Brussels Forum 2020 // Cities Can Save Democracy

Welcome: Ian Lesser, Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Zdenek Hrib, Mayor, City of Prague, Czech Republic
Gergely Karácsony, Mayor, City of Budapest, Hungary
Hon. Matúš Vallo, Mayor, City of Bratislava, Slovakia
Moderator: Valerie Hopkins, South-East Europe Correspondent, Financial Times

Cities, the most trusted level of government in both Europe and North America, can be lighthouses for liberal democracy leading the fight against democratic backsliding. This session will explore the role of cities in strengthening democracy and how international engagement can support this effort. How are these cities influencing national politics? What is the level of threat to democracy? What could and should the EU do? How has the changing political context changed the situation for these cities?

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