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What Will George Clooney Be Doing in Poland?
Think Tank News
What Will George Clooney Be Doing in Poland?
George Clooney is coming to Poland for the first time to the Freedom Games, festival of ideas in Łódź, taking place 24–26 October 2025. Clooney will take part in a special event: a one-hour conversation that I will have the pleasure of hosting. There will be no broadcast, livestream, or recording of the discussion. The only chance to see the two-time Oscar winner in person is to purchase one of the fast-selling tickets.
Missing Half of History – Women Return to History
Society
Missing Half of History – Women Return to History
Rulers, thinkers, politicians, warriors — the traditional historical narrative presented in textbooks, lectures, or museum exhibitions is, for the most part, a story about men. But journalist and activist Anna Kowalczyk asks an important question: What happens if we change our perspective?
EU Road Requirements: Time and Cost for TEN-T Standards Adaptation in Ukraine
Economy
EU Road Requirements: Time and Cost for TEN-T Standards Adaptation in Ukraine
Ukraine has been part of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) since 2017, when the European Union officially extended it to Eastern Partnership countries. For the first time, Ukrainian roads were included in the TEN-T map as part of a network ensuring strategic connections with EU member states. This became the foundation for integrating Ukrainian infrastructure into the unified European transport space.
Freedom, Responsibility, and Ideas for the Future: LFMI at Lithuania’s Leading Discussion Festival
Think Tank News
Freedom, Responsibility, and Ideas for the Future: LFMI at Lithuania’s Leading Discussion Festival
This summer, the Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI) joined Lithuania’s biggest discussion festival. Over the course of two days, LLRI hosted ten debates featuring more than forty speakers from various fields, including business, politics, academia, education, and culture. The lively exchanges showed that the ideas of freedom continue to unite communities and inspire action.
Drowsy Europe Sits on Pile of Savings – Will They Be Used for Dignified Retirement?
Economy
Drowsy Europe Sits on Pile of Savings – Will They Be Used for Dignified Retirement?
The European Union finds itself in a paradoxical situation. The population is ageing, the economy is stagnating, and at the same time, vast sums of citizens\' savings are lying idle in bank deposits. According to the European Commission, 31% of Europeans\' savings are unused in bank accounts. In contrast, Americans put their money to work much more efficiently, keeping three times less cash under the mattress.
Our Summer School 2025
Think Tank News
Our Summer School 2025
As every year, the last weekend in August saw the summer school of the Institute for Liberal Studies, which has been held in its current format since 2011 (and continues the tradition of liberal summer schools in Czechia dating back to 1991), now in its ninth year under the names Mises Academy and Mises Seminar.
Labubu Takeover
Politics
Labubu Takeover
Labubus, with their naughty smiles, have stolen their way into most homes with kids, but their colorful furs hold a sinister secret. They are the newest presentation of a Chinese soft power takeover. With the US clogging up its channels of influence, we had better prepare for a wave of Chinafication. Soft power is marked by the promotion of positive values.