Tag Archive for Transatlantic Partnership

Am 3. November fanden in den USA sowohl Präsidentschafts- als auch Parlamentswahlen statt. Wie können sich ihre Ergebnisse auf die globale Rolle der Städte auswirken? Diskutieren Sie mit über eine neue Ära des Multilateralismus von unten – mit Almut Möller, Staatsrätin der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg, und Stephen K. Benjamin, Bürgermeister von Columbia, SC.
Democratic National Convention: Launching a Coalition to Stop Donald Trump Chair of Democrats Abroad Berlin and Sanders Delegate, Diego Rivas, about the upcoming US-elections

After months of campaigning, more than twenty candidates, hundreds of millions of dollars spent on campaigns, and primaries delayed due to a public health crisis, the Democratic Party will officially nominate Joe Biden as their Candidate for President of the United States – united under one motto: take back the White House.

Drei Organisationen kommen für ein Projekt zusammen, um mit vereinten Kräften und im Sinne des transatlantischen Dialogs Innovationen im urbanen Raum zu fördern und die Demokratie zu revitalisieren.

Das Progressive Zentrum was delighted to host a Transatlantic Lunch with Max Bergmann from the Washington D.C. based Center for American Progress and Annegret Bendiek of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP). The participants discussed the current situation and the future of transatlantic relations in and after the Trump era.

Ten hours, 150 people, one big question: How can we create better global governments for next-generation progress?

Two of the sessions will be broadcasted via web streaming from 10.30 – 11.15 for the opening remarks discussion and again at 17.30 – 20.15 to see the Progressive Governance Leaders Debate.

Among the guests are Maja Göpel, Robert Habeck, Marije Laffeber, Tim Ryan, Stephan Weil and many more leading and emerging academics, activists and decision-makers from Europe and the US that are coming together to discuss their ideas for rejuvenating the progressive movement. How can progressive politics counter nationalism? How can we shift to a more sustainable and inclusive economic system? How can we ensure that everyone has a share in progress?

Join us for the Leaders Debate and Celebrating Spring Party of the Progressive Governance Symposium 2019. The event takes place on 25 April 2019, starting at 5.30 pm.

On 6th April 2018, Das Progressive Zentrum in cooperation with the Progressive Policy Institute held a farewell reception to wrap up the visit of a US-Delegation including Democrats and Republicans. The event marked the highlight of a five day trip to Europe – including Paris, Brussels and Berlin – in which the state of transatlantic relations were at the center of interest.

Bundestagsabgeordnete berieten über die transatlantischen Beziehungen: In welchem Zustand befindet sich die Demokratische Partei ein knappes Jahr nach den US-Präsidentschaftswahlen? Wie steht es unter Präsident Trump um die transatlantische Freundschaft? Und welche Auswirkungen könnte die Deutsche Bundestagswahl auf die europäische Haltung gegenüber den USA haben?

John Podesta is best known for his service as chief of staff to former US president Bill Clinton. He further chaired Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, served as a Counselor to Barack Obama and is the founder of the our US-partner think tank „Center for American Progress“ (CAP). On May 3, 2017, Das Progressive Zentrum had the honour to welcome John Podesta for political talks in the German capital.