Institutions with public participation
The Madrid City Council is part of many public consortiums, networks and Foundations, together with the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation since 1992, as part of the of Public Diplomacy Policy.
This model started with Casa de America, which fostered a strong, inter-cultural dialogue between Spanish society and Latin America, enhancing the role of Madrid as bridge between this continent and Europe.
The model was used afterwards to create similar public consortiums –, Casa Árabe, Centro Sefarad-Israel Casa Asia and Casa Africa -, which have reinforced the external action of Spain and Madrid. Madrid is the seat of Casa America, Casa Arabe and Centro Sefarad-Israel. Casa Asia has its principal headquarter in Barcelona and an office in Madrid.
Madrid participates in the Council Foundations network as well, which are also an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Through this network, bilateral relations are fostered by states, by making public administrations, civil society and business sector involved. Madrid City Council is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Council Foundations Spain-Japan, Spain-China and Spain-India
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Casa de AméricaSpanish public consortium, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, that aims for the strengthening of links between Spain and the Ibero-American continent. It organizes seminars, conferences, panels of discussion, film projections, expositions, concerts, book’s presentations or television and radio broadcasts.
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Casa AsiaSpanish public consortium, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, which was created to contribute to the promotion of a better understanding and knowledge in the relations between Asia, Pacific Spain and their societies. They focus on the institutional sphere, culture, economy and educations, apart from fostering the exchange of different points of view, culture, common ideas and projects.
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Casa ÁrabeSpanish public consortium, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, which operates as a strategic centre in the relations of Spain with the Arab world. It functions as the meeting point of different actors and institutions, private and public ones, of business, education, politics and culture. It provides the ground for continuous dialogues, interactions and lines of cooperation to promote joint projects.
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Centro Sefarad–IsraelSpanish public consortium, headed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, created in 2006 with the aim of establishing a meeting place for the Jewish communities and organizations of Spain and the world. It facilitates the dissemination of the historical Sephardic legacy and the political reality, economy, society and culture of the Jewish communities of the world.
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Fundación Consejo España-JapónNon-profit private institution that aims to foster the bilateral relations between Japan and Spain, in collaboration with Public Administration, in a wide range of sectors such as the economic, cultural, educational and scientific spheres. This foundation searches to create a focus of attention towards Japan, in the exercise of Public Diplomacy.
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Fundación Consejo España-ChinaNon-profit private institution which promotes the bilateral exchange between Spain and China, in collaboration with Public Administration, from a global perspective and in a wide range of sectors: economy, culture, education, legal frameworks, etc. For that purpose, the foundation organizes programs and projects headed to create a permanent focus of attention toward China, in the exercise of Public Diplomacy.
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Fundación Consejo España-IndiaNon-profit private institution created to foster continuous bilateral relations between Spain and India, in collaboration with the Public Administration. It promotes cooperation between the countries in different sectors and supports those initiatives of organizations that have in common their interest in the promotion of India, in the exercise of Public Diplomacy.
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Fundación Consejo España-AustraliaThe Spain-Australia Council Foundation is a private non-profit organisation which forms part of the network of Council Foundations promoted and supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Its goal is to strengthen and deepen bilateral relations with Australia, a priority country within Spain's foreign policy for the Asia-Pacific region.