I am writing this on board my flight to the IFLRY EC in Manila. Well, actually this plane is only taking me to Hong Kong - from there I will then proceed to Manila and hopefully arrive in time for the opening ceremony.Unfortunately I wasn’t able to write this earlier, as pilot strikes in Germany had a lasting effect on my travel plans and ...

For the last week Bart and I have been in Armenia for a joint seminar with Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty and the VVD, but also to witness the presidential elections. Together with participants from the Armenian National Movement, the Georgian Young Republicans and representatives from Abkhazia we discussed different aspects of election ...

By: Jelena Spasovic, IFLRY Vice President Serbia's ultra-nationalist Radical Party (SRS) leader Nikolić finished the first round of elections with a lead over the Democratic Party (DS) leader and presidential incumbent, Boris Tadic. Even on CNN this is one of top news and all people that are doing political analysis talk about influence ...

While the IFLRY seminar is Budapest is about to end, and while Jacob and Paola are in Cancun to attend the Liberal International congress, I am myself in Baku, Azerbaijan. Perhaps less illustrous than Budapest, and definitely less touristy than Cancun, a 100+ representatives of youth organizations have gathered here to attend the Council of ...

The Chair of the Alliance Party's youth wing, Ian James Parsley, has called on young people to get out and vote Alliance on 7 March to make a historic move towards the end of religious segregation, and defeat the political extremes in Northern Ireland. The North Down Councillor stated: "Young people are turning away from politics because ...