Amedeo Gasparini

An intern at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom's Project Office for Central Europe and the Baltic States. He is currently finishing his MA degree in International Relations at Charles University in Prague. He is interested in geopolitics, international affairs, history, and journalism. He is also a contributing author in seven media outlets and manages “Blackstar”

Economy

From State to Market: Thirty Years of Economic Success in Estonia

BY Amedeo Gasparini / June 8, 2021

After thirty years of independence, today Estonia has a very high government integrity, full respect and guarantee of property rights, a fair tax burden and government spending, high trade investment, and considerable financial freedom. Not bad for a country that has been under State Socialism for almost half a century.

Society

Threats and Undermining of Press: Media Freedom in Hungary, Poland, Slovenia

BY Amedeo Gasparini AND Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom / March 19, 2021

The state of media freedom in Hungary, Poland, and Slovenia is increasingly getting worse. Independent news outlets are rarer and limited, and the governments directly threaten journalists. Media freedom is suffering.

Politics

Kaja Kallas and Liberal Estonia of Future

BY Amedeo Gasparini AND Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom / February 3, 2021

After the resignation of Jüri Ratas (Estonian Center Party) on January 13th, due to an inquiry entailing alleged corruption charges against his party, Kaja Kallas, the center-right Reform Party’s leader, has become the first female Estonian Prime Minister.