Category: STATEMENTS

Germany’s Strategic Turn: Merz on Russia as a Continental Threat, Europe’s Security, and a Changing Transatlantic Order
How Berlin is repositioning itself amid Russia’s aggression and a changing transatlantic order

by Xhabir Deralla | Jan 1, 2026 | ANALYSIS, EUROPE, POLITICS, STATEMENTS | 0

By Jabir Deralla Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a New Year address that read as both a...

Marking the End of 2025: A Year of Monitoring and Strategic Actions — A Snapshot of CIVIL’s National and International Work

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 31, 2025 | CIVIL SOCIETY, DEMOCRACY, NEWSROOM, PRESS RELEASE | 0

As 2025 draws to a close, CIVIL marks the end of this turbulent year with one more contribution to...

Season’s Greetings and New Year Message from CIVIL: Truth Matters

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 31, 2025 | PRESS RELEASE, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, SOCIETY, STATEMENTS | 0

At the end of 2025, we take a moment to reflect — not only on the passing of time, but on the...

Democracy does not defend itself: What 2025 taught us about democracy

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 30, 2025 | STATEMENTS, DEMOCRACY, SOCIETY | 0

The year 2025 reminded us of something simple — and uncomfortable. Democracy does not defend...

Ukraine is committed to democracy
War, Rights, and the Horizon of Freedom for Ukraine and Europe — Speech delivered at the International Conference “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom”, Skopje, 12 December 2025

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 17, 2025 | DEMOCRACY, STATEMENTS, WAR IN UKRAINE | 0

H.E. Larysa Dir Ambassador of Ukraine The topic of defending democracy is very pressing and...

German Ambassador Petra Drexler: Defending Democracy as a Shared European Responsibility
Video address to CIVIL’s International Conference “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom,” Skopje, 12 December 2025

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 16, 2025 | DEMOCRACY, STATEMENTS | 0

At CIVIL’s international conference “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom,” held in Skopje on...

Human Rights Week Key Event: International Conference “Defending Democracy – Horizons of Freedom” – Full Programme

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 11, 2025 | NEWSROOM, PRESS RELEASE | 0

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY: HORIZONS OF FREEDOM High-Level Conference Skopje, Friday, December 12, 2025...

(VIDEO) Silence in the face of injustice is complicity – CIVIL’s message on the Human Rights Day

by Diana Tahiri | Dec 10, 2025 | DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, STATEMENTS | 0

Human Rights Day reminds us that democracy does not sustain itself; it survives through the active...

Human Rights Day 2025: When Democracy Is Under Attack, Silence Is Complicity
A call to solidarity, dignity, and democratic resilience.

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 10, 2025 | HUMAN RIGHTS, STATEMENTS | 0

PUBLIC STATEMENT On Human Rights Day 2025, we stand at a turning point. Across the world, the...

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY: HORIZONS OF FREEDOM (FULL PROGRAMME)
Democracy Navigator 2025 – Human Rights Week

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 7, 2025 | PRESS RELEASE, DEMOCRACY, NEWSROOM | 0

CONTEXT As truth is contested, human rights threatened, and democracies across the world pressured...

CIVIL launches nine-day “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom” programme

by Xhabir Deralla | Dec 6, 2025 | STATEMENTS, DEMOCRACY, HUMAN RIGHTS, NEWSROOM | 0

Skopje, December 5, 2025 — At a livestreamed press conference in Macedonian and Albanian, CIVIL –...

Horizons of Freedom: CIVIL Presents Human Rights Week Programme and Announces Release of the 2025 Local Elections Report
Early announcement of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY: HORIZONS OF FREEDOM — Democracy Navigator 2025: Human Rights Week | 5–15 December 2025 | Skopje

by Xhabir Deralla | Nov 26, 2025 | PRESS RELEASE, DEMOCRACY | 0

CIVIL – Centre for Freedom announces Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom, a nine-day...

Category: STATEMENTS

Germany’s Strategic Turn: Merz on Russia as a Continental Threat, Europe’s Security, and a Changing Transatlantic Order

How Berlin is repositioning itself amid Russia’s aggression and a changing transatlantic order

Ukraine is committed to democracy

War, Rights, and the Horizon of Freedom for Ukraine and Europe — Speech delivered at the International Conference “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom”, Skopje, 12 December 2025

German Ambassador Petra Drexler: Defending Democracy as a Shared European Responsibility

Video address to CIVIL’s International Conference “Defending Democracy: Horizons of Freedom,” Skopje, 12 December 2025

Human Rights Day 2025: When Democracy Is Under Attack, Silence Is Complicity

A call to solidarity, dignity, and democratic resilience.

DEFENDING DEMOCRACY: HORIZONS OF FREEDOM (FULL PROGRAMME)

Democracy Navigator 2025 – Human Rights Week

Horizons of Freedom: CIVIL Presents Human Rights Week Programme and Announces Release of the 2025 Local Elections Report

Early announcement of DEFENDING DEMOCRACY: HORIZONS OF FREEDOM — Democracy Navigator 2025: Human Rights Week | 5–15 December 2025 | Skopje

Truth Matters. Democracy Depends on It