VOLUME 2 | AUGUST 2015 KAS INTERNATIONAL NEWS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS n Page 2 Editorial n Page 3 Focus n Page 4 The KAS coined the ECONOMIC AND FOCUS DEMOCRACY AND Political Dialogue slogan "Show Your SOCIAL GOVERNANCE The president of the DEVELOPMENT n Page 7 True Colours: At the first private German Bundestag, Minister for Develop- Democracy and Development Democracy Needs sector conference on Prof Norbert Lammert, ment Dr Gerd Müller n Page 11 Democrats” for the inclusive growth in was the keynote exchanged views Dialogue on Values and year 2015. Every Kampala, Ugandan speaker at this year’s with Congolese Religion report in this issue Minister for Trade European Roundtable students at the KAS n Page 12 that focuses on this and Industry, Amelia in Valencia, organised office in Kinshasa in KAS Panorama topic is highlighted Kyambadde, praised by the KAS Spain the Democratic Repub- n Page 14 with the above logo. the KAS initiative. office. lic of the Congo. European Policy n Page16 Economic and Social Governance n Page 18 Rule of Law n Page 20 DEMOCRACY SUBSISTS ON PARTICIPATION Energy, Climate and Environment Policy CIVIC ACTIVISM IN A DEMOCRACY n Page 22 Media n Page 23 In keeping with the Konrad-Adenauer- News from the Department Stiftung’s 2015 slogan "Democracy Needs of European and Internation- Democrats", a major conference on political al Cooperation participation was held at Mongolia’s n Page 24 Administrative Academy in Ulaanbataar. Newly Published Qualified speakers spotlighted this important issue which is also critical for the future from a The KAS network for more participa- variety of perspectives. The main topics covered tion in Mongolia were the participation of women and young peo- with attendees from ple, the significance of local politics, and coming business, academia, and politics to terms with one’s own history. Some 140 par- since having gone through structural change, ticipants led engaging discussions on all these Mongolia has successfully implemented democratic matters. reforms. Now it is time to bring Mongolian democ- racy closer to the people. After all, a democracy The conference was opened by the head of the subsists on the participation of each individual. KAS office in Mongolia, Dr Daniel Schmücking, Active participation is the only thing that makes and Germany’s Ambassador to Mongolia, Ger- a better system of checks and balances possible. hard Thiedemann. The speeches and discus- And this, ultimately, contributes to the develop- sions underscored the importance of participa- ment and stabilisation of democracy. The results tion for democracy in Mongolia. To summarise: of the forum will soon be published in a book. > Fortsetzung auf Seite 3 2 | KAS INTERNATIONAL 2/2015 EDITORIAL DEAR READER, Democracy stands in the service of people. But democracy cannot IMPRINT establish its normative foundations on its own accord. In order to Published by thrive, it has to be rooted within society. Democracy depends on Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. many supporters at a variety of levels and in a number of areas, Department of European and International Cooperation owing to its nature and complexity. It is demanding because it calls Klingelhöferstraße 23 for daily validation, revision, and further development. This is why 10907 Berlin the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung coined the slogan "Democracy Germany Needs Democrats" for its work this year. Editor-in-chief Dr Gerhard Wahlers Liberal democracy as a way of life and a system of government, along with liberalism as Editors a worldwide governance model is more and more coming under pressure. On the interna- n Dr Stefan Friedrich (Overall coordination) tional stage, it competes these days with autocratic models that seemingly promise more n Christiane Roell quantitative growth. Autocratic systems currently appear extremely stable, not least because n Isabel Peter they selectively integrate democratic elements without permitting true sovereignty of the n Democracy and Development people. But opinion polls do not equal democracy. Winfried Weck n European Policy Autocratic governments also perform very divergently. Not all of them are actually capable Dr Céline-Agathe Caro n Media of creating quantitative growth – and even when they succeed, their success comes at the Martina Kaiser price of social inequality, environmental destruction, and the relinquishment of individual n Political Dialogue Dr Patrick Keller rights and freedoms. No autocracy is willing or able to couple economic growth with effec- Dr Kristina Eichhorst tive protection of human rights. Democracy, the essential feature of the Western community n Rule of Law of values, seems to be increasingly dragged into a new competition among systems – one