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Background papers: "Between repression and democratic conviction: Perspectives for the Belarusian civil society"

VisiBYlity Belarus

Civil society in Belarus faces enormous challenges, which are analysed in detail in two background papers. The first analyses the reality of state repression. The second paper analyses the role and resilience of Belarusian women.

Between repression and democratic conviction: Perspectives for the Belarusian civil society

VisiBYlity Belarus

What are the future prospects for the democratic movement in Belarus and in exile? As part of the VisiBYlity project, we held a discussion with German and Belarusian experts at the Heinrich Böll Foundation on 29 April 2024.

Belarus Insights #3 – "The goal of the regime was to silent people"

VisiBYlity Belarus

Music and sound were an integral part of the peaceful protests against the regime in Belarus in 2020. What did Belarus sound like back then, and what sounds dominate Belarusian soundscapes today?

Belarus Insights #2 – When history becomes a threat

VisiBYlity Belarus

The white-red-white flag is the best-known symbol of the 2020 protests in Belarus. Just like other symbols, these colours have their origins in Belarusian history - one more reason for the Belarusian regime to ban them.

Belarus Insights #1 – Sustainable Development Goals and the fight for data

VisiBYlity Belarus

34th place for Belarus – this is not the ranking in an international sports competition, but Belarus' position in the SDG Index. But how reliable are data and indicators for assessing sustainable development in an authoritarian regime?

Spinelli Forum 2024: Alumni Conference

The recent German-Italian Action Plan for strategic cooperation envisages comprehensive collaboration in various fields. Participants of the Spinelli Forum 2024 develop recommendations on how to put it into practise.

#20 UkraineMEMO: 10 years annexation of Crimea - Russia's hybrid war

Russia is using targeted disinformation in the war against Ukraine. In the podcast, we discuss the role of news agencies, social media and civil society in the public perception of the war and the situation in Crimea.

#19 UkraineMEMO: 10 years of Euromaidan - the ongoing Revolution of Dignity

In 2013/2014, millions of people in Ukraine demonstrated for democratisation, the rule of law and the country's EU perspective. Events that went down in history as Euromaidan or the Revolution of Dignity and continue to shape the country and society to this day.

NEXT4EU Exchange Visit to Moldova

On the eve of the European Council’s decision on Moldova’s EU Accession Negotiations in December 2023, a group of German think tankers, researchers, civil society and media representatives visited the Republic of Moldova.

2nd German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate

ua-transformation-lab

How can German-Ukrainian relations be sustainably expanded in times of war and in which areas is support most urgently needed? At the 2nd German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate, key challenges in the areas of security and EU rapprochement were discussed.

1st German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate

ua-transformation-lab

How can German aid to Ukraine become more sustainable? How is it perceived in both countries? What role does communication play? We discussed these and other questions at the first German-Ukrainian Breakfast Debate in Berlin.

#14 UkraineMEMO: What we don't know about Ukraine

The courage of Ukrainians has also changed the way Ukraine is perceived in Germany. Nevertheless, some prejudices and narratives persist. We analyse the reasons and discuss how a more differentiated image of Ukraine may emerge.

#13 UkraineMEMO: Shaping innovative development cooperation

How can development cooperation be modernised? A question that German-Ukrainian project partners are asking themselves, even in times of the Russian war of aggression. More flexibility could create a framework to better shoulder the tasks together.

#12 UkraineMEMO: "We're heading in the right direction!" – Fighting corruption in Ukraine

Corruption is considered an "internal enemy" in Ukraine because it weakens democratic institutions and the army. But Ukraine cannot afford weakness in the face of war. The fight against corruption is therefore particularly urgent for Ukrainian society.

#10 UkraineMEMO: Ukrainian resilience – what is it about?

The resilience of the Ukrainian state against Russia's war of aggression has surprised many foreign observers. In this episode of UkraineMEMO, we talk to Oksana Huss about what factors have contributed to Ukraine's resilience.

Voices of Belarusian diaspora

Difficulties, challenges and opportunities - the publication "Voices of the Belarusian Diaspora" takes an analytical and practical look at Belarusian activists in exile.

Final event: Current challenges of the Belarusian diaspora

At a digital event in early December, the ConnectBY team presented the scientific study on the Belarusian diaspora in Germany and Ukraine and discussed it with representatives of the Belarusian diaspora, academia and politics.

#9 UkraineMEMO: “We can learn a lot from Ukraine.”

A comprehensive reorientation in foreign and security policy: this is the goal behind the term "Zeitenwende". German-Ukrainian cooperation has a lot of potential in this regard. How can they be used best?

#9 UkraineMEMO: “We can learn a lot from Ukraine.”

A comprehensive reorientation in foreign and security policy: this is the goal behind the term "Zeitenwende". German-Ukrainian cooperation has a lot of potential in this regard. How can they be used best?

Resilience of Ukrainian democracy under the conditions of war – 26th Ukraine Breakfast Debate

How can Ukraine's progress in such key areas as rule of law and decentralisation be secured during the war and for the time after? At the Ukraine Breakfast Debate, we discussed this challenge and the role of civil society in it.