Público
joins think-tank that defends 'inclusive' narratives to immigration
September
2, 2026
Público
is part of a think-tank funded by €5 million by Bill Gates and the CEO is part
of an agency of Pedro Sánchez's government.
Also, the
think-tank has as members Carlos Moedas, the Minister of the Environment and a
former MEP of the Socialist Party.
Partners
and figures linked to Re-Imagine Europe
Background
The
think-tank (Re-Imagine Europe) was founded in 2017 by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing,
former French president, known for legalizing abortion in France (1975).
Re-Imagine Europe focuses on 'depolarizing' debates, 'cooperating with
politicians, academics, media and public/private sector institutions'.
The RIE
works with 'leading experts and organisations across Europe to tackle
narrative-driven disinformation and polarisation on climate'.
Among the
partners, the newspaper Público, the Bill Gates foundation and the foundations
of the European political families of PSD, PS and IL stand out.
In
addition, RIE collaborates with Friends of Europe (a think-tank of which Ana
Gomes and Carlos Moedas are members), NOVA University Lisbon, the Calouste
Gulbenkian Foundation and the European Bars Association (which has the
Portuguese Bar Association as a member).
Wondering
who moves the chess pieces?
It should
be recalled that the President of the General Council of the NOVA University of
Lisbon (Estela Barbot) participated in the Bilderberg Club, the Trilateral
Commission and the Club of Rome. The President of the Calouste Gulbenkian
Foundation (António Feijó) is a member of the ECFR (European Council on Foreign
Relations), along with Carlos Moedas.
The RIE
is 60% funded by the European Union, 30% by 'philanthropic organizations' such
as Bill Gates' and 10% by public and private institutions.
Since
2020, Re-Imagine Europe has received around €4.6 million from Bill Gates'
foundation, intended for, among others, 'consensus-building' to increase EU
investment in 'global health' research, in line with 'European priorities'.
Portuguese
personalities
In 2024,
at a forum held by Re-Imagine Europe, in Lisbon, entitled 'Depolarizing Europe:
Redefining the narratives, uniting the futures', Carlos Moedas, as a member,
expressed concern about the 'increase in polarization' and underlined the
importance of 'defending democratic values'.
Carlos
Moedas and Bill Gates
Participants
also included:
Maria da
Graça Carvalho, Minister of the Environment;
Maria
João Rodrigues (former PS MEP), President of the RIE Advisory Board;
Isabel
Mota (former president of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation) who is a member
of the ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations) and the Board of Trustees
of FLAD (Luso-American Foundation).
It should
be remembered that the Minister of the Environment has already met with Bill
Gates, in Madrid, to discuss data centres. In parallel, Maria João Rodrigues is
part of (or has been a member) of other think-tanks, such as:
Club of
Rome;
Jacques
Delors Institute;
Re-Imagine
Europe;
FEPS
(Foundation of European Socialists).
NODES
Observatory
NODES
(RIE's observatory to 'combat disinformation and polarisation' in Europe),
co-funded by the European Commission, brings together 'journalists,
fact-checkers and other experts in disinformation and neuroscience'.
One of
the workshops recommended by this observatory consisted of a debate on
immigration, with António Vitorino, from the Socialist Party.
The
observatory's actions are the 'prevention of proactive disinformation'. To this
end, it proposes the monitoring of trends to identify vulnerabilities that can
be exploited by 'disinformation campaigns', ensuring rapid interventions that
'prevent disinformation'.
'Disinformation
prevention' consists of offering 'early warning systems to combat falsehoods
before they spread'.
In
addition, the RIE intends to develop strategies to dismantle 'disinformation
networks', in an international collaboration.
At the
same time, the European Union's Digital Services Act, under the pretext of
'combating disinformation', moderates online content, through trusted flaggers.
With
regard to immigration, the RIE states that new and more inclusive narratives
must be created, "one that is less divisive and more grounded in shared
human experiences".
Public
Podcast
The
newspaper Público distributes a podcast in partnership with the RIE, with the
participation of some of the 'most influential thinkers of our time', among the
guests are:
António
Vitorino, from the Socialist Party;
Manuel
Castells Oliván, former Minister of Universities of the Socialist Party of
Spain;
Geoff
Mulgan of the UK Labour Party;
Daniel
Susskind, member of the UK Labour Party;
Caroline
de Gruyter, que integra o think-tank European Council on Foreign Relations e o
Bruegel;
Enrico
Giovannini, minister in a government of Mario Draghi and member of the
following organizations: Club of Rome, European Climate Foundation and Enel
Green power that advocates the use of wind, solar energy, etc.;
'International
AI Council'
The
President of Re-Imagine Europe, Erika Staël von Holstein, calls herself 'a
recognized global authority on disinformation and depolarization'. She is part
of an Artificial Intelligence body of the Socialist Party of Spain, even
meeting with Pedro Sánchez in Madrid.
RIE CEO
with Pedro Sánchez in Madrid
Note: The
main actors targeted in the article have been contacted in advance, however, as
of the date of publication we have not received any response.
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