Peter Girke n Environment, Climate and which democracies will not win if they keep a low profile. Energy Policy Jasper Eitze We can rightly act with self-confidence. Despite all deficiencies, Europe and North America n Dialogue on Values and Religion remain extremely attractive to outsiders – and not just for economic reasons. Democracies Christian Rieck represent qualitative growth, an understanding of a life in human dignity, sustainability, n Economic and Social Governance social and political participation, and not least in peace, freedom, and justice. There are Gunter Rieck Moncayo many points to be adduced in favour of this model. With our work across the world, we strive to represent it passionately. Contact: [email protected] I hope you will enjoy reading about it! Translation Thomas Marzahl Berlin, August 2015 Design SWITSCH KommunikationsDesign, Cologne Picture credits KAS Dr Gerhard Wahlers | Deputy Secretary-General of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung © 2015 Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. KAS INTERNATIONAL 2/2015 | 3 Future campaign workers and can- didates paying close attention to the words of the federal chairman of the Partido Accíon Nacional (PAN), Gustavo Madero Muñoz FOCUS DEMOCRACY NEEDS DEMOCRATS – AND ACCOMPLISHED CANDIDATES Mexico held a series of elections in June. The KAS office in Mexico collabo- YOUNG UGANDANS FOR PEACEFUL rated with a number of state associations of its partner party PAN on an AND CREDIBLE ELECTIONS educational series called "Alta Gerencia Electoral." The main part of this event was a training programme for both the candidates running Second National Youth Conference at Makerere University for national parliament and state parliaments and those running in local elections in order to help them improve their campaigning skills. Parliamentary and presiden- tial elections are scheduled in Uganda for early 2016. The political atmosphere in the country is already tense, while concerns over unrest and vio- lence in connection with the vote are mounting. This spurred the second national youth con- ference at Makerere University in Kampala to address the issue Young people from all over the country took an active role in Manuel Llombart, of how young people can con- shaping the debates at the con- Health Minister of tribute to credible and peaceful ference. the Autonomous Region of Valencia, elections. The conference was Alberto Fabra, EUROPEAN ROUNDTABLE: organised by the KAS Uganda office in cooperation with the President of the University Forum on Governance (UNIFOG), the Centre for Autonomous Region of Valencia, "The Future of Western Democracies" in Valencia, Constitutional Governance (CCG), and the Uganda Youth Prof Dr Norbert 13 to 15 March 2015 Network (UYONET). Participants included student represen- Lammert, Presi- tatives from 25 universities, civil society activists, and repre- dent of the Ger- man Bundestag, The president of the German Bundestag, Prof Nor- sentatives of the youth wings of all major political parties. In Máximo Buch, Eco- bert Lammert, called for more trust and solidarity a closing statement, the young people called on all political nomics Minister of in Europe. Every region in the world was currently stakeholders to refrain from violence and stressed their sup- Valencia, and Thomas Stehling, facing major challenges, he said in his speech during port for free, fair, and peaceful elections. Head of the KAS this year’s European Roundtable conference, organ- office in Spain ised by the KAS Spain office. Prof Lammert claimed (from the left) that the only correct response for European coun- CDU GENERAL MANAGER DR KLAUS SCHÜLER tries was the EU, and that they needed more Europe, VISITS BRAZIL even if it was only to stabilise the current situation. During his visit to Brazil, Dr Klaus Schüler met with José Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta warned Agripino Maia, Chair of the Democrats (DEM) Party, to against letting populists ranging from Pepe Grillo to exchange views and experiences. Parliamentarian José Car- the Podemos party govern public opinion on Europe, los Aleluia, who heads the Liberdade e Cidadania (Freedom especially in social media. Europe, he said, needed and Civil Society) foundation, which is considered close to a story that tells of European successes, hopes, and the DEM Party, talked to Dr Schüler about the mission and opportunities. programmes of Brazilian foundations. Dr Schüler and Vincent Koekert (see picture below) then met with Bruno Kazuhiro, The topic "The Future of Western Democracies" Federal Chairman of the party’s youth wing, to discuss how attracted a distinct variety of participants, such as a party’s youth organisation can recruit and work with young legislators from Spain, Portugal, and Germany, along