Museum of Soviet History. Repression and / or nostalgia: how to get out of the trap?

Expert roundtable within the frames of the project “Communist heritage in Belarus and EU countries: problems of interpretation and relevance of preservation”

Wilfried Martens Center for European Studies (Belgium) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (Belarus), with the participation of the European Humanities University (Lithuania), are implementing common project “Communist heritage in Belarus and EU countries: problems of interpretation and relevance of preservation”. Three round tables will be held within the framework of the project.

Germany meets the Silicon Valley of Eastern Europe

Geschlossene Konferenz

Belarus im Umbruch

MINSK FORUM XVIII am 2. und 3. Dezember mit Oppositionsführerin Tichanowskaja und Bundesaussenminister Maas

Welche Auswege gibt es aus der Staatskrise in Belarus? Wie kann Versöhnung gelingen? Welche Perspektiven bieten sich dem osteuropäischen Land für seine demokratische und wirtschaftliche Entwicklung sowie im Verhältnis zu seinen Nachbarn? Diese Fragen diskutiert die 18. Ausgabe des MINSK FORUMs, das am 2. und 3. Dezember erstmals im Format einer Online-Veranstaltung stattfindet, organisiert aus Berlin, Minsk, Vilnius, Warschau und Kiew.

Belarus: What’s Next?

This online event aims to discuss the recent developments in the country, focusing on the radical change within Belarusian society, the driving force of the revolution.

Mass protests have rocked Belarus since the 9 August presidential election, with thousands of people marching in Minsk and other cities throughout the country, demanding the resignation of Alyaksandr Lukashenka. The unprecedented wave of unrest was triggered by the results of the election, that handed Lukashenka a crushing victory with 80% of the vote. His main challenger, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and her supporters refused to recognise the validity of the result. In the first days after the vote, Belarusian authorities cracked down brutally on the protesters, detaining hundreds of protesters and prosecuting top activists. Many prominent members of the Coordination Council for the Transfer of Power have either been arrested or forced to leave the country. This online event aims to discuss the recent developments in the country, focusing on the radical change within Belarusian society, the driving force of the revolution. How can the EU support the nation’s transition to free and democratic elections? Will Putin give his unconditional support to the last dictator in Europe? These and other questions will be tackled during the discussion.

Germany meets THE SILICON VALLEY OF EASTERN EUROPE

Conference

The conference is organized by the OAOEV, Representative Office of German Economy in Belarus and DBWC in cooperation with local Belarusian companies and organizations.

Coping with COVID - International Perspectives (Singapore)

Expert: Christian Echle Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Political Dialogue Asia/Singapore

Weekly online discussions with Country Office Directors of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

The World HandCOV’d: Russia - Strategic dilemmas facing Russia in the post-corona world

The pandemic disruption is not likely to change our world altogether, but it will clearly have profound geopolitical implications, including for international security. In order to understand those possible implications, the Minsk Dialogue Council on International Relations and KAS Belarus are continuing a series of virtual panels that will zoom in on strategic dilemmas facing key pillars of international security in the post-corona world.

EHU and KAS Animation Project Contest “Why Europe is not complete without Belarus”

Сompetition for students from Belarus for animation project ideas

On the occasion of the upcoming Presidency of Germany in the Council of the European Union, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Belarus Country Office (KAS-Belarus) and the European Humanities University (EHU) are glad to announce a competition for students from Belarus for animation project ideas on the topic “Why Europe is not complete without Belarus”.

Coping with COVID - International Perspectives (Israel)

Third session: Israel

On May 22nd at 11 AM (Minsk/Vilnius time, GMT+3), we will be joined by Dr. Alexander Brakel (Director, KAS Israel) to speak about the situation with the coronavirus in Israel.

"Coping with COVID-19: international perspectives" series

Second session: China

On May 14th at 11 AM (Minsk/Vilnius time, GMT+3), we will be joined by Matthias Schäfer (Director, KAS China) to speak about the situation with the coronavirus in China.