Korea and the current political, economic and humanitarian situation in the country. It was the first visit of a FNF board member to North Korea since the Foundation began its engagement there in early 2004. continue reading »
10/11/2011
Cultural Diplomacy as a Policy Tool
“How can Cultural Diplomacy serve as a vehicle to enable an East Asian Community?”, this was the title of the 6th Jeju Peace Institute and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Joint Workshop, which took place from Oct. 5 to 7 in Jeju Peace Institute, Jeju Province, ROK. continue reading »
07/12/2011
Economic Freedom and Wealth of the Nations
“International comparison shows that the level of economic freedom in the European Union varies considerably from country to country and that very few countries have an outstanding record in this respect. Complete implementation of the idea of a single market and a focus on competition would result in enormous benefits. But we are confronted with political realities – inclinations towards protectionism, harmonisation and redistribution – that militate against such an approach”. This was the outcome the speakers of our conference on “Economic Freedom and the Wealth of Nations” agreed on. continue reading »
