Beyond the White Saviour: what real partnership looks like with Rui Santos

Beyond the White Saviour: what real partnership looks like with Rui Santos

What does real partnership between Europe and Africa actually look like in 2026? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre is joined by Rui Santos, CEO of CESO Development Consultants, a Portuguese firm celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and one of the most experienced implementers of European Commission projects across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. The conversation unpacks how EU cooperation has shifted away from the old donor-beneficiary model towards genuine, shoulder-to-shoulder collaboration. They discuss the EU's strategic partnership programmes with countries like Angola, the Global Gateway initiative, and PROCULTURA PALOP-TL/UE, a cultural ecosystem-building project across Portuguese-speaking African countries and East Timor. Along the way, Rui reflects on what 35 years in international development have taught him about reputation, patience, and the long-distance run that meaningful cross-border work demands. This podcast is produced by the European Liberal Forum in collaboration with Movimento Liberal Social and Fundacja Liberté!, with the financial support of the European Parliament. Neither the European Parliament nor the European Liberal Forum are responsible for the content or for any use that be made of.

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The best festival of ideas (Freedom Games) 2026

The best festival of ideas (Freedom Games) 2026

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre and Leszek Jażdżewski look ahead to Freedom Games 2026 in Łódź, where liberals, thinkers, and changemakers will gather under the theme ...

15 Okt 23min

Europe in the Middle East and the Mediterranean with Francesco Rocchetti

Europe in the Middle East and the Mediterranean with Francesco Rocchetti

What should be a proper European response to the hybrid attacks by Russia on European territory? How should we view the post-American Middle East and its relationship with Europe? What role is Italy p...

8 Okt 33min

Strategic foresight panel at Freedom Games 2025

Strategic foresight panel at Freedom Games 2025

In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, we go to Łódź for a live recording of the panel with the title "Strategic Foresight: Identifying Risks, Threats and Opportunities for the European Union"...

1 Okt 19min

The Scramble for Europe with Dimitar Bechev

The Scramble for Europe with Dimitar Bechev

How is a waning liberal order shifting the ground beneath Europe's feet?What does Russia’s aggressive revisionism mean for the future of European security?How is Turkey leveraging cooptation to play g...

24 Sep 30min

Panel discussion in Milan on strategic vision for the EU

Panel discussion in Milan on strategic vision for the EU

What can be a strategic vision for EU finance and industry moving forward? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movimento Liberal Social), welcomes (back) Marco Cecchi d...

17 Sep 29min

Türkiye, Emerging Post-American World Order, and Middle East & Europe Implications with Soli Özel

Türkiye, Emerging Post-American World Order, and Middle East & Europe Implications with Soli Özel

What is modern Türkiye's relationship with its republican, secularist origins of Kemal Atatürk's republic from 1923? How is the relationship between Türkiye, the United States, and the West evolving? ...

10 Sep 30min

Housing agenda as a competitiveness tool with George Mavros

Housing agenda as a competitiveness tool with George Mavros

The Affordable Housing Act is about to be introduced. For a short-term rental platform like Airbnb, the housing agenda should be a competitiveness tool. In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast...

3 Sep 24min

A Social Investment Framework with Marcel Roy

A Social Investment Framework with Marcel Roy

The Affordable Housing Act is about to be introduced. How can a social investment framework help address housing supply needs? In this episode of the Liberal Europe Podcast, Ricardo Silvestre (Movime...

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