Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom South Caucasus

19/05/2026

🎂 Today we’re celebrating our birthday: 68 years of standing up for freedom.
🎉Since its founding on May 19, 1958, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom has not only been a voice for in Germany, but has also worked around the world to promote freedom, human rights, the rule of law, democracy and free markets.
💪 Every day, we work to empower people through scholarships, training programs and educational projects.
Thank you to everyone who stands with us and supports freedom every day.

09/05/2026

🇦🇲 🇦🇿 🇬🇪 გილოცავთ ევროპის დღეს!

🇪🇺 9 მაისს ჩვენ აღვნიშნავთ ევროპას, რომელიც არის ღია, თავისუფალი, ინოვაციური და ერთიანი!
🌍 გვჯერა რომ საუკეთესო დღეები ჯერ კიდევ წინ არის. გილოცავთ ევროპის დღეს!

🇦🇲 🇦🇿 🇬🇪 Happy Europe Day!

🇪🇺 On 9 May, we celebrate a Europe that remains open, Free, innovative, and united!
🌍 The best chapters are still ahead of us. Happy Europe Day!

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06/05/2026

The landmark EU-Armenia Summit (May 4-5) has officially concluded, This high-level conference is currently bringing together nearly 40 heads of state—including the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa, Canadian PM Mark Carney (making a historic first-time appearance), and, president of France, Macron and President Zelenskyy—to discuss the future of global peace, democracy, and economic growth.

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2026/05/04-05/eu-armenia/

Some of the statements from the summit:

💬 António Costa (President of the European Council):
"A stable and prosperous South Caucasus is the bedrock of Armenia's future, and the European Union will continue to support the regional peace and normalisation processes, working along with you to build that future together"

💬 Emmanuel Macron (President of France):
“I would like the Armenian moment to also become the moment of the entire Caucasus. I have two convictions. First, the south Caucasus should not be an arena for the competition of empires, and second, the region can become a crossroads between Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
“For this, it is necessary to open the borders. I hope that our neighbours will show the same courage as you and follow the path of peace, democracy and prosperity.
“The borders must be fully opened, including with Azerbaijan and Turkey, and they must also operate without restrictions with Georgia.”

16/04/2026

09/04/2026

🌍 The Black Sea region is becoming one of Europe’s most critical security frontiers.

The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom presents, a new paper exploring the region’s growing importance and the European Union’s response.

From strategic autonomy and the Readiness 2030 plan to hybrid threats, election interference, and EU enlargement, this study unpacks the key challenges and opportunities shaping the wider Black Sea region.

🇪🇺 What role can the EU play as a security actor?
🛡️ How can resilience against threats be strengthened?
🌐 Why does enlargement remain crucial?

📖 Read the full paper and discover why coherent and sustained EU action is more important than ever.

Black Sea Security

08/04/2026

Why is Eastern Europe leading the fight for democracy? Resilience, “cool patriotism,” and the challenges shaping Europe’s future. by Matin Kothé, former FNF ESEE Regional Director.

20/02/2026

There was consensus among Europeans in Munich: the international order has changed. Major powers threaten to monopolize power. How must Europe reshape its foreign and defense policy?

Transatlantic tensions are growing, as is pressure on the rules-based order. In Munich, leaders call for a new European security architecture.